Author Topic: first truck/build 86 longbed "StreetImage" (Read 4116 times)

StreetImage · « **on:** April 22, 2014, 09:06:04 pm »

well lets start off with a rough description. Name is Edgar and this is my very first truck, got it about 4-5 years ago im 17 atm so do the math lol I have learned A LOT on this truck (since it breaks down every half a month LOL) I think my parents bought me the truck or they used money that they saved up for me which technically makes me the owner of the money take it how you want it but got it at a flea market for 500 sat until the summer 8th grade which is when i started working on it...enough of this if you want a better story contact me lol now time for some pics
when i transmission blew i was out of a job by then so i had to use my saved up money to buy a new transmission 1200, i was officially BROKE no money so this is where the build will end now until i find me a job....i want to finish my truck before i graduate which isnt going to happen im pretty sure since i am now in the 11th grade one year left to graduate

when i first got the truck

started sanding the rattle can job

took it to the paintshop first day at my house

they got the color of my truck PERFECT pictures do not do it justice is a unique white but man did they Heck UP the body work and paint runs everywhere no pics of them atm

got some temp rims for the truck

then got these for 250 but when the shop were about to mount them the bolt pattern was a bit off more like 5x4.50/.75

whoot my carpet came in!

guess what!? new rims! for a smoking deal 400 tires and rims no more than a week old guy showed me the receipt

time for the pics of the mest up paintjob

looks like someone made a long round scratch and didn't bother fixing it

bondo master

paint all over my seals windows painted over all my wiring inside cab and out

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i got mad one day and said Heck this im going to strip the paint

spent quite a bit of money on supplies

also spent the rest on drop spindles

spindles were bad quality imo

so here we go spending more money i did NOT want to spend 300 bucks out the pockets for beltechs drop spindle instead of mcgaugy

time for a DROP!!! and mounting my new wheels

happy camper! minutes after dropping it

it was a bad idea stripping my hood and boy were my parents mad lol...

tires were too wide so not being able to afford spacers since i was broke as shoot atm got a hammer and a grinder hammered the fender wheel out flush so no lip and grinding these bolts down

on my way to killswitch carshow this happens i was LITERALLY 5 minutes away dead serious

the carnage

poor baby:(

but guess what? bought a tailgate band for 40 bucks

once again take a guess? HEADLIGHT RELAY MOD!! it was a must too dangerous for me since i do quite a bit of night driving with friends

whala! this is prob the best and safest thing i have done to my truck

tackled my hood once again

primer grey now

bought me a toolbox!

scored these for 40 bucks

got a friend to weld up something quick

how they sit

also got a new steering column

some more of the crap job of body work

bake74 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2014, 06:54:50 am »

Nice progress so far. But I have to say, for someone who said they have no money, you sure do buy a lot of things. LOL
There is a lot you can do yourself on these trucks if you take the time to read through the manuals that are found in the tech section. You can learn a lot from just reading, and then you can fix some of those things with out spending a lot of money.
As far as the body work and paint go. If it was me, I would tackle a spot at a time, fix, prime and move on. Then when you get to all the area's and fix the rust issues then go back and prime again and sand, then it can be ready for a paint job and it will look good.
Also this site is a wealth of information if you are willing to ask first and see what other members have done and see what problems they have had with products and how/what they did to correct it.

StreetImage · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2014, 11:27:39 am »

Quote from: bake74 on April 23, 2014, 06:54:50 am

Nice progress so far. But I have to say, for someone who said they have no money, you sure do buy a lot of things. LOL
There is a lot you can do yourself on these trucks if you take the time to read through the manuals that are found in the tech section. You can learn a lot from just reading, and then you can fix some of those things with out spending a lot of money.
As far as the body work and paint go. If it was me, I would tackle a spot at a time, fix, prime and move on. Then when you get to all the area's and fix the rust issues then go back and prime again and sand, then it can be ready for a paint job and it will look good.
Also this site is a wealth of information if you are willing to ask first and see what other members have done and see what problems they have had with products and how/what they did to correct it.

well i did have money when i had a job the whole progress i showed is over a span of 2 years..and yes i know that i spend a lot of time on google, youtube, forums just learning in case i ever need to do something i have an idea of how to do it. i know practically how to fix anything on my truck mechanical, i have ZERO experience on welding panels fixing anything related to rust nor do i have the funds to buy a welder and practice so i have been looking for someone who can fix it and i don't know of any reputable shops to do it

StreetImage · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2015, 03:48:31 pm »

havnt posted here in a while huh? time to update this build just took a new direction lol tried to fix the rust but i think they made it worse..went shortbed, and thats pretty much it i think
im pretty sure this guy didnt know what he was doing the moment saw him cut i said Heck lol he went straight kamikaze no measurements no nothing just eyeballing it...he worked at Ekstensive a really well known custom shop thats why it trusted him but turns out he want the welder just the clean up guy who knows how to use a welder.

i am almost certain this spot is not supposed to be welded in..i thought you use a sealant similar to caulking.

my rocker isnt even straight he cut and angled it to make it look somewhat decent lmao

the SWB frame at my friends house

snapchat on my way home

rebuilt a friends carb i felt like throwing up when i found this gunk..this is after a good CLEANING tons more of it all in the nooks and injectors it was a mess