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Today I found some time to start cleaning some of the steering and chassis parts. It's amazing how solid the the tie rods and ball joints feel.. so far.
http://i43.tinypic.com/348re42.jpg

Gearbox.. are these filled with grease or oil?
http://i42.tinypic.com/34r9944.jpg

80 grit Diablo flap wheel.. poof no rust!
http://i41.tinypic.com/2nhl445.jpg

A chisel and wire wheel.. no crud!
http://i41.tinypic.com/2u40qc3.jpg

looks better all ready..
http://i44.tinypic.com/246t7oo.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/w8kg9x.jpg

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Is this many shims normal?
http://i44.tinypic.com/m233s.jpg

Re: I couldn't resist.. My new 1970 Panel
 

Yesterday I got the passenger side floor ground down and POR15 rust prepped.
(I am trying to hold the rust monster at bay)
Primed, etched, and sealed. That is when I noticed there was something missing.
This truck came with only a drivers seat!
http://i40.tinypic.com/2efupg0.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/348t8r6.jpg
The drivers side floor is different than the passenger side.....
http://i41.tinypic.com/fp1lkm.jpg

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Since I am on a budget I decided to clean up a few parts
http://i40.tinypic.com/i40h6x.jpg
Music and cars!
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cool! didnt know they did that to the panels!

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Noticed you mentioned it came with Suburban door/window also? I'd do whatever it takes to keep those barn doors myself! I sure do get tired of having to reach across the tailgate on my Burb to get things out, and that rear window assembly weighs a ton to lift each time! I'd much rather have barn doors on mine, and I'm considering doing the work to swap a pair in for my Burb!

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Cool stuff

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Man, that sounds exactly how I would have put it, if I owned a tailgate Suburban! (I don't but I want a panel/burb pretty badly).

I laughed when I read that. :lol:

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I'm getting ready to do the gas strut swap on my rear window, just because I'm tired of lifting the heavy sucker! Barn doors are impossible to find here. Had a WTB ad on CL for months and no response close by.

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Ha HA, No way would I get rid of the barn doors! When I was a kid I had a customer on my paper route the had a '80 something Suburban that had barn doors and I remember thinking those where the coolest thing.

The PO hooked me up with a set of rust free doors.. off of a Suburban..
http://i43.tinypic.com/2a0cdu0.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2a0cdu0.jpg

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I have been searching High and Low for information on the Panel trucks. I would love to find an owners manual for this one.
It seems that the 67-70 Panels are not so common as the Suburban.
I would love to get my hands on a FSM for a panel, but for now all I have been able to find is the Brochure and a suburban repair manual on eBay.
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1970-Chevrole...NMQ~~60_57.JPG
http://www.ebay.com/itm/360741039791...84.m1438.l2648

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Man time just fly's by. I haven't done a whole lot to the Panel besides gathering/ cleaning parts.
I just got the control arms sand blasted and I VHT coated them in roll bar satin By far the best finish ever) and last night I finished up the steering knuckles.

Today I picked up a set of front rotors and pads.

I have ball joints on order from Amazon, it's amazing how cheap their prices are for MOOG! I found out that the control arm shafts were worn so I will have to wait until I get some more cheddar in my pocket before I order them.

I have a question tho... while cleaning up the frame I found the VIN gear box side of the frame. But on the passenger side I found numbers stamped into the side of the frame forward of the engine cradle. Does anyone know what those are for?

I will be posting pics as soon as I can

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I takes some time if you do things right. Now is the time to take care of that stuff. I have found if you get in a hurry and over look problems like that you just have to tear it back apart and re-do it when you start driving it.....

I think those numbers are just frame identification numbers for the assembly line. A way to make sure they have the correct frame for the type of truck they were building.

LockDoc

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Bump how'd the rear ac go