A Scottish 55 Big back window

[Kim57]

Those are coming out real nice.
Kim

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Those are coming out real nice.
Kim

Bruce is doing a top job Kim....my wife and myself are really happy with the way he is doing his work....


Although i am a little bit miffed at how much work the wings have created....hindsight tells me i should have mebbe replaced them with new ones...how ever getting them over from the USA would have taken an age and i would have been hammered by our nice customs folk.....

At least doing it this way means i have more pennies for other goodies and toys at a later date

Once i have the truck back up here in Scotland,i intend using her while i squirrel away the moolah for power steering,power brakes and at some point in the future i want to change all the leaf springs,so i know ive got good new kit under us while we enjoy the truck........



Some thing i will have to look into is a different steering wheel,as ours has a horrible tatty one on there at the moment......all in good time though..

[_Ogre]

new parts would have required fitting and body work to get them to look right.
your fenders really aren't that bad, rust free in my eyes; however these were work trucks.
no one worried about the dings and dents that accumulated over the years.
what's probably bugging you is the amount of money your paying to get the body paint ready.

that's why most of us are diy types, we can't afford it either
it is looking good

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

new parts would have required fitting and body work to get them to look right.
your fenders really aren't that bad, rust free in my eyes; however these were work trucks.
no one worried about the dings and dents that accumulated over the years.
what's probably bugging you is the amount of money your paying to get the body paint ready.

that's why most of us are diy types, we can't afford it either
it is looking good

i cant afford it either

I must admit it is weird sitting back and having someone else do the work i would normally do myself..........although the bone idle side of me is enjoying it

[whiskymaker]

all i can say is................Holy ****, what a difference !!!!!












absolutely over the moon with the way these have turned out..


All ready for high build now

[whiskymaker]

And this is the spray filler my painter used..............

[Low Elco]

oooooooh, it's lookin' good! This is gonna be tight!

[Kim57]

Looking real nice.
Kim

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

oooooooh, it's lookin' good! This is gonna be tight!

Originally Posted by Kim57

Looking real nice.
Kim

Thanks folks......Bruce is doing us proud

[whiskymaker]

i think i must be single handedly propping up the body filler industry......

[whiskymaker]

My painter needed a break from filling and blocking so he got the fuel tank in....although it is going to need some fettling to get the exhaust clearance......

[Kim57]

Fits in there nice except for the tight corner at the exhaust.
How many gallons?
Kim

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Fits in there nice except for the tight corner at the exhaust.
How many gallons?
Kim

exhaust is getting trimmed down Kim....if i remember correct it is a 16 gallon tank.....i think...

[whiskymaker]

more work on the rear wings done

[_Ogre]

looks good whiskeymaker, nice to see you kept the side mounted spare tire
just a suggestion... fill and smooth that seam inside the spare tire cutout
it does show and looks a lot better smoothed out

[Kim57]

Looking real good.
Kim

[_Ogre]

more spare pics, just took these

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

looks good whiskeymaker, nice to see you kept the side mounted spare tire
just a suggestion... fill and smooth that seam inside the spare tire cutout
it does show and looks a lot better smoothed out

Many thanks Ogre...a bloody good idea that is and i likey

Although, having just spoken to my painter he wants to kill me for following your suggestion and you for suggesting it

Although he agrees, it will look a lot better filled n smoothed.


Mario

[whiskymaker]

into high build then for the front wings.......starting to get hard to contain the wife,she is chompin at the bit to see the colour going on.....

[Kim57]

Coming along real nicely.
Kim

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

looks good whiskeymaker, nice to see you kept the side mounted spare tire
just a suggestion... fill and smooth that seam inside the spare tire cutout
it does show and looks a lot better smoothed out

So,with the idea from Ogre ^^^^^^^^^^(thanks for the idea Ogre) i tentatively approached Bruce(my painter) with said idea....and i waited for the swearing and abuse to begin..............

As the idea meant even MOOOOOOORE filling n sanding on the wheel well of the rear wing....keeping in mind Bruce had worked hard to get it in primer already......

Anyhow after discussing the idea with Bruce and him agreeing it would make the wing/truck look better he went for it.......

So we now have a filled n smooth wheel well on da rear wing and it's gonna look sweet as fook once painted





Our thanks to you Bruce( as i know you pop in here to read up),for going that extra bit for us.....even more so,knowing how much you have enjoyed filling n sanding on our Chevy :hug:

[Kim57]

That's going to look real nice when done.
Kim

[whiskymaker]

Starting to get really excited now.........after the alteration i asked for Bruce now has the rear wings in high build

[Kim57]

Real sharp.
Kim

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Real sharp.
Kim

yup she is coming on really nicely Kim.








mmmm....so the doors are next on Bruce's list...............not so good,they do seem(to me) to be the worst parts of the whole truck......i gotta be pleased with that.......













Bruce has also been working on the tail gate......will post pics when i get them from him...