What did you do to your truck today?

[sams60gmc]

This is the part that I fixed. Now I just gotta do the patch on the top part of the hood. I also moved my motor and all my junk from one place to another a few days ago aswell as picked up some pistons and a good crank for it.

[sams60gmc]

Went out a while ago planning on welding up the hood. Ended up grabbing my brand new Kafka brush and laying down some lines. Not centered too well but just playing getting some ideas for what I want to do.

[scotts62]

Hey thats pretty good! i have never tried it but have always liked the pinstripe look.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by scotts62

Hey thats pretty good! i have never tried it but have always liked the pinstripe look.

Thanks Scott. If you interested in pinstriping you should try it out! Its cheap to get started and its a fricken blast. I highly recomend the Kafka scrolling brush I use. I have a Mack and 2 Chico brushes but they are nothing like this brush. Its what I'll use for 90% of my work now. I've been striping for like 6 months now. Hopefully in a year or so I'll start striping other peoples cars. There is a high demand for it here, I was talking to the guy at the paint store and he was ready to get me some customers.

[Byronic]

Hid the panel in the carport. I had 12 of 19 pine trees cut down today.There goes the money for the motor I wanted.

[joe231]

stripes look good Sam...
Byronic, why did you do that?

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by joe231

stripes look good Sam...
Byronic, why did you do that?

Thank you!

[markeb01]

I like the artwork too. Every striper has to start somewhere. The farthest I ever got was striping the wheels on my 46 Ford sedan.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by markeb01

I like the artwork too. Every striper has to start somewhere. The farthest I ever got was striping the wheels on my 46 Ford sedan.

Thanks alot! What did you do to the wheels on your 46?

[joe231]

Originally Posted by markeb01

I like the artwork too. Every striper has to start somewhere. The farthest I ever got was striping the wheels on my 46 Ford sedan.

pics or it didn't happen

[LILRED66]

I have been cutting out old metal on customer's big window cab and waiting for some cab corners, so I start putting it back together, maybe starting tomorrow.

Degreased the engine bay of the white '64 GMC truck. The new owner is picking it up in two weeks, so I wanted to get it dialed-in.

I also got the green '64 Chevy C20 ready for a customer to look at...he ended up driving it away with title and Bill of Sale in hand.

Picked up the balance of my painted sheet metal from the painter yesterday. It is looking good hanging on OLRED66...my '66 Chevy C20 Custom Camper.

I love these trucks and I am looking for a new project, so if you have a '60-'66 Chevy/GMC truck you would like restored, please keep me in mind.

[joe231]

nice Tony!

[Captainfab]

Thanks Vern, but the deicer I was referring to is the salt and mag chloride they put on the roads these days. That crap eats the heck out of everything that isn't plastic......so pretty much all of an old Chevy. I wish they would have just kept using sand/gravel.

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Well I did do something to the Burb today. I greased the front end and the u-joints.....it was a little overdue.

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by Byronic

Hid the panel in the carport. I had 12 of 19 pine trees cut down today.There goes the money for the motor I wanted.
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[Byronic]

sams60gmc,joe231
I would rather cut them out of my yard than out of my living room after a hurricane. Some were diseased and the pine sap was hurting the paint jobs on the vehichles. The wood will be milled into #2 pine and the trees will be replaced with more trees native to Florida.

[LILRED66]

Good call Byron.

[jbgroby]

I brough my cab to the Painter's shop for the paint prep., Shold be ready to final prime by next week. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I'VE WAITED FOR THIS!

[joe231]

Originally Posted by Byronic

sams60gmc,joe231
I would rather cut them out of my yard than out of my living room after a hurricane. Some were diseased and the pine sap was hurting the paint jobs on the vehichles. The wood will be milled into #2 pine and the trees will be replaced with more trees native to Florida.

Now that's thinking with yer dipstick, Jimmy!



makes perfect sense now

[akubovic]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Thanks Vern, but the deicer I was referring to is the salt and mag chloride they put on the roads these days. That crap eats the heck out of everything that isn't plastic......so pretty much all of an old Chevy. I wish they would have just kept using sand/gravel.

I agree, sand and salt would save us all.
Today I started up my truck and let her run for about 10 minutes. Looked at it, planning, planning and more planning.

[Alan's Classic]

Installed inner patch (Mar-K) panels on one bedside. Pics coming tonight on my thread.

[bubba327]

Watched it snow and wished I had a bigger shop. E-bay treasures arrived today. I bought a '64 wiper motor for $1.25 + 9.00 shipping Going Elk hunting this weekend in the snow. I must be crazy.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

I brough my cab to the Painter's shop for the paint prep., Shold be ready to final prime by next week. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I'VE WAITED FOR THIS!

Awesome looking cab. Congrats!

[jbgroby]

Thanks Sam, It's been a long 4 years, since Katrina.

[Hottrucks]

this is one of 4 loads...theres about 1/2 cord on there I need to remove my tool box so I can really give her some.....I have 4 cord to split and get in...
wanna guess what I'm doing with my truck this weekend.........

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by sams60gmc

Thanks alot! What did you do to the wheels on your 46?

Nothing that required artistic talent. I just added a factory style triple stripe on the center between the hubcap and the rim. I was pleased all four came out looking the same, but it took a lot of wiping off before I got it right. I've still got the brush but don't remember ever using it again.