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| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | One thing that’s always bothered me about the “paint job†on this van is that they just hit the outside. So all door jams, gaps and anything else that wasn’t exposed, didn’t or barely got paint. You could always see bits of cream almost everywhere. Slowly chipping away at painting all those hidden parts and since I’m doing the grill swap, figured take it all apart and get after it. Lots prep but finally making headway on all these overlapping projects that comprise of the front end work. Painting the underside of the hood and will repaint the top of the hood tomorrow. I did a mock up of the grill yesterday, very stoked to get it finished! More pics soon
1987 B250 - Painkiller
| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 Master Yard Rat | Master Yard Rat Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 | Nice, I know the feeling of seeing jambs that need paint. It is coming along really well.
You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers This town ain't big enough for the both of us And it ain't me who's gonna leave
| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | Thanks! One of these days, I’m going to have my windshield guy come replace the windshield seal and I’ll get to paint more stuff they missed.
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1987 B250 - Painkiller
| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | I just went through this whole build. Man...that van is looking great!!
Nate Breece | | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | Hey man thanks. I appreciate that you took the time to read all my ramblings. This van has been fun to work on, still have a big list of things to tackle.
1987 B250 - Painkiller
| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,256 Likes: 164 Master Metal Sculptor | Master Metal Sculptor Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,256 Likes: 164 | This van is really coming along nicely. Looking sweet! | | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | Finished up this early grill swap, it now matches the front bumper style which I prefer over the 86+. A few images of the process... Grill was originally kinda rough. Cleaned and painted it up and really shined up well. 0000 fine steel wool did amazingly well on chromed plastic. My lady is a talented painter so I enlisted some small trim painting help I repainted the hood, cowl and lower Valance while it was all apart. They were all pretty chipped and beat up. Before... After! So stoked on this. Custom cut light smoke acrylic lens covers finishes the look.
1987 B250 - Painkiller
| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 Master Yard Rat | Master Yard Rat Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 | Those light covers are sharp as hell.
You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers This town ain't big enough for the both of us And it ain't me who's gonna leave
| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 282 Likes: 18 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 282 Likes: 18 | That front end looks great! Good job! | | |
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