67 cheby's Dropmember build thread (CLOUD 9)

[superflysteiny]

Thats ok they always cost more then what you think they are going to cost. I try to budget my builds but it never works. I always spend 15 to 20% more than what I budget for. Keep up the good work.

[67cheby]

thanks , just plugging away , i am still making forward progress just not a the rate i would like

[es67chevy]

Hope you can keep moving forward. We need our NW Arkansas cruise this year!!!

[jasonhall]

Dude rock some primer it will still be bad a$$!

[67cheby]

Originally Posted by es67chevy

hope you can keep moving forward. We need our nw arkansas cruise this year!!!

maybe you can pull mine on a trailer behind yours !!!

[72k5zl1]

drive it flat silver and get the bugs out of it!!

[watahyahknow]

I read an article in lowrider magazine (dont ask i just download that stuff for free)
Theres a school at PPG that teaches how to use there paints .
Maibe there willing to use youre truck as a teachingtool or demonstrationmodel , it couldnt hurt to ask them

the guy that gave the course was Paul Stoll hes a paint proffessor at ppg and might be the best guy to ask at PPG as he gives the course

PPG industries 11276 Fifth St. Suite 500
Rango Cucamonga CA 91730
909-987-0924
www.ppg.com

[67cheby]

also did a little fitting and modifying on the box

[watahyahknow]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

thanks for the info and support !! here is a little progress from last night , we are reworking the drivers inner fender to round the opening a little better and pull it away from the cab (so if we do make a production run , you wont have to modify the cab) which in turn leave the cab mod i did useless !!! did a little work on the pass side inner fender, Gary and Mark are doing an awesome job at NEX Hotrods !! thanks guys

whell the cabmod isnt totally useless it might help keeping the roadnoise from those innerfenders from reaching the interiour of the truck and it prevent trapping dirt where it can cause rust

[67cheby]

and it will make a good foot rest or what do the race drivers call it a "dead pedal" and yes i love the look of the system in there with the buddy buckets also, cant wait to get it all fiberglassed and contoured nicely !!

[6772owner]

That stereo set up and the buddy buckets looks great! Keep it up!

[watahyahknow]

where you going to tuck the Fiberglas in are you going to hide the edge where the mdf stops now or are you going to go up and over until the bottom pinch weld under the rear window and hide it under the rubber
if you do the last you can make it surround the seats and close the gaps to the rearwall
when go that way you prolly will have to shape it out of styrofoam or greatstuff expandingfoam sprayed ontoo it (cover metal , back of the seats and rearwindow with clingfilm or painterstape so you can pull it off and it doesnt go or stick where it shouldnt go when its ready ) to contour it to the shape of the box back of the seats and rearwhall once its set you can saw file cut and sand the blobs intoo the shape you want before slapping bondo over it sand some more cover it in glassmat sand some more (whell you get my drift ), its kindah like building a surfboard and its faster in getting the bulging contours of the whall and the fitting towarth the seat as it kindah grows against it before setting , if you want to safe some weight or just go fancy you could either hollow out the existing product untill you hit the glassfiber or pull a mothermould of the finished product and use that to rebuild it out of poliester

[67cheby]

i want it to look similiar to this one ( if it is someones on the board NICE WORK) this one has been my inspiration !!

[mac72]

Funny, I've got that same pic saved,thats some quality work right there.

[67cheby]

yes..i just hope i can do justice with my remake !!

[watahyahknow]

that one tucks in at the same spot as youre mdf is now , you might need to shave a little off the mdf to get it to fit with the soaked fleece pulled over it , he mightve made a seperate piece to go to the rearwindow im not sure , it does look verry nice though
to make the fleece that close to the amps top you need to frame those in mdf as whell
if you build a small pictureframe out of thin plywood or plexy or metal to fit flush inside a groove cut in the mdf frame you can make the big mdf frame big enough to clear the connections and still cover the connections on youre amps and still get to it when you take the pictureframe off
you can mount that pictureframe invisible with velcro strips or magnets

[67cheby]

mine is going to be a little different the amp cover will be a seperate piece that i can take on and off for wiring

[jwalk]

Dude.... looking good!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

I think that is hotrucks stereo.... Your truck will look great I think Id just go and buy clear and shoot it on so i could enjoy it this summer.. Besides who the hell needs paint with a bad ass ride like that..

[Mt Man Chad]

Very motivational thread for my 68 SWB...
Thanks!

[67cheby]

thanks to both of you for your great comments

[72BlckButy]

Looking good!!!

[67cheby]

thanks...just plugging away !!

[67cheby]

GOOD NEWS GUYS going into production with my front inner fenders stay tuned !!

[kyull67]

what? awesome.