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awesome work!

what are you using to sand down your firewall?

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Looks great Duane!

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Keep plugging away, your almost there..it looks great man!

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Smooooooth

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I start with 36 grit, move to 80, then 220. Once I apply the polyester filler I use 220 grit, unless it's too thick then I'll start with 80 to get it close then finish it with 220. I do all of it with hard blocks. I have used an electric orbital to get excess filler knocked down to a manageable shape quickly, but it's pretty risky if you aren't careful with it.

Thanks guys! I'm excited to say that I finished the filler work on the firewall. It's going to be delivered to a friends house this evening to have some color put on it. Hopefully I did the work to his satisfaction (not just mine) and he'll get some primer and color on it this weekend.
Here's the final shot before it gets covered up.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psqhwfunmu.jpg

Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
 

great work man, keep it up:chevy::metal:

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Woot! Ready for some color

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Nice work on the firewall bodywork Duane! I think we need the rest of the pictures.......:)

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Thanks guys!
Thanks Mike, I guess you've seen my pics on IG or Facebook. :lol:

Got it loaded up on the trailer on Saturday morning to go get some color.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psojv1glmx.jpg

Here it is, getting beautiful thanks to fellow board member aboesec10... sitting next to his beauty.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psxwssf8yl.jpg
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...pszuxdynz6.jpg

Within 2 hours after I left he had it primed and sent me these:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psm5kdjgse.jpg
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psiggflmpb.jpg

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And I guess I should show you the color pics too :lol:

Sunday afternoon he had it in color (510 Medium blue in base/clear)
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psntej60pa.jpg
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psmm5ctevg.jpg
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psszwqwasc.jpg

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Looking good Duane, nice to see it coming along so quickly!

Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
 

looks great!!!

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Very nice! Will really set up the underhood to look spectacular.

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Thanks Brandon!
Thanks Mike! I have a feeling you'll like what I'm posting below.
Thanks Doug! I think it will too.

Got it back last night. Need to do some undercoating along the footwell area to clean it up, but it's about ready to start stuffing the engine and everything else back in it! Oh, and the shaved cowl I bought from my painter and had him paint is on it too. It's a little warped, so I'll have to do some tweaking of it, but overall fits much better than the one I had on it before, and this one will keep most of the trash out of the cowl.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psvhagft3i.jpg


I also started stripping the undercoating off the inner fenders. There's some surface rust underneath it all, so I sprayed some converter on it, but ran out (hence the bare spots).
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...pskknocoly.jpg
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psrf6noyug.jpg

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Looking great Duane! :metal:

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Very nice.

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Clean Look ... Duane

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The firewall turned out awesome :metal:

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That looks awesome! I like the smooth cowl panel. I'm curious how much less air can be drawn in with them like that?

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Thanks Mike!
Thanks Ryan!
Thanks Mike!
Thanks Keith!
Thanks Ryan! I like the panel too. Since there isn't a couple screws in the grille area to hold it down, I need to do some tweaking to get it to sit lower near the windshield. It's currently resting on the wiper spindles, which I assume isn't a good thing. As for the air flow, I'm not looking for air to be drawn in as I don't typically use my fresh air vents. I have A/C and warm/humid South Texas air, so I'm not too worried about it. The A/C doesn't pull from fresh air either. I wanted the smooth cowl so I could keep as much of the trash (leaves, pine needles, etc.) out of the cowl area as possible.

Before the weather got cold here, I managed to get some undercoating below the new paint. I couldn't leave the couple bare steel parts or the old undercoating alone. It just didn't look as good.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psmuwjggf3.jpg

Had to order some wire terminals to get some of my wiring back into the cab since I'm trying to clean it up, and my extra holes are now gone. :lol: Once I get those (after Christmas) I'll get back on reassembly.

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This is a great thread been watching it for a while,you inspired me.I just picked up this last night Its a newer Escalade motor L92 Ls3 with low miles.Going to remove the procharged sbc in my 71 c10 and start installing the L92.Probably going to install a bigger cam and VVT delete plus put procharger on down the road.
Thanks for all the info and the very good pics.

Brian

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Thanks for checking out my thread. I hope my slow pace won't be too boring. :lol:
That looks like a nice score Brian! Sounds like you have some really good plans for your swap. Thanks for the compliments too! I really appreciate it.




I'm hoping I can get some more updates in the near future. Been spending time with family around the Christmas break. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

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Firewall turned out great!

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Thanks Ryan!

I've been slowly assembling everything again. Painting some accessories and the back (interior) of the firewall has caused some delay since dry times are longer in cooler and humid weather. It's been border line weather for painting with rattle can, but it's gotta get done. Here are some pics:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psiqbjt34g.jpg
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...pscfzk1xpl.jpg

And my painter has been working on the inner fenders a bit over the holiday break.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...pssytn2okq.jpg

Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
 

Firewall looks great!

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What color do you plan for the inner fenders? Everything is looking great!

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looks amazing. You've inspired me to attempt much more for my engine bay than originally planned. thanks

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Hi Duane,
Looking great I love that color of blue.I had a question about your brake lines that run up to your wilwood proportioning valve.Did you buy those already made up or shorten and reflare the factory lines.I bought the same wildwood setup a few months ago but haven't installed it yet.
Thanks Brian

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Looking good Duane!

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Thanks!
Thanks Vic, the inner fenders will be the factory 510 Medium Blue, just like the firewall.
Thanks! Good luck, and sorry for the additional work you're about to attempt. :lol:
Thanks Brian! The brake lines were purchased as a reproduction in stainless. I had to straighten them out and re-bend them to work with the wilwood stuff since they aren't in the same position as the factory stuff. It wasn't too hard to do. I used an old metal hanger to figure out where I wanted it bent before I re-bent the brake lines.
Thanks Mike!

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I did some more reassembly last night. I got the e-brake reinstalled with some stainless oversized acorn nuts. I think it finishes it off a little nicer than a couple of stainless nuts on a painted bolt. Not that the brake cable and grommet look all that great. :waah:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...psmyr1rpe4.jpg

I also got the vintage air system reinstalled under the dash. I hope it's all finished under there because, MAN... that was a PAIN!! The firewall looks good though, so it was all worth it. (sorry, no pics... look further back in my thread and you'll see it again.)

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Looking good Duane! Keep up the good work, LST is right around the corner.....

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Duane,

you are killing it !!!

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:lol: :lol: :lol: not going to make it to LST this year. Too much to do, including creating my own harness, fuel system, trans cooler lines, rear end rebuild (outsourced), new driveshaft (I'm told about a 4 week build time) and tuning to name a few.
Thanks Mike! It's moving slowly, but still progressing. As long as there's still progress, I'm good.

Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
 

Very nice work!

Where are you getting your driveshaft made? I'm getting close to that myself to.

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I'm having a local shop rebuild my rearend and they are recommending Denny's Driveshaft. They're based in New York. They've told me out of the many places in the Houston area they've used, they aren't impressed with the work of even the best shop here, as compared to Denny's. I know it's a bit time heavy compared to a local shop, but I think it'll be worth it.

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I've bought several components from Denny's but never a complete driveshaft. Their website is very informative and professional, so you'd think their work would be as well. Likewise, I'm surprised at the delivery time, but like the old saying goes, "Fast, Cheap, Good... pick one, cuz if it's fast, it won't be cheap or good."

Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
 

knomadd,
beautiful work!!!! damn fine job!!!

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lookin good! :metal: