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Title: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 12:24:35 pm: I received a PM from a board member requesting pics of my truck. So after I resized all the HIGHLIGHT pics.....Here they are
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 12:32:55 pm: Here are a few more.
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Post by: 77c15 on February 09, 2008, 12:35:02 pm: I requested the pic because your avatar is hard to make out, but if that is how your truck sits now, I would love to see a fullsize shot of it...in black and are those wheels powdercoated red or painted?
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Post by: 77c15 on February 09, 2008, 12:36:21 pm: Is that a matte or flat black?
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 12:37:20 pm: I got a few more to post.

Hang on a minute... ;D
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 12:44:02 pm: 77c15,
I know what you mean. Not a problem.
I have redone this truck as "CHEAP" as possible...Take note of the username..LOL...LOL...

To answer the questions, The factory rims are factory finish from 1981, The beauty rings are rattle can from Dollar general and the paint is a single stage topcoat from a local paint supply house with flattner added. Sprayed on with a cheap HF gravity feed spray gun. My lack of painting skills let to the final black finish you see here. It actually turned out to look like a Matte finish.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 12:46:08 pm: Even more on the way.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 12:48:23 pm: Still more on the way.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 12:51:19 pm: I ain't done just yet.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 12:53:09 pm: ........................
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 12:57:42 pm: !@!@!@!@!#!$!
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Post by: 77c15 on February 09, 2008, 12:59:15 pm: Are those speaker covers you are using as headlight covers?!? You win the ingenuity/cheap award this year!!!
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 01:05:39 pm: 6X9 Speaker grills for headlight bezels...Guilty as charged...

I'm still having some problems posting more pics but will get more up later today, but that is it for the most part.

As it sits right now, I have invested a grand total of LESS THAN 600.00 since the day I brought it home.

I told you guys I was a "CHEAPSKATE"

ALL feedback is welcome from everyone. ......Good, or Indifferent...............
Thanks for takin a look
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 01:14:09 pm: Still trying.....
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 01:19:31 pm: One more time.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 01:21:12 pm: Let me see if that is all of them.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 01:24:36 pm: And these are the last 4 pics I have.
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Post by: the_legend_1981 on February 09, 2008, 01:53:48 pm: Wow...if B.A. Baracus from the A-Team drove a pickup...this would be it
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Post by: choptop on February 09, 2008, 02:58:34 pm: It kinda reminds me of an old steam locomotive, maybe you should change the name to LOCO-motive. I kinda like it though
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Post by: loudnlow87 on February 09, 2008, 05:26:47 pm: thats totally a mad max machine. great truck, man. im building my truck the same way; homebuilt and on the cheap, although maybe a little subtler haha.

how much is it lowered?
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Post by: jonkmbll89 on February 09, 2008, 09:02:12 pm: What made you decide to put the front bumper on upside down? ;D
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Post by: hogwild on February 09, 2008, 09:16:31 pm: seen lots of redneck trucks in my 40 + years but never one with speakers beside the grill , and upside down bumpers. i give it an interesting +++++++
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on February 09, 2008, 10:55:11 pm: Legend 1981: I never even thought of that....B.A.'s Truck

ChopTop : I have heard that on another board before....But I still like to hear it, Thanks. If I changed the name it wouldn't fit my personality then. (Thanks for the input though)

Loud-n-low87: I have heard the Mad Max thing before too. Even got acused of watching 1 too many of those movies....LOL..LOL..(Still love hearing that too) It is about a 5/7 or 6/8 static drop.
Could be more though.

Jonk: Only reason I flipped the front bumper was because it was free for one and I had never seen it done before.

HogWild: Thanks for the feedback and for the "Redneck" compliment.....

It is nothing fancy at all, but the truck has belonged to my brother for about 10 years. Did it all myself. Still have a long way to go to get it where I want it but the outward apperenceWill stay pretty much the same.

A few of the mods.
350/350combo.....runnin a pegleg 12 bolt
Cut springs up front
flipped rearend w/homebuilt C-notch and axel relocation kit out back.
Bucket seats from a 2003 Eclipse
Side mirrors from my step dads old harley
6x9 grills for headlight bezels

In the works is sound deadening the cab.
Already filled the cab corners with spray foam insulation to get it started.

