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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
And here is after, I need to get a better buffing wheel for my drill or Dremel so I can finish the rest of the firewall
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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
That looks pretty nice. When I built my hotrod 39 Chevy Truck, I buffed out the firewall one evening and it came out great! Had to many holes in the firewall that I didn't need, and ended up welding them all shut, which ruined the paint. I ended up painting it. You keeping the paint, or using new? I enjoy watching this.
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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
You did good on that firewall!
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Thanks bill, it sure does look good. It'll look even better when it matches the rest of the truck when it gets painted
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Been spending the past two days cleaning and painting the engine. First I sraped just over 3 lbs of dirt and grease of the engine then I wire-wheeled it and then gave it a wash. The original colour for the 261 is actually almost the same as John Deere green so I used some tractor and implement paint, it's real tough stuff, oil and gas proof and high temp resistant.
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I like that green
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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
nice job on the engine . now it will look great when you put it back in .
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Sweet! Engine looks awesome man
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Thanks bill, so do I!
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Thanks Anthony, I'm planning putting quite a few coats on so if something spills on it I can just wipe it right off. Once the painting is done I'm going to do some pin striping and decals on it
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Thanks rian, so do I. I'm painting some parts dark blue so it should go well with the green
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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
Have been working on engine paint and got lots more coats of green on. The cast iron is glossy smooth and if I get any grease on it I should be able to just wipe it off. I can see my reflection in some parts
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I detailed the "captains bars" and the ID number so they are easily visible. This is to prove all the old guys wrong at the carshows that say "it's probably not a 261 and if it is it's not original to your truck". Now I'll be able to prove them wrong
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And added some more blue in there on the side cover
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I also used the blue for some stripes on the valve cover.
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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
Very cool engine colors. Did you prime it first or just shoot it with implement paint?
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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
Nice job on the engine
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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
Looks great buddy! Reminds me of painting my engines. Always the funnest part imop.
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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
Drove 4hrs down to Vancouver today to pick up my 60 gmc hood I bought a few months back. It's actually really straight other than one good sized ding and there's also one small rust spot. I'll get back home on the weekend and then I'll start to do some metalwork on it and probably sell the old hood
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Came home earlier than expected due to bad weather. The hood is now home, I've been waiting for months and I finally have it here
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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
lookin good . Got the hood finally .That is going to change the look for sure.
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