customer provided this tank, however i think suicide doors sells them. progress. well its been a while since i update this build, lots of wiring and finalizing loose ends ext. got some sheet metal on the truck along with a new grill and put her on the ground to check out the stance. i think its on the money. cab corners needed repair... hopefully soon all the other loose ends will be wrapped up and this thing will be running and driving around.
sorry about that, been focused on my Shoebox and not really updating this build as much as i should. well the brakes are finished, the motor turns on so now we just need to fit the doors and hood along with putting a fan for the motor and install the driveshaft. front and rear glass is new and installed, once the doors are working they to get new glass and door seals. the interior work is about done; seat carpet headliner and door cards are all done up in matching green with contrasting white. the steering wheel is not shown in the pictures but its new and getting painted in white to match. the dash has all new gauges and chrome on the fresh paint so inside should be neat to drive around in.
Really liking the build so far. Have you considered paint the engine block the same color as the firewall? That orange just kinda sticks out like a sore thumb. My .02 worth anyway.
thanks guys. loving that line up Rusty! racrdad, the motor's initial concept was going to be an all orange factory style motor, but the machine shop decided to paint the manifold in that silver cast and then the owner wanted the finned valve covers, so the essence of factory went out the window. so ive tried to do the best with what we got. the 50 GMC i built i did a lighter green motor and that turned out great. been working on wrapping this truck up since i got back from my Cali trip. stripped it down some and prepared it for a quicky paint job... after sealing the truck with black epoxy primer, Leo sprayed it with a red oxide primer color, but its actually single stage paint color matched to look like primer... then over it we sprayed the truck's original color... because ever panel on the truck is banged up, we decided that a patina look would be the most effective way to finish this truck and make it enjoyable... more pics coming soon. going to logo the doors with the owner's company and weather them to match.
thanks! guess i can clog my own thread right? here is another one i just wrapped up. this time its a 50 long bed. the owner wanted to use it around the shop for deliveries. rewired the truck, made it 12 volt, installed new glass and seals along with a grill and some tailights, lots of little do dats. then we decided on making it a bit more uniform, so a patina style paint job using gray and blue was applied and now the truck has that old barn feel but its a solid driver to make the deliveries and use that he needs. door logos are next as soon as he gives me the layout.
Really nice work .I like the artificial Patina on the 48 .It looks great and hides alot of flaws .I can relate to these trucks being beat to death body wise.Kinda hard to find a 60 + yearold farm truck that isnt ,lol.Im gunna finish my 50 AD in semi gloss black and flames cuz its what i want ,but i have asked myself more than once as im trying to straighten dents "why am i doing this ".Great build thread you have here BTW ...
Great build! I hope to lay mine out on bags some day. I've had it photoshopped to see how it looks. But I don't have it on the gallery yet.
thank you! so did the day come? is your truck black with flames??? post a pic if you did. thanks! owner provided them and i honestly dont know. thank you! soooo, i know its been a while since i update this thread, is yours lowered? pics! unfortunately ive been sooo busy that ive let this thread fade away. then my laptop crashed and i lost all my pics since about early January 2011 till a month ago. so here is all i have to offer... these pics are months old, the logo's have been "weathered" and the truck has gained a few thousand miles on it. the owner drives it almost if not everyday to work! he has a local tattoo shop and loves parking it on the busy street to attract more customers. maybe one of these days when he brings it by the shop ill snap more overall pics. thanks, Yaril
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