Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

Curious how well they fit and how well they match the factory ones. How much prep work to make them smooth, and where'd ya get em:D

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They fit perfect, they are BABY smooth. There are two small casting lines that need to be wetsanded. Thats it...... I was going to undercoat them to help protect from cracks...

I got em on ebay, 400 bucks for both. I dont remember his name anymore...

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

I dont mean to butt in, but BACKYARD88, you get those fenders plus alot more glass body pieces here.

Click on 67-72 tab on the left.
http://www.usbodysource.com/

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

Thanks for the info. guys:D

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I dont know if those are the same or not.... But i heard good things about them.

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

All good stuff, I bought a decklid for my 442 from them back in '99 before anything was available sheetmetalwise for the cutlass.

Since we are on the subject of stepside fenders, anyone know where you can get a repop with the indention for the side mounted spare tire, mine has it and I think it looks *****in, but my fender is suffering from alot of rot on the bottom.

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

ick! fiberglass get away! *hiss!* i realy dont like fiberglass panels,tho i was quite interested in the full fiberglass cabs

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

The cabs are sweet, but the price is steep. Glass is awsome! It doesn't rust.

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

personaly, ide rather it rust than crack... Easier to protect against rust, than cracks...(i think :confused:)

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Any updates? :chevy:

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

WHen i left off the door was like this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08378.jpg

Welded the door together and did the first body work on the truck.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08391.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08395.jpg

Im still working on that same door. ahaha. Filling in the pin holes. Will have some more pics this weekend, going to try and get the front of the truck pressure washed, and the rest of that pass. door ready to hang so i can pin the door and start on the other side...

Im also tenatively trying to get the bed of the truck removed so i can install my c-notch and bags. I have found that if i work on metal for a certain amount of time that i look forward to working on body work, then i move back to metal work. Im always excited about doing something... You can only weld and grind so much before you start wanting to do something else.

ALSO, Monster BB is ready. Mild build 454, 480hp and 520lbs of torque.. Cant wait to get this bad boy in the truck. pics of hte motor will be up tuesday...

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

[QUOTE=lyrikz;2716075]I was surfing the board one day and saw a gentlemen talking about his Inline 6 knocking and him needing a new motor. I just threw up a post stating that i had a I6 that was rebuilt about a year ago, ran perfect, and that i would be willing to ship.

We talked back and forth through PM and i sent him a video of the truck starting and running... In this video, the truck had not been started in probably 3 or 4 months.. I had the wife pump the gas 3 or 4 times, and it fired RIGHT off.. No noise. Perfect.... As usual. I will miss this motor.... Oh, and if you ever need to ship a motor USE ROADWAY... It was 295 bucks from seattle washington to Baton Rough LA.

Vid of engine start up... Embarassing for me. ahaha...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...h_MOV01682.jpg

And here is a pic of the engine all wrapped up and ready to go. Motor was 510 pounds with pallet. I pulled the motor, got a BEEEEFY concrete holder pallet (overkill), strapped it down, and wrapped it up.... He should have it on the 12th... Heres the pic of it going by by.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08370.jpg



I got the motor and it was everything Lyrikz said it would be and it also fired up just fine and runs great. I am a 100% satisified buyer and will post some pictures here soon.

Thanks you Lyrikz!

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

[quote=mrmojo32;2743966]
ahhh, my baby..... Gone :(

Im in new territory with this 454. A little nervous...

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

cool project.. one of my dream type trucks. swb stepside GMC. what could be better, oh yeah, a big block GMC stepper..lol
good job

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

THanks, i have some more pics coming for ya.

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UPDATE!

So, im walking home the other day, and this dog is following me. I take it in the garage, and need some help.. You think i should keep it... Its a fairly new dog, STRONG... ahaha...

My new baby.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08410.jpg

GOing to have some more updated pics of this bad boy this weekend.

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Cool!:D

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four fiddy four! nice!!!!

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yep, yep, yep....

Going to have most of it put together this weekend.. Need to send the carb and the tranny out to get it redone so when i put it in, it iwll hold under the TORQUE monster. ahaha

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Little bit of an update.....

Theres a new member on here B17 on this forum.. He has a 55 that we pulled his cab and we sent to the blasters..... You see where im going with this.. He comes over and asks why im not sending mine.... i couldnt come up with a good reason so my truck now looks like this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08430.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08429.jpg

So its not a frame off restoration. ahaha.. Cab is done now but i cant get it because its pouring outside and i have no way of keeping it dry... Since i had the cab off i went and took care of the frame. Pic of my tubular mounts.... Some por15.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08436.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08433.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08434.jpg


When i was pulling the windows to send out the cab (was going to pull them anyways to paint) i found a few areas that were not so bad, and a few areas that came out of no where....

Heres my semi naked cab ( what have i got myself into.) ahah.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08426.jpg

Here is the inside lip of the back window... What im hoping is that i can find someone with a junk cab that can cut that piece out and ship it to me so i can just patch that area...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08427.jpg

This is the OUTSIDE of that same area. Even worse.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/DSC08428.jpg

Anyone have a piece of a bad cab where that area is good??? Its the drivers side of the area....

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

nice work, my man. nice.......

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

is it worth buying the door patch panals and replaceing the metal into the doors

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Sure... I guess aftermarket doors dont fit very well.. I dont remember anyone having a bolt on experience. I decided to fix em... Might pay for that later... Who knows...

Re: My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside.
 

I feel your pain on that cab. I ended up scrapping mine and getting another it was so bad:(

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Well, mine didnt look to bad, usual rocker issues... Then i found that stuff under the window. Im wondering what else they uncovered. ahaha..