Those median barriers sure are unforgiving, but like you said the car did what it was supposed to do and you walked away, that's always the best outcome. There are plenty more toys out there to replace it with.
My 99 K2500 Suburban
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To address the elephant in the room. (I also question my own sanity, so you are not alone.) Yes I changed the color choice. No, it wasn't the best idea to add more work to an already extensive and laborious list of to-do's..
I didn't get a great picture of the flake on this, but you can see it has a gold flake and is a brighter color. After much thought. (Too much thought..) I had decided the blue was to dark, so why not stick with the original blue I had picked? Well, that would have been to easy.. I seen a Bronco in a parking lot and the sun hit it just right and I had to have this color instead. Also, as mentioned above, my parents referred to this thing as the "Green Machine" its whole life.. (Yes, even after it was blue.. My mother would not let the "Green Machine" go..)
That is the primer I have used on everything I have primed. Inside the fender I used a 2k aerosol version which I do not recommend as there is almost nothing in that $32 can.. It is super easy to mix and you can buy throw away spray guns at Harbor Freight for about $14 if your too lazy to clean the gun when you are finished. (Like I am..)
The color: Eruption Green Pearlcoat (Ford). Code: FA/M7476
The liner is the "Tintable Kit". I don't think I covered all this last time I had sprayed the liner. Getting the tint for the liner is so much easier and cheaper to get from Raptor. It comes in the pre-measured bottles with no binders to get as much color as possible.
I got the paint/tint from this link: https://www.raptorliner.com/store/p...es_(we_only_sell_in_12_ounce_increments).html (If the link doesn't work, copy and paste.) (No, I am not an affiliate or whatever it is called. Just spreading knowledge.)
They claim you can mix it inside the bottle, I pour it in a cup like a reasonable person. I rinse the liner bottle with some of the hardener to get the liner that is left inside the bottle. Then pour the paint in, then do the same with the paint bottle, add hardener to clean out the paint bottle. (They send a clear cup with a fill line, that is the amount of hardener you mix to 1 bottle of liner, so I pre-measure the hardener before I start, by time I am finished everything is mixed in the cup and then poured back into the liner bottle before being shot through the gun that comes with the kit.)
Onto the gun setting and distance, the gun has an adjustable tip. Both times I have shot this liner, the tip is tightened all the way down, and I do not touch it. I set the pressure at 60PSI at the gun. (My kit came with an adjustable regulator for the gun.) I shoot at 6-8 inches.
I need to fire my photographer. (MYSELF!) I did not get a full picture of the firewall in its new color apparently, I will get them when I am there next time. Also, as much fun as it is to sand the entire undercarriage because I am indecisive. I opted to paint the undercarriage black this time. So if I decide to get excited over another color later.. Black is universal.. I do not have pictures of the undercarriage either apparently.. I will get those as well.
With the car totalled, hopefully I can concentrate my attention to this guy, I have to finish getting through the fiasco first.. Obviously with the holidays, not much has happened with that situation. We shall see.
On a brighter note, I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, and will have a wonderful New Year!
More to come soon.
I didn't get a great picture of the flake on this, but you can see it has a gold flake and is a brighter color. After much thought. (Too much thought..) I had decided the blue was to dark, so why not stick with the original blue I had picked? Well, that would have been to easy.. I seen a Bronco in a parking lot and the sun hit it just right and I had to have this color instead. Also, as mentioned above, my parents referred to this thing as the "Green Machine" its whole life.. (Yes, even after it was blue.. My mother would not let the "Green Machine" go..)
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That is the primer I have used on everything I have primed. Inside the fender I used a 2k aerosol version which I do not recommend as there is almost nothing in that $32 can.. It is super easy to mix and you can buy throw away spray guns at Harbor Freight for about $14 if your too lazy to clean the gun when you are finished. (Like I am..)
The color: Eruption Green Pearlcoat (Ford). Code: FA/M7476
The liner is the "Tintable Kit". I don't think I covered all this last time I had sprayed the liner. Getting the tint for the liner is so much easier and cheaper to get from Raptor. It comes in the pre-measured bottles with no binders to get as much color as possible.
I got the paint/tint from this link: https://www.raptorliner.com/store/p...es_(we_only_sell_in_12_ounce_increments).html (If the link doesn't work, copy and paste.) (No, I am not an affiliate or whatever it is called. Just spreading knowledge.)
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They claim you can mix it inside the bottle, I pour it in a cup like a reasonable person. I rinse the liner bottle with some of the hardener to get the liner that is left inside the bottle. Then pour the paint in, then do the same with the paint bottle, add hardener to clean out the paint bottle. (They send a clear cup with a fill line, that is the amount of hardener you mix to 1 bottle of liner, so I pre-measure the hardener before I start, by time I am finished everything is mixed in the cup and then poured back into the liner bottle before being shot through the gun that comes with the kit.)
