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I hope to have them up by this weekend, sorry Heath! :lol: |
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I believe Friday is the Weekend ........ it's 5 0'clock SOMEWHERE
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Yeah...come on Nate...."It's 5 o'clock somewhere"....Man, that makes me wanna go do my J-O-B....see sig below!!!....hahaha
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One of the nicest trucks on the board! The drop is awesome!
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STILL waiting!!!!!! The weekend is almost over!!!!!!!
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Well guy's.... sorry I left you hanging all weekend, but it seemed like somethign would always come up just as I was about to sign into the board. So let's play a little catch up.
Here's a quick shot of the infamous 15x7 6-lug rallys before they were taken to my body shop to be blasted clean: Attachment 488173 Attachment 488174 Attachment 488175 Now if you notice, these pics were taken with the wheels in the back of the '69. As you can guess, these wheels have now been dropped off and picked up for painting. :D |
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On Wednesday (8/12) I scheduled an appointment at my Chevy dealer (Putnam Chevrolet) to have my truck realigned after we blew apart the front end to install the drop kit. While I was there I took in some of the sites they had parked in the lot. Look for another thread to be posted soon with some of those shots. :D
Here's a few shots of the truck awaiting it's fate on the rack, and then being driven to and resting on the rack: Attachment 488176 Attachment 488177 Attachment 488178 Attachment 488179 Now I know I told you to look for another thread to review the pictures of what I spent my time looking at while waiting for my truck to be realigned, but since this next shot had my truck in the background, I figured I would give you a preview of what's to come... :D Attachment 488180 Yes boy's that is a Factory (reconditioned) 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible SS w/ a 396..... commence drooling..... |
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There was a camaro in that picture?
j/k Truck looks really good. |
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So after I paid the bill, and mopped up the front showroom floor, it was off to work. However, I just had to make a detour... so I stopped in at my body shop (Xtreme Body and Paint) and dropped off the 15x7 rallys and a set of headlight bezels. After a few hours I received a call from the shop telling the pieces were ready to be picked up, so I left work early and here's what I ended up picking up:
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And here's a few shots of the headlight bezels:
Attachment 488185 Attachment 488186 Attachment 488187 Attachment 488188 I will have more updates this evening... |
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Hey Nate
Have I told you that the truck looks terrific after it's new stance!!! |
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man that truck is sweet!!
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Nice,...
I'm still looking for you another pair of the "super rare" 15x7's,... so you can keep those. So anyone, that has a set of these (2 or 4),... PM me or Nate. I might buy two if you have to purchase a complete set. |
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Nate,
It looks soooo nice! Any plans for a c-notch? How's the pumpkin clearance. Plus you didn't mention how the alignment went. What's next?:metal: |
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I really like your survior truck. I think they look so cool dropped. I bought a 69 survivor short bed back in november and put a 4/6 drop on mine to.
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Return it to stock if need be.:lol:
I love this site, always good for a chuckle. You know it will go lower...eventually.:metal: |
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Nice looking wheels Nate!!....Now get those things mounted up!!!LOL
So the alignment guy was old school, right??...No 'puter did the alignment, right?!?!?! |
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Your truck is looking better and better! Seeing pictures of Putnam Chevrolet brings back memories of me cruising up and down Hwy 50 on a Friday night when I was a teenager. Thanks for sharing!
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As I mentioned before, this weekend I was able to shoot a couple coats of paint on the wheels, headlight bezels, as well as the center caps. Here's a list of the products I used for this process:
Duplicolor Etching Primer Duplicolor Primer Krylon Satin Paint Krylon Metallic Paint (1403) ScotchBrite pads (Red, Gray, White) Blue Painters Tape I will try to get a shot of the items posted up tonight. |
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We will start with the headlight bezels:
Attachment 488388 Attachment 488389 Attachment 488390 Now there's a lot of steps involved which aren't pictured and those include: Sand, Etching Primer, Sand, Primer, Sand, Primer, Sand, Paint, Sand, Paint, repeat until happy :D And here's what they look like now (sorry for the quality): Attachment 488391 Attachment 488392 |
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The same steps which were used above, were also used on the rallys. Here's a shot of the wheels after being primed:
Attachment 488393 Attachment 488394 Here's a shot of the wheels after all the prep, sanding and final coat. I am not 100% satisfied with how they turned out, so I might break out the sanding pads this weekend and try to satisfy by crazy mind. :D Attachment 488395 Attachment 488396 Attachment 488397 |
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While waiting for the wheels to dry, I pulled off all four caps and commenced prep/paint on the lower part of the cap. Here's how they turned out:
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Thanks to DMARCUM123 for being willing to trade a few parts, Blank Slate received some new items that are waiting to be installed. A while back he spoke up that he would be willing to swap my radio delete and shoulder harness plugs for a set with original light green paint on them. After shipping him my pieces and him returning his pieces to me, here's what I received on Saturday (sorry for the quality of the picture):
Attachment 488401 The color matches perfectly, thanks again DMARCUM123! |
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why the delete plate didnt you just put a radio in
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Mainly just to have since it was original paint. :D
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What's wrong with this picture???;)
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Maybe I used them wrong, but I'm still a fan of sandpaper over scotchbrite pads. The pads seemed to leave the surface scratched looking. Paper makes things smooth. jmo.
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Nate has new set of GM "center cap decals" he's hiding,...
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Keith is right guy's... I do have a nice new set of GM center cap decals to replace the cross flags. In my opinion.... :rolleyes:.... I would like to find a nicer set of caps for the decals since they are in perfect condition, but I've been told they are about as nice as I will ever find so mount them up! After a little more cleaning on the center caps the stickers will be mounted and you guy's will have some more pictures to look at. :D
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From the sound of it, are those stickers rare? Blue or gold bowtie? Pic, or are you not wanting to spoil the unveiling?
I ran these forever until cats pissed them till ruined. http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...S/IMG_1629.jpg Metal caps and spinners. I love the stickers, haven't ever seen them on any other car/truck. I'll sand the spinners, apply black and see what they look like on the short caps, if they fit. I would rather have them shiny new chrome.;) |
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So.......are the wheels on the truck yet???
What about now??? What about now??? :D |
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Jackpot!
I found the "needle in the haystack!" Actually I found four of them. I went to a huge swap meet this weekend in Springfield, MO and found these beautys. I originally thought the owner knew what he had by his price,... then I realized he was talking about 4 wheels not 2. (two of them were hidden from view) So,... Nate now has his two rallleys (the super rare 15x7 6-lug version) to replace the two he borrowed from member "hot trux",... and I have two to keep or maybe sell on here (if there is some serious interest). I think Nate was as stoked as I was. |
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If you are needing some better center caps...check out these.. http://www.lakeshorewheelandtire.com...4&prevstart=16 Yes I know they are plastic but they look great, ordered a set myself, and since you have the decals...you could put them over the hideous 4x4 emblems and have a nice set of center caps for your wheels. Installed on the ralleys they look oem...at a bargan price! Jeff |
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