In reply to SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) :
Yeah. The price of paint materials is breathtaking aint it?
If you want to get fancy, you can easy put 5k into the paint parts. Not counting tape, sandpaper and masking paper et all.
In reply to SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) :
Yeah. The price of paint materials is breathtaking aint it?
If you want to get fancy, you can easy put 5k into the paint parts. Not counting tape, sandpaper and masking paper et all.
I believe it.
Did a dump run today (squarebody truck pulling a matching squarebody trailer - lots of "thumbs up"), and picked up another gallon of Epoxy Primer and Activator. $250. This is my fifth gallon. That's $1250 in primer alone so far. Breathtaking indeed.
You know, I debated long and hard about just clearing the patina I had, but I just can't stand the rust. Having said that, since this is my "last" truck, I might as well do it right, eh?!
No, I won't just clear over the black. Flat black in an Okanagan summer is not something to be endured.
I have to catch up on some yardwork tomorrow. We'll see if we get to anything done on the '61 or not.
If you ever wanted to remove all the paint from your entire vehicle with a pencil eraser, this is the beast for you.
AND picked up some PPG Delfleet paint for the frame when I get done blasting the frame. I don't want to sand the frame, so if I can blast it, epoxy prime it, and then paint it within the epoxy's re-coat window, I won't have to sand. Yay me.
The Delfleet is looking to be a fairly positive paint for final colour too.
In preparing to remove and blast the cab, I need to locate mount the gas pedal. In order to determine the gas pedal location, I need to mount the seats.
I cut the mounts off the original (trashed) seat, and fabricated a method to attach some Honda Civic buckets. I will be modifying the Civic back seat to be a center-seat/console.
Probably missed it in here somewhere but what are you using for blasting media?
What's your overall plan for the interior?
I'm using crushed glass. I run the abrasive through and through and through, only topping up as the glass slowly turns to dust and blows away. I'm using a cheap pressure pot blaster that holds only a bag, and blasting at 50psi through a 2.0mm tip.
Once the cab is blasted and hidden rust found, it will be painted gray, with charcoal over the dash pods like factory, and off-white in the door panel insets that matches the roof and bumpers. Dynamat (or equivalent), underlay/insulation and carpet. Really nothing special, nothing fancy.
The blaster:
And the soothing world of blasting the hood:
Drive-by-wire gas pedal mount. This took an entire day. I think it's needlessly complex. Looks good, though....
You and Cousin Eddy are my favorite Chevy PU dudes....you with this piece and Cuz'N E when he does the 'subtle'.....carry on ....late
SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) said:I believe it.
Did a dump run today (squarebody truck pulling a matching squarebody trailer - lots of "thumbs up"), and picked up another gallon of Epoxy Primer and Activator. $250. This is my fifth gallon. That's $1250 in primer alone so far. Breathtaking indeed.
You know, I debated long and hard about just clearing the patina I had, but I just can't stand the rust. Having said that, since this is my "last" truck, I might as well do it right, eh?!
No, I won't just clear over the black. Flat black in an Okanagan summer is not something to be endured.
I have to catch up on some yardwork tomorrow. We'll see if we get to anything done on the '61 or not.
This is the same thing I'm finding out on a restoration, the material costs just keep getting higher and higher if you do it "right".
Seat belts, also from the Honda Civic. 3x3" 1/8" Shoulder mount washer, to be welded in from behind:
3x3" 1/8" Floor mount washer, to be welded in from behind:
1-1/2" x 1/4" "L" bracket:
Belts mounted (yes, I'll make a cover):
Also re-fabricated the turbo oil feed "T." The old one was too short (the turbo feed hindered the cam sensor connection), and did not have any way of removing it (no hex).
Old and busted (left), vs soon-to-be-new-hotness (right, unfinished):
Glass removed, decent mounting surfaces:
A bit of rust I need to fix:
Cab removed and flipped back to scrape the rest of the undercoating off:
Oil-pressure-sender-turbo-feed-"tee" finished and installed:
Welded some carriage bolts in a few un-needed holes to mount the gas pedal bracket, welded up the gas pedal linkage opening, and added nutserts for the fuel pressure regulator:
Patch. Will be welded once I've blasted and epoxy primered inside:
I "think" I'm ready to blast and prime the cab.
We had some rain recently, and the ground was still too wet to start blasting the cab.
So, I did some blasting in my blast cabinet, after changing the gun:
This in addition to the altered siphon-feed on the bottom of the cabinet, and this cabinet is freaking awesome. I love it!!
I had not yet epoxied the hood supports, so after blasting a few more items in the cabinet, I sprayed them:
I am going to hide the air ride gauges behind the ashtray door.
I cut off the back of the ashtray, and experimented with card stock to find the shape and position I wanted using a CNC-Plasma-cut gauges plate I made at work:
Folded up and TIG'd together, the gauge plate screws on from behind:
Then I had to figure out how to make the ashtray open again:
Which I did by making my own hinge and door:
Which reveals like this (roughly driver's seat - cab is on its back right now):
No, I won't just clear over the black. Flat black in an Okanagan summer is not something to be endured.
How far up the Okanogan are you? I get up in to the WA Okanogan area pretty often.
Late to follow this build but worth reading to catch up!
This is for my Princess Auto (Harbor Freight) blasting cabinet.
I removed the trigger and its guts, hack-sawed the handle off, and cleaned up the end of the gun.
I threaded the feed hole 1/4" NPT, and coupled together a ball valve to control the air.
Probably the best modification I did to the cabinet, after lights.
First two pictures of my most recent post.
More details here: https://www.gwellwood.com/tools/sand-blast-cabinet-upgrades/
(Oh, and the Hookah Pot got re-designed as well....)
I poked around on your website a bit after reading up on the sand blaster mods. I found this page particularly funny: https://www.gwellwood.com/project-cars/the-hideous-hardbody/hideous-bodywork/
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