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Old 05-29-2024, 10:25 AM   #1
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Re: '59 4x4 Build

I went with the original color inside and out. I really liked the Galway Green. It's close to a lot of other blue/green colors from the 50s, but I hadn't seen any exactly like it... until the car show I went to last week. LOL! One 63 truck was painted that color, but had no contrasting colors. Mine will have the ivory white top, grill, and wheels. The inside was easy to match with a Nissan color my painter friend had a pint of, and the dash is BMW dark metallic gray I had left over from another project, with a matte clear coat.
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Old 07-10-2024, 08:08 PM   #2
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It's been too hot to work outside lately, so I decided it's time to dive into the LS wiring harness. I hate wiring work, but it has to be done.

Last week I was in northern Nevada and saw a perfectly straight '54 Studebaker SB SS pickup. I used to own a red '55 that looked just like it. The owner asked if I was interested, but I had to decline.
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Old 09-30-2024, 01:42 AM   #3
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Pics: getting the bed together.
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Old 09-30-2024, 02:46 AM   #4
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Re: '59 4x4 Build

nice job. now to assemble without scratching. do you use the plastic washers under the fastener heads to save the paint?
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Old 09-30-2024, 02:43 PM   #5
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Re: '59 4x4 Build

i always wanted a bathroom painted in that color ... but with a '57 chevy rear quarter on the wall!
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Old 10-01-2024, 01:18 AM   #6
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i always wanted a bathroom painted in that color ... but with a '57 chevy rear quarter on the wall!
Haha 😂 Yes, it does remind me of my grandma’s bath fixtures. Very similar color.

DsRaven, no I didn’t know about plastic spacers, but I was careful not to spin the bolt heads where they show.
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