1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

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Potentially doing a white top, going to see how it looks in solid form first!
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LOVE it! I've always really liked bright green. Really stands out.
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It's definitely a love it or hate it thing. But the truck was so bland before, it's going to be so nice to have it pop like this.
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reminds me of my buddy's 914 in college-- was painted the same lime green metallic color as a super beetle. I love it!
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Painted!

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Wheels are done too!

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Now it's time to start putting things back together.. I've officially reached the halfway point.
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I like that color, and those wheels, I think you should have used the tape weights. Will those clips chip the paint?
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I'm not a huge fan of tape weights, they tend to fall off steelies in my experience.

These are powdercoated, so they probably hurt a bit, but not as much as normal paint.

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Rear Disc Conversion kit from BJ's off road.
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I probably could have pieced this one together to save some bread, but I was pressed for time.

The axles are done as well. The guy who went through them sold me some aluminum diff covers but I think I'm going to change them to something a little more subtle. Other than that they came out great!
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Body is going back on very soon, unfortunately I spaced on getting some new shackles so those are on the way. Kind of at a stand still until then. :(
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Frame is rolling!

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Body is on! Moving right along!

I cannot WAIT to get the driveline in this thing.

This diff cover probably isn't staying BTW, if you guys have any suggestions for tasteful looking ones. Feel free to give input.
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Im sure its been said already but what color is that?

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It's a custom color, based off of a 1970 ford truck green.

I'm curious to see how it looks next to that and snake skin green of the vipers.
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Cool! It looks great! I am going with synergy green like the newer camarow is why I ask.

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Nice! I'm curious to see how it looks next to that as well.

I know this one has a little more gold flake in it.

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More panels are on! (hood still needs to be aligned)

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I love that color!!

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Which Ford truck green did you start with for that color?

I am looking at going with a grassy green for my Wagoneer build. I have looked at Ford SeaPine green as well as AMC/Jeep Fairway Green and Avocado Mist. If you go twotone I'd love to see how that looks with the top and hood white or cream.

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Loren Jones wrote:Which Ford truck green did you start with for that color?

I am looking at going with a grassy green for my Wagoneer build. I have looked at Ford SeaPine green as well as AMC/Jeep Fairway Green and Avocado Mist. If you go twotone I'd love to see how that looks with the top and hood white or cream.

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I'm not sure of the name of the exact color, but it's matched for this model year ford F100

The two tone will be a white top with a white stripe down the side if we decide to do it.
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Those colors look really different.....must be the lighting.

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hutcho wrote:Those colors look really different.....must be the lighting.
Yeah, it's the lighting and white balance.

They are pretty different but not quite that much, it's the same green with a little less gold.
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