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I have to admit that I don't know those grills all that well but the centered look is really nice and feels more balanced. Reminds me of my tailgate I never finished, when I show guys I have to point out the changes but for the paint job I'm planning it will work for my truck.
Nicely done, that tailgates going to look nice. I love subtle changes, (one) it's unique, (two) it pisses off the purists. I know with my 66 grille not even the purist see it right away. When they do, they like it, even though they don't say it. It's the nod of the head that I can tell.
gangstakr
Nicely done, that tailgates going to look nice. I love subtle changes, (one) it's unique, (two) it pisses off the purists. I know with my 66 grille not even the purist see it right away. When they do, they like it, even though they don't say it. It's the nod of the head that I can tell.
Exactly! don't get me wrong though, I really like an all original and can appreciate them but they're just not what I want.
Nice job. I did a Frankenstein patchwork on my grill (which was near perfect, until I hit a deer...) using my old dented grill plus another junkyard donor. I tried JB Weld to join the thin aluminum parts together. Looked OK for about a month, then half the JB Weld joints failed. Yours looks robust and cool to me.
So this truck was kinda mothballed after I made the grill as I didn't really have a plan for it and it needs a few things I just wasn't interested in doing at the time. But the other day I figured I would at least clean it up and drive it for the time being. The previous owner had sprayed rattle can primer over the whole thing but it looked like he was only 2" away from the truck when doing it as there were paint runs all over the whole truck. I got out the hose and some 600 grit sand paper and started wet sanding down the primer runs but quickly realized that most of the primer was very thin and the original paint started showing up really quickly with a cool looking patina.
This is what the whole truck looked like before wet sanding it.
and this what it looked like under it all...
it took a bit of work to remove all the primer... Here are a few pics of how it looks now. I'll have to paint the drivers side fender to match (picked up some paint today) I never thought about what was under the primer or the possibility of liking what was there but now I find myself researching ways to protect and bring out more patina.
I've never been a fan of the "billet tube grille" for the 70's Fords. I think you made that look exceptionally well for/on the truck.
Now that the Sky View Blue has come out, maybe its time to change the black grille shell to white! Maybe respray the rear bumper white as well? Would look pretty darn good! Some old style mag wheels?
my79f
I've never been a fan of the "billet tube grille" for the 70's Fords. I think you made that look exceptionally well for/on the truck.
Now that the Sky View Blue has come out, maybe its time to change the black grille shell to white! Maybe respray the rear bumper white as well? Would look pretty darn good! Some old style mag wheels?
Thanks! I understand the feeling on the grills they are not for everyone. As for the truck, yeah I've had to rethink the few plans I had made for it. I was going to paint it Mat Black with a red/black interior so the black & aluminum grill would have looked good. Wheels & tires were something I already had laying around and the tires that came on it were weather cracked. So same thought there the black and aluminum wheels would have looked fine. I planned on lowering it with the DJM F100 3/4 drop kit and probably still will. But now I've been leaning the same way your thinking with white details... I agree it could look really sharp.
FoPar1972 I like the way your truck has turned out. It looks Bitchin. My 67 F-100 still has most of it original paint but it has got the patina thing going pretty heavy. What I'm planning to do is scuff it then shoot some flat clear and call it good. I have used the DJM kit on and and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Some people use this stuff call Patina Sauce but my thing is if you ever what to paint your truck how are you gonna get that stuff off.?
lilorbie
FoPar1972 I like the way your truck has turned out. It looks Bitchin. My 67 F-100 still has most of it original paint but it has got the patina thing going pretty heavy. What I'm planning to do is scuff it then shoot some flat clear and call it good. I have used the DJM kit on and and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Some people use this stuff call Patina Sauce but my thing is if you ever what to paint your truck how are you gonna get that stuff off.?
Thanks for the kind words and the feedback on the DJM kit I really do appreciate it
The dash pad has seen better days so I yanked it out and cleaned up the metal underneath.
I was happy to see that there wasn't any rust under the pad or inside the dash...
Pulled out one of my spare dash pads and scrubbed it really good with degreaser and rinsed it off...
Then hit it with a coat of Vinyl Prep and wiped it down good and let it dry.
With it clean and dry I sprayed it with 3 coats of Landau Black and let it dry.
Ran out of time to get it installed tonight so I'll finish it up tomorrow.
It snowed a bit this morning and then rained for most of the day so I focused my efforts on cleaning up the shop until finally about 5 pm the rain let up and the sun came out so I finished up installing the dash pad.
It goes nicely with the rebuilt the dash and new bezel along with new armrest, horn ring and door lock ****
fe390pc
And now you have another driver to use. Nice work!
Yep now I just need somewhere to go...
Pulled out the old headliner, it's wavy and pulling away from the trim also one of the past owners sprayed it dark blue and sanded the chrome trim so time for it to go.
grabbed my new one from storage and prepped it for paint and then hit it with the same black paint as the dash pad.
Also figured I'd make the sun visors match. The drivers side was damaged so I had to dig another one out of storage.
Also painted the holder...
The passenger side had a period correct mirror stuck to it so I carefully pulled it free and cleaned it up and painted it as well.
once everything was dry I put it all back together.
I also started trying to paint match the drivers side fender but ran out of time tonight so that will have to be finished up sometime soon...
Just not looking right yet so I'll have to keep trying
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don't get me wrong though, I really like an all original and can appreciate them but they're just not what I want.
Here are a few pics of how it looks now. I'll have to paint the drivers side fender to match (picked up some paint today) I never thought about what was under the primer or the possibility of liking what was there but now I find myself researching ways to protect and bring out more patina. 
