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Offline Ghazi67

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Working on '81 stepside
« on: September 02, 2009, 05:34:09 pm »
HELLO Guys ...

I am back after sometime massaging my '82 K15 stepside  8)
some of you was generous enough to share his/her opinion of things I do with my truck, when I asked for your help
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=11273.0
so .. I finally got my stuff together and started working ..
Against all votes ( 71.4 voted for Dark Pearl Blue ), I got it covered in ( Ice Blue Metallic ) so U gotta forgive me for this guys  ::).

Bought some parts from  , got a set of 10" used wheels, bought a salvaged pair of seats, and painted the truck in Ice Blue ..

are the pictures of what I did so far ..


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Offline hotrod24

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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2009, 09:09:29 pm »
nice color
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Offline devious

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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2009, 01:46:12 pm »
nice lookin truck..the color looks good on it


may i suggest buyin some new door weather stripping though your old ones look a lil worn
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2009, 03:19:07 pm »
Nice!
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2009, 06:41:14 pm »
HotRod24, Devious, and Captkaos ..

Thanks for stopping by ..


Devious

Thanks for the tip man .. I did actually pickedup some rubber parts online
Unfortunatly I wasn't satisfied with what I got ... Thats why I didn't install them,tryin' to look for better quality
Any suggestions ?






« Last Edit: September 03, 2009, 06:43:17 pm by Ghazi67 »
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Offline hotrod24

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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2009, 07:16:37 pm »
try chris or classic parts
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2009, 09:28:40 pm »
Those are the best you're gonna find unfortunately.
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2009, 12:00:52 pm »
I like that color, truck looks great.
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2009, 12:04:18 pm »
You got the best you can get right there.
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2009, 12:18:41 pm »
the ones you bought are the best you can buy...to my knowledge

why aren't you happy with them if i may ask?
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2009, 07:08:45 pm »
HotRod ..

I did try Classic parts for my 70 & my brother's 67 Camaros ..
I think I will try them this time for this truck .
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2009, 07:22:51 pm »
Vile, Capt.,  Devious

Unfortunately 75% of parts available in market are "Made in Taiwan" .. and I am a "GM" guy 
I wasn't happy in particular with the vent rubber 'coz it was twisted & won't be fixed easily
other stuff was neat but not close to the OEM looks

69byrd ..
Glad you like it ... its a '07 Ford - unfortunately - Ice Blue Metallic
Thanks for stopping by

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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2009, 08:26:21 pm »
yea classic parts has some good stuff good luck
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2009, 08:02:44 am »
Let them sit out in the sun and use soap and water to ease installation. The vent windows are tricky because they can easily bend out of shape after you replace the rivets. I usually put a tack weld for some rigidity.
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Re: Working on '81 stepside
« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2009, 06:44:52 pm »
Vile ..

Thanks for the tip ... I will try it and hope its as easy as it sounds

Here are my news up to now ...

Installed cap rubber parts, new front winshield, and a replacement '85 grille and new F/R bumpers .. 
Just bought a set of 33" Maxxis to be fit on the 10" wheels
The truck will be at a friend's shop for a week ( to work on interior )

I'll post some pictures as soon as they're ready

Thanks everyone for your support
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