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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Finally got around to sanding the hood… Yep I still dislike bodywork...
![]() Here are the pics… got a handful of areas that will need attention before the primer is sprayed… ![]() ![]() Some of the problem areas… ![]() ![]() ![]() nice long scratch hidden by previous primer ![]() another scratch… ![]() a rippled area… ![]() more of the same… ![]() That's all for tonight guys... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Don when you fit those wheels nobody will be looking at the hood ,they will be so busy drooling over the wheels .
![]() I don't know anybody that likes doing the prepping side of the bodywork , the painting side of its different that's enjoyable. I am sure you'll make a good job of it though .
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanx mate...
![]() Today I drove the '72 out to my friend's new hot rod shop location and in exchange for a little assistance hanging some ceiling joists, I snagged some S10 Wiper parts for another friend who happens to work with me… On to the pics… ![]() The guy on the scaffold is Tim, it's his shop and he's the one I got the '72 from…The guy in the red shirt is Klown, he's another artist that works in the studio with me and my son… ![]() New shop pics… ![]() ![]() Me on a ladder working a framing gun… ![]() After hanging the ceiling joists, we went over to the existing shop to get a wiper motor and steering column for Klown... ![]() Clint broke his arm, but hopefully with Tim's help, the '64 will make the trek to Clem's in October... ![]() ![]() …and lastly, after getting Klown's wipers working, I got a call that a box had arrived at the studio… Rian and Martin should be quite chuffed as their Firewall Pads have arrived… ![]() ![]() More sanding throughout the week, thankfully drier air is filtering in and with highs in the upper 80's and low 90's it should be a bit more comfortable outside... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanks Don for letting us know . Love the grill on Clint's 64
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
good work my friend. you're showing more talents all the time, but be careful up on those ladders and absolutely NO nail gun fights.
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Looks good brotha! Keep up the hard work.
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Thanx Brother!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
While talking with Rian, he made an observation concerning the hood bird... the rear of the tail floats above the hood when the front 3 mounts are flush on the hood, his observation was to remove that screw and allow the tail to float.
My question is, will that tail floating be an issue with mounting stability? See the hood bird pics on page 67
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Started the day off perusing a few of the builds I follow, and one of them, a fairly new one caught my eye… I had helped this guy with an extra Hood Latch I had lying around, and this morning he posted looking for a lens for one of his turn signal tubes… I happened to have an extra one or two… so one is now in an envelope waiting for the mailman…
![]() http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=677935 Then it was off to the shed to fire up the welder… Melting Metal... ![]() I welded up the 4th hole I had drilled for the rear mounting screw on the Hood (Bonnet) Ornament… Decided to let the Tail float... ![]() Here's the hole welded and smoothed over with filler… ![]() Then onto the rest of the hood… Sanding, sanding, and more sanding... ![]() I am not a fan of bodywork, although I salute those who do this work professionally... ![]() ![]() ![]() Here it is in Primer… Got a couple of small areas to address then another coat… ![]() ![]() …and finally, a shot of the Bird with the floating tail… ![]() ![]() til next time... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
That's some fine looking work there. Love the bird.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Good work brotha!
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Nice bird! Keep up the great work.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
really good progress Don. I'm gonna have to join the bird club, they're cool.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
That hood looks great in primer. I don't blame you for not liking bodywork. I'm not much of a fan either.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
I saw a post on one of the threads out here that showed a shift knob fashioned out of a piston from a 5hp Briggs & Stratton… After seeing that post, I called a friend of mine and here is the result…
![]() idea… ![]() ![]() ![]() Mocked up in the cab... ![]() ![]() Just need to visit a friend to TIG weld the pistons together... ![]() ![]() After this little project I put in some work on the '72... ![]()
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Very cool!!!##
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Looking good brotha!
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Nice job Don
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Very sexy shifter!
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Looks good!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanx Guyz…
![]() Once the welding is complete, I will then attempt to polish the pistons and paint the Shifter… any advice on polishing, and what (if anything) should be sprayed on it to protect the finish, would be greatly appreciated... ![]()
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