Author Topic: 1984 C-10 Custom Deluxe (Read 68280 times)

macr0w · « **Reply #15 on:** May 21, 2020, 08:57:47 am »

More pics.

I had to install new turn signals after I discovered a short while install the Dakota Digital gauge cluster.
All the connections that I made in the dash and the signals are Western Union spliced, soldered and shrink wrapped.

macr0w · « **Reply #16 on:** May 21, 2020, 09:01:59 am »

I'm working on the floor right now and I have seat upholstery and springs coming.
Pics to come on these projects.

macr0w · « **Reply #17 on:** May 24, 2020, 09:14:15 am »

For some reason I can't get pictures of my spare tire carrier and drop shackles to get small enough to load up. $:-\$
Anyway, I recently bought a stock replacement spare tire carrier from USA1 truck. And I just bought a 2" drop shackle kit and put it on.
It's just a slight leveling. I don't want to really drop this thing.

macr0w · « **Reply #18 on:** June 04, 2020, 03:51:53 pm »

My floorpans are rusty.
I'm not going to take the time and money to cut them out and replace them right now. Maybe one day down the road.
For now I'm just trying to stop the rust. I painted it with several coats of Corroseal which is a rust treatment product. I put some on there a couple months ago and then got new felt and a rubber mat for the floor. When I pulled it up to get ready for my seat upholstery I found my new felt was soaked and there was new rust forming. $:-\$
I cleaned it up and painted on a few more coats of Corroseal. I'm going to spray it with some bedliner/undercoating stuff next. I have to find out where the water is getting in. $:-\$

macr0w · « **Reply #19 on:** June 04, 2020, 04:10:20 pm »

Also got a new factory replacement spare tire carrier.

JohnnyPopper · « **Reply #20 on:** June 04, 2020, 05:57:33 pm »

I have Dakota envy now...

Looking good man!

Mike81K10 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 04, 2020, 07:23:51 pm »

The leak could be in your cowl area. Pull the wipers, and metal cover off and look around inside the cowl or inside the cab up high on your firewall. I had rust outs in that area that I had to repair with patch panels. The rust out was leaking water into my truck.

If your floorpans are not rust through, I would clean the rust from them with a poly stipper wheel, then use a POR or KBS product. I used KBS. After striping the floorpans, you use the cleaner, rust blaster (prep), and then the rust seal. Will keep them from rusting.

macr0w · « **Reply #22 on:** June 06, 2020, 07:07:01 am »

Quote from: Mike81K10 on June 04, 2020, 07:23:51 pm

The leak could be in your cowl area. Pull the wipers, and metal cover off and look around inside the cowl or inside the cab up high on your firewall. I had rust outs in that area that I had to repair with patch panels. The rust out was leaking water into my truck.

Yeah, that's where I will look next. We'll see what happens after this latest round of sealing stuff.