Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Good luck Keith. I'm sure you'll do fine.

Thanks Duane, worked on the doors this weekend. I spent all weekend sanding and smoothing them out and finally was able to spray some epoxy today. They still need work but I wanted to get them in epoxy before doing the finish bodywork on them. I don't need them rusting on me again like last time.

I initially body worked them almost two years ago and then they sat around for about 6 months after Hurricane Sandy hit as I was fixing my parents house. During that time they started to rust on all the areas left in bare metal. I had to remove the surface rust and part of the filler in areas which sucked because it was months of work down the drain. So I just sprayed some spray bomb etching primer on them and didn't look at them again until this weekend when I decided to sand the spray bomb primer off and smooth out some of the filler left behind. I had a couple of areas of surface rust to deal with again so I removed that and sprayed my epoxy. They turned out good but like I said, still need some work.

[bodydropped68]

[mcbassin]

Looking good Keith!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by bodydropped68

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Looking good Keith!

Thanks guys, going to work on building a cart for the cab this weekend so I can move it around the garage and more importantly so I can move it around to the backyard to my paint booth

[mx289]

Very nice Keith,your making good progress.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mx289

Very nice Keith,your making good progress.

Thanks Tom, my father is finally feeling up to coming over and helping me out with it a little which is good cause I suck at bodywork and he is really good at it. I feel like when I mix up filler I waste more then I can get on the panel seems to never go right

[jeh]

It will be finished before you know it...

[Xeen]

I can't wait to see the truck blocked and all one color, it's the culmination of all your hard work and perseverance.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Xeen

I can't wait to see the truck blocked and all one color, it's the culmination of all your hard work and perseverance.

Thanks Brian, it will be a happy day when I finally get some paint on the cab

[Bhelton]

Glad to see the paint booth is helping you out still...doors look good

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Bhelton

Glad to see the paint booth is helping you out still...doors look good

Thanks Ben, hopefully I can get the cab in the paint booth by next weekend. I will be building a cart for it on Sunday so I can roll it back and forth from the garage to the paint booth.

[mikeleeshields]

Get that red in the paint gun already you slacker, haha.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mikeleeshields

Get that red in the paint gun already you slacker, haha.

Easier said then done buddy, this cab needs a lot of work before it sees any shiney paint

[mx289]

Originally Posted by mikeleeshields

Get that red in the paint gun already you slacker, haha.

x2 !

Hey,at least you picked a color.

I still keep flopping on color.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mx289

x2 !

Hey,at least you picked a color.

I still keep flopping on color.

Oh believe me Tom I still have other colors that creep into my head it's hard to make a decision on color and stick to it when there are so many really nice colors to choose from.

[Bennett68C10]

Got my cab cart built yesterday, now I just need to modify my fence and add a larger gate to it. My gate now is only 5' so I have to make it bigger so I can roll the cab through it to the back yard where the paint booth is.

[mcbassin]

Digging the cab dollie. Nice progress.

[mikeleeshields]

Good luck wheeling that beast around.

[sduckworth13]

That's a fancy looking cab dolly Keith. Looks like it's pretty stout.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Digging the cab dollie. Nice progress.

Thanks Mike, I can't take credit for it. My father designed it, I just did cut all the wood and put it together.

Originally Posted by mikeleeshields

Good luck wheeling that beast around.

Thanks Mike, good thing I work out it actually moves around really easily. I told my wife she is responsible for steering it while I push.

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

That's a fancy looking cab dolly Keith. Looks like it's pretty stout.

Thanks Scott, I bolted the cab down to the dolly so it won't go anywhere, don't need it sliding off if I hit a rut in the grass

[Doug's68SS]

Where did you get all of your side trim?

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Doug's68SS

Where did you get all of your side trim?

The trim is from Mar-K, really nice quality. I bought it off a member here that bought it brand new but never installed it.

[jeh]

Like your cab dolly Keith, if you have a riding mower or 4 wheeler you could pull it around with it.....

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by jeh

Like your cab dolly Keith, if you have a riding mower or 4 wheeler you could pull it around with it.....

Thanks Jason, I only have my arms and legs to push it around now I wish I would have bought that riding lawnmower last year instead of the good ole push mower.

[Bomp]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Thanks Jason, I only have my arms and legs to push it around now I wish I would have bought that riding lawnmower last year instead of the good ole push mower.

Now thats funny.
Good job on the cart.