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Sure is! :D

It has some top quality engineering behind it ;) ....pics later....when I go to swap it with a real bumper (white painted original)
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Im thinkin swap it out for a Zombie scoop. :lol:

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Hurry up! Lets go drivin!!! Hey Jonathan was that dome light part of the Luxury Pkg? :sexy:

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I also have a complete disc set up from a 72 truck, I miss the privacy curtain in the back window and those wooden lites. Starting to look like a truck.

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great !! another one to follow !!

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:lol: stock (used=patina) bumper going on for now. Have another bumper I'm thinking about sectioning and reworking a set of outer brackets to tuck it in closer on the ends to show that subtle mod to potential clients. If I do that I will spring for a rear sport bumper for the step and do a hidden hitch.

I know man....looking forward to it!

Dome light was the rare "corvette super" option :lol:

You can have the light and curtains if you want them :D. It will look even more like a truck when that bumper is swapped ;)

Welcome aboard :chevy:
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that curtain has me curious of truck options during the time since the cab Im grabbing up has push buttons all around the rear window inside the cab like a vinyl top cover the bed almost but no such thing found just the remnants of those buttons

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Not sure they were ever even a dealer option....just a bunch of guys modifying trucks to their taste at the time....like guys putting tons of stickers, ground efx, and colored tint on their imports. It is coolto them at the time but looking back loses its' appeal ;) (or small wheels and tilt beds on minitrucks....you know who you are ;) :haha:
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:lol: just checking around I'll have pics of it this weekend on my own build time to get my sanding paper and blocks out again to prep my cheyenne cab for powderprime and a flushed firewall

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Sounds like fun (not the sanding part :lol:)

More details on today's work. The nutsert had pulled completely through with a little rusty sheetmetal left attached and a bigger hole where it came from....normally this would call for a bigger patch and new nutsert....but this is a budget build/patina truck ;) so I break out the grinder and welder. At first metal was just blowing out but eventually I got some decent tacks and was able to build off of those to fill the hole. Got it ground down and bolted up. As mentioned...hinges are shot but I have about 8 pair to choose from ;)

Got some extra lights off the back....made in the usa so they must have been put on the truck many years ago....

got the passenger door panel off after dealing with a siezed and stripped screw. Lubed up the inner workings and swapped out the broken handle for a decent used 67 specific handle I have. Will check the driver's side condition and replace if my other one is better.
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Planning to swap bumpers in the front so hit the nuts with pb blaster so they can soak. Took some stickers off the rear and discovered original shiny paint. If you wipe off the paint it buffs up nicely. Will power wash then see how it looks buffed out and may consider a satin clear over the paint.

Also found a nice nest in the hood latch area...
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Finally, the part that made me happiest was when I took the laquer thinner to the orange and black paint the po put on the truck. Came right off with some elbow grease as expected. I may fix the crease or might just leave it for "character" :D

Door will look sweet w/ a logo!
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Lookin good Jonathan !

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The picture of the light housing is cool. I had never heard of Peterson Mfg, so I looked it up. They are still in business and still have a Manufacturing Facility in Grandview (near Kansas City). http://www.pmlights.com/

Keep up the good work on the truck. It's going to be an neat rolling billboard. You should consider bringing it on Power Tour with us next Summer.

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tilt beds on mini trucks ........hey i can hear you !! LOL, i still like tilt beds !!LOL, sure makes them easy to clean !

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Thanks. A long way to go but progress! ;)

I was going to look it up...that's really cool they are still in business! These are definitely from a while ago because the plastic is brittle...

Thanks, I definitely am considering the power tour. Planning to get the sbc in and running but then sell that as soon as I find an LS for it and get it ready to install....I have people looking for me for LS engine/tranny (wrecked vehicle auctions) under 100K miles for 1000 and under....as soon as one pops up...it's mine ;)

Power tour would be great advertising...I know more and more "car" guys who are getting into trucks instead of building another car...they realize they can actually use the truck and it's cheaper than buying a new truck...and if you consider one with an ls/ac/tilt and fully restored suspension can be a really nice driver for 1/2 the price of a new one (or a lot less) it's a no-brainer to most "car guys" :chevy:

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;)

:haha:

I like your current "tilt" bed a lot better...but I can see the cleaning advantage of the other way ! ;) :lol:

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does anyone know an easy way getting a manual crossmember out w/out an air chisel??? ;) Trying to figure that one out now...it's partially under the cab so I'm wondering if I am going to have to lift the cab up to get it removed....any ideas?

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:hiya:
I had planned on picking up the cab moving it back 6 inches then going to work on the rivets to get my manual transmission crossmember out because there is really no viable way of doing it otherwise, and for you finding out what condition the cab mount seats are in is going to be necessary anyway.

As far as the rivets go I always cut a "plus sign" shape in the head of the rivet with a cutoff wheel and use a hand sledge and a heavy punch and "crush" the head of the rivet at an angle from all 4 sides to a diameter small enough to fit through the hole then I punch it from the top and it falls right through like butter and this method is by far the simplist and easiest without even scratching the frame.

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looking good so far, some how i cant help but think that if you lifted or took the cab off that some sort of snowball effect would take place lol

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Thanks, that's what I'm planning.....just was hoping someone had a "magic" way of doing it ;) :lol:

I should do cab mounts anyways and I want to paint the underside with bedliner to protect it so I guess it's going to have to come up a little at least...looking into the one man cab lift so I can just use my hoist...

I planned to paint the frame anyways....I will be leaving the sheetmetal with its' "patina" and the rest of the truck (engine bay/interior/suspension) will work/look like new or better :chevy:

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:hiya:
Oh heck yeah rigging yourself up a cab lift is a must in my oppinion since you are going to be doing this for a living and will probably end up needing it 1,000 times over the course of your career.
I recommend the heavy duty Quad pressure point version that mounts at the windshield frame, rear window frame and both door frames so you get a solid stable lift without risk of bending anything.