Thanks for all the feedback guys.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on February 11, 2008, 05:49:09 pm: I decided to go ahead and put in some herculiner as mentioned above.
I will probably wait 2 or 3 days and put on another coat. All I did was the back wall and the floor pan, Maybe I will notice a difference in a few hours.
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Post by: 85MudMonster on February 11, 2008, 06:05:19 pm: very cool. I'm kinda going the same "rat rod" or old school "hot rod" look on my truck, execpt I'm gonna lift mine about 10" total. I'm not sure I like the front bumper but it is very kick butt in my book simply becase it's original and that's kinda what I'm trying to go for on my truck. But anyway, all in all I like it.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 11, 2008, 10:00:19 pm: Thanks Mud Monster,
I have had a lot of mixed feedback on the front bumper.
Sombody told me it looked like it had a "Fat Lip", Somebody else asked me where I got the spoiler the the old truck....I'm cool with it though. Not every body is going to like everything I do.

This IS just a playtoy........Isn't it.......
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: choptop on February 11, 2008, 10:12:23 pm: Until someone else starts funding your project, you are the only one who's opinion matters.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: JRConnieK10 on February 11, 2008, 10:48:44 pm: Quote from: choptop on February 11, 2008, 10:12:23 pm
Until someone else starts funding your project, you are the only one who's opinion matters.
Well said If everyone like the same thing it would be boring world. Cars, trucks, sports etc.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on February 12, 2008, 02:04:12 pm: You guys are as right as you can be.

Any suggestiond or questions, please feel free to post.
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Post by: 85MudMonster on February 12, 2008, 05:46:15 pm: did it come with the 350/350 combo in it? or was that what you put in it? What's been done to the engine performance wise?
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Post by: JJSZABO on February 12, 2008, 06:55:54 pm: I like stepsides - nice job ;D
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 12, 2008, 10:32:20 pm: The truck was purchased new by Alabama Power, It had a 250 six banger with the 350 torbo tranny. That is the way it was when My brother got it. My brother used it to pull a big pressure washer till the 6-banger puked out on the way to a job one day. We had an old 350 core at the house and he got a Autozone reman motor and put in it.
(Fast Forward to now)

350 4-bolt main
bored 40 over,
Extreme energy cam (don't ask specs, I have no idea)
Michigan 77 bearings,
Erson 1.5 rollers,
Eddelbrock Performer RPM intake,
Holley 750 dual line
041 heads (I think)
screw in studs and guide plates
High volume oil pump
And a "Sneaky Pete" hiding somewhere just for "Gits-n-Shiggles"
O-Yeah, and one lifter trying to collapse on #6 (#6 is always a problem on every motor I have ever had)

Torbo 350 tranny with a "stock stall" converter, (Nothing like a 2200-2800 stall)
B&M shift kit
TCI prepped valve body........

Factory 12-bolt runnin peg-leg (I hate a 1-wheel wonder)

Needless to say, this truck has never met a gas station it didn't like.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: team39763 on February 13, 2008, 11:20:55 am: Cool! I'm not the only one sporting the dash skeleton. I painted mine a semi-gloss black after I stripped away the padding.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on February 13, 2008, 10:09:58 pm: I had the dash out last week and put foil tape on the inside to cover all the holes, now I'm thinking I might put a coat of herculiner on top and bottom to give it back some of it's rigidity (and maybe have a few people scratch their heads) If I do that the dash will then be black.....Probably pull the guage bezel back out , strip it of everything, then paint it red and put it back in.

Just playing with ideas.

39763: do you have pics posted of yours.?
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Post by: team39763 on February 14, 2008, 06:59:51 pm: Na, not yet. I'll go snap some shots and post em in the morning.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 14, 2008, 09:13:18 pm: I look forward to it...
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Post by: team39763 on February 15, 2008, 10:33:10 am: (http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f143/team39763/SSPX0043.jpg)
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f143/team39763/SSPX0040.jpg)

I didn't do mine right. I just used a wire brush to strip it, then I painted it with black primer(it had already started to rust at that point). Then I painted over that with black engine paint(which is chipping now). I'm gonna sandblast it soon and probably do like you and put herculiner on it.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on February 15, 2008, 11:56:11 am: I haven't done mine in herculiner yet. Just something I was thinking of doing to cut down on noise and rattles.

