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Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
well guys i got the old girl started... my buddy and i took the bed off and chipped paint off the cab corner.... we start this weekend cutting out the rotted metal and putting new corner in!!!.. let me know what you think...
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033886.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033887.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033888.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033889.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033890.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033891.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033892.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033893.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033894.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/S5033899.jpg Let me know what you all think i will add more pics as the project goes on... |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Looks Like a good start I hope you keep it the same color.... Keep the pictures comeing :metal:
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
:agree:
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
It looks good man, have fun on those cab corners and let us know how it goes. I'm going to have to put mine on soon, so I'll be watching your build.
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Green trucks never use to appeal to me, but the more I see the more I like. Especially the way the white one your is laid out. Looks pretty sweet!
What are your plans for it? And, if this is to be your build log, let me know if you want it moved to the "Projects" section. |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
i dont know if i wanna keep it same color.... i do and dont.. but dad is going to buy the paint for me so whatever paint he buys ill be happy with as long as i can get redone... its staying two tone so i will redo the cab white and the white on the side.... plan is to do what *Dylan did.. and wire wheel the frame and mineral spirt it and bed line the frame..then im going to clean up my coils and rear end and everything then hit it with chassis black paint..drain rear end and put new fluid in.. change tranny fluid and filter.. put cab corners in this weekend... then once thats done put new inner rockers in...after that we got to put three new cab suppports in..after that i hjave to patch the bottom of both doors since its rotted when you open the door and look at the bottom of it... then finally block it out and get body prepped and painted....the frame will look like junk under the cab but ill worry about that when it gets warmer out... and hopefully i can get dad talked into new wheels and tires.... im thinkin it all will be done around march or april if not sooner... im tryin to get it done for that car show that my profile pic is of.... then its going to be entered in a car show/drag race... they have an old airport here that they legalize a drag
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Good Luck!!!!
I think two tone paint is :metal: |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
thanks and i agree with ya
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
just got back from harbor freight... bought me a little sand blaster.. 6 different sized wire wheels and two different sized cup wire wheels that came in a bundle... all i paid was $20 what a bargain....
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...912/truck4.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...912/truck2.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...912/truck1.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...3912/truck.jpg i still have to do inside of the frame..my rear end... and my springs and control arms... but i used rust convertor primer..it goes on clear then turns to a black primer you shoot over surface rust after you sand it with 50 grit paper... then i came back the next day and shot it with rubberized black under coating... |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
and the pic with the cab corner taken out..thats all foam..
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Looks like your getting a goo d start on it looks good keep up the good work..
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
thanks i appreciate it
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Looking good Tim. Nice that you can work on it at brian's. Buddy's make it a little bit easier. Should come over to ken's house over on maple across from your parent's house sometime. Working on my cab over there. Alot worse than yours.:waah: Daren
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Nice starting point. I have to agree with the rest of the crowd to keep the orig colors and two-tone. Nice.
Keep us posted with progress pics. Don |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Best of luck with the rebuild!
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
looks good so far
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Looks great man, lets get some close ups of the frame so we can see what it really looks like.
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
lookin good tim!
Before going through the trouble of painting it... you may wanna smack those rockers with a pick hammer. If I am right, it'll go right through. If I am wrong, you'll get to cuss me out as you repair a small dent... but you'll know they are solid. |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
looking good, you're getting a good start on it,keep the hard work going, the pay off down the road will show, keep pictures coming,:metal:
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...12/alldone.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/alldone2.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/alldone4.jpg frame is all done well half of it anyways... exhaust is painted with paint that can with stand 1300-2000 degrees... rest is shot with undercoating...let me know what you think... what i got left... cab corners. inner rockers.. 3 cab cupports.. outer rockers maybe..and patch bottoms of my doors when you open the door and look at the bottom they are all rotted |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
heres more pics!! as of 1-3-09
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
well i got the driver side inner and outer fender off today... and now im waiting on more parts to arrive so i can fix my rockers and such... just thought id put my progress up to show all of you...
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Looks good so far, keep it up.
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Progress is Looking good. I dig that green/white two tone ! Paint it that way after youre done !!!
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
im not sure what color scheme im going.. im keeping the two tone though.. dads going to buy the paint for me so i said any color he wants he can have as long as i get it sprayed im happy...
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
heres some of the newest pics!!
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
took me three hours to cut the old metal out. make my template out of cardboard.. trim my new piece (out of what was left of my new cab corner).. trimmed it and welded her in..
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m.../firstcowl.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/trimming.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m.../trimming1.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...cowltacked.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...13912/cowl.jpg |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
when i cut the rotted metal out..i pulled out bunch of leaves, dirt, and mud.... i would say thats what caused the rust
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
little update... had a friend from the board here come help me last night.. 88jrfan came and cut out my outer floor piece so w e can put in my outer floor extension..cut out my front pillar and now i got a kick panel on the way. so we are getting back to work on it saturday..sorry no pictures i moved the truck and had no light and my cell phone doesnt have a flash.. i also cut a little square in my floor due to rust..its easy fix..ill post pics up after we get the floor extension on
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
Cool build Tim....we'll let you slide this time with no pics, but next time I'll have to post this.....:wop:
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
haha thanks ill get them up asap camera is dead and its in backseat of my car so i gotta charge the batteries..
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
"Safety First!" Hahaha.
Good to hear folks helping other folks out. |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
got windshield out today and wire wheeled where it was and cleaned up the surface rust.... also took the pillars next to it down to bare metal
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...eandtruck2.jpg
all tacked in... jack is there to press up the metal flush to the other metal http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...meandtruck.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...eandtruck3.jpg pretty sure ill have a welding burn by tomorrow on my face but oh well at least im working on the truck and getting her closer to being done |
Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
keep it going. but, do it with eye pertection. were a welding helmet and gloves, you want always be young.
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Re: Restoration on the 72 has begun.. 11/25/08
welding helmet sucks its the old fashioned one and got tired of always flipping it up over each tack
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