Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB

[67ctener]

Gorgeous

[Jimbabwe]

Nice work, Keith!

[knomadd]

Looks great!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

Right on!

Originally Posted by Bhelton

Great job on the shaft

Originally Posted by 67ctener

Gorgeous

Originally Posted by Jimbabwe

Nice work, Keith!

Originally Posted by knomadd

Looks great!

Thanks guys, hope everybody has a safe and happy new year

[Rochlow]

Great job on the driveshaft!

If you wouldn't mind me asking. What is the length of the rear shaft?

[jlsanborn]

Driveshaft - Check!
Looks great!

[butternut1972]

Looking good!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Rochlow

Great job on the driveshaft!

If you wouldn't mind me asking. What is the length of the rear shaft?

Thanks buddy, the rear shaft is 34" from front edge of slip yoke to the face of the pinion yoke.

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Driveshaft - Check!
Looks great!

Thanks, it took a little work but beats spending all the money to have a shop make it for me.

Originally Posted by butternut1972

Looking good!

Thanks

[Bennett68C10]

Well guys my new year resolution is to be able drive this truck under its own power. I'm not saying it's going to be fully done but I want to be able to drive it. I think it is a realistic goal.

[Zoomin]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Well guys my new year resolution is to be able drive this truck under its own power. I'm not saying it's going to be fully done but I want to be able to drive it. I think it is a realistic goal.

Who is going to paint it? To me, that's the biggest barrier to making your goal.

Once you get it painted and in your garage things will happen in a hurry.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

Who is going to paint it? To me, that's the biggest barrier to making your goal.

Once you get it painted and in your garage things will happen in a hurry.

Well unfortunately I will be painting it myself. I plan on having it painted by the end of summer, don't know how good it will actually come out but I'm going to try. If anything it will buy me enough time until I can have a professional paint it. Who knows I might actually do a decent job

My other option is to primer it all black and just put it together and drive it like that for a couple of years until I have the funds to have it painted. Everyone around me including my wife wants me to do this and I'm still contemplating it.

[RRC]

Since your talking about driving it this summer ..... did you get a Boyd's tank ??

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by RRC

Since your talking about driving it this summer ..... did you get a Boyd's tank ??

Yeah I have a Boyd's tank ready to go in.

[Rochlow]

I gotta tell ya, I'm at the paint crossroad myself. I've looked at a few options and today had a friend who is a painter give me a ballpark quote. That being said, I look at my truck as a weekend toy that I've already dumped way more money in then I ever thought I would.

That being said I think fancy shiney paint is out of my grasp and honestly money could be better spent on other things. I've looked into having rubber wrapped and doing the Iron B patina thing.

The bottom line is like you, I want to drive my truck this year. So if means driving with crappy paint or a different paint option so be it

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Rochlow

I gotta tell ya, I'm at the paint crossroad myself. I've looked at a few options and today had a friend who is a painter give me a ballpark quote. That being said, I look at my truck as a weekend toy that I've already dumped way more money in then I ever thought I would.

That being said I think fancy shiney paint is out of my grasp and honestly money could be better spent on other things. I've looked into having rubber wrapped and doing the Iron B patina thing.

The bottom line is like you, I want to drive my truck this year. So if means driving with crappy paint or a different paint option so be it

I still have a lot of stuff I still have to buy for this truck including redoing my buddy buckets, glass, wiring, bumpers, trim, accuair elevel, bed wood and a bed since I don't currently have one. I also don't want to cheap out on any of those items and then have to redo them because I didn't buy what I wanted. I already did that to many times on this truck.

This is not a daily driver either. It is only a weekend toy so I want to drive it. I have already worked on it for 4 years and at this point just want to turn the key and go for a ride. If I have to go back and paint it at some point no big deal. My wife also wants me to not worry about the paint and finish putting it together, and since she puts up with me spending all my time and money on this thing I should probably listen to her

[Rochlow]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

I still have a lot of stuff I still have to buy for this truck including redoing my buddy buckets, glass, wiring, bumpers, trim, accuair elevel, bed wood and a bed since I don't currently have one. I also don't want to cheap out on any of those items and then have to redo them because I didn't buy what I wanted. I already did that to many times on this truck.

This is not a daily driver either. It is only a weekend toy so I want to drive it. I have already worked on it for 4 years and at this point just want to turn the key and go for a ride. If I have to go back and paint it at some point no big deal. My wife also wants me to not worry about the paint and finish putting it together, and since she puts up with me spending all my time and money on this thing I should probably listen to her

My wife has the same sentiment. It's a course at wife training school.

[Bennett68C10]

I hear that

Page flip pic

[mcbassin]

I totally understand you being ready to drive your truck Keith. I'm in the same boat myself. This is my 4th winter on mine. Bodywork can take forever if you're slow like me too.
You have to make that decision, but I'm sure you could handle painting it yourself, based on the skill you have dimenstrated on the build so far.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I totally understand you being ready to drive your truck Keith. I'm in the same boat myself. This is my 4th winter on mine. Bodywork can take forever if you're slow like me too.
You have to make that decision, but I'm sure you could handle painting it yourself, based on the skill you have dimenstrated on the build so far.

Thanks Mike, I have to admit that when I started this build I had no clue what I was doing. I was totally relying on my father and brother to show me how to do everything. I have learned a lot over the past 4 years and have been pretty much doing things on my own for the past year except for some things here and there like the driveshaft. I'm not confident with paint because I have never done it before, but I guess the worse that can happen is me just sanding it back off. I know my father can paint because he did his 40 pickup but I'm not sure if he will be up to it. I guess what I really need to do is pick up a paint gun and just try it.

