My 1980 Chevy C10 Restomod

[80stepsideguy]

This weekend i`ll send some pics  here.Right now just no motivation to do much.I may end up throwing some things out like the wiper arm assembly i got from you and a few other things.The wiper arms i`m gonna have chromed.The rest that bolts under the cowl is getting chucked along with the worn out window regulators..

thanks
pat

[bowtieman82]

i love your truck. im fixing a 82 4x4. i want to look as good as yours. got ant tips on body work.

[80stepsideguy]

Use a paintstick to do the body filler sanding.I usually put the filler on, board file it with 36 grit, use black guide coat over the 36 grit marks, take a paint stick and 80 grit and fold it so its flat on the stick, take your index fingers and thumbsand pinch each end making sure the paint stick is flat an sand in a X pattern. Sand till you see the black gone.If you see any low spots, reskim the areas.And then once you get to where its nice.Then take polyester glazing putty.I personally prefer USC icing. Put it on over the filler, then do the paint stick remedy again with 80 grit, once you got it sanded some where you cut the top layer of the putty, switch to 100-120 but before that take spray bomb black , give the putty a light/medium coat, then do the sanding and you should be good till the putty is smooth and the black guide coat is all but gone...Thats how i did the truck..

thanks
pat


p.s. thank you for the compliment it took me a long time to get it this far and i gotta redo the drivers door i chipped the paint and im not happy till its redone which should be soon.

[bowtieman82]

how about getting dents out on the bottom of the door i cant get hammer down in there to pound them out, and i dont want fill it with bondo to much.

[Grim 82]

how about getting dents out on the bottom of the door i cant get hammer down in there to pound them out, and i dont want fill it with bondo to much.

Uni-spotter stud welder and a slide hammer, but don't hijack the man's build thread. Start your own post in the body forum.

[80stepsideguy]

Just got 3 pics of the truck,
here they are as of right now.

[VileZambonie]

Giggity! Lookin goooooood!

[slammed79]

Gorgeous!  Simply gorgeous

[JRConnieK10]

Gee thanks Pat, now I drooled all over my keyboard. SO BEAUTIFUL!!

[Captkaos]

VERY NICE!

[Slooby]

Very nice, I like the color too.

[80stepsideguy]

Thanks guys for the compliments.
I`m working on the headlight bezels now, i got them painted but gonna put a couple more coats on them and then install them.Then i think i`m gonna start plumbing the motor and tranny.


thanks
Pat

p.s. headlight bezels are on and done, looks alot better now:

[1983stepside]

i just love this truck the more i see it the more i want to get mine done, good work and cant wait to see more

[80stepsideguy]

Thanks for the compliment

i`m going to be putting the glass in the doors, and the rear back window in within the next month.I`m going to be purchasing the window weatherstriping and the door glass weatherstriping soon.Also dynomat the inside of the doors.And i`m getting the driveshaft made.And also plumb the motor and tranny, i`m hoping by the time i leave for ocean city maryland in may for my car show trip i go to every year i`ll have more pics and and hoping all thats left will be the interior and wiring..

thanks
Pat

[hotrod24]

WoW pat that thing is a beast, I new when you started it was going to come out looking awesome...