My Unexpected '66 SWB-Fleet-Restomod Project!

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Reading back through your build. Man you got some sick skillz!

Hey Bomp!
Look who's talkin!
I appreciate all the comments
Haven't posted anything lately as I'm trying to get some color on this thing!
Maybe later this week we will blow some parts, and you can bet that I will post pics as soon as I do!
I AM SO ANXIOUS TO SEE SOMETHING WITH PAINT ON IT!

[Modges'66]

I haven't been doing anything lately besides final prep for paint. Real boring as far as photos go.
But I have had a chance in between paint prep, to build brackets for my radiator & fan, and mock it up prior to prepping the support for paint.
The radiator & fan are from an SS Camaro that was the donor car.
The brackets turned out really slick...I chopped off the original mounts on the fan shroud and now the fan hangs on the integrated hooks on the radiator tanks, and will simply lift off... and all of the hoses & transmission lines hook-up like from the factory.

[Alan's Classic]

That is very slick. Nice work!
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[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

That is very slick. Nice work!
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[Modges'66]

YAHOO!!!
Tonight I finally got a chance to get a little color into the picture!
After work I went to my friends house, where we will be cutting-in all of the body panels with paint in order to shoot the back-side of a few panels, to see if I even liked the color that I have chosen....I am thinking thumbs-up!!!...I am pretty excited!
Bear in mind that these are the the unexposed sides of panels, and that a minimal amount of time was spent prepping, as compared to the exposed sides of these. Also it was simply a color test to determine if the color was what was interpreted from the color chip.....I am ordering more paint tomorrow!
Some pics are with & without a flash..

[Modges'66]

And a few more pics!

[clemdaddy]

man... that is rich. love that blue.
solid color or 2-toning it?

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

man... that is rich. love that blue.
solid color or 2-toning it?

Thanks, I really dig the color too!
Yeah, It is gonna be 2-toned.
Corvette Jet-stream blue & Mercedes Iridium silver.

[Alan's Classic]

It's always exciting seeing fresh Paint go on. That is really nice.
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[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

It's always exciting seeing fresh Paint go on. That is really nice.
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I agree...finally got to lay down a little color myself this weekend. Nice work on the radiator/fan

[Modges'66]

Thanks Guys!
Gonna try to spray some more color tonight!

[flips72]

very nice color modge,love it, and the radiator is sick, heck you will be doing burnouts before you know it. fresh paint gets you pumped up and things really start coming together.

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by flips72

very nice color modge,love it, and the radiator is sick, heck you will be doing burnouts before you know it. fresh paint gets you pumped up and things really start coming together.

Thanks for the comments Flips!
I am soooo pumped!

[Modges'66]

A few more pics from last night.
Second session of paint....Starting to make progress!

[McMurphy]

That does look awesome Modges !!
Better than mine.

[notsolo]

You may regret years working in the body shop, but the skills you are showing us are Amazing... Great Color combo. Super Smooth 66..Can't wait to see more..

[66 C10 383]

I can't compliment you any more than the other guys already have ... awesome work.

Do you have any more pics of how you mounted the radiator itself? I have a radiator like that and may end up using it.

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by 66 C10 383

I can't compliment you any more than the other guys already have ... awesome work.

Do you have any more pics of how you mounted the radiator itself? I have a radiator like that and may end up using it.

Thanks again everyone for the comments!

I shot some additional pics of the support yesterday, as I took it apart for paint-prep.
The radiator is simply sandwiched between 4 nylon blocks mounted to the upper & lower mounting plates that fit into the top & bottom radiator channels...2 blocks mounted to each plate.
As you can see in the photos, there was a failed attempt to measure twice & drill once...LOL!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Truck is really comming along.. That blue and silver is gonna pop when its all said and done...

[Modges'66]

And the money shots!!!
I finally got some more time to paint last night.
I hope that this is a good indication of how the rest of it will look when finished!

I have been working hard on the finish-prep to paint the cab, and we shot the bottom of it last night. We're gonna mask the bottom off tomorrow to protect it from over-spray, then tip it back upright to start cutting in the rest the cab.
I barely did anything to prep the bottom besides the original sanding, then ONE thick coat of epoxy primer, and then scuffed the bottom with scotchbright....it looks really awesome!!!!

[flips72]

nice, extremely nicei love the blue.

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by flips72

nice, extremely nicei love the blue.

Thanks, I'm getting more excited every day!

[clemdaddy]

wow modges... you lay down nice color even in the places nobody will ever see. fantastic work man.

[Low Elco]

This is coming out great. Nice work! You 60-66 guys are gonna wind up converting me yet!

[Modges'66]

We painted the interior today with the exception of the dashboard. we wanted to seal the inside so that there is less risk of getting any dirt in the dash when we do paint it.
I didn't put any clear on the floor, just basecoat. I'm gonna put sound deadener, and carpet on it anyways....Three coats of clear on the rest. I think it looks really great.