Topic: Lighting the fire on the back burner build '53

[Greybeards Customs]

Looking at the picture I believe there may be some holes in the corner for some Vintage Air.

eventually there will be something like that filling those holes . I have a heat and air unit from the rear of a conversion van that is all self contained that I will probably use . Good eye by the way !

[Greybeards Customs]

I had a friend tell me about a rust removal product that is available from Lowes , it's called Jasco , it's in the paint section . I used a spray bottle to spray it on the side of the bed and in just about 2 hours all the rust was gone and the rust turned black . I think this works along the lines of some of the rust killers on the market like from eastwood and por 15 . I had the bed sand blasted about 5 years ago because it was extremely pitted and you can't sand in the pits to remove the rust , well long story short I never prepped it and it rusted again that's when I thought I would try the jasco . I went over the bed side with some 180 on my DA and then sprayed the jasco on , it works awesome and it's $8.95 a quart . Anyway i didn't take a picture before I hit it with the sander but I think you will still be able to tell the difference . 

[obama]

Will have to try that, thanx for the tip.

[coony278]

Dang that fire you lit was a big one LOL. Looks great and looks like this is coming together quick lke.

[Greybeards Customs]

Will have to try that, thanx for the tip.

It made a believer out of me

Dang that fire you lit was a big one LOL. Looks great and looks like this is coming together quick lke.

I have been very active on this truck the last few weeks , but remember most all the fab work and a lot of the body work I did four years ago so it seems that I am getting things done quicker than normal . I wish I was that fast .

[hotwheels]

that looks amazing.....

[Greybeards Customs]

Thanks Dude !

[Dustin Arnett]

Lookin good


~Dustin

[zpi28]

Looking good, thanks for sharing the jasco tip.

[Greybeards Customs]

Well JD55F100 came by the shop the other day and fabbed up a set of custom front bumper brackets that would mount the stock bumper to the stubbed of nova sub frame . We don't call him the bracket master for nothing , these turned out awesome looking .

[Greybeards Customs]

I have just finished the major part of the bodywork on the bed sides , man this thing was so beat up it was unreal . I just put the first round of the 2K build primer on , so I guess thier will be some big time block sanding going on tomorrow .













How about some pink build primer ----- No male confidence problems here guys !

[Dustin Arnett]

That looks super clean!


~Dustin

[RangerRat]

LOOKING GOOD !!!!

[miraclepieco]

You are the new Boyd Coddington!   

You know I'm kidding, right?   

Awesome to know you are versatile enough to do that nice of finish work too!   

[hotwheels]

Wow, that is looking awesome.......keep up the great work.

[Greybeards Customs]

Thanks for all the nice responces , I am really trying hard to do a nice build for my dad . I hate doing body work , it's not my cup of tea for sure . As for as Boyd goes , we just don't have enough drama in the old Greybeards shop for that ! I hope in the next few days I will get the pre assembly finished on the truck so I can break it all down to paint it .

[oldskool49]

Sweet progress. And those brackets, OUTSTANDING! And Boyd. He may have been a master of some, but was most deff. drama king.




 

[Greybeards Customs]

Johnathan really does a good job fabbing up any kind of custom bracket , it's great to have talented friends for sure .