1969 K20, extended cab build

[jhama78]

 

[The Freeak]

It seems your Texas metalsmith knows his way around a welder/ brake/ planishing hammer/ etc. Looks amazing. Love this thing.

 

[Rockbuggy84]

Just a little update. Cab is supposed to be done next Friday. I have come to realize that all painters are completely full of shit and timelines don’t get followed.

 

[Rockbuggy84]

Just received some pictures from my painter.

 

[Rockbuggy84]

So the hardest part of the body is now complete. It’s Chevy, hugger orange. The bed, front clip, etc still need body and paint, but it’s all pretty straightforward and if he won’t get it done, I’ll paint them myself.

I’m gonna head down tomorrow, grab the cab and try and get it set on the frame. It’s been so long, hopefully I can find where I put the new body bushings.

 

[Steve300xcw]

 

[Penetrode Offroad]

Incredible

 

[2big bronco]

Awsome! Now you need to sell an excursion to help pay for it

 

[Gatorgrizz27]

Please tell me this thing is getting a 496 big block

 

[Rockbuggy84]

So a little further update. The cab has been returned to my painter. There were multiple issues and it was flat out unacceptable.

I have learned a massive lesson that needs to be shared. Never and I mean never, give too much cash up front and don’t deal with friends or family. This has backfired so bad, it’s pissing me off.

I am once again stalled on the project until he corrects the shit paint job.

 

[Rockbuggy84]

Please tell me this thing is getting a 496 big block

383 stroker, nv4500 and np205.
I’m not a big block fan personally.

 

[Penetrode Offroad]

Never and I mean never, give too much cash up front and don’t deal with friends or family. This has backfired so bad, it’s pissing me off.

100%

 

[barrelroll]

awesome truck.

This is a great read on the custom body work business.

Learn how to paint your own car!

 

[1Sinner]

Awesome truck. Look forward to seeing it finished.

 

[Steve300xcw]

This is a great read on the custom body work business.

Learn how to paint your own car!

I could only make it to this line ...."If they don't allow you to walk around and check the place out, be wary"

GTF outta here with that. I dont know of many shops of any sort, that are going to give a guy off the street a tour of the place. Realistically if you start with stuff like that, you are getting the PITA tax or goona get fired as a customer

 

[arse_sidewards]

I could only make it to this line ...."If they don't allow you to walk around and check the place out, be wary"

GTF outta here with that. I dont know of many shops of any sort, that are going to give a guy off the street a tour of the place. Realistically if you start with stuff like that, you are getting the PITA tax or goona get fired as a customer

I've accidentally been invited to tour two junkyards, one farm and a couple machine shops because I struck up conversation with the old man when I was there to buy something relevant to the business.

But yeah I generally agree that nobody is gonna let you tour their shit as a matter of normal practice.

 

[Steve300xcw]

I've accidentally been invited to tour two junkyards, one farm and a couple machine shops because I struck up conversation with the old man when I was there to buy something relevant to the business.

Yea thats a little bit different.

Need to retitle that article to "How to be a PITA and pay twice as much as anybody else"

 

[barrelroll]

I could only make it to this line ...."If they don't allow you to walk around and check the place out, be wary"

GTF outta here with that. I dont know of many shops of any sort, that are going to give a guy off the street a tour of the place. Realistically if you start with stuff like that, you are getting the PITA tax or goona get fired as a customer

The gist of the article is you should be billed hourly each week and pay weekly for the work preformed. It's about restoration/ custom work not insurance jobs that there's a book for estimating.

 

[Projectjunkie]

What's the paint problems