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Looking good man.

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Yep, looking at the lfd one man cab and bed lift and tip and flip dolly.


Thanks! It's looking a lot better imho now.....spent 1/2 hour with some laquer thinner and got almost all the orange and most of the black spray paint off. Only bits left are areas I will be cutting and patching.

Then sprayed and wiped down the exterior with lime away (basically thicker version of clr) and then power washed the exterior. The white paint I knew was thin as evidenced by the streaks on the back of the cab. Once I power washed it the roof patina looks even cooler. Have to get some good daylight pictures tomorrow.

After that I had to move some things to get my engine hoist out so I spent several hours organizing my garage....I need to have a swap meet/ parts sale at my house asap! :D

As of now it looks worse than before but once I'm finished it will be 1000% better....guys used to no room to walk will be shocked I think ;)
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Here are a couple pics of the truck wet earlier from rain and then after cleaning. Real payoff is down the road when I buff the paint but it's already looking much better...
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Next was the engine....it's a remanufactured gm crate engine with around 2500 miles. The po didn't prep it properly for paint so it has flaked off in places...also the valve cover gaskets were junk so it was an oily mess. Tinkermc (john) stopped by today and mentioned gunk which I happened to have. Put the engine on the hoist and sprayed it heavy with gunk, let it sit for a bit then washed it off with the power washer. Will scrape it to make sure there isn't any more loose paint then mask, prime, paint, and clear it.

Also a picture of the "junk" in the interior...a good set of window regulators, hood hinges, armrests, and sill plates ready to go on soon...
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Wow what a great find a used crate motor with 2,500 miles on it, you can't get a used engine with much lower mileage than that, I'm envious and hoping to find something like that for myself in the spring.

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I think that lip spoiler may be a little too low. I'm afraid your gonna drag that off on a twig or something before you ever leave the driveway. ;)

It's got a great look to it. :metal:

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:haha: it's got a double chin.... ;)

Thanks, looking forward to dropping it and driving it of course ;)

You can tell I did the wash/powerwash in the dark with all the marks where I didn't wipe down but thought I did. But I will be hitting it with compond at some point before I wax it or possibly clear it once I talk to my painter friend about it.
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Thanks, I actually traded some parts I had for it so my investment was $0 :D

Got it from the same guy I bought project #1 from...he drove the truck that had this motor in it for a while before pulling it out in favor of a big block. Should give me decent mileage with it being a basic 350 with 4bbl quadrajet. Going to swap the rear to a 307 I have from my 1970 shoestring build truck....has rebuilt drums, new brake lines, and wheel cylinders, etc....
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Looking real good man. Can't wait for more pics. :metal:
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People as Johnathon mentioned I was there yesterday this truck is in really great shape. The usual places we find rust he is clean, needs a very small floor patch rockers are tight inner fender under battery box needs a small patch but the battery box is very good, go figure!! He will need a set of fender cups but the fender ar fine otherwise. I love going to see him I only owe him $60. for this visit. It seems like evfery time I go there he has something I can't live without.

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Thanks! Pics coming right up!

It's got rust....but better than avg for VA for sure!
I got your tab going.....feel free to buy more any time :D
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Need some opinions on the bumper....got the piece of aluminum off and put a white bumper I have on....and primed and painted the rear bumper matching white....though i'd love it and I do....but my wife hates it...

She had me show her a chrome bumper and polished bezels. Then she was nice enough to hold it while I took a picture...I am actually really liking it and thinking I need to find some "patina'd aluminum rings now as well....I have a soft factory windshield rubber with the trim I could use when I replace the windshield...and leaning towards chrome dog dish caps (looking for them in driver's shape...or worse ;)) so I might put the chrome one on....

Thoughts/opinions?

Pictures show the "engineering" (angled spacers) used on the old "bumper", the new bumper (wish the patina on the inside was what showed ;)) and a picture of the foglightsi removed (po said they were off an old pontiac grand prix

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Here it is with a real bumper :D. And painting the rear bumper. If I go chrome in the front this will be painted black. Last picture shows after I touched up the scratches...
If I stay white I will patina the rear bumper...why I primered rust color under even though it was already painted...

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Looks good jonathan, I removed my manual trans xmember with the cab bolted on but I did have an air chisel. The hard part was slicing the rivet heads. I had to use a dremel in the hard to reach areas and the slice the heads off with the air chisel and change to a punch bit to drive them out (at an angle:mad:). Then sliced the xmember in half with a sawsall to make it easier to remove. It was not fun bit I got it out. I dont know if yours was a 6? but I think they mounted back farther back one hole making it even more of a pain!

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Here is my wife holding up the chome bumper after I had set it up there for her to look at...and I stuck the headlight bezels on for a rough idea....of course id paint the recessed areas black and put the aluminum grill hoops on

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Thanks for the info and pics; but mine is a 67 so it's under the cab at the back rivets...that and I will need to dimple the frame when I add power steering.....
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My 5 and 7 yr olds wanted to "help" so I let them hand things to me and they also helped clean up my tools at the end...

After 10 minutes they wanted to play in the backyard so I decided to tackle a project I need to do at some point so I could watch them and swing them fro time to time. Using the 307 rear out of my 70 since it has new wheel cylinders, brakes, and main brake line. Got the rear mostly out and the rear bumper off finally after soaking the bolts in pb blaster a few times...

The spring pocket bolts are really bad so I might end up cutting the spring to get that out....going to soak them and then heat them as one last try since the springs aren't sagging and I could get 40 or 50 bucks for them ;)
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