I stripped mine in a similar way to what you did. I used some sorta stripping wheel in the power drill I have. There is still some of the padding residue left on mine, it is chipping as well. That is why I was thinking of giving it the herculiner treatment.
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Post by: 85MudMonster on February 15, 2008, 03:59:05 pm: herculiner is crappy. Or maybe it was me, but I had bad luck with it scratching off after like 4 months or so.....
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: choptop on February 15, 2008, 05:31:20 pm: I had Herculiner in a 99 that was better looking after 2 years than some of the Rhino lined truck. The key thing is surface prep. It took me 2 hours to scuff the bed before I put it in.
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Post by: werewolfx13 on February 16, 2008, 01:18:49 pm: Its also about how you put it on, you need to dab the first coat on with a paint brush..not brush it on, but dab the whole thing. Then, lay it on thick with a bedliner material roller, or spray it on with an undercoater gun...a friend of mine herculined the entire exterior of his truck with ordinary house paint rollers..Its holding up fine after a year and a half..Herculiner is good stuff, some of the best you can buy and do it yourself. Plasticote works ok, but it has to be put on THICK to keep it from peeling. My plasticote bedliner in my bed wasn't on quite thick enough..when I set an engine in it, it shifted a few times and scratched a few spots away..The teeth on our biggest chainsaw also scratched a few spots off.
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Post by: 85MudMonster on February 16, 2008, 03:51:42 pm: see, i didn't dab, now I know for next time....
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 17, 2008, 07:12:21 am: I could not stand it any more, bought more herculiner yesterday and finished up most of the floor.
I'm really starting to get the hang of it. Warewolf is right, dab it on (sponge broshes would probably be better)

Pics to come later
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Post by: 86 chevy silverado on February 17, 2008, 09:34:59 am: Flatbroke, You get an A for creativity from me and I give you credit for doing it yourself, being original and keeping it cheap. I like the whole 'rat rod' thing, focus on whats important and let it all hang out! Your truck could be perfect with the best of everything and someone would find something wrong with it. It is definitely different!
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on February 18, 2008, 08:21:53 am: Thanks 86 Chevy Silverado,
I just sortta do my own thing.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on February 19, 2008, 11:59:22 am: Finished up with the Herculiner this past week and went and bought a roll of "Peel-n-Seal" to put over the top of it.
Truck sounds more and more solid. I plan on doing the inside of the door panels and inside the door shells themselves.

Still haven't resized the pics yet.

Sorry guys.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 25, 2008, 08:12:36 pm: One pic at a time.
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 25, 2008, 08:14:58 pm: OOPS Double post....
More commin.
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Post by: Redneckchevy on February 25, 2008, 08:16:30 pm: Im a big fan of your truck i like it alot..hot rod black is always a good choice
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 25, 2008, 08:18:38 pm: Few more here...
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 25, 2008, 08:25:49 pm: Thanks Redneckchevy,
I always appriciate a compliment on the truck.

I'm really not trying to get it to any sort of "status", I just want it to be comfortable when I'm riding. Hope to be able to replace the cab seals and felt here soon.
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Post by: cjtimp on February 28, 2008, 03:19:30 pm: I like it !!!!!! ;D
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Post by: FlatBroke on February 28, 2008, 09:55:03 pm: Thank you.

No progress to report.
I have been swamped at work and haven't been able to get anything done lately.
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Post by: loudnlow87 on March 09, 2008, 03:24:08 pm: can you post pics of the engine bay? what did you do for the inner fenders since the stock ones would rub?
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Post by: FlatBroke on March 11, 2008, 07:44:44 pm: Sorry it took soo long to reply...

I haven't taken any pics of the engine bay in a while. I did remove the inner fender wells (only to loose the weight)

Let me find my camera, I will be back shortly.....
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Post by: the_legend_1981 on March 11, 2008, 08:03:40 pm: what does the foam do for the cab corners...and why the peel and seal?
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Post by: FlatBroke on March 11, 2008, 08:15:47 pm: The foam in the cab corners is for insulation as well as (I hope) sound deadening.

Peel-n-seal is for sound deadening also.
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Post by: FlatBroke on March 11, 2008, 09:16:59 pm: Pics of the engine bay...
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Post by: FlatBroke on March 11, 2008, 09:19:52 pm: few more.......
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Post by: 85MudMonster on March 11, 2008, 09:58:42 pm: lookin even better than the last time I saw it. I noticed your dash look much different than mine does. Once I took off the padding, my dash is rounded, like an old style truck, where yours is square...weird?!?
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Post by: FlatBroke on March 12, 2008, 09:51:51 am: Thanks Mud Monster...

