My own build thread

[Dinos63]

Sorry for your loss also brotha and what cool job you did on that table zip I don't use the lmc door rubbers I had the same problem . I get the seals from steele rubber products

[Dinos63]

part number 90-0137-72 they work the best for me

[zippeay]

Thanks Dino I'm gonna order them tonight.
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[zippeay]

Sorry all, I haven't stopped working. We just ran into a bunch of problems because we fitted everything with the old cab mounts in "like dummies" and when I put the new mounts in nothing lined up... I've built a lot of cars and never had this much problems. I think my truck is cursed... Haha
But... I think we've finally got most of it figured out, the doors if a lot better with the steel rubber seals and the gaps all look acceptable. They sure didn't care how these things fit together back then...
The inside is all painted, the door jams are finished as well as all the edges around all the panels. Now we just have to paint the inside of the hood and block everything once more and we can paint.... I hope.... I know that's probably the 100x I've said it. Lol

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[zippeay]

Oh ya, my buddies wife liked the last table so much I made her one to keep for herself. Turned out even better than the other one. My friend Chris can stripe like no other!

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[zippeay]

Going to paint the roof tonight if it cools down enough. It's only 103 today... Yuck

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[Bazooka]

im so envious! you have a garage and a lift!

Im stuck in a apt for now. Bummer!

Looking good man dig the table too

[zippeay]

It's gold and its shiny!




We got the top finished, I just painted it so I have to come back tomorrow and see how it turned out but it looks real good for being dark and having crappy lighting. I will roll it out in the sun tomorrow.

Thanks bazooka but this is my Dads shop, I have a 5 car garage but its connected to my house so I won't paint in it. The lift is real nice, wish I had one too! Glad you liked the table!
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[Bomp]

That is as sharp as the inside of the cab.

Will need pics of the cab outside.

[zippeay]

Sorry guys it might be a few before I get another pick up. It's my wife's bday, gotta make her happy!
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[zippeay]

Ok, finally! I have paint! Well... I still have tk paint the bed and the tail gate but from the can forward is done. We will have to paint the bed and tail gate this week. I forgot how much work this was.... I'm beat but I'm really happy how it turned out though. Can't wait to untape it!







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[coulter]

hell ya diggin that color combo!!!! great work

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That is some really nice color gettin' laid down there

[McMurphy]

That really does look good buddy !!

[zippeay]

Thanks guys!
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[VonDog]

Originally Posted by zippeay

Thanks man! Ya it's been a much bigger undertaking than I had ever planned but this is going to be my daily so I want to make it how I like. I wish I would have listened to myself and bought a much cleaner truck but too late now! Haha
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I'm in the same boat! Shoulda, woulda, coulda - but didn't
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[Captainfab]

Unfortunately I haven't checked in on your build for a little while. You've done some very nice work on your truck. I'm really liking the colors too. I've always been a fan of metalic browns. I really like the tables you have made too....very nice and creative

Also sorry to hear about your friend . I lost a friend of 30 years almost 2 years ago.....

[zippeay]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Unfortunately I haven't checked in on your build for a little while. You've done some very nice work on your truck. I'm really liking the colors too. I've always been a fan of metalic browns. I really like the tables you have made too....very nice and creative

Also sorry to hear about your friend . I lost a friend of 30 years almost 2 years ago.....

Thank you. Losing friends/family is never easy. I'm not sure when I said this was going to be my daily but that definitely isn't going to happen any more. I will be driving it often but it won't be my daily. I even may end up selling it if the price is right but I still have a ways to go before any of that can happen. I'm glad you all liked it!

I still need to go untape it today, I spent 6 hours prepping and painting everything Sat night and spent most of yesterday recovering. It was so hot I probably lost 10 lbs "literally" just from sweating so much. It wasn't very fun... Haha! I can literally say I've shed a whole lot of blood sweat and tears on this project.
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[Low Elco]

BTDT, yours came out great! Love the root beer!
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[Jmorales3181]

I've been following your build all along, you must be excited to be at this point looks really nice! can't wait to see it all unmasked and out in the sun!
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[zippeay]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

BTDT, yours came out great! Love the root beer!
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I wanted to use HOK root beer but HOK is changing their paint line and I was having trouble finding enough paint to do the whole truck. I was also worried if I had to do any touch ups that I wouldnt be able to find more paint. So I ended up finding a similar color that came stock on a 2012 BMW. I'm pretty happy with it.

Thanks everyone! I can't wait to get it out in the sun too. I will unmask it when I get off work tonight and take some more pictures. Hopefully it still looks as good as when I left it. I can't wait to finish the bed and the tail gate. I spent hours blocking the bed out, I will never shorten a long bed again.... It was fun to do and I learned a lot but holy crap was it a lot more work than I thought.

The bad part is I used the really slow reducer because of the heat and the hood looked great for about 15-20 mins then the clear sagged in a bunch of spots. Nothing I can't sand out and buff but I've about had all the sanding I can take for a while.... Haha
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[66Project]

one word WOW. Love the fab work and the color is insane!

[zippeay]

Well here it is, we are going to respray the hood, it had some huge dents in it from the PO walking on it I think and it wasn't as straight as we thought... Sigh... But I'm glad we are fixing it because it would have really bothered me if we didn't.

Anywho here is the pics, it looks weird because of the tires, they are much bigger than the wheels I'm going to run plus the concrete dips right in the middle of the truck right there. Wish I could see it layed out but it's going to have to wait.




Threw on of the wheels on just to see what it looked like. Wondering if should have went with the bias plies instead of the Coker classics. I didn't realize they would be so small ... But my truck is pretty low so it may look better once everything is together "I hope"

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[Ta2Don]

Very Nice! Cool Color Combo
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[zippeay]

Thanks Don, can't wait to get the bumpers and grill on to break it up a little. It's a lot of brown! Lol
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