1970 Med Olive Project

[MMcMasters]

Originally Posted by Phill0406

Exaust work came out great Mike. Have you used that eastwood chassis black before? Any decent?

My vote is if the paint is going to be original and kinda beat up, raised steel floor is the way to go. If the truck is eventually going to be painted, gapped perfectly and a show truck, wood floor for sure.

They both have their places but you know what they say about opinions.

Keep up the good work.

I have been extremely happy with all of the Eastwood products I have used. I have used their Chassis black, under hood black (60% gloss), spray grey (cast iron look for steering boxes, spindles etc...) and alumablast for a cast aluminum look.

If I go with a wood bed floor it will be distressed wood. I have a good buddy who does woodworking for a hobby and he has a ton of reclaimed barn wood. I think some vintage barn wood would look great. I'm leaning towards keeping the steel floor but that is still subject to change

You are 100% right about a new bed wood kit not matching the style of my build. It just wouldn't look right.

[Phill0406]

Originally Posted by MMcMasters

If I go with a wood bed floor it will be distressed wood. I have a good buddy who does woodworking for a hobby and he has a ton of reclaimed barn wood. I think some vintage barn wood would look great. I'm leaning towards keeping the steel floor but that is still subject to change

Good call. I saw someone take a torch to the wood and burn the grain in before staining it. I tried it out on a small wood project and it came out nice.

Food for thought.

[MMcMasters]

I have had several people message me about part numbers and prices for my exhaust pieces. I try to keep track of everything I spend on my cars so I thought I would share. There are no kits for those of us with Porterbuilt equipped trucks so we have to figure it out on our own or pay an exhaust shop to custom bend what we need. I hate to farm anything out if it's at all possible so I always do everything myself good or bad. Here is my parts list minus the headers which were just eBay cheapo's. I hope this helps someone.

[MMcMasters]

Disassembly of the green truck starts today. If anyone knows somebody who is looking for a pretty complete factory A/C set up please send them my way. I'm not interested in shipping so local pickup only. I'm not sure what's it even worth but I would like to get something for it all. I will take pictures of everything once I have it all removed. This is a big day for me, I didn't think it would ever come

[Phill0406]

Originally Posted by MMcMasters

I try to keep track of everything I spend on my cars ]

That's a bold move haha! I don't dare look at all the receipts together.

Great progress. I know that photo of the fender over the wheel will be enough to keep the fire going on this build.

[MMcMasters]

Originally Posted by Phill0406

That's a bold move haha! I don't dare look at all the receipts together.

Great progress. I know that photo of the fender over the wheel will be enough to keep the fire going on this build.

I keep the receipts but try not to look at them very often

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by MMcMasters

I keep the receipts but try not to look at them very often

The trick is to look @ the front of your receipts individually & look @ the back when viewing them all together

[kehstr]

Originally Posted by MMcMasters

I keep the receipts but try not to look at them very often

especially when your wife is around