azratrods '64

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » March 15, 2011, 4:48 pm

its official! the truck is going to be painted blitz black. its a john deere product. i know i know. everyone paints there ride flat black these days. thats because black is an awsome color. besides, the blitz black is only $35 a gallon, it holds up well, and is easy to touch up. i also dont really care about the paint right now. its not a show truck. i want people looking at all of the awsome metal work that has been done to the truck. the interior of the cab and the engine fire wall will be getting appliance paint in white from home depot. you cant hurt the stuff, its easy to clean, and its super bright. it will be a great contrast to the flat black. i might even throw in some pin stripes here and there.

noley99 · Post by **noley99** » March 15, 2011, 5:05 pm

You have read my mind... I'm thinking the same thing for the color. I'm going gloss black on the inside and in the engine bay.

salf100 · Post by **salf100** » March 15, 2011, 7:06 pm

I love the suede black exterior and bright red interior look. Google "Brian popes f100" and you will see what I mean. AZ, you are my inspiration! You are doing what Ive been trying to do for the last 3 years (but yours is a little more extream :}) I hope to be finished with mine in the next couple of years. I really love that your keeping the ol' school look and style.

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » March 15, 2011, 9:24 pm

Eric, did you get to work on it any this Sunday? When is the next build day? and if you want me to squirt the paint i'll bring up the HVLP.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » March 16, 2011, 1:06 am

And with just the right amount of chrome!, flat black looks fantastic!

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » March 16, 2011, 5:40 am

yes bill garbz and i worked on the truck on sunday. i dropped the bed off at the media blaster today. he said he might have it ready to be picked up by the end of the week. i would love to start getting some paint on parts this weekend. im going to have to do some sanding and prep first. pm me your number and we can figure out a game plan

dragginwagon · Post by **dragginwagon** » March 16, 2011, 5:59 am

salf100 wrote:I love the suede black exterior and bright red interior look. Google "Brian popes f100" and you will see what I mean. AZ, you are my inspiration! You are doing what Ive been trying to do for the last 3 years (but yours is a little more extream :}) I hope to be finished with mine in the next couple of years. I really love that your keeping the ol' school look and style.

one of the best things on that truck is the gloss black pinstriping!!!! very subtle and clean

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » March 16, 2011, 2:10 pm

i just looked at that truck for the first time. that thing is nice. im going for the same look. except for a white interior, chrome lakes pipes, and i dont think ill run cheater slicks on the rear. i had a set for the truck but they barely fit in the wells after we dropped the truck down the first time. i will be running white walls though

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » March 22, 2011, 4:56 am

modified the front cross member to still support the front of the frame

whats left of the old hitch

removing the old hitch

got the big ugly tabs cut off the 9". they were there from when the truck had a dump bed

got the motor and tranny out so we can pressure wash everything, grind it to bare metal, then paint it semi gloss black

the po must not have been able to find replacment motor mounts. they cut the cross member out, welded in 57-60 material, and used clam shell rubber mounts

the clam shell mounts

got the vents blasted and painted

the front of the frame missing the motor and tranny

azjake · Post by **azjake** » March 22, 2011, 9:37 am

Looking good Rat! I will try to make it to "Rat's Sunday Fun Day" this weekend to help with your truck and pick up some parts!

Jake

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » March 22, 2011, 10:01 pm

picked the bed up from the stripper today. the bed is pretty rough. it was expected since it was a city truck and the bed was a dump bed. luckly i have a bunch of spare long bed parts that i can swap over to my short bed and make it like brand new. after leaving the stripper i got the bed over to my buddys place to get it in primer. it should be ready for sanding and paint this weekend or the next. the bed floor is going to be reenforced then raised and made out of wood. it should look great with the moon tank mounted on top of the wood. the battery will be hidden under the "wood tonneau cover"
simular to this c10 chevy:

The Big M · Post by **The Big M** » March 23, 2011, 5:32 pm

Sweet build! Wow, you guys don't mess around...

I may have missed it somewhere along the way, but what will you be using as a sender for the Moon tank? I'm leaning towards a Moon-style tank myself, but the one I was looking at didn't have provisions for a sender.

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » March 23, 2011, 8:56 pm

sender? we dont need no stinkin' sender!

the moon tank is a real vintage tank from the 60s. it has a clear fuel guage tube on the tank. thats what will be used to see what level the tank is at. easy and simple

The Big M · Post by **The Big M** » March 24, 2011, 9:30 am

That works!

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » March 27, 2011, 1:48 am

pictures of the truck will be coming sunday night. i just like teasing the guys who are following the build

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » March 27, 2011, 8:13 am

that just ain't right!!!! since I'm not there, I guess I'll

you guys on and sit here and wait for the pics...

Wish there were members closer to me to help when I needed it... you are so lucky...

you all have a great weekend and I'll sit here in my snow.....

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » March 28, 2011, 12:06 am

so we got the frame power washed twice, ground clean with wire basket wheels, and the bill w. got her painted. garbz and i put in 11 hours today, bill put in 10, scott and kevin stone put in a few also. thanks to eveyone for the help. especially bill w. the guy is a stud!

the outer plate over the Zed section

the inner plate over the Zed area

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » March 28, 2011, 1:47 am

That looks fantastic!, and I especially love the wheels!, sounds like AZ will have to be on the agenda next year!, tell Dave he owes us a night out!

TheOPWK · Post by **TheOPWK** » March 28, 2011, 9:19 am

Looks good man.

Santi · Post by **Santi** » March 28, 2011, 10:17 am

Good job!! Wish you guys were here in Albuquerque to help finish mine.. LOL

azratrods '64

blitz black coming

paint on sunday

popes f100

as of 3.20.2011

the bad back from the stripper 3.22.2011

moon tank questions

build party/as of 3.27.2011

as of 3.27.2011