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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: Reinovator on July 20, 2009, 11:17:48 pm
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High I' been working on this for a few months now and I would like to know if any one had ever seen or knew if GM ever built one ,A panel Truck or wagon, between 77 and 88.
I'm just wondering I liked the older ones but this is my favorite body style
Here's some pics of my progress
Filing in the Lt rear window hole and bracing opening
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss215/reinovator/HPIM1031.jpg)
Welded in
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss215/reinovator/HPIM1036.jpg)
fitting fill panel
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss215/reinovator/HPIM1040.jpg)
welded and guide paint
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss215/reinovator/HPIM1097.jpg)
The white paint is excess paint from another project don't make fun.
Hopefully I can get to the filler this week, but with kids out of school, work slow and wife working full time nights hard to find time.
But still having fun. Too many projects not enough time
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I don't know if they made any panels but there were hearses
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Cool idea, keep us updated!
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Ive seen one that was supposedly made in Mexico. Ill have to see if I saved the pic
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cool idea :)
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wow thats pretty cool man, you deff have to keep us posted with this one 8)
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Update
Yesterday my wife decided to run her 89 SHO through a barbed wire fence took out 6 Ceder posts and 70ft of fence She's Fine (in more ways than one) 3 stitches in here arm. but this is going to delay MY PANEL a couple of weeks. Here's a link if your interested http://s577.photobucket.com/albums/ss215/reinovator/Sho%20Vs%20Barbwire%20Fence/
But this will give me some practice, since its a Black 'Fix Or Repair Daily' and her baby may be she by me the Chrome I wanted after I fix it.
Did you Know? some species of wild rabbit were protected in the 4 corners area.
My wife got lucky the Sheriff said The Rabbit was at fault he shouldn't have been so close to the high way so he wasn't going to turn my wife in to the wild life commission.
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Those wascally wabbits. I would have plowed it right over, LOL. Glad to hear she's ok.
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Protected rabbits?? We have more than anyone can catch here. What knid do you want? I know of three kinds: Jack rabbit, cottontail rabbit, and chicken fried rabbit with biscuits, gravy and mashed potatoes........hmm... Im hungry now.
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I see my hubby told you what happened yesterday... :-[ Aside from the 3 stitches I feel like I've been horse kicked in the other arm. Oh well, coulda been worse.... Stupid rabbit.... ;D
See ya round!
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Good thing is your ok. Thats all that really matters
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you should see what happend to me vs 2 raccoons
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=10846.0
glad to hear you OK besides it was a ford anyway ;)
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Sorry to see that. ouch. I hope theirs no long term pain. you topped me.my wife.
the only difference . is my wife hit rabbit 60 feet off the road and 100 feet from where she went through the fence.
yes it was a 'Found On Road Dead' But it gets 28mpg And I'll probably get away with only paying about 300 for parts and mybe another 200 for paint if I do a quickie. most likely closer to 300 for paint and 200 for euro prime,
I'll still come out ahead Got my lady in one piece. some left over paint and primer and above all a happy wife.
Then back to work on my panel truck
but she may want a dragon air brushed on the hood their goes my next month.
got to think positive she'll be happy. she'll be happy.................
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yeah the main thing i learned from my accident is life is to short to worry about mechanical life, 28mps sound like my impala going 70 on the highway it was getting an avg of 28. lost the car but kept my life. once i realized life it to short and fragile i finally married my wife that I've been with since high school for 7 years she waited for me to settle down and it almost took my life to realize it was time to settel down at least with her ::). while your at it put a push bar on the front of that thing
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If it werent for the fact that its a SHO, Id say no loss. Those are pretty cool cars. Besides, It looked like it needed a paint job anyway.
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She is , my wife, more important then anything I have, along with my sons, thanks for the feed back guys.
and good decision on the marriage.
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glad the wife is ok and walked away form it all. Dosent seem like the car got it to bad for what it went through
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my wife's fine,
a friend who owns a body shop down the street from the accident sad he went out to the road when he heard the commotion and saw some girl walking around the car swearing like a long longshoreman. and got a little upset when they made her go to the hospital.
He didn't realize she was my wife. he laughed.
I also had to explain to him that it's procedure to do that now days you know every body's sue happy. what I can't under stand is why they had to cut her shirt off when she was up walking around before they tied her to the stretcher.
I've pushed out the rear 1/4 panel and changed the left lower Control arm, next the right tie rod and end. Should be road worthy soon I just need mirrors, drivers door glass, and side markers then rework the body a little at a time.
I need that cars gas mileage 28 mpg vs 8 mpg in my 88 Suburban is a big difference.
It looks like I will be able to work on my Panel this week after all.
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they cut my shirt off after i got to the hospital
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Your project is looking good. Sure am glad Mrs Dragonlady is ok. I bet the hospital staff REALLY got an ear full when they took the scissors to her shirt! ;D
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I know she wasn't happy, it was a uniform shirt. but my wife knew it was procedure.
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I got the parts For wife's SHO. Rear Bumper Installed and Painted not bad except for the dust devil that went buy should be able to sand a buff it out. Next week I can get back to the Panel
Yea!!! Yeppy yahoo!!!!
Now whats going to happen!
Oh crap I didn't say that,never mind.
Don't jinx me Please Please Please...
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Getting ready to slide into shop.
Hay, has any one here ever placed a receiver hitch behind a license plate.
I want to install a rear roll pan with a hidden hitch. Should I make the brackets and install the hitch first? or go ahead and install the roll pan, then install the hitch? ???
and is there a kit for the hitch?
If pic's are available that would be nice also :-\
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I would put the pan on then mount the reciever accordingly.
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Thanks, I thought that would be the best route.
This is basically, what I imagined, it would take,
1 check fit the pan, (clecoed in place)
2 install fuel door cover, licence plate holder. like a 84 caprice(this is what I have)
3 cutout hole for receiver hitch and plug, and room to get at pins.
mock up hitch, fit, weld up brackets, install, etc.
did I miss any thing?
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MAN, is it just me? or does every body have the same problem as I do. :-\
Every time things get slow and I get a chance to relax and have fun working on something I want, some major situation comes up and throws a monkey wrench in to things.
I just want to work on my panel!! >:( Not everyone Else's FINE (Freaked out, Insecure, Necrotic and Emotional) problems. :-\
Well, I guess there's always next week. ;D
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MAN, is it just me? or does every body have the same problem as I do. :-\
Every time things get slow and I get a chance to relax and have fun working on something I want, some major situation comes up and throws a monkey wrench in to things.
I just want to work on my panel!! >:( Not everyone Else's FINE (Freaked out, Insecure, Necrotic and Emotional) problems. :-\
Well, I guess there's always next week. ;D
Lol, Im the youth director at our church, and have mostly girls. I get one of these seems like every other day.