Project ROOKIE (BB, Bags, Short Fleet Frame off)

[kev2809]

damn, that rendering is sick. is that the direction of the blue truck or that first one you showed? nice work so far, coming along nicely

[gunkis84]

its actually a combination of both.. i bought the blue truck as an overpriced "parts" truck (even though i thought it was a pretty fair price ).. in other words i bought a DD (the blue one) and a project.. the roller and im attempting to combine them to make the rendering (or something of the sort)

[gunkis84]

i cant believe im doing this, but im taking this project back into another direction.. no more air ride setup.. that whole frame, baer brakes, tanks, compressors, built ford 8.8, ........ is for sale.. im posting it up in the for sale section.. sooo.. back to the static drop.. its going to keep the same ride height as when it was when i bought the blue one..still goin to paint black.. am goin to keep the coys for now (maybe powder coat black??).. got the motor picked up today!! super stoked.. i asked the builder."so you still think its gonna push over 500hp?... he said no its deff pushing over 550!! yeya!!

[*Dylan]

Oh man that's exciting! I can't wait to see where you go with it now!

[kev2809]

!! i was really hoping to see this thing on the ground! so are you gonna do it exactly like the rendering besides the air ride and wheels?

[gunkis84]

yea..i was wanting it on the ground too.. but id rather finish the truck.. lol. im still going black and im going much more basic on the interior.. i think i will be a lot more happy to actually get it done since its my first build and all.. plus.. got the boy on the way.. i need the truck done so i can take him for a ride

[soala70]

just had to hook onto thread nice progress

[nuke1]

i hear you on having to sell some stuff, i am there also, can aafford to finish how i want, so in a couple years i will finish it, after i do a few more customer builds. it is better to drove it than have it sit in the shop collecting dust. that is one reason mine is a static drop.

[gunkis84]

yep.. man im kinda bummed i didn't think about this a year ago.. im soo stoked about bein able to drive it (coming soon) i can almost taste it!! pic updates coming.......3.....2....1..

[gunkis84]

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now on to building out "paint booth"

[gunkis84]

sand, prime, sand, prime, sand, paint, sand, buff (last sand and buff still to come.. phew i need a break lol... jk im ready for this to be done.. im soo stoked.. these panels are coming out pretty straight)

[gunkis84]

*note the "haziness" .. like i said.. cut and buff still to come

[Hot Roderick]

Lookin Good.

[nuke1]

starting to look really good, and polishing fixes almost all, lets some some pics of those bikes and gta.

[VA72C10]

Looks really good!

[STOCKISH]

Looking good, keep at it.

[gunkis84]

couple updates.. my dad has been killing it lately.. while im at work, he's at the shop sanding cutting/buffing.. here is a glimpse of what he's been up to (cut/buff 1 fender.. polish still to come after final assembly)

[gunkis84]

Originally Posted by nuke1

starting to look really good, and polishing fixes almost all, lets some some pics of those bikes and gta.

here you go nuke.. we have been painting my truck at my dads house soo what you are seeing is his/my moms toys.. the gta is my youngest childhood memory (i remember the first time he brought it home.. i was 3 back in '87 it has 32,xxx miles been babied all its life.. actually now that i think of it.. i havn't even drivin the thing yet?!?! cant believe that.. the malibu is his other toy.. (i guess he says he's gonna put this one for sale and start on a project.. i think i have him the itch with this truck) the bikes are my moms and my dads.. actually there is a story behind my moms bike.. she got in a wreck back in 04 on it..(hit by a car..) doctors gave her 11% chance to live.. throught the grace of God she pulled through and is back on the bike and loving it..(my dad rebuilt it of course)

[project 67 sub]

what about that their 70ish Nova?

[gunkis84]

cant get a good pic of the nova.. (too much junk around..i guess i should prob help my dad clean up his garages after he gets done painting my truck.. he's been workin on it full time since we started).. the nova is a 72?? back halved fiberglass front drag car.. i dont know a whole lot about the car, bc i never really got into drag racing like my dad was (i guess thats why he quit doin it.. nobody to hang out at the track with??) what i do know is that its a sbc pushing around 700hp.. runs 6.3x in the 1/8.. he quit drag racing probably 4 years ago, and its been sitting there since.. (i tell him every day that we need to bring it to the track and get it sold, but i guess he isn't too worried about it)... ps cab will be done being painted by friday.. which means re-assembly starts next wk.. ohh and another ps.. i bought a whole new bed.. (old one had more rust than i felt comfortable with.. not bad, just not what i was looking for.. so the old bed will be posted for sale soon) yea this is getting expensive!!

[gunkis84]

Updates..

Had to get new doors.. the ones i had wern't "bad" but not exactly what i was looking for.. so here we are mocking up the new ones (kinda stinks mocking after painting has started, but ohh well)

[gunkis84]

ps. motor is going in tonight.. i cant wait to see this frontend a little closer to the ground

[gunkis84]

doors mocked, fire wall prepped, firwall paint