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Onto the gun setting and distance, the gun has an adjustable tip. Both times I have shot this liner, the tip is tightened all the way down, and I do not touch it. I set the pressure at 60PSI at the gun. (My kit came with an adjustable regulator for the gun.) I shoot at 6-8 inches.
I need to fire my photographer. (MYSELF!) I did not get a full picture of the firewall in its new color apparently, I will get them when I am there next time. Also, as much fun as it is to sand the entire undercarriage because I am indecisive. I opted to paint the undercarriage black this time. So if I decide to get excited over another color later.. Black is universal.. I do not have pictures of the undercarriage either apparently.. I will get those as well.
With the car totalled, hopefully I can concentrate my attention to this guy, I have to finish getting through the fiasco first.. Obviously with the holidays, not much has happened with that situation. We shall see.
On a brighter note, I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, and will have a wonderful New Year!
More to come soon.
They sure are.. The best outcome for sure.. and yes, lots of toys.. However, I am not buying anymore toys until this toy is finished lol.
My girl just got a Gladiator Mojave.. I am trying to stay uninterested..
Here is a nice pic of the color, sort of an example of the vision.
Will go with color matched flares and bumpers like this too. Not sold on the bronze wheels yet, still kicking the idea around. I won't have to repaint the interior either since it was Neutral stock anyway. If I would have stayed blue I would have had to paint the interior black for sure.. I still may go with black carpet, and might paint some of the lower panels black. Unless it looks cringy, I wont know that until I start putting it back together.
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Will go with color matched flares and bumpers like this too. Not sold on the bronze wheels yet, still kicking the idea around. I won't have to repaint the interior either since it was Neutral stock anyway. If I would have stayed blue I would have had to paint the interior black for sure.. I still may go with black carpet, and might paint some of the lower panels black. Unless it looks cringy, I wont know that until I start putting it back together.
I think bronze wheels go better on a less flashy green. That green's so bright that the bronze hides.
Alright gang, with the challenger out of the way, I have been busy in the right way lol. I will be posting some updates as I find time, I’ve been all hands on the truck.
Here are some pics of the firewall that I promised.
Here is the newly black undercarriage.
Some don’t like the black undercarriage, it doesn’t bother me so much, in fact in person I prefer the black as it looks much cleaner. To each their own, more coming soon.
Here are some pics of the firewall that I promised.
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Here is the newly black undercarriage.
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Some don’t like the black undercarriage, it doesn’t bother me so much, in fact in person I prefer the black as it looks much cleaner. To each their own, more coming soon.
With the firewall and undercarriage finished, reassembly could begin! (Finally..) I was unsure where to start so, I started with the heart of this beast, pulled it out of the plastic and desiccant I had stored it in, it was stored for almost 6 years. Bore scoped it make sure I didn’t have any corrosion starting in the cylinders, it looks as good as the day it came home.
Went ahead and looped the oil cooler port so I could prime it up.
Got good oil to all my pushrods. No reason not to close her up and paint her.
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Went ahead and looped the oil cooler port so I could prime it up.
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Got good oil to all my pushrods. No reason not to close her up and paint her.
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I was kicking around the idea of the old Chevy orange, but wanted to keep it simple.
Got it all taped up, and cleaned up.
Sprayed about 3 coats of ceramic primer. (Don’t worry they are old plugs.)
Decided on a semi gloss black, did about 3 coats of ceramic black.
Decided to paint the intake also, and the valve covers. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with the valve covers, so I decided to stick with green/bronze scheme and sprayed em ceramic bronze.
Got it all taped up, and cleaned up.
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Sprayed about 3 coats of ceramic primer. (Don’t worry they are old plugs.)
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Decided on a semi gloss black, did about 3 coats of ceramic black.
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Decided to paint the intake also, and the valve covers. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with the valve covers, so I decided to stick with green/bronze scheme and sprayed em ceramic bronze.
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I set the intake on it to get a sneak peek lol.
Cleaned up and painted the mounts and brackets.
The tedious stuff that most people leave out, but hey, it’s a build thread.
Trans crawled out of hiding lol.
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Cleaned up and painted the mounts and brackets.
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The tedious stuff that most people leave out, but hey, it’s a build thread.
Trans crawled out of hiding lol.
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The valve covers didn’t blend in how I wanted, so being me..
Always doing too much..
Lower intake is installed, still waiting on injectors to finish up and install the upper.
Stray bolt protection lol. The black is what it needed. Not trying to go over the top with the bronze, just some nice clean accents.
Another sneak peek.
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Always doing too much..
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Lower intake is installed, still waiting on injectors to finish up and install the upper.
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Stray bolt protection lol. The black is what it needed. Not trying to go over the top with the bronze, just some nice clean accents.
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Another sneak peek.
