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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: GMCtruckinNDN on October 30, 2009, 12:11:35 pm
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Hello all,
I had no time to posting about my Truck project last Feb - 3rd week of Oct, 2009 because of my Truck had very restorable, I having working very very hard on my baby Truckin' by myself and getting dead tiring often but It's half way job on her. So, I'm ready to posting this Thread (Topic) many information and a lot of pictures (over 500, lol ;D but I won't posting the whole 500 pics here) about my baby Truckin' 8)
I found out the frame, SB Chevy engine, 700R4 trans. and rearend came from a 1983 Chevy Silverado that installed by previous owner.
This is before last Feb 1st, 2009
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More information and pictures next posts, stay tuned...
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Looks like you got a good truck to start with.
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Looks like you got a good truck to start with.
Thanks, I'm glad my parents and friends are helping me out with new and used parts.
Parted out and starting restoring
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I took the whole front end off the Truck
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When I took the front windshield off and I noticed there's 2 bottom corners had been rusted out... my neighboor friend helped me to cutted them out and replaced very good used parts came from 1988 Chevy Suburban.
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I gridded down a bit the welded around to smooth it and filled with steel putty and primed it with Rust Tough spray cans that is a lot stronger than body filler, so that'll not starting rusts growing back in the future.
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My friend cutted the passenger's side rusty rocker panel off and replaced a new one into it for me
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The new one I painted it with Rust-Olemum Hammered 4 times coated under new rocker panel
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On the Driver's Side Firewall had rusted out hole. I gridded the rust hole down and my friend put a new sheet metal patch on it then welded it for me
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I filled it with steel putty, sanded and sprayed it with Rust Tough primed 4 coated
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On the passenger's side A/C hole that had bad job on it by previous owner, so I fixed it excellent job. I took the factory A/C off and sanded old red paint off then filled with Gold Premium body filler (light weight and simple sand job than classic bondo) 'cause it had warp panel, I fixed it straighten out, looks much better!
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I sanded the red paint off and filled the steel putty on few holes and shaved all factory weld spots off
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I put back it's original rusty radiator support to checked on both brand new fenders then I took the rusty support off
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I found a good used radiator support came from 1985 Chevy C-10, I bought it from a private seller. I restored it very well and painted all glossy black that I used a new brand Rust-Oleum engine enamel sprayed on it, looks great
This is before
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After...
(I'll modify my post to add few pics with painted black here soon. I have to uploading into my www.imageshack.us 'cause my www.photobucket.com stopped my upload pics sometimes and telling me "Upload failed for Picture 622.jpg with error: A network error caused your upload to fail. Please try your upload again." I dunno what's going on that, I have to keep trying uploading again....)
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That's comin' along nicely.
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looks great keep the pics and updates coming 8)
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very nice work keep up the good work :P
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Very nice work - keep it up
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Thanks guys for kind word.
I took the driver's side fender bed off and starting working on it, will post more pics soon....
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Nice progress!
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awesome project, sounds like you have some nice friends/family that like to weld for ya ;D
keep us updated looks great!
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Cool project. 8)
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Thanks guys!
Sorry for delayed, had been very sick and dead tired for a very long time........
Also, the bad weather bothering me on and off daily & nights while I'm working on my baby. :P
She's almost ready back on the street! Here's over 500 pics, lol. ;D
If I posting bigger pics will freezing up your computer, so click on those links will helps enough space each posts.
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Edited links, sorry about that. :-[
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Hello all,
Is something wrong with those page links?
Let me know, so I'll posting pics with image brackets. Thanks........
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Rather than posting links, why not post the pics you want to show so they appear in the thread like you did earlier?
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Welcome back, been almost a year. Glad to hear youre still working on it.
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Lots of pics!!! Looks really impressive. Wish I had the patience, knowledge and skill to do all that!!
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wow nice build, I got some questions though lol.
What did you use to clean all this stuff like the frame and such only the wire brush/wheel? or some sand paper or what?
what kinds of primer did you use? only spray cans or spray gun stuff, self etch? epoxy? reg.?
Alot of paint spray cans or spray gun?
what was the quicksteel used for? how's that stuff work and hold up? had a guy tell me about using it on my missing piece of my transmission case.
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Thanks guys and gals for kind word!
I'm sorry for delaying because of my money is ran out for 2 weeks that I have been over paid for many good used parts on her..........
Yesterday my Father took me to Pick-A-Part in Southeast Houston, TX and I found some rare excellent used parts, will post pics when I have time 'cause I'm getting old, dead tiring and very busy to do often, needs more rest! :P
wow nice build, I got some questions though lol.
What did you use to clean all this stuff like the frame and such only the wire brush/wheel? or some sand paper or what?
what kinds of primer did you use? only spray cans or spray gun stuff, self etch? epoxy? reg.?
Alot of paint spray cans or spray gun?
what was the quicksteel used for? how's that stuff work and hold up? had a guy tell me about using it on my missing piece of my transmission case.
That's OK, I used elc. wire brush with stronger drill to sanded down bare metal then I spraying on the frame with Rust Tough brown primer (spray cans but thick enough ;)), sanded and painted with engine enamel plus rust protection on the frame. I dunno the name of sand papers, I only feel on different sand papers with my fingers and picked ones I can do good job on her. I painted Bahama Blue Metallic on the firewall because of my old neighbor friend made me waited too long time till Spring comes out and take my Truck to his friend's private Paint Shop, I don't have time for that. That's doesn't matter how cold weather outside is, I've seen most painter did painting the vehicles inside of the paint shop (in the winter season) with the heaters and lights to keep the vehicle warm then painting but he is very lazy fat beer drinker, lol.
I used this quicksteel putty that works great to bonds very stronger on the heavy iron metals with cracked and holes parts on the engine block, body panel, alum, wood and more, I highly recommended it. Because my old friend never have time to welding on some replaced panels....... Last week he welded around the tailgate posts (bed) for me 'cause I cutted old weld off and took all bed body parts off and sanded, primed and painted on the edges. (that had few hidden rust holes) then I put all the bed parts back together to bolts on.
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wow alot of work with the wire brush, I just did the back half of my frame, all the suspension in back and the bottom of the bed on my 88, it was alot of work, I can only imagine all the work with a drill wire brush.
everything turned out good though love the progress.