Project: "Home Grown"

[creepdogg]

Got my latches & trunions all blasted and etched up, primed em last nite

[creepdogg]

Made some calls today for powder coating, I think my next move is to

- Take the bed and ft end off of this frame, toss it on the donor frame.
- Tear down the c notched frame and send it out for powder coating.
- Remove the cab off and start ripping the rocker panels and cab corner off Start welding up firewall.
- Send cab out to media blasting

Hopefully then the frame will be done, get it home, re assemble, start body work THEN OFF TO PAINT !!!!

[creepdogg]

I think I am changing my mind on the frame, I know the truck will be blue, I want to paint the frame rails themselves black. I am now thinking of doing bolt on pieces either a charcoal metallic or liquid silver. I need some opinions, I am worried silver will just be too damn bright, but it will look great with the blue truck.

Also the tubular crossmembers to the frame, should I do those black as well? Or make them stand out cux they look so kick ass? I will do the c notches in black like the frame.

My guy gave me a quote of about 550 - 650 to do all this, seems pretty fair ??

Lastly, any of you powdered a rear end housing? What are my concerns about a full tear down and reassy of that rear end? I already have to pull the axles out anyways.

[67cheby]

i am doing the charcoal metallic , i think that gives a little difference to set it off without totally standing out

[67cheby]

well i guess you really cant even tell in that pic...one more

[creepdogg]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

well i guess you really cant even tell in that pic...one more

And that's charcoal metallic? Looks kinda lighter then I would have thought, but I likes.


Any suggestions for the rear end?

[67cheby]

i disassembled mine and had it powdercoated

[67cheby]

the light gray on the other parts is not the current color, my powder coaters messed up and made them battleship gray !!

[creepdogg]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

i disassembled mine and had it powdercoated

Is your rear end black? Or is that charcoal metallic? So as long as I remember where shims where I can just reassemble my rear end and it should be fine correct?

[creepdogg]

Tonight I am going to have my guys here at the shop prime one of my wheel tubs so I can sand it smooth and paint it the color I would like to use on the truck. My reasoning is to have a much larger part I can set out in the sun and or in the dark to see how it really looks. A small spray out card doesn't really show enough of the color. Plus a wheel tub has curves and angles to show how the color flops.

[67cheby]

mine is gloss black, everything that bolts on, charcoal metallic gray, and yes i think so

[creepdogg]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

mine is gloss black, everything that bolts on, charcoal metallic gray, and yes i think so

You think it would look dumb to do my cnotch's a diff color from the frame itself?

[67cheby]

i would personally prefer that part to match the rest of the main frame , but thats just my taste !

[creepdogg]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

i would personally prefer that part to match the rest of the main frame , but thats just my taste !

Right, that's what I was thinking, I appreciate constructive criticism

[creepdogg]

New rockers.

[67cheby]

LOL...anytime, i have always said, if we all had the same taste none of us would ever go to car shows...i like seeing different ideas also !! for example i would never have painted my truck coco colored and put gold wheels on it......BUTTTTT after seeing it done ...SEXUAL CHOCOLATE is one of my favorite trucks ever !!

[creepdogg]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

LOL...anytime, i have always said, if we all had the same taste none of us would ever go to car shows...i like seeing different ideas also !! for example i would never have painted my truck coco colored and put gold wheels on it......BUTTTTT after seeing it done ...SEXUAL CHOCOLATE is one of my favorite trucks ever !!

Where are photos of this Sexy truck? LOL

[67cheby]

here

[heeroyue2002]

oh that is one nice truck

[creepdogg]

Nice!

[creepdogg]

Ordered up some odd's & ends from LMC yesterday. Most important pieces are the bed stake pocket fillers, I know I could make my own but they where like 6 bux, its like a sore d**k you cant beat it !

[creepdogg]

Got a lead on a SUPER deal for these today

http://*************/-63-87-fullsize-...ontrol-arm-set

[creepdogg]

Looks like I'm going to pull the trigger on the thorebeck arms, price was so good I couldn't pass it up, I really wanted to go with the mild dropmember from Nate, but its just not in the budget, I could do many other things that are higher priority.

So, out with the new and in with newer! Meaning ft drop coils out and new SS7 bags and thorebeck arms in

Plans for this weekend

- Remove body from frame
- Tear down rear end for powder
- Take cab off donor chassis, I think I lined up a buyer locally for it.
- Start tearing down frame for powder

I need some info on one thing, the trans x member I got from Nate, how is it installed? Do I need my engine and trans in to mock it up to drill holes?

[Rochlow]

Looks good, Chris.

[creepdogg]

Originally Posted by Rochlow

Looks good, Chris.

Tks

Anyone have any info on rear ends for my truck, it was originally a 70 c10 with a three on the tree with a inline 6 250ci.

I have a guy that's selling me new dutchman hardened axles that are supposed to fit my rear end, and he also has a 343 gear set, not sure if the gear set is worth getting or not. I will be running a 700r4 trans.