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Hello all,
I've attached a few pics from yesterday if you would like to view. Just pulled it out of the barn 2 days ago. Almost done with the restoration!!!! It hasn't seen sunlight since last spring. I have a few interior things to finish up like the seat aprons, headliner and lower hinge coversand then wet sand and polish. I will add some underhood pics and additional exterior once I get the truck all cleaned up.
Hope you like!!! | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 | Nice truck! I'm partial to yellow myself! <Click> Whats under the hood?
Last edited by Bigtonka; 06/13/2012 2:10 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 | A good old 235 from a 55. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 66 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | Very,very nice. Flawless paint. Did you paint it?
Drew
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,991 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,991 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 | Yes I did, thanks for the compliment. I will post some of my older pics showing alot of the work when I get a chance. I painted each panel seperatly in my barn (old hay barn I'm slowly converting into a shop). i made one room into a paint booth using palstic and some fans!!! I'm a bit of a perfectioinst and wanted to do it myself so it was exactly how I wanted it. I hate tape lines so everything inside and out has been sprayed. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 66 | Love the color. Is that "armour yellow"?
Dave Evans
52_3100 | | | | | Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 193 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 193 | Wow, what a beautiful truck. Finish product shows lots of hard work and tedious attention to detail. Drive it around proudly, good job.
The wooden bed looks flawless, how many coats of lacquer did you have to use to get that shine?
1952 GMC model 473 dump truck
1951 Chevy 1500 stepside
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 | No it's chrome yellow. It's actually a FORD color. LOL Some guys may not like that but I didn't know until after I picked it from a color chart and it was mixed. 3 coats of single stage yellow and 3 coats of clear over the single stage. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 | 6 coats and not stain on the red oak. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 37 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 37 | yellow52, what a nice looking truck. I like the way it sets. Same look that I'm after with my 47 1/2ton. Good to see you have the I-6, what do you have for a rear end and tranny? You did yourself proud. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 64 | Thanks a lot for the compliment. It has the original 3 speed trans and column shift. Also has the original torque tube rear. It's like a tractor with a truck body on it. I beleive it has 4:11's from the factory (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)but it's no runner by any means.
I spent may hours on it. There were times (many) I almost threw in the towl but persistance did pay off. | | |
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