…well, actually, K36 primer 
. I’m still up in the air on the final color. Sticking in my mind this week is cream, with blood red and cream interior, red wheels, red engine, red go kart. I’ll change my mind a couple more times before I have to make a final selection I’m sure. 
All the body work is done. We DP40′d and K36′d it last night. It’s nice to have it all one color again 
. We’ll block out the K36, primer it again, block that out, then final paint.
The clubhouse is about 60′ long. We tarped off the last 20′ or so as a makeshift paint booth. It will work fine for the sealer and primer, but it will go to a pro booth for the color.
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I seem to remember the grill surrounds on my ‘54 hardtop did not fit perfectly even after a lot of messin’ with them…AND, I’ve gotten even more anal retentive in my old age . I’m trying to fit them on the Ute.
There is a vertical “shoulder” on the fender that the surround fits to…
It would be great if the grill surround followed the line of this “shoulder” on into the hood, but it doesn’t…
This is the surround just sitting in the opening. I can make it fit a little better and even weld up the hole if it ends up to be too big…the problem is with the hood matched nicely to the fender and the grill surround following the panel under the hood, it is impossible for the surround to follow that body line where the fender goes vertical.
I’ve dug out some old pictures of S2D and it looks pretty much the same.
I’m wondering if ALL 53-CK’s look like this or if there is a way to line up the grill opening with the body line on the fender.
If any body can provide any close ups of their ‘53-54 CK, I’d appreciate it.
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I’ve been agonizing over how the Ute should “sit” almost as much as which color to paint it.
Here’s the final, final, final tires, wheels and stance…
G78 15’s with 2 3/4″ white walls. ‘55 Plymouth caps. Stock 5″ Stude wheels in front. 6″ with 1/2″ less backspacing MoPar wheels in back.
It sits 2″ lower in front (bottom of the rear of the front wheel well, to the bottom of the front of the rear wheel well)
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