What did you do to your truck today?

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by losthope

lol its not satin black its rustolem black primer rattle can ! but am planning on painting it john deer blitz black after i do some of the body work it needs! like i painted my 54 ford sedan it gives you that primerd/satin look but is real paint but is illegal to use in california but i got a gallon left to paint the truck! i also love the satin black look

Every one of my paint jobs has been Rustoleum rattle cans, I've just used the satin black instead of the primer. Check out my build thread (in sig), there is a pretty good shot of the Camaro in there on the first page. 16 cans of satin black, and 5 cans of satin white, some striping tape, and two weekends worth of work (5 years ago). Either way bro, your pickup looks good! BTW, why would that john deere paint be illegal in Ca?...oh wait, it must work really well.

[markeb01]

From what I’ve experienced there isn’t all that much difference between Rustoleum and John Deere Blitz Black, particularly if applied with spray equipment. They are both synthetic enamels and have similar properties. My first Rustoleum job was rattle can flat black on a 49 Plymouth back in the 70’s:



It turned out great considering it was painted outside in a dirt driveway.

When I first built my truck the original hood was damaged so I painted it Rustoleum flat black (with spray equipment) while continuing to look for a replacement. After several years of North Idaho weather it showed no signs of deterioration. Here’s what it looked like when first painted:



After a decade of abuse most of the shiny lacquer was shot, and since nothing can go over lacquer except more lacquer or unhardened enamel, I started searching for paint. After reading the following thread many times (along with tons of others) the Blitz Black sounded like the way to go:

http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...tz_Black_paint

Fortunately I live in a state where this can still be purchased, but finding it isn’t much easier. Here’s what it looked like a year ago, and the paint remains virtually unchanged today:



The key to having the finish come out with the desired sheen using either brand of paint is to experiment with the type, ratio, and speed of the thinner. Acetone dries so fast the results look like primer, and tiger stripes easily. I tried a variety of normal, fast, and slow acrylic enamel reducers, and tested each on a spare panel. Once the preferred mix was decided on, it cannot be altered throughout the paint job or it will come out looking considerably different on the various panels. With rattle cans it’s just a matter of trying to get uniform coverage with enough volume to lay flat without striping.

[narx66gmc]

i painted some bits and pieces...

[sams60gmc]

Today I spent an hour and a half getting my old bushings out of 1 lower control arm. Hopefully I'll be able to get the other one done tomorrow.
My goal is rolling chassis by the end of the weekend!
Was thinking about taking it to Rat Rod O Rama to show off my frame but it says no trailers!!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

What if we push it in to the show?

[knuckledragger]

Pulled the front suspension out of the 78 donor.That is all.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

What if we push it in to the show?

lets do it! I think it would be sweet to have a frame laying on the ground.

[sams60gmc]

Well today I had alot to do I want to get my truck to a roller by Sunday. I started off by taking the one cross shaft out of my lower control arm and tried cleaning up the threads I messed up. First side went good. Second side the die nut went crooked and screwed up the threads. So I started calling the junk yards. Only place I could find cross shafts was a junk yard in town that wouldn't seperate from the arms and they wanted 70 bucks for the pair.
So I threw an ad up on Craigslist WTB cross shafts, and within twenty minutes I had an email so I called the guy and he told me 20 bucks for the pair of A arms.
I ran out there on my lunch break.
Then after work I cut my old cross shaft out of my other A arm and cut the A arms away from the cross shafts of the arms I just bought, made them way easier to take apart.
I had a check list of everything I wanted to get done before I left work and I managed to get it all done, including packing bearings, and machining new thick washers for my lowers.
I've got one side almost all buttoned up and hope to have the other side on early tomorrow, then I'll roll her outside and see how it looks with that fresh paint and new tube A arms.

[rasanders22]

Nothing. I am broke. My dog needed a 150 dollar vet visit because his ear is filled with blood.

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Bought some Tail Lights today so I can mount them temporarly on my frame of my bed while I'll have the bed off.

YouTube - Gotta fire the Ole' '62 up and...

[sams60gmc]

Got the front end of my truck all back together for now. And made this video, just messing around like the 80000 dollar can crusher the MEGA SLAB

YouTube - $800 can crusher

[narx66gmc]

bought a paint and rust remover wheel for the drill and two cans of paint. more pics tomorrow.

[lakeroadster]

Started mocking up tail pipes, routing them outside the frame rails. More details in my build thread..

[knuckledragger]

Took a wire brush and 2 cans of ez off to the donor front suspension .Looks good!

[losthope]

bondo cracks ,primerd,painted, and installed 1962 chevy bel air steerting wheel! and i had a 6x9 speaker in a box i had in garage that fit right under the bench seat!

[61_FL_Apache]

New tach install here.

[aerotruk63]

Rear Parking Brake Levers, never should have cleaned up around the truck BEFORE doing the brake job. On the hunt now for replacement levers.

[Rusteeze64GB]

Drove my truck 10 miles for the first day after getting the truck registered. Slow moving thats for sure. Need to get the rear end rebuilt, cant go faster than 50 miles an hour. Here it is in my new front yard after the drive and a wash.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

Started mocking up tail pipes, routing them outside the frame rails. More details in my build thread..

Nice work.

[glendale]

installed new heads and got mine back on the road.

[willyp]

Finished connecting the wiring on the ididit column to the painless harness, reinstalled the tach and my new mooneyes wheel then hooked up the horn. I love it when everything works the first time, had time for a cruise before the game.

[LinkbeltOE]

Repaired my core support and both inner fenders so they could be sand blasted and powder caoted flat black along with my hood hinges.

[narx66gmc]

sanded and painted two wheels dark dark gray. started stripping the chrome and rust from the grill for its paint this week.

[losthope]

not much changed the oil again on the new motor,fixed the fuel that was dripping from the hose at the fuel filter!thats about it....

[1939fiat]

I drove mine full of junk to a swap meet ..
going to tow our race car on a road trip Sunday..
BTW,anyone remember where the thread is regarding replacing lower steering shaft bearing?
thanks;
Rick