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Well I finally replaced my shifter that was rigged in with angle iron and bolted to the floor with a real truck shifter. I also fixed the rods somewhat so now atleast Rev and 1st are on the driver side and not passenger side. Unfortunatly i didnt pay enough attention to the diagram and instead looked at the previous setup when i replaced the shift arms. So its Left Up 1, Left Down R, Right Down 2, Right Up 3... O well, it started to rain and ive had enough for the day. Ill leave it be for now, atleast its a bit better
Finally replaced the shifter with a truck shifter mounted to the trans
Looks great Jeff, a little every week, and you'll be done. Wish I could say the same for mine, but i'll keep slugging along.
Thanks Bob,
I got lucky and took a nice week off. Other then the 95 - 100 degree weather it worked out pretty well. I put in 30+ hours this week on the truck but the biggest things are done. Well mostly....Still need to patch the other cab support.
The worst thing of this week is my stuff dying. First it was the grinder and today...My welder pretty much quit on me. Wont feed wire through just click and every one in awhile it would push wire through...Was really weird but ill look at it later. Might remove the wire and start over. See if it will do anything
I use spray dead. Its a brush on sound deadener
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Looking great man. I have been absent for awhile so glad to see the progress.
So you sprayed the tailgate with the Rustoleum - when you paint the truck is that the route you are going to go for the whole thing or are you going to paint it with "real" auto paint?
I've been back and forth on what I want to do with mine, and because I just can't see myself doing tons of bodywork to make everything perfect, I am considering doing a sort of faux-tina shop truck look with Rustoleum. I found a couple guys that did this and I think they have a pretty cool vibe to them and you don't have to fix the dents!
I like that satin red too. I am in the same boat as you - satin red or black. Every time I lean one way I look up trucks the other color and change my mind.
Well if I go black ill use John Deere Blitz Black Tractor Enamel. If I do red im not sure, im leaning more towards using a urethane from Buy Custom Paint For Your Automobile Or Motorcycle At Discount Prices!. Its like $160 for a 1.5gallon kit. Thats pretty good and would get me maybe 2 coats so id probably buy more. I know i used a little over a gallon on my moms truck i painted. Im more worried about how urethane sprays vs Blitz Black. Ive only painted with it and some tractor supply doing a 8:2:1 mixture. I worry about how it settles etc plus i have a cheap gun and a small air compressor. I dont really have experience with it but the price isnt bad. I know blitz black would cost me maybe $100 with paint and hardener and such. I like the Red with black accents but i want to fix all the scratches and dents. So its a toss up. Ive known guys to do the patina method. They would pray and sand it a certain way. Its not my thing, i like solid colors....To each is there own though, i find beauty in them .
I have all sorts of ideas. I want to put a sun roof on this bad boy. Its just such a stuffy vehicle and i dont have AC. So yeah....lol
Filled seams/gaps with hot glue and coated with bed liner. Nothing perfect but its for the truck. Waiting on my arm rest piece and then ill build a cubby on the top and attach it. I really should get it covered in vinyl. It would look awesome
