1965 chevy truck one piece @a time

[niterider65]

I picked up the parts from the power coater today.. here is some of the stuff
that was done for under the hood in a semi gloss black and the sway bar and visor mounts done in a silver ... and the dash panel done in a pewter color ... will see how it turns out

[niterider65]

[niterider65]

the last from this go round looks like im addind to the pile to put on need to start painting the darn truck so i can put this stuff on .. the house is looking like a holding area for parts storage ..

[niterider65]

got the dash bezel in today and did a test fit wirh the phantom gauges
will put them in when i get the cab painted ..

[niterider65]

Finally i was able to work in the shop today .. it wasnt to bad .. weather is looking good for the weekend ... trying to finish up the sanding on the truck to prime and paint it .. looks like i need to do a little pre paint so i and spead the joint sealer and reprime and paint.. heres a few pics today of what i got done.addedd a little por 15 again to the fire wall around where the master cyclender goes.. to cover up a little rust prevention :
and worked on the tailgate p o must have shot the tailgate
3 times the same color . it was on there thick ..

[chad64chevy]

looking real good! i bet you cant wait til you have it all together and driving again! keep up the good work, those powder coated parts look real nice!! your rear sway bar looks just like mine,lol!!

[niterider65]

Did a little repair work on the bed today filled the spare holes in with the wire welder. from where the spair tire was mounted on the side ...did a little metel hammering today and fixed other things to get the bed in to primer ..

[niterider65]

[niterider65]

here is a few pics of fooling around with the color for my truck
the flash made the color brighter but its a black shappire color ill shoot the final coat black primmer so it will have a darker base

[niterider65]

not a lot of pics just alot of sanding and cleaning the paint gun
looks like ive got to get an new cup for it ..
trying to ge every thing ready for all at once prime and paint ..

[AZ66GMC]

Look'n good man

You rock'n along. I can't wait until I'm ready to start powder coating the small stuff.

Keep the pics coming


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[niterider65]

Went and got the gower steering stuff today need to paint the resivor
and put it bact to gether . waiting on the bracket mount from captfab.and also i need to cut a noych out of the bumper bracket to mout every thing in .. more pics to come ..

[LostMy65]

You shouldn't have to notch the bumper bracket.

Originally Posted by niterider65

Went and got the gower steering stuff today need to paint the resivor
and put it bact to gether . waiting on the bracket mount from captfab.and also i need to cut a noych out of the bumper bracket to mout every thing in .. more pics to come ..

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[niterider65]

Thats cool ive been reading to many post where some notch the tip or corner of the bumper bracket so the box will mount up . ill wait untill the braket shows up.. im off to the shop to finidh the fire wall and get it ready for primer . any more luck on finding your old truck ???

[LostMy65]

I'm glad you're going to use Captain's Plate.
He includes an installation template.

Check this thread out:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=438509
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[niterider65]

finished priming and painting the resevior im going to let it cure over nite no need to try to rush it and mess up the paint ..ive learned hast makes waist.

[niterider65]

more of the painted stu

[niterider65]

little more sanding today and a couple of small pices painted trans tube and trans dip stick . had to take it out to finish the fire wall . pulled the dip stick tube and had to clean up a little spill under the truck.. and cover it up untill i get it primed and painted ..
aslo got the steering cupler ready for welding war able to drive it out after drilling it and warming up the metal from drilling it

[niterider65]

few more pics

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by niterider65

Sunday a little wett out side was able t get the corners done in side the cab on the radio and on the roof rails .. also blasted the rest ofthe stuff under the hood for powder coating .

I've been following your thread because I plan on taking a similar approach to stripping my paint as you.
May I ask if you have learned any tips or tricks for sanding to metal?
What tools have you been using?

Thanks,
Robert

[niterider65]

Thanks man
Robert
I would have stripes the fire wall before putting the motor in but that was about the only this i would have done differnt sofare but . i use the 1/4 inch grinder and the scotch bright stripping wheels red or black like whats on the gringer in the pic.for the big stuff fender doors and hood . it cuts fast and don't have to waist time on sand paper .on the small and tighter stuff id use the scotch pads that is the scond in the pic they come brown or red.
I use the also to polish stuff but the really cut the paint good too .last would be the slapper wheel i use these on corners ie radio on the dash and othere hard to reach areas that the wheels can't get .im working on the tail gate and i have use the scoth pad wheels . use the 2 inch backing holder on the big stuff . what ive found out is to use a smaller backing wheels ive got one that about an inch round and use old wheels that were down on the bigger holder use the smaller one to get in the letters . but ill have to sand blast the ends of the tail gate and in between the letter. Its a lot faster than a D A sander ..ill post the pic of the two holder im talking about
thanks again
Bill W

[LostMy65]

Thanks for the quick reply.
You're doing a great job.

[niterider65]

I bought an custom glove box door for 5 bucks on eBay and ill let the pics tell the story

[niterider65]

I had to re weld the spot nut back on the door and had to weld it slowly and keep from burning thru the metal .

[niterider65]

i then got I stripped it down and now it ready for primer. i hope the lock for the glove box is easy to get it keyed to the keys i have now . but what do u expect for 5 bucks