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The covers and fluid caps I had custom made. Guy I know is a retired iron worker made those for me out of stainless then I had the other guy polish them for me. The a/c lines I did myself, along with a few other things that arent in the engine bay
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I have big aspirations, like fuzzy dice for my rear-view mirror !
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haha, I hear ya.
This truck isnt my DD and rarely see's road time. Never seen rain, snow, or any weather for that matter. I just do things here and there and when I get it all I put it back together. Nothing new for it to be down for a good 3 months lol...specially in the winter months.
This truck isnt my DD and rarely see's road time. Never seen rain, snow, or any weather for that matter. I just do things here and there and when I get it all I put it back together. Nothing new for it to be down for a good 3 months lol...specially in the winter months.
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Painted the top of the block up a lil bit and some of the front cover, what you will see anyway. Started painting the frame.....had my lil bro wash and polish all 4 rims lol so those are clean.....Need to knock some rust off the crank pulley so I can spray it. Started using the steel wool on the A/C lines, does a surprisingly good job at polishing stuff up.
Need to pull the front wheels and inner fenders to get to paint the frame rails good.
I'm getting nervous, my painter hasnt been answering his phone lately, he knows this truck is torn apart and I need everything back by sunday lol. Hopefully he'll stop by this afternoon and pick this stuff up. I know two other painters, but would rather give him the money.....
Need to pull the front wheels and inner fenders to get to paint the frame rails good.
I'm getting nervous, my painter hasnt been answering his phone lately, he knows this truck is torn apart and I need everything back by sunday lol. Hopefully he'll stop by this afternoon and pick this stuff up. I know two other painters, but would rather give him the money.....
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Thanks! Comments like that keep me going.
Painter came by and picked all this stuff up THANK GOD I was getting nervous. Went ahead and painted the a/c compressor black to match the front cover, water pump, alt and alt bracket. On the upper radiator support, where the front cover sits, there is 2 6"-8" areas on each side where the cover doesnt "cover".....those areas were getting dull so I sanded and painted them satin black. Removed the steering shaft and painted it stain black, scrubbed some more wire loom, painted my trucool 40K satin black while I had the grille off cause I didnt do it before.....
Need to work some more on the A/C drier and lines. Need to find some sort of polish that will shine up the front of the heads.....I went ahead and removed the heat shields that bolt to the stock manifolds and sanded and painted them satin black hi-temp, It helped a lot, and will help out those ugly manifolds until I get my headers.
The valve covers I decided on a satin black also. So basically everything will be pewter, satin black.
This thing is really starting to come around, its getting spotless!
Of course everyone needs to realize that this is nothing compared to what I will be doing when the LS1 is ready to go in. Talk about OCD lol
Getting ready to paint the trucool
Painter came by and picked all this stuff up THANK GOD I was getting nervous. Went ahead and painted the a/c compressor black to match the front cover, water pump, alt and alt bracket. On the upper radiator support, where the front cover sits, there is 2 6"-8" areas on each side where the cover doesnt "cover".....those areas were getting dull so I sanded and painted them satin black. Removed the steering shaft and painted it stain black, scrubbed some more wire loom, painted my trucool 40K satin black while I had the grille off cause I didnt do it before.....
Need to work some more on the A/C drier and lines. Need to find some sort of polish that will shine up the front of the heads.....I went ahead and removed the heat shields that bolt to the stock manifolds and sanded and painted them satin black hi-temp, It helped a lot, and will help out those ugly manifolds until I get my headers.
The valve covers I decided on a satin black also. So basically everything will be pewter, satin black.
This thing is really starting to come around, its getting spotless!
Of course everyone needs to realize that this is nothing compared to what I will be doing when the LS1 is ready to go in. Talk about OCD lol
Getting ready to paint the trucool