Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window

[MBrown]

Dan, was there no way to use the factory a/c compressor location or did you want it up on top? Just trying to picture my drivetrain in place and wondering if i need to plan on moving that.

Mark

[Dan in Pasadena]

Sorry, we didn't try to use the factory AC compressors because I bought the Vintage Air kit and their compressor bracket mounts it up top. I wanted the chrome compressor so i suppose its just as well it's up there.

[MBrown]

No problem, Dan! just wanted to ask.

Mark

[G&R's57GMC]

Mark

On my 5.3 the factory air compressor fits in my NoLimit Wide Ride IFS crossmember and the Sanderson headers fit just right.

Since I got my NoLimit IFS they changed the cross member and it has even more room for the comp.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Monday, March 6, 2017

We have COLOR!!!



No, this actually isn't my color! Well partially it is. The firewall is sprayed with a dark base color that is NOT my color. What you can see of the inside back wall is the correct color. This darker base is to make my color come out truer - is that a word? I'm pleased Marcos takes these extra steps. The primer below is kind of a red oxide, rusty orange.

The colors below really are my color. Though the flash makes some of them a bit lighter than they really appear.








The closeup of the door is very accurate. This was all sprayed Saturday afternoon. Nothing has been color sanded or polished yet. The interior will be getting three more coats of clear.

Needless to say I am totally STOKED that we've gotten this far. The underside of the hood and some miscellaneous interior items - glove box door, radio delete plate, windshield garnish molding, cowl panel, etc will be sprayed at the same time.

[oldman3]

Dan, congrates on getting some parts into color, looks great...Jim

[Kim57]

Looks great.
Congrats on the progress.
Kim

[ChuckDriver]

Awesome! It looks amazing!!!

[Advanced Design]

Very exciting, looks great! Congratulations on reaching this milestone.

[bowt1ed]

Dan, that's looks sweet! Won't be long before assembly begins!

Cheers, Jim

[Rods57]

Thats great, wont be long now.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks guys.

For some reason when the frame and misc components were sent for blasting/powdercoating the transmission crossmember was missed. It's being done now. When it comes back the drivetrain will be finalized, a driveshaft measured/ordered, the fuel lines reconnected and the brake lines bents and mounted along with master cylinder.

[G&R's57GMC]

Dan That looks GREAT !!!

Assembly start by Thursday ? Friday ? Or next week ?

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

Dan That looks GREAT !!!

Assembly start by Thursday ? Friday ? Or next week ?

I wish!

The interior paint still gets 3 more clear coats after a "dwell" of about a week. Then that gets color sanded and polished.

Underside of hood, insides of bedsides, tailgate (and probably other stuff I have forgotten) all get painted/color sanded/polished - THEN the painting on the exterior starts. Ugh, it'll be awhile before assembly starts.

[ChuckDriver]

Dan, are you having any "bedliner" material sprayed on the backside of the fenders or floor bottom?

http://www.uschem.com/uploads/file/c...RO_Nov2011.pdf

[G&R's57GMC]

Ya these things take time, do you think it will be running by summer ?

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Dan, are you having any "bedliner" material sprayed on the backside of the fenders or floor bottom?

http://www.uschem.com/uploads/file/c...RO_Nov2011.pdf

Yup, absolutely! I don't want a stone to fly up and leave a reverse dent or a star crack on the paint in a fender. But we're spraying body color over the bedliner in the fenders so that's what is seen.

We're also going to spray the underside of the cab floor. Not spraying that red though. I'm UNDECIDED on whether I need this bedliner stuff on the cab floor, toeboard and back wall? Opinions solicited.

But I'm putting a Dynamat-like product in those areas so do I need both?

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

Ya these things take time, do you think it will be running by summer ?

That's DEFINITELY the plan. I've asked Marcos, the painter if we can have the paint done by April 1st? (start of the baseball season) I am shooting for the truck fully assembled, wired and debugged by Memorial Day weekend. Precisely because I want it for the entire summer.

[MIKESAD50]

Looks very nice. Nice color choice.

[Flysocal]

Man this truck is going to be spectacular! Excellent choice of color. As far as bedliner, I'm spraying my fenders and underside of cab. dynomat in cab. BTW got my driveshaft installed today. From inland empire driveline. Perfect fit. 3" diameter up to 500 hp cost 425$

[Dan in Pasadena]

Good info on the driveshaft, thanks. I think Mike has someone he uses locally but I will definitely ask what price to expect and I'll go with saving some money.

Yours is Steel? Mine will be. I don't need aluminum.

[ptc]

Looking good Dan and coming together nicely! I think we are going to have quite a few trucks in the "Finished Class of 2017"

[Dan in Pasadena]

http://s832.photobucket.com/user/Dan...tml?sort=3&o=0

Sorry it's a link. Can anyone decode my VIN or post a simple to follow link?

[DaveNY]

I think its 2nd series, year 1955, made in Los Angeles, #19063 out of LA that year (20063-1000?)

http://53truck.ez15loan.com/howto/vin.htm

[ChuckDriver]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

We're also going to spray the underside of the cab floor. Not spraying that red though. I'm UNDECIDED on whether I need this bedliner stuff on the cab floor, toeboard and back wall? Opinions solicited.

But I'm putting a Dynamat-like product in those areas so do I need both?

Don't think you'll need to spray the inside of the cab if your plan on laying down a sound deadner.