Lex_Ordo
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For everyone that has been asking...
Here are the pics of my truck start to finish.
Here are the pics of my truck start to finish.
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1971 AM General - Restored
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steelandcanvas
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Very nice! I hope mine turns out as well.
It wasn't too bad looking to begin with. Nice resto!
It wasn't too bad looking to begin with. Nice resto!
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Very nice! I hope mine turns out as well.
It wasn't too bad looking to begin with. Nice resto!
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hey looks good!
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idk maaaan to clean looking lol
(jealous)
(jealous)
USMC6062
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What color and brand paint is that on your truck?
chvss65
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nice n clean !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rockman
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Very nice work. So what's next??
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Very nice job!!
What color did you use?
Can you tell me where you got that steering wheel? It looks like the newer style that's more squared than rounded. Do you know where I could get one and by chance if it would fit an M813?
What color did you use?
Can you tell me where you got that steering wheel? It looks like the newer style that's more squared than rounded. Do you know where I could get one and by chance if it would fit an M813?
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One to be admired by al who see it.. Nice..
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VERY nice!! I don't think mine will EVER look like that
, but that's alright, I still love the "Raven Deuce". GREAT JOB!!!
, but that's alright, I still love the "Raven Deuce". GREAT JOB!!!
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Nice truck! I especially like the winch, maybe someday I'll get one.
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what a great looking truck. man i'm jealous! tell us about thte paint. my faded OD is now about the same color and I kinda like it.
WELL DONE C.T.
WELL DONE C.T.
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NiceJob !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tim
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Very good job...and congrats! I like the solid color better than the camo to.
(Don't park that beauty under the trees!!!)
(Don't park that beauty under the trees!!!)
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Nice job!
Where did you find the data plates, MVdataplates.com does not return emails or phone calls???
Where did you find the data plates, MVdataplates.com does not return emails or phone calls???
Lex_Ordo
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Thanks very much guys. I really appreciate it. It was a long process, just because I was trying to get it just right. Kind of like my trailer. The best part is that even though it looks clean, I'm not afraid to drive it, because it is a well used 38 year old truck, and it likes to be driven.
My trailer on the other hand is just so nice clean and dry, that it only comes out on nice days. Plus it lives in the garage.
The truck stays outside all the time so, rain, snow, sleet, fall, winter spring, It's all good. Nothing a little soap and water can't clean up.
Okay, the steering wheel I bought from Saturn Surplus. I don't know if it fits an M813, But I imagine it will. Make sure if you do get it, you buy the new style horn button kit, and a new horn cable lead. It is an easy install and looks nice.
Data plates; I asked TnJ Murray about them back in October, and then a nice clean new set arrived in November. Expensive, and a bit suprised, but very happy with the result. I replaced all the driver side plates, and the cold start switch. Passenger side was clean and straight, and since they were all stamped with the actual AM General numbers, I kept them. Actually only one, the other was the Lubrtication data plate.
On the paint,
It is a 383 OD polyurethane paint made by Omni Coatings which is a division of PPG, I think. It went on dry and flat, and along with the hardner, it is a good automotive paint and stays the same shade wet or dry. It is a smooth finish, so unlike the CARC, water just beads and drips off.
We had to mix the color but it matches the CARC 383 almost 100%.
My trailer on the other hand is just so nice clean and dry, that it only comes out on nice days. Plus it lives in the garage.
The truck stays outside all the time so, rain, snow, sleet, fall, winter spring, It's all good. Nothing a little soap and water can't clean up.
Okay, the steering wheel I bought from Saturn Surplus. I don't know if it fits an M813, But I imagine it will. Make sure if you do get it, you buy the new style horn button kit, and a new horn cable lead. It is an easy install and looks nice.
Data plates; I asked TnJ Murray about them back in October, and then a nice clean new set arrived in November. Expensive, and a bit suprised, but very happy with the result. I replaced all the driver side plates, and the cold start switch. Passenger side was clean and straight, and since they were all stamped with the actual AM General numbers, I kept them. Actually only one, the other was the Lubrtication data plate.
On the paint,
It is a 383 OD polyurethane paint made by Omni Coatings which is a division of PPG, I think. It went on dry and flat, and along with the hardner, it is a good automotive paint and stays the same shade wet or dry. It is a smooth finish, so unlike the CARC, water just beads and drips off.
We had to mix the color but it matches the CARC 383 almost 100%.
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Great job! Your workmenship shows through out the whole truck. Alot of hours went into it. I also would like to know more about the paint. I'm wanting to do mine that color