New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20

[my67chevytruck]

Sweet,,, keep up the work.

[msgross]

nice....

[joe231]

beautiful!!!

[randomhero472]

looks good.. we need to get together, i might as well let you paint my truck

[Lafayette 68K20]

I could not be any happier! Well, maybe if it was already in my garage ready to drive, I'd probably be happier.

Mike - it's looking fantastic! I'm really pleased and looking forward to trucking it back home in a few more weeks. Thanks for making this x-mas really exciting.

[lyrikz]

Originally Posted by Musclerodz

Cab and bed are blocked for the last time before final 2 coats of primer for wet sanding right before color. Also at this time truck was seam sealed. How do you get perfect gutter seams? $60 for 2 tubes of seam sealer. Heavy body for the vertical spots and self leveling for the top that leaves a perfect gutter.

Im at this part right now...

I was going to tilt the cab on the the firewall and put the vertical pieces horizontal, then when that cured, lay the cab back down and put the sealer in the horizontal areas.... Would that work also???? Also, did you tape the cab off when putting the seam sealer on to keep that line so straight?

[Musclerodz]

Originally Posted by lyrikz

Im at this part right now...

I was going to tilt the cab on the the firewall and put the vertical pieces horizontal, then when that cured, lay the cab back down and put the sealer in the horizontal areas.... Would that work also???? Also, did you tape the cab off when putting the seam sealer on to keep that line so straight?

Only taped the vertical portion of the drip rail. Let the self leveling sealer do its magic on its own just making sure the cab was level for uniform flow out. You could lay the cab over, but the self leveling sealer is a little more difficult to deal with when trying to blend to existing sealer. Does not want to cooperate which is why I used two different sealers.

[Musclerodz]

After a week of so so weather, finally got the cab, tailgate, and bottom side of hood painted. I had planned to do the doors as well but ran out of time. looks like next week we will finish all the painting providing good weather.

[killer71]

Wow...that's nice!

[CG]

Smoooooth!

[thirdstreettito]

Wow! Lookin good!

[Musclerodz]

Looking a little more like a truck in this pic. Now is when all the real fun begins and pics don't show much. Richard now is the time to let me know if you want to stay black or go back white. Had some break through so I have to do the lettering one more time.

[454_72_4X4]

Lookin good!
When can I come and pick it up? I'll leave ya my 72....it's orange.....Richard surely won't notice.... Hahahaha

White lettering would look better IMHO.

[Lafayette 68K20]

Hey Mike - man - that looks CRAZY good! Very nice. So, it'll be ready this Sunday, right

You know - I'm really think the off white (stock color) is what I want for the letters. Black is cool - but I think going white is cooler. Don't know why, but something is telling me to go back to the stock off white. If it's not too late and not too hard to do - please go with the stock white.

Looks like I need to get up there quick and take her home before I end up driving home a 72!

Thanks!

[Musclerodz]

Small update. I have been holding out on pics because I new the owner was coming in to see it and I wanted to make sure he had something fresh to look at when he got here. Anyways, I will be posting pics this weekend unless Richard beats me to it with the pics he took.

[ChaseDale3and8]

I've been watching this build for quite a while. Looking forward to seeing the updated pics of it! It's a really nice looking project! ...Joe

[Lafayette 68K20]

Just got back from OK visiting Mike at his shop. I hope these pictures d0 justice to the artwork that I saw there. Mike's meticulous attention to detail is unmatched, and I can't wait to get my 68 home and start driving. Mike - thanks for the great work and tour of your shop. Notice new front diff, LED tail lights and white lettering on the tail gate. More pics coming . . .

[Lafayette 68K20]

More pics . . new wheels, new 1 ton brake and clutch boosters, rebuilt 327 matched with the NV4500 tranny, freshly built 396 backup motor prepared for storage until the 327 gives out, and the radio and A/C controller installed. It's really getting close now.

[lowrollin70gmc]

Very nice work, those 327s can be fun if you wind them out.

[msgross]

very nice... is a 205 replacing the original TC then?

[Lafayette 68K20]

Originally Posted by msgross

very nice... is a 205 replacing the original TC then?

the original owner put a 205 in about a year before I bought it, so it's going back in along with a new NV4500 adpater.

[msgross]

that sounds like a nice setup...

[Lafayette 68K20]

Here's a couple more pics that I found in my camera - some more details . . . another view of the front diff, new factory mirrors, new door handles, new disk brakes on the front, and the nice restoration/cleanup on the factory A/C controls.

[454_72_4X4]

Originally Posted by Lafayette 68K20

Here's a couple more pics that I found in my camera - some more details . . . another view of the front diff, new factory mirrors, new door handles, new disk brakes on the front, and the nice restoration/cleanup on the factory A/C controls.

The first and second pic show different colors. I'm sure that's just a camera thing.
Which one id closer to the actual color?

Lookin excellent so far! And comin together quick now!

[Lafayette 68K20]

Originally Posted by 454_72_4X4

The first and second pic show different colors. I'm sure that's just a camera thing.
Which one id closer to the actual color?

Lookin excellent so far! And comin together quick now!

Mike can probably explain the actual color better than I, however, I think the picture on the right (with door handle) is a bit more accurate. I'm going back with the original factory color which is 04514AA Red. Even though it says Red, it's always looked more orange to me. The picture on the left had quite a bit of fluorescent light reflection in it, which I think makes it look a bit more red. If you look at some of the earlier pics in the thread (page 1) you can see the original color.