I always thought the dash panels were the same....That does seem wierd
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Post by: Captkaos on March 12, 2008, 10:54:46 am: He didn't take the pad off the dash, he took the padding off of the pad as in there is no foam on there. The pads were different and changed 3 times during the run. The underlying metal structure of all 73-87(91) trucks are identical.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on March 12, 2008, 11:46:13 am: OK...Thanks Capt. Kaos

That is where the difference is then, Mine has been stripped to bare metal, then coated with Herculiner.
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Post by: chevyfan on March 12, 2008, 01:32:11 pm: truck looks great, totally different direction than most but thats what makes it cool.
I was wondering if that peel and seal stuff worked for the sound deadening and where did you find that stuff?
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Post by: FlatBroke on March 13, 2008, 07:39:59 am: Chevy fan:
Thanks...Can't give you a definate answer on wether the peel-n-seal works or not cause, as you can see in the pics, I still haven't been able to take the truck down the interstate yet.(or finish the stereo system)

I got it @ Lowes for 15.00 and change per roll, Think I have 3 rolls in it soo far. I know I'm going to need 1 if not 2 more rolls to do inside the doors with.

Pretty sure it is going to work just fine for me, the truck already sounds a lot less "Hollow" as it is....

Let me know If I can help you with anything...
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Post by: chevyfan on March 14, 2008, 11:22:02 am: thanks for the response, thats what i wanted to hear. Ive been looking at dynamat type stuff and its a rediculus price so im glad to hear that stuff is cheaper.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: 85MudMonster on March 15, 2008, 01:55:03 pm: Quote from: Captkaos on March 12, 2008, 10:54:46 am
He didn't take the pad off the dash, he took the padding off of the pad as in there is no foam on there. The pads were different and changed 3 times during the run. The underlying metal structure of all 73-87(91) trucks are identical.

Ahh, okay. I thought his was the metal frame underneath but it's the dash pad with out the pad part. Now I see the difference.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on March 16, 2008, 07:37:11 am: Where can I get a carpet kit from for cheap?

I'm not too far from being ready to button up the inside and have been considering putting in black carpet in. Any shared experiences would be great to hear about.

Thanks.
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Post by: 77c15 on March 16, 2008, 11:31:40 am: Carpet from is great...the carpet from JCWhitney blows. I returned mine and got a refund. I made the UPS guy wait while I took it out of the box and layed it out. It didn't fit the trans hump right. I think they sent me cutpile for a 4x4 with the bigger tunnel. Anywho...the one from actually looks like high quality OEM replacement stuff. I have heard several things about the high quality of the carpet from Classic Industries, also. I haven't bought any carpet yet because when I got the refund from JCWhitney I found out my wife was pregnant and went out and bought a crib! The baby is 8 months old now and still, no carpet. Maybe when that b.s federal check comes out to help stimulate the economy i'll use some of it to stimulate my 74!
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Post by: JJSZABO on March 17, 2008, 02:12:41 pm: Quote from: FlatBroke on March 16, 2008, 07:37:11 am
Where can I get a carpet kit from for cheap?

I'm not too far from being ready to button up the inside and have been considering putting in black carpet in. Any shared experiences would be great to hear about.

Thanks.

I got mine from Chris (Captkaos) on this site. GREAT quality and cheap. Also, it helps support this site. ;D I believe it is ACC carpet.
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Post by: Captkaos on March 17, 2008, 02:28:22 pm: Thanks Jeff, It is ACC carpet that I sell. This is what I am putting in all of my trucks. I have sold a lot of these to members here. carpet is made by Nifty, I have heard hit or miss on the quality.
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Post by: VileZambonie on March 17, 2008, 02:38:42 pm: I used an carpet on my blue truck. I don't think you had them for sale here then. I only saw the rubber mats. Anyway mine fit like crap over the trans tunnel.
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Post by: Captkaos on March 17, 2008, 05:04:42 pm: How long ago? I have been selling them since I took over the site in 03.
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Post by: VileZambonie on March 17, 2008, 05:09:51 pm: Really? Probably 2 years ago. All I saw were these http://store.73-87chevytrucks.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=7&Product_Code=ACC-VNL&Category_Code=7387INT when I looked. I see you have them in there now but I Know I looked.
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Post by: FlatBroke on March 18, 2008, 10:26:54 am: Thanks for the info guys...

