Impressed with your tenacity! I finally finished my chicken coop project today, but now it’s bow season! I need to keep the needle moving somehow!!
1966/'69 A100 Twins Build
- Thread starter Jim Kueneman
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Can’t believe it. Will weld in those 2 box braces in the morning and I am done with the metal on this thing. What a long hard road working on one of these unibody trucks is.
Stick a fork in it. Body work time.
Richard Sweet
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Are you going to replace the tailgate chains with folding braces like Troy did on his A100 at Full Scale?
No, I am done. I don't enjoy making customizations/modifications.
Some moron convinced themselves these A100 trucks would easy to restore there is not much to them…… other than hundreds of square feet of metal get straight and paint. Base coat of epoxy scuffed with 180 and ready for a couple coats of grey SPI epoxy to get a fresh base so the filler will chemically bond. Plus now if I see red oxide when sanding it is time to stop sanding. That looks way better than I thought it would.
It looks good in grey Jim. What colour is it going to end up?
Was thinking light teal and white but I’m missing a splash of color with the Coronet gone. May be SPI orange like it was.
A little wood working and tomorrow skimming and blocking. Look at me making tools.
JDMopar
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What a great idea! I was just slowly scrolling down thru the pics and when I saw you were at the point of sanding the floor of the bed, I thought, "I'd probably shoot myself in the face if I had to do that!"....and I enjoy doing bodywork! LOL. Sell the idea to that outfit you get those fancy blocks from. They could name them the Jiminator! 
Well Jim I said it before on the Valiant build and I’ll say it again , you do marvelous work .
Or should I say fantastic body work !
Oh thanks for the Power Nation video, now I want to do that to my /6 !
But it won’t happen to that extent. Just a machined head Aussi manifold and throttle body EFI and Aussi valve cover . Oh and double roller timing set . On the original 123,000 mile bottom end.
Or should I say fantastic body work !
Oh thanks for the Power Nation video, now I want to do that to my /6 !
But it won’t happen to that extent. Just a machined head Aussi manifold and throttle body EFI and Aussi valve cover . Oh and double roller timing set . On the original 123,000 mile bottom end.
This thing has pushed my limits emotionally. I want it done.
I don’t blame you ,it can be a bit stressful doing excellent work and wondering when an if the problem's will end .
But like they say “small bites will finish the elephant “
But like they say “small bites will finish the elephant “
Ran out of filler plus by noon it’s too hot and the filler hardens too quickly. Should only be a few hours in the morning and time for a sealer coat of epoxy. This is a ton of work but worth it in my opinion.
mygasser
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agreed, definately worth it jim
neil.
neil.
Just for you Neil
About 12 hours into this and it’s on the downhill side. A few more rib flaws to fill. The floor extensions and wheel wells can be done with a DA. Should have this all sealed up with epoxy tomorrow, Monday at the latest. It really makes a difference in my opinion. That extra detail of nice sharp/straight ribs.
About 12 hours into this and it’s on the downhill side. A few more rib flaws to fill. The floor extensions and wheel wells can be done with a DA. Should have this all sealed up with epoxy tomorrow, Monday at the latest. It really makes a difference in my opinion. That extra detail of nice sharp/straight ribs.
mygasser
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the extra time spent now makes the difference between ''that's nice'' and ''wow!''. this like all the others you've done will be the latter for sure
neil.
neil.
the extra time spent now makes the difference between ''that's nice'' and ''wow!''. this like all the others you've done will be the latter for sure
neil.
Exactly. Unfortunately I can not settle for nice it seems.
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mygasser
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i've edited that for you jim 
''Exactly. Unfortunately I can't settle for nice it seems.''
''Exactly. Unfortunately I can't settle for nice it seems.''
Stick a fork in it. The heavy lifting is done. Tomorrow skim the flat side extension plates with filler and a quick DA to fill the pits then a little work on the cab back wall and it time for two coats of epoxy to seal up all this filler. What a job but it will pay off in the end with a clean crisp paint job in the bed.
That cab wall is taking way more time than I expected. It was kicking my butt when the clouds built up and started to sprinkle. Yup that’s why I stopped.
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mygasser
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the rotisserie makes it easier but you must be on your knees doing parts like that. i'd be stiff as a board the day after, lol.
neil.
neil.
Waiting for the wax and grease remove to evaporate before a couple coats of epoxy to seal this filler. There are still pin holes and a few spots but from here on out it will be Icing glaze not Platinum Plus.
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