Forest's rebuild thread

[forestb]

I took the rear fenders off. I can understand why people try to make hot rods out of these trucks. You remove the fenders and it inspires you. There was a black widow living inside the fender lip right next to where my head was inside the fender. I did not see it until I had the fender off and tried to squish it's nest. It and a bunch of it's babies cralled out so I sprayed them with poison. I made sure to spray the other fender before I tried to take it off. Thank God I was not bit.

[forestb]

Removed my trailing arms in order to install new bushings. I was thinking of removing the rear end also to clean it up and paint it but I figured since I am not cleaning up the frame I will only clean up and paint the trailing arms. If I ever get the rearend readuilt I will clean it up. I have never heard of a rearend rusting through and it is not going to be seen.

[forestb]

Spent the last few Saturdays removing trailing arms and rearend. Finished stripping paint on the pumpkin and plan on painting it on Monday. I painted the trailing arms 2 weeks ago with por 15 and planning on doing the same to the pumpkin.

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Nice Re-Build!

[aggie91]

Great start. What colors did you decide on?

[forestb]

I don't know yet. I have a month before it is in primer so I think I will look through the swatches with the painter first. But I should have an idea before I do that. I am tearing my hear out about it though. I was going to go with a metallic green and white but that was going to be to expensive. It is hard when you have finally decided and then you can't do it.

[forestb]

Me thinks I found my color.

[forestb]

Maybe

[TJ's Chevy]

Make a good hunting rig.

[forestb]

Something like this was my other alternative.

[TJ's Chevy]

I like the blue better to be honest. But whatever color you choose will look sweet.

[66 c20]

I like the blue a lot better too, but that's my opinion. Blue and white looks timeless to me.

[White knuckle Garage]

just read through your thread looks awsome green is always my favorite color

[step65]

Nice truck looking forward to seeing after paint.

[forestb]

I tried installing my steel ruber gaskets on my vent window saround on my 62 and they were a pain and did not fit varry well in the corners. I had to do a lot of training and am now worried they will leak.

I am not sure yet but I do not think they salve the gap problem between the gasket and the door. So far I am disappointed.

[forestb]

Still going through the wows of paint color decisions. The green I posted earlier is not exactly the coler that I was thinking of. The fist 2 photos are more of what I was thinking of. The rendering is to show which parts I would make white. The blue I like also. The only problem is the painter that I am using has no experience with semigloss paint and he kind of grumbled about the idea.

[62stepside longbox]

Some great colors. May I suggest something like this?
Plymouth prowler orange pearl.

[forestb]

I can't really afford a pearl color and I don't want to go too fancy since it will be kept outside.

[forestb]

Just got a photo of my steering wheel after being freshly polished.

[62stepside longbox]

Lookin good. Have you made a decision on the color yet?

[forestb]

No it is so hard to decide
I have almost given up on the green. It is just to bright. I was wavering between a glossy version of the mat blue truck posted above and maybe a gold. I like gold because it is more hot rody but the problem is it would be a non metallic gold which I don't know about. The blue I like because it seems like a throw back to cars of the 30's and 40's but I don't know if it will have that feeling on my truck and it definitely will not have the hot rod feeling I am looking for. At the same time I can't stop going back to the turquoise color that I posted earlier. The only problem with that is it almost seems to predictable.

[forestb]

When and visited my truck at the painter today. Also decided on a color.
The exterior will be "denim blue" and the interior inside of bed around the grill and wheels will be "milk shake". The last photo is what the exterior will be like.

[step65]

Really like the color good choice.

[62stepside longbox]

Like your choice, can't wait to see it in paint.

[forestb]

I made my own seals for my kick panel vents out of a sheet of neoprene spring rubber I hope they hold up. So far so good.