CB's 68

[fatherdoug]

Ummmmmmmmmm, No. Mine aren't in very good shape, either.

 

[cbaker65]

I started on the cowl & hood today,was hoping to get those done,
sanded an primered,I dont know though,been at it all day,with out eat...
got pics,an more shot of my interior...

 

[DNFXDLI]

Nice progress .

 

[cbaker65]

Nice progress .

Why thank you Sir...

Been working on it most of my w-ends,an from the time I get off work.
Im trying to get it done before fall falls on me...

 

[DNFXDLI]

You guys get Fall down there?

 

[cbaker65]

You guys get Fall down there?

Lol,Yea,enough to damage an orange crop.Its gotten down to 18 deg. here.
Not every year it gets that cold though,last year it didnt really get cold
enough to force the grass into a full dormant.

Acouple years ago,we had a flood an people freaked out,we dont get much
rain.An about 12 years ago,we got snow on the valley floor,that was a freak
thing too.
It get in the 30's in the winter,sometimes its a bone chillin cold,when it
stays gray all day.Then some times we have fog so thick,you cant even
see past your hood of the car if you drive at night.

 

[DNFXDLI]

18 eh?



I'm just teasing you

 

[cbaker65]

18 eh?



I'm just teasing you

Lol...I think what gets us,is the combination of temps,cold in the winter,
hot in the summer.Im only about a 130 pounds,small frame built,so I cant
handle cold too well,on the underhand,I can run all day long with a weedeater
in my hands in an excess of a 100 deg. or more with out breaking a sweat.
Its a 101 deg. now,an Im standing in full sun sanding my truck...

 

[cbaker65]

Got my hood an cowling painted today,I need to get the same primer
onthe top...

 

[NEWFIE F-150]

better all the time

 

[cbaker65]

better all the time

Thnx...
I need to get the bumper an headlight bezzle off,The bumper,I need to try
an get it bent back.Im going to try to bend the bezzle out,but it maybe a
lost cause,but I will try.
I also need to get that valance out,bend it back an paint.
Im not woried about over spray,Its all going to be cleaned an polished..
Or painted...

 

[NEWFIE F-150]

#progress

 

[cbaker65]

Well,got my bed off,had to do it myself.Figured out how to find a cg point
after jacking it up some,put tailgate down,an use weight as a counter
balance to tilt back enough to drive out from under it.should have took
pic of that but didnt.Got pics of it off though.Beds off,let the clensing
an paint begin...

 

[NEWFIE F-150]

nice!

not surprised being where you are etc, but that frames in great shape

 

[fatherdoug]

nice!

not surprised being where you are etc, but that frames in great shape

I agree. It looks in very good shape.

 

[cbaker65]

nice!

not surprised being where you are etc, but that frames in great shape

Yea,here down in the valley..COUGH COUGH....everything is so dry &
dusty....Its suppose to be a 100 + deg. all week.

 

[NEWFIE F-150]

hey at least your truck won't crack in half.....

I have but 2 and only 2 complaints about where I'm from. 1 is winter, the other is what the climate can do to trucks if you let it (well mostly the people that let it)

 

[cbaker65]

I agree. It looks in very good shape.

I was suprised myself.Its only a surface rust,maybe very little lite
pitting somewhere if I look for it....

The only place were there was major pitting was not on the chassy,but
the rear bumper,which can be replced later,however,I painted that
3 years ago.
The bumpers will be painted a smoke metalic gray along with the roof.
Im going with a vintage burgundy...

 

[NEWFIE F-150]

she gonna look niiiice

 

[cbaker65]

she gonna look niiiice

Thnx...Im not lookin to get show quality,but just trying to clean an
preserve it,an make it a decent lookin driver...