78 downlow-littledough

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Well shoot Wayne, I always enjoy your builds and just found this one. Enjoyed catching up with what you have going here. Very cool and creative! Will be tagging along for the rest.

Hey Doug. Welcome aboard. How you been?
Actually got the console finished up yesterday (good enough for my interior guy to polish it up. Had to finish welding on my roll pan today & get the filler work roughed in. All these things were always "on the list" just finally made it to the top.

[cooperhw]

Well, been busy. Finally got the bodywork done and decided it deserved a better paint job than what I am capable of putting out, so I flew my buddy in from PA. to handle the gun.
Best decision I made so far on this project.
Rented a booth (instead of my usual backyard trick) in town and about 35 hours this past weekend it's in color.
Had to start out with a silver band so we could have that as a separation between the body color (buckskin tan), and the white side stripe. Not a big fan of the bulky side trim the factory used.
Here it is,

[cooperhw]

Next came clear coat to all colors and haul it home.

[truckfan]

Originally Posted by cooperhw

Next came clear coat to all colors and haul it home.

killer colors

[51Chevyman]

I like it, came out real nice. Keep up the good work thanks for the pics.

[3drburb]

Very nice! Your hard work and thinking outside the box is paying off well for you. That color combination is very classy.

[rusty76]

Looks really good. Rad.

[Advanced Design]

Wow, truck has a great look with the color combo. Nice!

[Dads79GMC]

I too love the color combination. Great work!!! Mike

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by truckfan

killer colors

. Thanks truckfan. I really dig em too.

Originally Posted by 51Chevyman

I like it, came out real nice. Keep up the good work thanks for the pics.

51chevyman, I appreciate it.

Originally Posted by 3drburb

Very nice! Your hard work and thinking outside the box is paying off well for you. That color combination is very classy.

3drburb. thanks for the kind words.

Originally Posted by rusty76

Looks really good. Rad.

rusty76. Thanks man.

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Wow, truck has a great look with the color combo. Nice!

A.D. thank you. I appreciate all the kind words. I know being down on the ground is not very popular with the majority of this group. I get that. that's cool.
I just go from one project to the next "building what my brain tells me is cool". built by me, for me,

Originally Posted by Dads79GMC

I too love the color combination. Great work!!! Mike

This pic is of this truck Last April on the day I hauled it home. Had to stop at the tire shop & fix a flat before I could even push it off the trailer. Been a very busy year. Hopefully by June 1st "El Chapo" (the shorty) will be finished and cruising. Wanting a couple months to sort it out before I drive it to Bonneville salt flats racing and to the "C-10's in the park show in Texas. Gotta get busy again now that it's painted.

[LT7A]

The paint on that looks really really good. Really enjoying how this is coming together. Good job, and quick work.

[cooperhw]

Been a busy 13 months. Couple pics showing how low can it go

[rusty76]

That’s pretty low there.

[Advanced Design]

Very low...don’t scrape the paint!

[Dads79GMC]

Better put some all wheels on there!!

[3drburb]

Looking good.
That ride height is going to be sweet.

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by rusty76

That’s pretty low there.

Yep. When I was doing the fabrication I wanted it to drop plenty so that when I put a bigger wheel on it'll still drop down

[rusty76]

Awesome

[cooperhw]

Got my side glass and windshields in place in the last two weekends. Thought i would share a couple recent pics of El Chapo. Even the engine bay is coming out a lot cleaner than the past couple builds i have done. Moved the computer behind the drivers seat helped a lot.

[rusty76]

I forgot you were doing the LS. Lol. Everything is really looking great.

[cooperhw]

Well, i don't go on here much anymore, but wanted to take just a minute and share a little bit of good news.
I was finally able to get my systems up and running and have since driven it to two local (about 25 miles each way) little shows. Got to visit with my friends there who i only see at that show.
Still got a bit of work to do (mainly bed floor and interior), but it is done enough that i will be taking it to the C10's in the park show east of Dallas Texas in about 10 days. For those of you who don't know it's a really nice show held in a park with over 850 C-10's from all over. (Google C10's in the park)
Been trying real hard to get it finished, but it will just have to be done enough for now. When i get back home I will have about 60 days to button up my loose ends before Dino's Git Down and Goodguys show.
So, even though most of you don't really dig the lowered trucks, I wanted to share my truck (I call it LCHAPO OR the shorty) pics taken over the weekend.

[51Chevyman]

I love the way it came out and color combo. What rim size/ wheel combo are you running?

[oldman3]

Been following your build, glad you posted up some pics of it done, came out great. Have a great time at the show...Jim

[3drburb]

Very well done. Looks great.

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by 51Chevyman

I love the way it came out and color combo. What rim size/ wheel combo are you running?

Thanks 51Chevyman. Rims are 20 inch Detroit Steel "Del Rays".

Originally Posted by oldman3

Been following your build, glad you posted up some pics of it done, came out great. Have a great time at the show...Jim

Thanks oldman3. Wish it was done. bit of work left to do and some things i am gonna re-do, just don't want to take the time now and lose my forward momentum. Wanted to keep pushing forward to make it a runner, so i can go to C-10's in the park. Hoping to have a great time, see some friends, and hopefully make some new friends. I love going to these things and surrounding myself with folks who also love these old trucks. 850 C10's. Can't hardly wait.

Originally Posted by 3drburb

Very well done. Looks great.

3drburb. Thanks you sir. I am pretty happy with how it is coming out so far. bit of re-do, to do, but, that's what happens when you are a backyard builder. I tell my friends "I do my best, and re-do the rest".