Louisiana Classic Truck Club

Thanks guys ! Keith is doing an awesome job on the truck ! Panel fitment and gaps are looking killer. It's what i envisioned, but just didnt quite know how to get it ! You da man Keith ! Thanks, bro !

Here are the three holes that we spoke of earlier. Holler if you have any questions !

Glad you are happy with it Chris!

I got the firewall prepped today, just have a few areas to fine tune. I will close those holes up tomorrow and get some high build primer on it.

I just know in my heart this is going to be one awesome truck. I mean look at the team building it, Chris and Keith both have talent ozzing off them. Looking awesome guys!!!! keep the pics coming, I'm sitting on the edge of my seat.

Mike

This going to be a beauty. Can't waite to see it together.

Sorry Chris, I have been slacking on keeping your build progress updated on my end.

All of the biggest areas needing welding or bodywork are done and epoxy sealed. All thats left on the cab is the small stuff, some small touch ups that are showing now that its all epoxy sealed and get a few coats of build primer on. I spent alot of time getting the bodywork just right before I even apply any build primer, now it should only take one block to be ready to paint.

This shows the dash after the first block to show the high and low spots.


Low spot before and after hammer and dolly work





Low spots again



Low spots gone



Getting the vent recess's level





A thin skim of filler to level the minor imperfections





Sealed and ready for build primer







Firewall smoothed, blocked, and sealed.

Chris came out today to see the lastest addition being done to his truck. As always, it was great having you out at the shop today Chris. Hope the little one feels better!

Chris decided to add a very nice touch to his truck. A flush mount, LED, third brake light. This 3rd brake light is 15 1/4" long, 1/2 inch tall. The lens will be blocked in with the body work, painted up to the edge and cleared over. Once its color sanded and buffed you will see the lens, but wont be able to feel it under the clear.

Heres the 3rd brake light cutout being layed out, cut and the lens fit to the opening in the cab.










And here it is with the lens in correctly, the light box installed and all 60 LED's lit up! I love it!

That thing is looking great Keith....Chris is going to have one good looking truck......


Eric

I agree, Chris will have the nicest truck around. I've got a question about the 3rd brake light (I love it by the way). My 68 has one very similar. Keith what did you use around the edge of the light to hide the seam between the plastic light and the metal cab? Filler? How is the light mounted to the cab?

Thats going to be one slick truck.

Thanks Wynne.

The gap around the lens is pretty tight, it slides in but there is very little gap around it. I cut out the area around the interior light to access the back of the cab. The lens goes from the inside out. I will apply JB weld epoxy on the mounting surface of the lens, then push it through the slot. This will attach the lens to the cab and force a small amount of epoxy through the tiny gap on the outside. Then I can work the lens down to the finished body leve leaving it just alittle high, just enough that the paint edge will build up to the lens level, then lightly block to get the lens to paint level close to perfect, then clear over it all. The light box fits over the lens from behind VERY TIGHTLY and attaches to the cab by two studs welded onto the backside of the panel.

Basically, the lens is epoxied in from behind, then sandwiched tightly between the steel and the light box.

I will get some close up pictures if you need to see it Wynne. If I think about picking up the camera, I will take some as I go to show it through the whole process.

Thanks Keith, I didn't think about JBweld, that would work good. I haven't looked at mine to see how it attaches, but the hole has been cut. If I go with a dark color, I'd love to smooth it and hide it behind the paint. I've seen it done and it was pretty cool to me.

Thanks alot Keith, now I have to add another thing to the list of "stuff I would like to do to my truck". Just kidding, awesome work, that is going to be one nice truck!!!

Scott Johnson wrote:Thanks alot Keith, now I have to add another thing to the list of "stuff I would like to do to my truck". Just kidding, awesome work, that is going to be one nice truck!!!

HaHa ! Keith had so many ideas running thru my head yesterday that i was mentally exhausted while driving home !

Guys, thanks for the kind words ! Keith is doing an outstanding job on the body. It looks sweet with just the DP90 on it ! So much has been tweaked and massaged, you'd just have to see it in person. The 3rd brake light install was awesome. I cant wait to see it completely slick with the body.

As Always, it was a great time yesterday, Keith ! Did you sit down with the catalog and make a list for the '49 ??

Thanks for everything bro, and we'll see again for CTC !!

now you know why I cant sleep at night, I am always thinking of "what if"!

YES, It have went through that catalog at least ten times already. I dont need to make a list, my list is their catalog!

Nice work as always Keith! Beautiful!

Chris, You're lucky Dawg, to have Keith putting his magic on the '68. Ready to see it all done and on the frame!