My modified 1984 GMC 2wd, SWB project starting

[GMCtruckinNDN]

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   but I won't posting the whole 500 pics here) about my baby Truckin'  

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









More information and pictures next posts, stay tuned...

[team39763]

Looks like you got a good truck to start with.

[GMCtruckinNDN]

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











I took the whole front end off the Truck




More pics...

[GMCtruckinNDN]

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.








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.




More pics, stay tuned...

[GMCtruckinNDN]

My friend cutted the passenger's side rusty rocker panel off and replaced a new one into it for me






The new one I painted it with Rust-Olemum Hammered 4 times coated under new rocker panel





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




I filled it with steel putty, sanded and sprayed it with Rust Tough primed 4 coated



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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[GMCtruckinNDN]

I sanded the red paint off and filled the steel putty on few holes and shaved all factory weld spots off






I put back it's original rusty radiator support to checked on both brand new fenders then I took the rusty support off




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















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....)

[team39763]

That's comin' along nicely.

[1983stepside]

looks great keep the pics and updates coming

[84chevysilverado]

very nice work keep up the good work

[Grover 1]

Very nice work - keep it up

[GMCtruckinNDN]

Thanks guys for kind word.

I took the driver's side fender bed off and starting working on it, will post more pics soon....

[Captkaos]

Nice progress!

[eisenhauer01]

awesome project, sounds like you have some nice friends/family that like to weld for ya 

keep us updated looks great!

[Laderhosen]

Cool project. 

[GMCtruckinNDN]

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.  

She's almost ready back on the street! Here's over 500 pics, lol.  

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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