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No vertical drip rail would be alot better.

Got my blocking done, sprayed a coat of epoxy reduced down as a sealer, and got my base on. Everything has come out pretty good so far, couple small spots but I think they will be fine.

Clear coat tomorrow, I cant wait.

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Looking good! Following along...

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Where’s the wolf whistle emoji? Looking great!

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Looking great can't wait to see more!

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Looks good!

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Thanks everyone.

I started out today fixing the small spots I talked about in my previous post. I couldnt let them go, and after some guidance from Barry with SPI I felt confident in getting them shaped up. After those were sanded and spotted in everything sat for a couple hours then I went to clear. My clear went pretty good for only being my second time spraying clear. I learned alot and by my last coat things were flowing out pretty decent, a good cut and buff and I think it will look real nice, to be fair the pictures look better than in person.

Im beyond thrilled with how the old gas cap filled in, I have alot of time in that one area trying to get that to look good.

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That looks great

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Really nice looks great!

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Very nice

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Wow, that looks really good!

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Thank you.

Doing a little sanding and buffing today. I sprayed a little far from the panel so I had a little bit too much orange peel.

A little before and after

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Man, I’m loving this color :cool:

How’s the fit on the Speed Engineering headers? Specifically, how much hang down below the framerails?

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^^^ I would like to know this too, I’m unsure if I want to keep the hooker manifolds I currently have or run some 1 7/8” full length headers!

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I couldn't have picked a better color. Its so hard to pick the right one but I ended up with exactly what I wanted.

There is a good thread on the headers here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=746414

I have some info on page 1, and most of what your looking for is on page 2. Side shots below the frame and block clearance. Let me know if you want any other info or measurements.

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That helps a lot, thanks! 4L60E, right? Looks like a stepped, deep pan. Hard to tell, but it looks like your trans pan hangs below the framerails a little and the collectors a little below that. How much lower?

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I will get you some measurements today.

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Thanks a lot for checking into this. Looks like about 3/4” hang down from what I can tell in pictures

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Im going to try and remember tomorrow. Ive been down to the shop twice now and end up getting side tracked and remember about it when I get home.

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They hang down about 1.5 inches and are about level with my transmission pan.

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Thanks a lot for the info!

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No problem, let me know if you need anything else.

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I ended up sanding my clear and spraying 3 more coats. I had too much texture in too many spots I didnt want to buff, especially inside the cab. It was alot of work but it came out great, couple runs to level and some denibbing and it will be real slick. These are right off the gun, it looks as good in person now as it does in the pictures.

Also sprayed a bunch of under hood and dash items in epoxy.

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Wow looks amazing!

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Not much happening lately, been spending alot of time cutting and buffing. It took me awhile to find a set of steps that worked for me and I finally got it down today. All the outside of the cab is done except for the rockers, and one weird spot where I had a run. I have some de-nibbing to finish on the inside, Im about half done, and then buff it and it will be ready to mount to the frame.

Ive got quite a few things to knock out before I mount the cab, exhaust, fuel lines, plug wires, transmission cooling lines, as well as some other odds and ends that will be easier to do with it off.

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Ran across this a couple weeks ago, a fun little before and after. One of the best decisions I have made is to smooth the firewall.

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Nice job!!!

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So nice

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Looks great!

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Looks really good nice work

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Thank you.

I think Im going to work on exhaust this weekend for a change of scenery. It will be nice to work on something other than this cab for a change. I have almost two weeks of time off from work to use by the end of February, so Im hoping to make some good headway this next month.

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Exhaust work will take your mind off of sanding which sucks haha. I put my hood and cowl on this evening.

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It was a nice break from sanding.

I got everything tacked up to my trailing arm cross member. From there I plan on going up and over the frame between the two front box supports and under the box floor, and then running side pipes right in front of the rear tire, either exiting through the box or right under it. Im leaning to through the box as I really like that look, but havent made up my mind yet.

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Looks good so far. I had my old blazer run that way for a while. Sounds beast, but it’s tight through there...

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Exhaust is looking good so far. Are you using any coating on the exhaust system?

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Nice work sir. Well done. One question...what did you do with the cowl vent rod/screw (pops out of top of firewall) that is used to open and close cabin air via vacuum?

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Yea it will be close between the box and frame.

I thought about coating it like you did, but no one around here does it that I know of. So I will probably leave it bare. I might coat my mufflers with black epoxy as they are only 409 stainless and will probably surface rust. The rest is 304 stainless.

My truck didn't have anything like this, it's a non-ac cab.

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Pressed in my new wheel studs and sprayed epoxy primer on my rotors tonight. The rotors came zinc plated but where already starting to rust in a couple spots, figured I'd give the epoxy a shot. While I was at it I did my mufflers too, atleast they won't surface rust now. I hate any sign of rust.

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Fixed a goofy spot in my clear and got it buffed. It was a pretty nice outside today so I decided to roll my cab out and check things over. I was blown away, it really comes to life with a little sun. :metal:

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Looking great it starts getting exciting when your at this point.

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That cab looks awesome :metal: