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Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:35 am

Was the factory color L87?

That is an amazing result for "just" 12 cans of spray paint. I realize you did not need to paint the bed but still....nice looking work. How many coats would you estimate you did per panel? Other than taping/sanding, what other prep did you do to the existing multi-colored paint job?

Fri Aug 19, 2016 12:20 pm

OB Bus wrote: Was the factory color L87?

That is an amazing result for "just" 12 cans of spray paint. I realize you did not need to paint the bed but still....nice looking work. How many coats would you estimate you did per panel? Other than taping/sanding, what other prep did you do to the existing multi-colored paint job?

It's just a rattle can job, Larry. All day Sunday and a few hours Monday, Wednesday, with only the front bumper to do yesterday. Only sanded the rusty spots. Ended up using 15 or 16 cans of the white, then went and bought 9 of the black but used 2 or 3 of them. So, not bad for a paint job under $20. :P

Fri Aug 19, 2016 1:47 pm

pyrOman wrote: OB Bus wrote: Was the factory color L87?

That is an amazing result for "just" 12 cans of spray paint. I realize you did not need to paint the bed but still....nice looking work. How many coats would you estimate you did per panel? Other than taping/sanding, what other prep did you do to the existing multi-colored paint job?

It's just a rattle can job, Larry. All day Sunday and a few hours Monday, Wednesday, with only the front bumper to do yesterday. Only sanded the rusty spots. Ended up using 15 or 16 cans of the white, then went and bought 9 of the black but used 2 or 3 of them. So, not bad for a paint job under $20. :P

Sweet blog. Pretty sweet Plump Truck. But without sanding before painting, I want to see pictures in 6 months and a year. My experience gives me low expectations.

Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:25 pm

Spike0180 wrote: I want to see pictures in 6 months and a year. My experience gives me low expectations.

I think pyrO is in the dry south west. Should last a while. That shit sure wouldn't work for long in S.Floriduh.

Fri Aug 19, 2016 5:37 pm

babysnakes wrote: Spike0180 wrote: I want to see pictures in 6 months and a year. My experience gives me low expectations.

I think pyrO is in the dry south west. Should last a while. That shit sure wouldn't work for long in S.Floriduh.

it would be pealing within 3 weeks in detroit.

Fri Aug 19, 2016 6:09 pm

Beautiful truck pyrOman, I just purchased a 68 from a fellow member. What seats are those? looks like there isn't any modification from the stock 1/3 and 2/3 set up, but i could be wrong. Could you post some pics?

Cheers!
Sam

Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:34 pm

Damn, that paint actually looks really good.

Great job!

Sat Aug 20, 2016 8:31 am

Spike0180 wrote: babysnakes wrote: Spike0180 wrote: I want to see pictures in 6 months and a year. My experience gives me low expectations.

I think pyrO is in the dry south west. Should last a while. That shit sure wouldn't work for long in S.Floriduh.

it would be pealing within 3 weeks in detroit.

Again, it's just a rattle can job, even in 6 months it will look a lot better than it was! :D

Sat Aug 20, 2016 8:36 am

sdavidg wrote: Beautiful truck pyrOman, I just purchased a 68 from a fellow member. What seats are those? looks like there isn't any modification from the stock 1/3 and 2/3 set up, but i could be wrong. Could you post some pics?

Cheers!
Sam

They are vanAgone buckets, extremely comfortable! :P

Since it now "looks" good on the outside, I will soon clean up the inside. Will try to remember to post pictures of the "frame" where the seats are bolted down. 8)

Sat Aug 20, 2016 8:39 pm

Oh nice! They look great. I came across some euro eurovan seats and was looking at fitting them in but haven't pulled the trigger. Below is a mock fitting of them in, they sit a bit higher but luckily I'm short so my head doesn't come close to the roof.

Look forward to seeing your set up.

Sun Aug 21, 2016 4:55 am

This seating arrangement is just what I was going for in the Plump Truck. :cool:

From thedrambadotcom's gallery:

Quote: Type2 bay pickup 74

daniel jensen

My pickup, bought at a fleamarket for 800€

I scored on the front buckets and a dual middle seat. Three buckets up front were too wide and the dual seat was too narrow. :(

So I opted to position the 2 buckets evenly. BTW, I still have the late buckets which are like those you posted, with the adjustable arm rests, and have no use for them. They "can be had" for cheap! 8)

Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:04 am

The last detail in the de-chroming of the Plump Truck! :P

Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:25 am

My '68 camper came from San Diego too :)
My frame is from Kearny Mesa VW. Maybe I should give it a little rehab while I'm working on the bus.

I've always wanted a VW truck. I love that you're not making it a show piece and using it instead :)

Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:26 am

Hikelite wrote: I love that you're not making it a show piece and using it instead :)

Under surveillance! 8-[

Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:16 am

They're on to you! Run! lol how is the paint holding up?

Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:39 am

Spike0180 wrote: They're on to you! Run! lol how is the paint holding up?

Looks great on the monitor screen! :lol:

Sat Jul 08, 2017 1:45 pm

pyrOman wrote: Spike0180 wrote: They're on to you! Run! lol how is the paint holding up?
Looks great on the monitor screen! :lol:

So it has been close to a year now. How's the paint doing? Any chalkiness? Peeling? Any rattle can stripes showing up?

I bought 18 cans of International Orange spray paint (on a closeout) at Ace 6 months ago. It is still in a bag in the garage. I am tempted to let fly on the single cab. But then I am really a stockish person. That single cab needs to spend some serious time on a frame machine before anything else. I'll keep thinking about it. While the '67 sits in the back yard the value continues to rise, no matter what I do.

Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:10 am

Way back in August '16 I wrote: Spike0180 wrote: babysnakes wrote: Spike0180 wrote: I want to see pictures in 6 months and a year. My experience gives me low expectations.

I think pyrO is in the dry south west. Should last a while. That shit sure wouldn't work for long in S.Floriduh.

it would be pealing within 3 weeks in detroit.

Again, it's just a rattle can job, even in 6 months it will look a lot better than it was! :D

OB Bus wrote: So it has been close to a year now. How's the paint doing? Any chalkiness? Peeling? Any rattle can stripes showing up?

See for yourself. Taken just a few minutes ago! :P

Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:08 am

Yeah, it's been a little while since I posted ANYTHING here, but here's the latest update on the Plump Truck. :roll:

Many things have happened to the Plump Truck, like I had built a 1700 stroker motor which did quite well for it. However, after building a brand spanking NEW 2276 for the Dormy and the leaky old one from it just sitting there, I decided to install it in the truck. While the 1700 did ok, I really do load up the truck often and figured it could really use a bit more power. Now, you would think an engine swap is just that and it'd be a quick job. Well, it took me 3 full days since the 2276 is a full flowed case and I had no provision to have that in the truck! Some modification just needed to be done and while I was at it also decided to get a new muffler to replace the "ok" one that sounded like a rattle can. :?

Anyway, here's the 1700 out...

And the dual Dellorto'ed 2276...

Mod on the moustache bar...

Filter location...

Size difference between the mufflers...

As usual, I sliced the old muffler ends and weld them up to the new one. At only $33 for the muffler, it beats the hell out of paying over $100 for an empi! :-P

The dual tail pipe was in my stash of parts for about 20 years! :shock:

Autozone has them in stock! :cool:

Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:07 pm

pyrOman wrote: Way back in August '16 I wrote: Spike0180 wrote: babysnakes wrote: Spike0180 wrote: I want to see pictures in 6 months and a year. My experience gives me low expectations.

I think pyrO is in the dry south west. Should last a while. That shit sure wouldn't work for long in S.Floriduh.

it would be pealing within 3 weeks in detroit.

Again, it's just a rattle can job, even in 6 months it will look a lot better than it was! :D

OB Bus wrote: So it has been close to a year now. How's the paint doing? Any chalkiness? Peeling? Any rattle can stripes showing up?

See for yourself. Taken just a few minutes ago! :P

This shit will never get old! :lol:

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