Next inline was fixing the rust on the fenders and aprons...








Both fenders were in basically the same shape, but I cant seem to find the pics of the drivers fender. Aprons were in pretty sorry shape too






New metal welded in ready to be finished out



Hood even had a couple spots on each side that had to be repaired



Parts getting some primer



Back on truck to check the fit

 

With the outside repair work done and in primer I moved onto the interior next. I had originally planned on just giving everything a good sanding then prime and paint it. Unfortunately at some point the interior had been spray painted & to make matters worse they ran the crap out of it in several areas. So it had to be stripped to bare metal.





Epoxy primed




Prepped, masked up and ready for some paint



I used some House of Kolor left over paint I had from a previous job. First I shot the interior with a white sealer. Let it flash then applied the silver basecoat



Platinum Pearl basecoat applied


3 coats of UFC35 House of Kolor clear

 

After the inside was painted I turned my attention to the outside. I start with 400 wet and finish it off with 600 wet. Wash thoroughly wash everything then mask it up. I done this truck in two stages. All 4 fenders, hood and aprons were painted separate from the cab & bed.

Masked and ready for sealer



Dark grey sealer applied



3 coats of Scarlett Red basecoat




2 coats of UFC35 clear with a flattening agent mixed in. I mixed it at 90% meaning it will have 10% gloss when cured. When spraying a satin clear it goes on shiny then dulls as it cures. It can take up to 8hrs for it to dull out.







The next morning

 

Wow! Impressive stuff. Thanks for taking the time to share your great work. Keep the pictures coming.

 

Very impressive indeed.

Tom

 

After the doghouse & rear fenders had cured for 24hrs




On customer jobs I will not paint a cab & bed together while still bolted down to the frame. Since this is more a shop truck build I didn't want to pull the bed so I just painted it together. I didn't take many pics that day till after it was shot. Went through the same process as the other parts..dark grey sealer fallowed by 3 coats of base color then a couple coats of flattened clear. The first couple pics are from when it was still curing so it has more shine.




After some cure time





Outside in direct sunlight the redness really comes out. Inside at times it looks more maroon





Unmasked and moved back to the other side of my shop




Firewall cleaned up

 

With everything painted, first thing I done was replace the wiring harness with a hot rod universal 12 circuit from Speedway Motors. Forgot to mention earlier the truck had been converted to 12 negative ground by a previous owner.




I mounted the block on the lower firewall above high beam switch. You can kinda see in this pic.



All the engine compartment wiring done




Starting to look like a truck again..hanging front sheet metal for the final time






I'm running aftermarket gauges so I updated the fuel sending unit to an universal 12v from Speedway Motors with one of their adapters to make it fit the stock tank




Gauge set I bought from Speedway. I didn't want the billet look in this truck so I painted the dash panel satin black





Interior starting to come together

 

Blasted and shot many misc. parts satin black




Replaced the vent window gaskets





Both side door windows were cracked so I picked up new pair from LMC along with a windshield gasket







All the glass back in & hood on



Front head on view of this truck is my favorite


Interior finished up




Wheel blasted, epoxied ans painted satin black




The original bedwood had gotten soft in the front so at some point a piece of 1/8' sheet was layed over top it, which was fine except they never drilled any drain holes in the front so it was rusting out in the front corners. The wood crossmembers underneath are still pretty solid so I just laid 1x6 on top then drilled through everything and carriage bolted it all together.

 

Mad skills! Nice work!

 

At this point the body was done except for the running boards. Mine were in bad shape, rusted out where the braces are and bent badly where they were ran into something. Looked around for a better set but really didn't come up with much. So I salvaged what I had. Hammered out the dent edges till they looked presentable and bead rolled some patch panels for the top then gave them a coat of Raptor Liner bed liner.








Next was onto the wrecker boom. It was an old Reese slide in unit made for an 8' bed. So it had to be shortened and I made some modifications to it to get the look I wanted. After everything was welded up I sandblasted it and painted it with implement paint satin black








Epoxy primed & ready for some paint






Going into the truck





Testing out the beacon

 

Truck was back together at this point. I found a place online that sold gas pump restoration items and they had the Standard Oil logo in various sizes. Picked an appropriate size for the doors and had a local sign shop make the shop lettering for me.







A couple pics outside an old Standard Oil Station along the Lincoln Highway old US30 here in central Iowa




When I originally lowered the front I had pulled 3 springs out. It never really gave me the stance I really wanted but it was close. As time went on & I began driving it more the old springs settled and I began hitting the bump stops a lot so I gave in last week and bought a 3" drop axle and 3' lowering springs from Speedway Motors.





Sent the spindles out to a local machine shop and had new bushings pressed in and line honed to fit the new king pins








A couple days ago I pulled the old dog dishes off and installed a set of bullet hub covers. Gives it a little more Hot Rod look. I hope I didn't bore everybody with all the pics

 

You can't bore us with pics. We live for them. Thanks for feeding our addiction.

Really nice work on your truck. It looks great!

 

What a great advertisement for your business. Fantastic job with everything you did on the truck. Congratulations!

 

That truck is awesome!

 

Wow absolutely great job on your truck!!!! You do great work