[RustyVolks]

I just read this whole thread last night.. Being new to the C10 world, and wanting to lower my truck, I was excited to see your 5/7 combo.. Then you busted out the Porterbuilt dropmember jazz.. DAMN!!! That stuff is soo cool.. I was all over their website checking out all the goodies they have and gallerys.. Got me all jacked up!!! Thanks for sharing your build with us, and having great pics.. Can't wait to see more!!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by RustyVolks

I just read this whole thread last night.. Being new to the C10 world, and wanting to lower my truck, I was excited to see your 5/7 combo.. Then you busted out the Porterbuilt dropmember jazz.. DAMN!!! That stuff is soo cool.. I was all over their website checking out all the goodies they have and gallerys.. Got me all jacked up!!! Thanks for sharing your build with us, and having great pics.. Can't wait to see more!!

thanks for checking out my build, as you can tell I had a hard time making up my mind throughout the course of it but I wouldn't change anything I have done except for selling the Vintecs. That was probably a dumb choice one of the reasons why I changed things so much is because this is not just some truck for me to build and sell. This is my dream truck and when I started I had zero budget but as the years went on finances got a lot better and allowed me to do things I would have never dreamed of. I would have never thought I would have dropmembers but now I do, I also would have never thought I would have owned a set of billet wheels again and I had 2 sets so far. I just figure if it is my dream truck then do exactly what I always wanted to do

[CC69Rat]

Keith -- just give it a try man. You can paint. Just remember it's 90% prep, and the end result is only going to be as good as what's underneath it!

[knomadd]

You can always spray a few practice panels if you're not comfortable with it. I can tell you that a solid color is much easier to spray than a metallic. And a pearl is the hardest to spray. By using practice panels, you can get your technique down (and confidence up) before attempting it on the truck. I'm sure you could pull it off. I sprayed the door jambs, underside of the hood and trunk on my GTO in a pearl paint for my first ever attempt at painting a vehicle. My only practice before that was primer. I wasn't confident in myself for the outside of the car, so I paid a painter to spray the outside of the car.

If you want to paint, you'll definitely want to spray the primer yourself to get some practice in.

[87Jimmy4JP]

a good paint job absolutely starts with good prep work...and having as clean an environment as possible...which can be done on the cheap by the way..turning your garage into a temporary spray booth with fans, ect...

I have also found that getting a better than average spray gun is key...you dont have to go nuts, but dont buy one at Costco if you know what I mean.

If you have a body shop guy, or your buddy or your dad, ask them for their advice on decent equipment.

Spraying practice panels is a great idea. Try to use decent paint and thinner so you get a good feel for how this stuff behaves. If your really good with a spray can, you will be even better with a spray gun...

You can even practice by follow the contours of your panels with your hand only first, then add the gun, then the hose, then just air, then add water with a little dawn dishwashing detergent to give the old girl a bath.....if you see nice even application with this solution, it mimics painting....sort of....

when painting, look at the surface you are painting and not the gun(more specifically, you do need to look at the distance the gun is away from the surface from time to time, but to see how the paint is being applied, you really have to watch the surface as the paint is being sprayed on it....your angle to any light source is important too) ....look for the panel to get shiny as your painting maybe on the second or third pass...once thats achieved, move on to the next panel. Unless spraying with one stage enamels, you dont have to go too heavy with the color....you will be clearing over it anyway....

how fast you move your arm back and forth comes with practice and is in proportion to the distance you are away from the surface, your air pressure, paint consistency, ect....

Its really a lot of fun once you get it down....Im in a similar learning curve with welding right now and just beginning to enjoy it.....


Your truck is awesome, by the way...great work...very inspiring...

JP

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by 87Jimmy4JP

a good paint job absolutely starts with good prep work...and having as clean an environment as possible...which can be done on the cheap by the way..turning your garage into a temporary spray booth with fans, ect...

I have also found that getting a better than average spray gun is key...you dont have to go nuts, but dont buy one at Costco if you know what I mean.

If you have a body shop guy, or your buddy or your dad, ask them for their advice on decent equipment.

Spraying practice panels is a great idea. Try to use decent paint and thinner so you get a good feel for how this stuff behaves. If your really good with a spray can, you will be even better with a spray gun...

You can even practice by follow the contours of your panels with your hand only first, then add the gun, then the hose, then just air, then add water with a little dawn dishwashing detergent to give the old girl a bath.....if you see nice even application with this solution, it mimics painting....sort of....

when painting, look at the surface you are painting and not the gun(more specifically, you do need to look at the distance the gun is away from the surface from time to time, but to see how the paint is being applied, you really have to watch the surface as the paint is being sprayed on it....your angle to any light source is important too) ....look for the panel to get shiny as your painting maybe on the second or third pass...once thats achieved, move on to the next panel. Unless spraying with one stage enamels, you dont have to go too heavy with the color....you will be clearing over it anyway....

how fast you move your arm back and forth comes with practice and is in proportion to the distance you are away from the surface, your air pressure, paint consistency, ect....

Its really a lot of fun once you get it down....Im in a similar learning curve with welding right now and just beginning to enjoy it.....


Your truck is awesome, by the way...great work...very inspiring...

JP

Great advice right here!!