My Unexpected '66 SWB-Fleet-Restomod Project!

[flips72]

looks great, i am begiining to think you might have done this before

[McMurphy]

Are those shoulder mounts for seat belts I see?

Looks fantastic Modges!
That blue and silver are really going to be eye catching !!

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Are those shoulder mounts for seat belts I see?

Looks fantastic Modges!
That blue and silver are really going to be eye catching !!

Thanks again McMurphy,
No those aren't shoulder mounts...I don't think...They looked like some kind of nylon grommet. The seat that I'm using has an internal restraint system for the shoulder belt, so I didn't pay much attention to them.

[Trsmotrhed]

looking good. I'm still plugging away with my LT1. I'll I have left is the fuel system now.

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by flips72

looks great, i am begiining to think you might have done this before

Thanks, Flip!
I have helped others with their projects, but have never done a resto to this extent for myself....Always a learning process!

[Modges'66]

O.K. then. (LOL)
....So we finally shot the dash, and re-shot the back panel inside the cab.
Photos aren't really that great, but the clear laid out like glass!
I've been spending a lot of time going over everything with a fine-toothed comb, & repairing any imperfections. I've also had some small delays lately on getting things painted. It seems my painter has some other projects that pay a whole lot more than mine! Still moving forward, just not as fast.

[McMurphy]

Very nice color, metallic gray or pewter?

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Very nice color, metallic gray or pewter?

Mercedes, Iridium Silver...Current model color.

[flips72]

very nice heck as great a job as your doing on the paint this far do it yourself, you defintly have the skills for it.

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by flips72

very nice heck as great a job as your doing on the paint this far do it yourself, you defintly have the skills for it.

Not quite as it would seem Flip....I do all of the crappy prep work, i.e. mask it, wipe it off, tack it down, & clean the guns...My buddy Tommy is still spraying it all. Not that I couldn't, but I don't want to run the risk of running hundreds of dollars worth of product onto the floor. (LOL)
So, we are working around his schedule right now, because he has a life too.

[Low Elco]

Looks awesome! It ain't hard to shoot paint at all, start with some primer and you'll be rockin in no time! I thought you were a kid too, you're as bad as the rest of us coots! Great job, keep it Rollin!
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[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Looks awesome! It ain't hard to shoot paint at all, start with some primer and you'll be rockin in no time! I thought you were a kid too, you're as bad as the rest of us coots! Great job, keep it Rollin!
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I hear ya man, I sprayed every bit of primer on this rig, and I can paint, but this is what my buddy does for a living!....I don't want to possibly screw it up at this point in the process, I am way more comfortable with his skills.

[Dinos63]

nice work and i dig the color hmmmm just may have to copy that color!

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by Dinos63

nice work and i dig the color hmmmm just may have to copy that color!

Thanks Boss!
Why not copy the colors. I did!!!

http://www.goolsbycustoms.com/projec...4-chevy-truck/

[clemdaddy]

mighty fine modges... the part i really like, is your unwillingness to accept anything less than the best that you can do. always doing it better each time.

congrats... you're building a mighty fine truck there youngster.

[Modges'66]

We got a chance shoot some more color this weekend!
Things are really looking good, I'm almost afraid to touch them!!!
It won't be long and all of the non-exterior surfaces on the cab will have color on them......Seems like this is taking forever!
The next step is to shoot the door openings, & inner doors, then the cab will be ready for exterior color!...I can hardly wait.
Here are a few more pics!

[chakah]

man, that's gonna look really nice, good job brotha

[coulter]

that paint looks money

[flips72]

sweeeetttt man that thing is going to be beautiful.... now quit grinning and get back to work seriously cant wait to see the cab finished, i bet someone is really getting anxious now.. lets see if i remember how this goes.. at least ten trips to the shop before bedtime..wife is telling about her day but all your hearing is the sound of the paint curing.. 3 hours after going to bed you will finally go to sleep only to dream all night about what your going to do next... ahhh precious memories, now seriously, get back to work

[Modges'66]

Thanks all, for the comments!
And Flip, you are soooooo spot-on!
You cannot believe how anxious that I am!
my painter has got a few small crash projects that he needs to attend to, & then he will be back at it.
...I am getting impatient already.

[Bomp]

I can already tell this is a winning build. I "seened them there" two 5' tall trophys in the firewall shot..
Always peekin in.

[Dinos63]

such nice work!! some great coments too,

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by Bomp

I can already tell this is a winning build. I "seened them there" two 5' tall trophys in the firewall shot..
Always peekin in.

Thanks again Bomp!
Yeah, the photos were taken in my painter/buddies garage, and the trophies are from his son's motocross career which started in his childhood.
For a number of years, I did all of the wrenching & maintenance on his race bikes (both Race & practice bikes). A lot of weekends were spent at the track. Now his kid is old enough to take care of his own stuff....but painting my truck is part of the payback!!!

[chad64chevy]

modges, i like the color scheme! i'm doing the same silver and blue, rustoleum hammered silver on the inside to add texure and duplicolor light blue metallic (21 wa7470)! they have it in the perfect match small cans, but i'll take it to have a gal. or so mixed for me when i get ready to paint! anyways really nice work its going to be up there with alans, flips, and clems with that paint scheme! i cant wait til mine gets there too!!

[aggie91]

Cool build. The cor combo is awesome!
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