Author Topic: Buddy's overhaul (Read 37960 times)

Buddy · « **on:** November 20, 2010, 07:16:58 am »

jaredts · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2010, 07:55:57 am »

I would have never quessed that truck had that kind of a rust problem--it looked good in the pictures from May. You have been busy! Very nice work.

Buddy · « **Reply #2 on:** November 20, 2010, 08:25:51 am »

ha ha me neither Bud. I found rust everywhere. Every body panel is new. I was lucky with the box, when I had it blasted there wasn't a hole to be found. I couldn't beleive it. I had to replace to two step fenders as well. I was also impressed with the frame when it was back from the blast shop not a hole anywhere. When you live where I live RUST and road salt are just the way it is in New Brunswick Canada,

Blazin · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2010, 08:27:11 am »

Thats looking great. Allot of work there!

rainman15 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2010, 09:51:57 am »

I really wish I'd seen your truck before I started restoring mine. When my body man first looked at my fleet side bed he told me he knew a guy that had a good stepside bed we could get for free, which would save me a ton of money in labor and parts. I turned him down because I really wanted to keep my truck as original appearing as possible. Now that I've seen what you're doing with your truck, and I've had to invest in a complete bed skin and a new tailgate that I hadn't planned to replace I'm really regretting my decision not to go stepside. Your truck looks great!

Buddy · « **Reply #5 on:** November 21, 2010, 06:35:29 pm »

added a few more pic, But I have messed something up because now it just shows the link for the picture. Before I had the picture showing. i goofed somewhere. how do i get it to show the pic?

rainman15 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 22, 2010, 12:36:36 pm »

Is there any part of the old fleetside bed that is salvageable? Those tail lights with the correct little chrome trim around them sure look nice...

75ChevyGuy · « **Reply #7 on:** November 22, 2010, 03:31:55 pm »

Wow, quite the transformation!

Buddy · « **Reply #8 on:** November 23, 2010, 09:09:13 am »

thanks guys,
As far as the fleetside goodies. I sold every part there was. It helped to pay for the other things I had to buy.

Buddy · « **Reply #9 on:** December 15, 2010, 05:15:29 pm »

few more goodies for my truck

Buddy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 15, 2010, 05:20:18 pm »

Quote from: rainman15 on November 21, 2010, 09:51:57 am

I really wish I'd seen your truck before I started restoring mine. When my body man first looked at my fleet side bed he told me he knew a guy that had a good stepside bed we could get for free, which would save me a ton of money in labor and parts. I turned him down because I really wanted to keep my truck as original appearing as possible. Now that I've seen what you're doing with your truck, and I've had to invest in a complete bed skin and a new tailgate that I hadn't planned to replace I'm really regretting my decision not to go stepside. Your truck looks great!

Glad to hear you say that, sometimes you can loose site of the project. There was more than a few times I thought what the heck am I doing. So far I am glad I have stuck with it, I can tell you the finishing details are taking awhile and it is hard to get everything just right. Cant wait to get it painted in the spring.

acefoxx · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2010, 04:52:24 am »

Long live the stepsides.

bigbelly · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2010, 08:23:01 pm »

Nice job !!!!

Buddy · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2011, 04:16:23 pm »

Buddy · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2011, 04:20:52 pm »

hey guys, just trying to upload some pic of my truck, i posted them here before but thought i would show you them again. just bord tonight and thought I would do a re post with a few new pics. hope you like them. some reason they keep coming out in reverse of how i want . I have alot more i could post but not sure how many i am allowed to post so just put up a few

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