DRPDNDSHVD 's Caddy front clip install!

[drpdndshvd]

Hey guys... Rarely post much on here, too busy on my own site, but thought i should finally put an update on my Sh!tbox! lol


Caddy Clip install.. (copied and pasted from my site)


Well.. Its time to install this thing, and get it painted.. first task, shave the antenna... Thanks rob for your welding skills... Heres some pics from the night at the shop,

then today I did the body filler and primer.. looks pretty good..













Heres so far... still needs a bit more work.. but im out of primer... so gonna go get some.. there was alot of little damage from when he sanded to paint it, a couple small marks from when I sanded it.. and 2 marks in the front where something must have been rubbing against it maybe during shipping... oh and 1 screw hole that i filled



Tonight, I brought the truck down, Trev had already started prepping the hood and taking the dents out of the fenders that I didnt even see.... when i rolled up, i ripped into the destructive part!.... hood, fenders, bumper, lights, grill, bumper mounts, mirrors, door crap all removed... new bumper mounts installed and tomorrow we can clearance the front fenders out..


heres the pics!













Trev is awesome.. Hes gone above and beyond what I anticipated, Its gonna look great :beer:

[drpdndshvd]

Got there today, Trev had blasted the inside of the fenders, and finished the body work... I threw on the lights, and we cut out the inner fenders, clearanced, then off to prime!

[IH8FORD]

awesome cant wait to see it done. now when can i pick up your old front bumper?

[drpdndshvd]

Whenever you trade me for a NBS rear bumper haha Just take it from some guys truck while your doing an oil change.. if he notices, say I have no idea where it went...lol ... we can work something out.. but first, you actually have to come up here,

[DRAGGIN95]

Your truck is looking good man!

[CKTA]

Lookin' good.

[still2hi]

nice buddy is it gonna be flat black or u painting it too

[91blkstpsd]

Dang, truck is looking real good! Love that color. You wanting to get rid of some of the old front end parts? I need the bumper brackets and maybe the filler.

[454ss]

Nice job, can't wait to see it finished

[drpdndshvd]

Originally Posted by still2hi

nice buddy is it gonna be flat black or u painting it too

its getting painted... I was going to put it on myself and just prime it, but bonus's have been good, so i thought i may as well get trev to paint it :)

[drpdndshvd]

Originally Posted by 91blkstpsd

Dang, truck is looking real good! Love that color. You wanting to get rid of some of the old front end parts? I need the bumper brackets and maybe the filler.

Thanks and They are for sale not listed yet as most of it is still at the shop and will be sold locally.... Grille is pending, but everythign else is still up for grabs... Shoot me a PM... Im not a fan of shipping large items that far aka bumper filler, but im sure we can work something out

[Gran Patron]

That should come out looking great at the end.

[IH8FORD]

haha i said i would haft to come get it. also i wish i would of known about this earlier i would of bought the whole front end off of you. i just bought all of those parts for my gmc.

[drpdndshvd]

my fenders were pretty cooked... inners cut out,, then dented pretty bad from letting it down with the wheels turned... haha... 1 time by mistake trying to impress a chick haha , 1 time because i lost pressure, So they wouldnt have been good for ya.. grille lights and bumper and hood woulda been tho!..

I have someone interested in the bumper doc, but if you really want it, i can hold onto it for ya but he wants to grab it this weekend

[IH8FORD]

nope man go ahead and sell it. i need to stop spending so much money on this truck lol. i think im going to try and fill in the holes in my bumper and paint it too match.

[drpdndshvd]

I Might be able to get one with the whole filled and painted, the paint needs to be redone... but thats whos wants mine. so ill try and get it or see what he wants for it

Dave

[mrteacha]

how is it that you get the nbs bumper to fit our front ends?

[IH8FORD]

Originally Posted by drpdndshvd

I Might be able to get one with the whole filled and painted, the paint needs to be redone... but thats whos wants mine. so ill try and get it or see what he wants for it

Dave

cool let me know

[drpdndshvd]

Originally Posted by mrteacha

how is it that you get the nbs bumper to fit our front ends?

Custom brackets... That bolt into our frame locations, and to 4 of the bumper mounts (1 upper and 1 lower, each side..)

Ill take a specific picture of them tomorrow while im there so you can see.. pretty simple idea,

Edit.. actually you can see it pretty good in the picture below..

[drpdndshvd]

Late night tonight. but Trevor finished the primer, and all the insides are painted and the grille and bumper cap , and are all cleared... tomorrow its install, then tape up and maybe even paint the outside of the fenders and hood. 225 am and just getting home lol