nlongo33 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Some times all it takes is a bunch of new parts to fuel the excitement and then a whole lot gets done. Looks like there are plenty of parts to cause lots of excitement! good morning folks here are some progress pictures from over the holiday.... 4" lift is in, talked to my buddy at body shop and horse traded some dodge 3rd gen parts and he is going to faux patina new hood and that one fender to match rest of the truck..got new crossmembers for the bed so that project and the carb are next in line Cam ordered his wheels they will be in on monday so we can mount up the 35" toyos other tinkering to make the truck more reliable and safer.....now onto the pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 good morning folks here are some progress pictures from over the holiday.... 4" lift is in, talked to my buddy at body shop and horse traded some dodge 3rd gen parts and he is going to faux patina new hood and that one fender to match rest of the truck..got new crossmembers for the bed so that project and the carb are next in line Cam ordered his wheels they will be in on monday so we can mount up the 35" toyos other tinkering to make the truck more reliable and safer.....now onto the pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Good progress! And, as Jim says, progress is good! And the truck is looking good as well. But how does one faux patina a body panel to match the rest? I'm curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Good progress! And, as Jim says, progress is good! And the truck is looking good as well. But how does one faux patina a body panel to match the rest? I'm curious. just some random quick video that kind of hits high lights search youtube you will see just a paint technique to match weathering mother nature has already done so well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 just some random quick video that kind of hits high lights search youtube you will see just a paint technique to match weathering mother nature has already done so well Thanks, I'll watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks, I'll watch it. not a great video but i think you will get the jist essentially paint techniques where you mimic what the sun does by layering paint and removing it in deliberate steps to look aged and weathered with out looking "painted" if done right looks really kind of cool in my opinion.....if done wrong looks like a poorly done highschool art project  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 not a great video but i think you will get the jist essentially paint techniques where you mimic what the sun does by layering paint and removing it in deliberate steps to look aged and weathered with out looking "painted" if done right looks really kind of cool in my opinion.....if done wrong looks like a poorly done highschool art project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks! I've watched some parts of them and skipped through when I saw how they were doing it to get to the end. But there are apparently several different approaches. Good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks! I've watched some parts of them and skipped through when I saw how they were doing it to get to the end. But there are apparently several different approaches. Good to know. yup there is real no right way, cool thing about my buddy doing it is he has technology to match the paints,,,,, and it only cost me parts that were taking up space....i just think the patina the truck has is cooler than clean paint... like tow mater from cars says it (patina) tells a story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 yup there is real no right way, cool thing about my buddy doing it is he has technology to match the paints,,,,, and it only cost me parts that were taking up space....i just think the patina the truck has is cooler than clean paint... like tow mater from cars says it (patina) tells a story newer old shoes for the ole girl, to replace the 30+ year old tires and rusty wheels that were made to look good in pictures but were only good for short test drives... now rides soooo much smoother...go figure lol..... Truck: 4" suspension lift Rough country Tires: 35x12.5x17 toyo mts off my dodge (gave the boy a good deal on them) have about 15k on them just breaking in...i love toyos Wheels: 17x8.5 4.5bs 0 mm off set 5 on 5-1/2 Vision 398 Manx.....Nice wheel for roughly 139 a wheel delivered (eventually wheel will be painted Wimbledon White and bead lock will be left black) truck heads to body shop tomorrow new hood and that primer fender is going to be patina to match rest of the truck..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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