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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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No, I'm not planning on running a c-notch as I want to be able to return it to stock if need be... not that it's likely. :D

Your '69 is nice, and I agree with you about lowering these trucks, nothing looks better. Glad to have you aboard!

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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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I figured some of you guy's would get a kick out of that, once you go down, you never turn around. :D

Actually, they did hook it up to a computer, but he did have to put a personal touch on it. As with having a steering box with 97k miles on it, the system was a little loose, so his alignment skills were tested a little. Tommy knows what he is doing though.

I figured a couple of those shots might ring a bell for you. You couldn't beat Friday night in California, cruisin' up and down Hwy 50. Good times! :D

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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:

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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):

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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:

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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

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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):

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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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The stickers are not stock style, but look good. They all have six lug holes, three hold down screw holes. Not sure what's wrong. They look fine to me.:lol:

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The only thing I see that might be wrong is the upper right sticker looks like it has a small imperfection. It may be just a reflection though. Other than that they look good! :metal:

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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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I used sand paper and scotchbrite pads during the process, and the only issue I had with the sand paper was that it seemed to rub off on the edges before I ever got to the actual desired sanding area. Then again, this is my first attempt to actually make something look real nice while using a rattle can.

Nothin' wrong with 6-lug caps... :lol:

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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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Nate,
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