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Okay, here goes I hope. I won't be starting from the beginning but I will try to keep it chronological as much as possible.
Passenger side fender
Rad. after I wire brushed it, Prior to painting
Rust out. Odd place.
STEEL SCREENING W/ METAL EPOXY
Yes, it's Bondo. But with the screening it wasn't thick. Like I said...budget.
The rust was odd and for a while I couldn't figure it out. Then I remembered the guy before me used the truck to hall a fifth wheel horse trailer so the tail gate was always down. Hence rust in a spot you wouldn't see it usually.
My task master Tati ( Tatiana ) She keeps me honest. <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>
This is what she looked like back around 06 ( I'm guessing ) when her 2nd ? owner had her in Sparks Nevada. I got these pics off of FTE. I found them when I was perusing paint schemes and realized it was my truck. I got her from a guy in Newtown, Ct. in 2010. He had her trim off and in partial primer. I drove her until 2014 and finally decided to get my **** in gear.
She'll be green and white with either satin black rims or I may stay with chrome rims
nice truck.. good job on the elbow grease clean up.... i am getting my 71 f100 back together the paint is almost done.. but now it is time for the trim and how much work i really want to put into it to make it shine..
nice truck.. good job on the elbow grease clean up.... i am getting my 71 f100 back together the paint is almost done.. but now it is time for the trim and how much work i really want to put into it to make it shine..
Looking at that paint I would offer to do the trim if you did my paint. Tough commutes though!
I wish I had gone through HIO's build thread before I started mine. I would have used that electrolysis? bath for most of the parts I have here. Again, I did a lot of it with wire wheels, oven cleaner, and yes, the most common theme of my work... elbow grease. My battery trays are worse for wear but I can't justify buying new ones and finding them used is pretty unrealistic here.
Something isn't working. The pics aren't uploading
aSignal light brackets. Studs rusted to crap. Figured I would drill them out and use through studs and nuts to the stone deflector
one head light bracket, horns and bezels. Figure I'll just paint the bezels gloss black
I chiseled the fender to stone deflector pieces off of the rotten deflector. I almost tossed them with it but being a good frugal Conn. Yankee ( I can make a nickel squeal ) I decided to keep them. Good thing, I didn't realize until later that they are not sold as part of the deflector!
Can anyone tell me why all the trim is aluminum except for the two pieces on the "shoulders " of the cab they made of "pot metal" that was chromed????
Bumper pads. Need one. If anyone has a good one let me know how much
Washer reservoir. If anyone knows how to make the clear part less yellow, I'm all ears
03-29-2016, 01:33 AM
.. i am getting my 71 f100 back together the paint is almost done.. but now it is time for the trim and how much work i really want to put into it to make it shine..
