Was hoping for alot more progress at this point in the project, but work, family, and more recently the 115 degree heat has put a damper on things. As far as the truck itself, I am finally finished with most of the sanding by hand. After looking it over real good I didn't feel as if my personal experience with paint/body was good enough to get it perfectly straight. I've employed the help of a long time friend to assist with the sealing/priming/blocking to make sure its perfectly straight. Sunday, I got it over to his shop and here's where she sits right now. I also got the paint mixed up. I bought a gallon of a dark/pale green, and have been adding several cups of white and stirring by hand, to get my desired color. I think I have finally got it exactly how I want it. Not sure what to call it, but its pretty close to what Ford use to call Boxwood Green. Either way, for now I'm happy with it.
I figured that was coming. I'm sure you were just busting my balls.... But, Ive been pretty set on this paint scheme for almost a year now. Way before that truck was in existance.
That's funny, because I was really thinking the same thing. I've pretty much narrowed it down to 3 or 4 possible paint schemes. Most of which are two tone/factory style paint schemes.
Turquoise/white
OliveGreen/white
Champagne/white
Flat Olive green
Yep, thats the one. Thats the first thing that i thought of when I saw the show. that it was a nice build, but damn...thats the same color I'm painting my truck. But if anything, I hope it continues to build the popularity of the 67-72 Ford trucks. The 67-72 Chevy truck has pretty much dominated that era, from a collector/custom builder point of view. Hopefully, more and more people will start to see the beauty of these trucks like I do.
i was just fuckin with you.. i know you've always had nice rides..
and honestly that truck was the cleanest looking build i think they've done so far
It was real clean and well done, but it seemed somewhat questionable that it brought $50,000+ at auction. Maybe its all smoke and mirrors, for the TV show. I feel like I'm pretty much building the same truck, (minus the cv front clip, and drivetrain) and would be happy to sell it for a 1/4 of that when finished.
Finally started to lay down some paint. I hope to have it completely painted by this time next week, and then I'll start the color sand/buff process. Anyways, here's a few pics. I will have More updated pics in the next week or so.
Man, I simply cannot blieve you would send such a pristine vehicle to the crusher. It's not loke they are going to make any more of them.
Thanks for your input. I went back and reread my posts, and see that I didn't post what happened to the parts truck. After stripping it of its grill, tailgate, and all aluminum trim, I posted it for sale on Craigslist. Less than 8 hours after listing it, a guy agreed to buy it at the same price I had bought it for originally. So basically, I got my much needed trim, tailgate and grill for free. He was also a Ford enthusiast, and when we dropped the truck off at his shop, he had 5 or 6 restored f100's, a couple of real nice fairlanes, and a ton of "parts trucks" and projects sitting out behind his shop. So, it went to somebody that will probably actually do something with the truck. And he was also a good contact/relationship to have during this build. He also had a few interior parts that I got from him.
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