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Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
trucks looking great!
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Build looks great! Really like the suspension! I’m not looking forward to the bodywork/sanding either
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Did you decide on spring rates for your front coilovers? I've seen that guys have been using 400# springs with the sbc TF trucks. Been researching it for mine, calculator seems to come up 400-450 depending on where I estimate the front unsprung weight will be.
https://www.ridetech.com/info/tech/s...te-calculator/
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Ok its been awhile since an update, been a busy yr plus all the Covid crap.
Lots of sand, prime, block when time allowed. Finally declared it good enough for driver quality, i suck at body work so it was never going to be show quality but i wanted what ever it turned out to be to be mine. I built a temporary paint booth inside my shop covered in plastic with box fan and furnace filter ventilation. |
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Base coat/clearcoat was the plan in pieces
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The wood i used is called brown maple, i milled it on my table saw and fit it. I found that wood would not take stain even no matter what i tried, was about to make fire wood out of it or leave it natural color when i read about spraying it with clear coat. Ok what would happen if i mixed the stain with the clear coat? After a couple experiments to get the color clearcoat and hardener i went for it and after 3 coats am pretty happy.
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Interesting color combo. Is it light and dark gray? The lighter color seems to have a touch of green on my monitor. Loving your thread!
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Looks fantastic, nice work! Are you thinking about a contrasting pinstripe to separate the top and bottom (orange?) What is the cream color called?
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Imperial ivory and Dawn gray,56 and 57 chevy colors, yes thinking about either orange or red maybe 1/4” pin stripe
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Very nice...Jim
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Wow! Driver? Mine must be wrecking yard! LOL
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Dont get to close, it defiantly a 30/30, 30ft or 30mph, LOL
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Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
I really like the 2 tone paint. Where did you make the cut line on the bed? The fender bead?
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Yes on the fender bead, about 3.5” below the body line.
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Can’t wait to see a full side shot of that. Thx.
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Lots of bolts to put together bed wood, strips and inner and outer fenders, but they are all in.
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Doing all the fun stuff now. Looking very nice. Steve
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Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
Looking sweet...Jim
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Its outside and mobil, needs alignment before any very long runs, carb linkage needs some adjustment, choke stepup keeps kicking in. Sunvisors and inside roof panel sometime. Need more than a trip around the bock now.
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Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
WOW! Just wow! My favorite truck ever.
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Very nice, enjoy...Jim
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Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
Wow, that came together nicely. Great work! I'll be very interested to hear how it rides and drives with the 30-year suspension upgrade.
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Beautiful truck. Enjoy driving it.
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Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
Well done..
Beautiful truck JT from SC |
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