5 Years Later - It's Not a "new" Project, And Not a New Member Anymore!!!

[Garage Dog 65]

Getting close now !!! It's great to see a project all in the same color - even when it's primer. Can't wait to see it painted !

Jim

[Steve Chryssos]

Nice. It kinda looks like the space shuttle up on its end like that.

[kennyd]

wow ! no comment on how nice the photos are ? no blurry photos , focused ,
i have a real steady hand at 6.30 am.

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

Instead of media blasting the cab to remove all of the paint they decided to cook it off.
How would you like to be in that oven?

Do you guys usually have the paint baked off? How do you like the results? Hows the cost compared to having it blasted? Any chance of the metal getting to hot, and warping?

I have a place near me that does it, but I don't know of anyone who's used it.

[TravisB]

Originally Posted by MarkM66

Do you guys usually have the paint baked off? How do you like the results? Hows the cost compared to having it blasted? Any chance of the metal getting to hot, and warping?

I have a place near me that does it, but I don't know of anyone who's used it.

martys cab didnt warp.........and the sheetmetal on it is way thinner than an older car. Looked nice when completed.

[kennyd]

i didn't know they were going to bake it off , but i did not warp the metal at all . i dont know if i would do a car with big 1/4 panels .

[wiedemab]

Baking of the body shouldn't cause any of the metal to warp. Warpage (if that's a word) is caused by a concentration of heat in one area. The expansion of the heated area, which is constrained by the metal around it causes a wave in the metal. If the oven heats it evenly it shouldn't cause any problems.

Unlike materials that are bonded together that expand at different rates would cause problems, but I think in the case of an all steel body you should be OK.

BTW - the truck looks SWEET! I think I've seen enoughs ass for a while though!

Later,

Brandon

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

The Cab is back on the frame,
Once the cab and bed are back on they are going to start fitting the ground effects.



Front clip is back on to check fitment



Bed is back on.



The guy's set the gap between the bed and the cab.
It's starting to look like a truck again.



Yep this is the way it should look when you look down the side of the truck.

[TravisB]

I hope everyone notices how straight it is because it was a lot of work.

[RECOVERY ROOM]

That truck is going to haul a$$,great bed to cab gap,that has always been a sore spot on them,are you tired of blocking on them sides Travis