2 for 1, My son's first Square Build

[1979cstepside]

did yall single stage the doors jambs? and what brand paint did yall use?

Originally Posted by aggie91

Jason's, he is the guy who sprayed the color and clear for me. I think he has had it for awhile.

[86swb]

Man, I just love that color. Truck looks great.

[aggie91]

Originally Posted by 1979cstepside

did yall single stage the doors jambs? and what brand paint did yall use?

Everything in red is Base Coat Clear Coat. Most of it needs to be cut and buffed still. We used Shop Line Plus for the base coat. The clear is by Autobahn.

Originally Posted by SCOTI

C
ongrats again on a job well done..... Good BS-ing w/ya @ the show.

Scoti, it was great to talk to you again. Looked for you again at your spot but never saw you there on Sunday. Hope to see that dually sometime as well as the '64. I might have to get my '65 drivable for the GG's show in October. We will see...

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Scoti, it was great to talk to you again. Looked for you again at your spot but never saw you there on Sunday. Hope to see that dually sometime as well as the '64. I might have to get my '65 drivable for the GG's show in October. We will see...

I drove the dually around the block again last night & got the bed yanked off (no small task doing it solo). I should definitely be rolling in it come October. The 64 will follow....

[king-918]

Great job!
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[Can't kech me]

Don't worry guys, i have some better pics! no power steering sucks, it is near impossible to turn the wheels at a stop. We are trying to get it road legal for the the local whataburger cruise night tomorrow night. The bed has to come off and shocks be welded on. I have to get another wiper control switch because apperently the one we have is bad. We have an issue with the headlights that needs to be fixed, we have to come up with a high beam and blinker indicator, we have to put on the plates and rear plate light. Sounds like a lot but i think as long as i get some help on getting the bed off tonight, and guidance on how to mount the shocks, i can get almost everything else done tomorrow.









Owen gets credit for this next pic, i liked it enough it's now my iphone background!


This is a pretty drastic change. Every time I look at this picture it reminds me of how far it's come, how much i've learned, how much i sacrificed, and how much i've gained.

[chevylover2013]

Woah,,,,,,,Skip from page 1 to the last page and a tree sap covered fleet side turned into a dream machine step side.

New to the forum, and glad to be, cause I woulda cried if I read $300 for two SWB Chevy's when you first started this forum.

I may be crying now, or is that dirt in my eye.

"Some people can dig for gold their whole lives, while others trip over it!"

She is a beauty! Cannot wait to see what you guys do to the white one now.

[BigDaddyV]

Absolute Sickness!!!!! Killer Job Grats!!

[l79m20]

Looks great! Congrats on getting her almost finished up!

[1979cstepside]

how long have yall been working on it?

[86swb]

Did you ever say what color red that is? I am painting mine Victory Red.

[bbbc10]

man that's sharp!!!!! I dnt like many step side's but this is one of my favs!!

[aggie91]

Originally Posted by 1979cstepside

how long have yall been working on it?

I looked back at the first page, we started 8/27/10 when we got it. Did not do much work until about 18-20 months ago. We did the most work in the last 8 months.

Originally Posted by 86swb

Did you ever say what color red that is? I am painting mine Victory Red.

It is Victory Red. We used a light gray sealer to help make it pop.


I got home last night from work and Korbin had already started working on the issues we needed to make is street legal. We go the headlights working and the high beam indicator in the dash functional, the turn indicators work in the dash now and we got windsheild wipers functional with a toggle switch for now. The truck should pass our state safety inspection today and Korbin should be able to take it to cruise night minus the interior. Still need to do the rear shock mounts, but that might have to wait till this weekend.

[ksbrktracer]

Korbin an Karl ...... I have to say nice job ......Way to go , It looks Killer .....! Are you guys still thinking about coming to Slamily Reunion .... ?

[86swb]

It is Victory Red. We used a light gray sealer to help make it pop.


Thanks, I might add the light gray sealer to my paint.

[aggie91]

Tommy - Thanks for your support on the wheels and your comments above. We both would like to come, but it may not be in the budget this year. We have quite abit going on this month and that weekend would be are only one off before school starts again. Thanks for the offer on the parking spot.

We ran into a problem last night. Korbin noticed a few lug nuts loose (typical for aluminum wheels) after only a few miles. We double checked all of them and 4 of the studs on one front hub spin like the knurling is stripped off. We will pull both front hubs off this evening and get it fixed over the weekend. Seems to have the new finished project blues...

[86swb]

Aggie91, did you sand the sealer or seal directly to paint? Thanks

[aggie91]

Sealer directly to paint.

[86swb]

Thanks

[moregrip]

Beautiful!!! Seriously!!!

What drop is that?

[Alan's Classic]

I'm very proud of y'all it turned out great!
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[Greenlee]

Nice work. Truck looks awesome!
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[aggie91]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I am surprised Korbin has not been on here to post what we learned over the weekend. Heatwave posted up the judging results from the show and his truck got 3rd in his class! We just wonder how it would have done if the interior was completed.

Originally Posted by moregrip

Beautiful!!! Seriously!!!

What drop is that?

I'm not sure what the actual measurements are, but here is what we did:
Front has the crossmember raised 1.5" in the frame, 2.5" drop spindles and currently on bags, but will end up with 3/4T coils with at least one coil cut. The rear is a flip kit with the front hanger raised about 1" and the rear hanger is flipped so the shackel swings down instead of up like a stock truck. Guessing it is a 5/7 or 6/8 drop.

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

I'm very proud of y'all it turned out great!
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Thanks Alan, means alot comming from you.

Originally Posted by Greenlee

Nice work. Truck looks awesome!
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Thanks, now we just need to finish the interior.


I worked on the power windows last night, got all the wiring hooked up to test before making the final connections, everything works correctly except the passenger window does not go down. With just a battery hooked across the leads from the motor, it works both up and down. Must be something in the harness that is not making connection. I will work on it more today after work.

[rs72z]

I haven't been here in a while. The truck looks awesome!!

[aggie91]

Got the power windows working last night for both doors. It was just a connection in one of the plugs not making. Next it is onto the the hood again then the tailgate and rear bumper...