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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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07-10-2024, 08:08 PM | #2 |
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Re: '59 4x4 Build
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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09-30-2024, 01:42 AM | #3 |
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Re: '59 4x4 Build
Pics: getting the bed together.
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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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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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10-01-2024, 01:18 AM | #6 | |
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Re: '59 4x4 Build
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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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