06-16-2014, 11:56 AM | #1076 |
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That paint looks awesome....
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Is that water or solvent based paint you're sprayin?
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06-16-2014, 03:35 PM | #1078 |
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Thanks man. I asked and he said solvent based. He just finished painting the backside of the tailgate. Pics up tomorrow. Waiting to see the stripes on yours.
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I can't run the scanner at work, so I took a pic. I'll scan some color pics tonight if I get time. The date on the cover is May 1988.
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Very cool
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06-17-2014, 02:34 PM | #1081 |
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Bedsides getting some primer tonight.
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06-17-2014, 08:22 PM | #1082 |
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Looking good...Jim
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06-17-2014, 09:24 PM | #1083 |
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The end is near Jim!!
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Ran out of paint after finishing these. Didn't get the bottoms
covered entirely. That's fine, I'll shoot some rubberized undercoating on them later. We're calling this a factory look. Houston, we have a problem. Went to take this bolt off from previously being temporarily installed and the nut was fused to the bolt somehow and wouldn't turn loose. It ended up spinning, screwing up the cutout and then the bolt snapped (while being held) after getting hot enough from all the friction. Nicked the paint up a little, but should be fine.
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Wow...real nice. Was that perhaps a stainless bolt? They love to gall up. Use lots of them in my industry.
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06-19-2014, 05:54 PM | #1086 |
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Thanks man and yes they are ss. What a pita.
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Looks super...Jim
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Looks super nice, what are you using to seal the well to the bedside?
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Remember this fix?
It was re-welded beforehand, using one of these -
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Drilled holes and bolted down driver's side.
Pass. side tomorrow and tailgate.
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Truck is looking great!
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Thanks VA! She needs [another] bath already.
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Looks great!
It's amazing how much dust they collect sitting in the shop.
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Thanks man Garage dust, and the occasional bug mud dropping (?). Underbody is still really clean Driven 28 miles so far. After we get the rest on/painted I'll take it out on the highway for a while.
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Got the passenger side bolted down but didn't get a chance to hang the gate. Some of the latch assembly needed painted too, so I shot them with zero rust and let them bake in the sun.
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Got the gate hung today. Not much longer now...
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The money shot
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Looks great...Jim
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stumbled to this thread on accident but WOW nice work. your truck is beautiful I love that color
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