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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Looks good.. As much sanding as I did when I was younger, ii wanted no part of it.. Hats off to you!
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Thanks man and I don't blame you. Sanding sucks and I won't be doing this again.
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Im still waiting for my intro retros. I ended up switching to the brushed face though
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
I've seen and heard a lot of good from the 3m self leveling stuff. That's the brand that sticks in my head anyways
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We used SEM self leveling on my drip rail and just regular SEM seam sealer on everthing else.
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nice progress Keith Xmas will be a nice time of year to see the color...been lookin in from time to time .....no body realizes & knows the effort unless they walk in your shoes
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I used some Napa branded stuff (tan) that you put into a standard caulking gun. It worked awesome for all the other seams and probably was fine in the drip rail had I not built up so much primer over it.
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I've heard good things about Lord Fusor 800EZ too.
http://www.tcpglobal.com/FUS-800EZ.h...Q#.VHjVbf0tBpg
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Looking good Keith. I've been so busy lately it's been hard to keep up with some of the build threads I've been following. Can't wait to see some color on there
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Keith, I'm trying to catch up on a lot of the build here today, I was hoping to see some "red" paint
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Yeah me too Jason, I am plugging along but this blocking stuff takes forever especially at my slow pace. I did manage to get the rear cab wall straightened out this weekend. It looks much better now.
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Keith I expect the Santa red before the fat man comes this year!
I am trying to stay away from your thread though so I can walk into all that work blindly on mine!
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Lol Keith, ya I do know what's coming! I see a my arms getting a real workout! Most of the rot in my cab was at the bottom and is currently floorless. I am in the same situation as you were earlier and keep finding more and more areas to fix.
I am hoping to get most of it taken care of over winter and try to catch up! Love the motivation!
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So I decided that I want to do something a little different then every Solid Red slant nose I see. I have been wanting to do a two-tone Red with White Top and Grill for a while now but talked myself out of it numerous times basically because I'm a rookie painter and didn't want to complicate things. After doing things that I didn't think I would ever be doing and surprising myself that I can do it, I decided the heck with it, just paint it exactly how I want it. I picked up some GM Olympic White to spray the grill, top and tailgate letters with. I wanted more of a bright white instead of a off white or cream. It should look pretty good with the Torch Red. Made a new rendering with the digital paint booth, what do you guys think?
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Front view
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Rear view
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Oh and I also decided that I'm going to tear out the BBC/TH400 and swap in a LS with an overdrive trans. The easiest time to do it is now before I put the body back on for the final time, plus I want to be able to fire this truck up and drive it anywhere at anytime. I really would like to take it on a Power Tour some day so it needs a little modern technology powering it. I'm going to start looking after the holidays, would like to get a LS1/4L60E combo if I can find one in my price range with low mileage but I am looking at the 5.3's & 6.0's too. Just hate the look of the truck intake so if I go that route I'll be switching the intake.
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I like it! You've been on a roll, so just keep going with your gut. Looks awesome!
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I like the 2 tone. Go for it. Are you a member on any ls websites? I can try and keep a eye open for a engine and trans combo if you'd like
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I think you will do a great job on the paint. You will never know until you try!
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I definitely agree you should make it the way you want it now. It sucks to get something done and wish you had done it differently. Especially with paint.
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