Paint Colors Choosen

Finally made the decision on the paint colors.
The bottom of the truck will be painted Mercedes Iridium Silver and the top half and dash will be painted Bright Atlantic Blue. That is a Ford color. I personally think it will look nice when completed. Hopefully should be completely painted by this coming summer. This sample doesn't show the metallic in both paints. It really pops in the sun
Merry Christmas to you all. Been another great year.

Preping cab for paint

Went to Quincy last week to get some 1/2 pints of paint to do a test spray. Got the silver and three different colors of blue for Jeff to sample spray. Jeff has part of the cab body work done and the doors are close to being ready for paint. He will spray all the colors on a panel and then call me to come down for a look see.
The silver will be Mercedes Iridium Silver. The three choices for the blue are a Mercedes dark blue,  One called Laser Blue, which is a newer Chevy color, and one call Brilliant Atlantic Blue which is a Ford color.
Did a little more research on a roll pan for the rear of the truck bed. May buy one off E-BAY and modify it. Got to put my thinking cap on for this one.

Bed Panels back together

Spent the last two warm days putting the bed back together.  I first cleaned up the cross pieces the bed mounts on and welded in some caged nuts to make putting it together a little easier.  Then I brought the pieces in and painted them black to match the frame.
Got all the panels attached and welded up the top round holes in the tailgate to smooth it up.
While I was waiting for paint to dry, I mounted the radiator overflow tank I got from Yogi's.  Fits off the drivers side of the fan guard. Looks pretty good there.
After looking at the rear of the box, I'm thinking maybe it needs a roll pan.  I think I can make one myself, but I don't have any way to roll the metal. I will have to look into that.
Looks like the good weather is gone, so will have to find things to do inside for a while.

Cab goes to Paint

Got a call from my painter Sunday night and he said to bring the cab down .
Called my friends Bob Ertzinger and Dean Long to help me pull the cab back off the chassis and load it on my little trailer. They showed up this morning in 32 degree weather and loaded the cab and cab doors. Picked up Tony Cetta on the way for more beef to unload everthing. Tony has been very instrumental in getting this paint job done. The painter, Jeff Crow, lives and works out of his home just south of Warsaw Illinois. We got the cab and doors unloaded and in Jeff's work area about noon today.  Lots of talk about the job and colors and some other car stuff BS.  Jeff will smooth out everything and block sand til he drops. He may have to wait until spring to actually shoot the cab. It's got to be a warm day when that happens.
When the Cab is done, we will bring the chassis down along with the bed attached for the next phase. Fenders and hood will follow.
I finished doing the welding on the truck bed yesterday and now need to put it back together on the chassis.
I may bring the bench seat in next and start pulling it apart. Need to figure out the upholstery soon.
Would like to rebuild the seat for a more cushy ride.
I'm a happy boy today. "Daddy's Little Fatty" may run this next year. Whoot, Whoot!

Bed Boards Finished

I ended up putting four coats of the spray Spar Urethane on the bed boards, sanding with a 500 grit pad in-between coats. I was going to wax them today but after doing the back of one board, it kind of dulled the finish a little so I thought, that's enough on these boards. Lets move on.
The cold got me last week and I didn't finish welding the tear drops in the drivers side bed panel. The weather person says 40 degrees today so we will see. I would like to get that finished up.
Then maybe some polishing stainless pieces.
Oh the joy.