Project Cottonmouth

[Tincup]

Wow, now that's a dashboard! Is the gauge cluster filled with drum laminate?

I had it hydrodipped with skulls....

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I just spent he past hour going through this build. Stunning work!, this truck is looking awsome

Very nice work.

Thanks

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Moving along on the painting, both inner fenders are done, the dash is done, drivers door is done, working on passenger door now. There are of course a few rust issues to deal with. The trick is to weld up the rust without burning off the outside paint......

[Motown 454]

Nice job Mike, it came out nice!

[Tincup]

Nice job Mike, it came out nice!

Thanks Wayne...

[rlovell383]

Excellent workmanship!

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Painting continues, the 2 fenders are done, the 2 doors, the dash and the rad support are all done. Just finishing up the hood, the rust repair is done, I want to paint the inside so I had to replace the front inner structure.

[Motown 454]

It looks good, your moving right along.

[Peter Mc Mahon]

This is looking really good! It looks like the lower control arms are way past level at ride height? You won’t get any camber gains?

[Tincup]

It looks good, your moving right along.

Trying to get all the painting done before the snow flies. So I can spend the winter assembling...

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This is looking really good! It looks like the lower control arms are way past level at ride height? You won’t get any camber gains?

I'm no suspension expert, will that negatively effect street manners? I doubt I'll ever autocross it...

[Peter Mc Mahon]

I’m no expert either so take my guesses as just that, but I think the front suspension will not handle as well as it could. Ride height would need to be raised until lower control arm is level. Also, when you showed the pic of the suspension sitting on a table, was the shock at ride height? Because if so, the shock would be heavily compressed with the control arm compressed. Again, I’m no expert but I would block things up at current height and install my shocks to see it travel and ride height look good

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Hoods done, the bed is next......

[Motown 454]

I love your work Mike, it looks brand new.

[rlovell383]

Very nice!

[OLDFLM]

Mike, can you post the paints and products you're using at some point please? And a pic of the cardboard box and hairdryer!

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Mike, can you post the paints and products you're using at some point please? And a pic of the cardboard box and hairdryer!

The paint is PPG "Son of a gun" gray, the clear is Kirker Matt clear ( love this clear ). Not sure about the cardboard box and dryer.?

[OLDFLM]

Awesome! Thanks! I'd like to do my inner fenders the same way... the cardboard box and hair dryer was a joke from another thread about how to cure paint. Sorry.

btw. The very first car I ever drove was a 67 D100... on my great uncles lap when I was 5 or 6... same color as yours! LOVE THE BUILD!!

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Finally moving on to the bed. Got the wheel wells cut out, and the inner halves all cleaned up and ready to go back in. First I got to make up some new bed mounts to replace the old ones.

[Zspoiler]

Are you going to use wood or something for a little model pickup ?

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Are you going to use wood or something for a little model pickup ?

The wood that I removed lasted 51 years.....

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Finally got the bed back where it belongs......