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Removed all the wiring, fuel lines, battery and cables from the truck

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Got a few more mockups done and I welded up a stand for my new bead/flange roller.

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I sanded off about four coats of globbed on paint from the inside of my bed and sprayed it with three coats of rattle can bedliner. It has a decent texture and seems to be pretty hard but was difficult to avoid streaks. It is Dupli-color brand. I also installed stainless side strips from Mar-K useing stainless truss head screws. Was going to spot weld it on but decided screws would be better for preventing future rust between the strip and bed side. My original side strips had long ago been removed and replaced with pop riveted angle iron.

The board in the pic are just there to position the strips, bed wood is my next project.

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Pulled these much needed parts off of the neighbors parts truck, saved me lots of money! Going to clean them up and get them working!

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rednek13x
that there is a deluxe heater my friend ! good find !!!!! i like the stuffin that is in there
dont lose all the screws when ya open it - excellent score sir !

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Awesome that's cool to hear! I needed that along with the vacuum windshield wipers. I have the rest of the pieces just not shown. Do you have any idea how much the deluxe heater would bring in this condition? Just wonder, i will Not be selling it so its all good. ;)

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honest - not sure on sellin price but when working correctly they are really real good !
make sure all the insides are there and replace the thick rubber bands that band the 2 parts together - do you know how to put it in ? and good score on the wipers

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All the insides seem to be there and intact. I just took everything apart so putting back together should be a breeze, Everything moves freely too so that is nice. Which is really surprising because the rest of the truck or cab is pretty much rusted out and falling apart.

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skip the wiper motor and go electric.

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I know they dont work well, but i like the "cool" factor, plus i would like to keep the truck as stock as possible. Maybe one day ill go electric, for now, vacuum! :)

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Great score on the heater. I was hoping to find one before I gave up and went with a Vintage Aire setup. I was watching one on EBay that looked to be in about the same condition as yours. It went to $370 but I had already lost interest long before that.

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You know there are factory electric ones, right?

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Put 2010 camaro rear in place, sort of!

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Lookin' good. A 3 or 5 axis laser works well for squaring the rear cross member to the frame. Does the Camaro rear cross member have locating pins like the corvette? You're going to like that setup. Good luck with the build.

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I painted my new door panels and added some texture. What do you guys think?


Thanks Ray

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I think they look amazing! GOD JOB!
Byron

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Door panels look great. The rest of the truck looks great also, LOL. Nice truck.

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Door panels look good! What is the seat out of?

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Thanks guys! very nice of you to say.

The seat is an after market seat by a company call TEA's design. It fits the truck great and i love how comfy it is.

painted my rear fender today can't wait to see how well or bad i did for my first paint job.



Thanks again Ray

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Six hours banging, plastic & sanding. Hood is almost perfect. Some silver dollar size dents from shutting it to hard, no rust.
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I meant GOOD JOB!

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Got my new gas tank installed. Somehow it just looks wrong.

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All you need to finish off the look is a set of "Truck Balls".... just stay out of South Carolina (http://mynorthwest.com/123/673065/An...South-Carolina)

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And Dont' give it any more viagra!:lol:

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I want to do something similar to my 48, if you dont mind sharing the info, where did you buy and how much did you spend?
by the way, they look GREAT!!!!

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i painted my rear fender! This is my first time doing my own body work and paint.

Thanks Ray

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Mocked up my rear suspension today once the control arms are in where I want them I will mount the coil overs. That is if I don't decide to do a a trailing arm set up.:lol:

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Looks great Ray

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Are you going to use a spring ladded licence plate?

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Thanks

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OOPS loaded.

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that look better? 72 nova rear plate bracket.

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looks good!

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Don't forget to get remove from that loaner truck the adapter plate that mounts to the side wall of the inner cab. This adapter plate joins the blower fan ( via a wide rubber sleeve ) to fresh outside air:
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Got my tailgate straps finished.

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Nothing, but found this old Chevy grille (probably 29-31 based on what he had as a kid) in my Dad's storage container. Also brought back two boxes of old hub caps (some AD) and saw an old gas pump buried in the back.

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Looks pretty damned good in the photo. Does it look that flawless in person? If so, you might just have a future as a painter, huh?:lol:

Is it satin or are you clear coating it?

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Thanks, and yes it looks even better in person! Even better now it's on the truck.lol
it's going to stay satin, i hope to do the rest of the truck and maybe some day down the road i'll put some color on her. Thanks for the job offer but it would cost me money to do body work for a living. lol Don't get me wrong i love how nice it came out but it took me ten times the amount of time to get it right... lol

Thanks Ray

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I like the satin black. you spend less time polishing and more time having fun with your truck.
looks great Ray!

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Iworked on cleaning up my frame where the suspension X-member goes. I would like to weld it in tomorrow. If the wind dies down that is.