Chris,
I will take a look around and probably be contacting you in the next week or soo.
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Post by: Captkaos on March 18, 2008, 10:46:53 am: No problem.
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Post by: FlatBroke on March 21, 2008, 10:25:17 pm: Capt. Kaos,
I like the red carpet in the online cat. If you say it is good quality, I won't question you at all...

I would like to know if you sell a kit (or recommend one) so that I can completely seal both doors on my truck @ a reasonable price.

Any help is always good.
Thanks.
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Post by: Fordeatinz71 on March 22, 2008, 07:33:15 pm: nice work FlatBroke! i'll be looking for your truck next time i'm back home in Montgomery. i was gonna ask though...are you sure that wasn't a manual truck originally? i ask because you have a skinny brake pedal, as if it had a clutch next to it when new...nice truck!
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Post by: the_legend_1981 on March 22, 2008, 07:38:54 pm: my 78 has a skinny brake pedal too and it's a factory automatic.
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Post by: Fordeatinz71 on March 22, 2008, 07:40:02 pm: hmm...odd, every truck i've ever seen with a factory auto had a fatter brake pedal...and i've been around a lot of these...but GM did some weird things.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on March 22, 2008, 10:16:55 pm: Pretty sure it was a factory auto.

I think the Power Co. was worried about replacing clutches a little too frequently.
It was purchased new by Alabama Power as one of there fleet trucks, Auto trans and 6-banger power plant. The only thing it has is heat. That is why I'm trying to insulate the entire cab and roof area.

FordeatinZ71,
Thanks for the compliments. As it sits right now, I got less than 600.00 in the whole truck. :o
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: Fordeatinz71 on March 23, 2008, 10:12:32 pm: that's awesome. it's a cool truck. does it have the factory option sticker on it (either in the glovebox or on the fenderwell)? that would tell what tranny it had originally. not saying you're lying about it, lol, i've just never seen one of these trucks with the narrow brake pedal that was a factory auto...
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on March 24, 2008, 07:18:25 am: I will look later today for you.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: Captkaos on March 24, 2008, 11:17:12 am: Quote from: FlatBroke on March 21, 2008, 10:25:17 pm
I would like to know if you sell a kit (or recommend one) so that I can completely seal both doors on my truck @ a reasonable price.

Any help is always good.
Thanks.

If I were to buy one, and I needed all of it. I would get it from JCWhitney. Their supplier has the best fit.

If you want really good quality, you can still get most all of it from the dealership. I just got a lot of it for my Crew Cab.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: lowbucktruck on March 25, 2008, 07:25:44 am: Nice work, Flatbroke! Definitely an original truck with rat rod styling. ;D
I really like the red and black paint scheme.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on March 25, 2008, 07:25:58 am: Thanks Capt.
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Post by: FlatBroke on March 25, 2008, 07:28:10 am: Thanks Lowbucktruck..

Let me know if I can help you with anything.
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: lowbucktruck on March 25, 2008, 07:39:37 am: I appreciate it, Flatbroke. Got a to-do list going for my old C10, in process of collecting parts for her. Trying to save up for a 700R4 to replace my tired TH350 tranny. And some rust repair of course.
Your truck has definitely given me some styling ideas!
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on March 28, 2008, 12:03:34 pm: I will post some updated pics later this weekend, Been building a speaker box to go behind the bench seat of my truck to house a 12in RockfordFosgate sub-woofer.

Stay tuned for more updates......
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm", dash
Post by: 79 sierra hombre on March 30, 2008, 12:09:59 pm: ive been trying to find a inexpensive dashboard for my truck but no luck, saw the way you did yours, "naked"

was it hard to do?
Title: Re: I call it "Dark Sarcasm"
Post by: FlatBroke on March 30, 2008, 09:58:10 pm: Not Hard at all...

I used a putty knife (or whatever I had to) to scrape all the existing padding down, Then a wire brush to get to bare metal.

Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

CaptKaos,
I placed my order for a black carpet kit today. I'm already like a kid in a candy store.