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'72 c-20 rat build
my regular truck is a 2000 k2500... but it's too new. i had been keeping my eyes open for a 67-72 that could pull my car trailer. i ended up finding this bad boy on craigslist....
http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/..._4494276_n.jpg 1972 c-20 camper special, 402, 4 speed. everything appears to be original and the truck is relatively unmolested. someone went crazy with some white spraypaint under the hood... http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/..._4483962_n.jpg it also has been rigged with some kind of dump bed setup. you can see the strange rear bumper setup designed to clear it... that has to go away in order for me to install a hitch. http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/..._4029946_n.jpg i've decided to go with the admittedly-somewhat-played-out semi-gloss black with red accents. inside has been painted blue, i intend to change that to red, and go with red under the hood. the front clip has been dinged and damaged, so once i have the parts i need, i will hopefully have something that looks similar this when i'm done... http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/..._5440723_n.jpg |
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running budget/money spent tally....
truck: $1000 hood (craigslist) $80 69-70 grill + front bumper (cl) $60 wheels + tires (cl) $80 currently spent: $1220 needed: fenders rear bumper + brackets mirrors (the ones on there are going away) wipers hubcaps seat paint trailer hitch |
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Welcome, love the steel wheels. Looks great, your going to have a good time on that project.
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the ones pictured on the truck are 16.5's and the tires are junk... but i scored a set of steel 16's w/ tires today :metal: gotta dismount them and powdercoat them red with the trusty harbor freight powdercoating gun :D |
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Nice, think about becoming a premium member. Its well worth the cost with the added benefit of being able to sell items you don't need.
see this link: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a....php?f=28&a=17 . . . |
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i will check it out :)
here's today's progress.... hit my buddy's shop and dismounted the tires from the wheels i picked up sunday... http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2873673_n.jpg dragged out the harbor freight powdercoat gun... http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7728375_n.jpg and viola! pretties for my ride... :phat: http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2283154_n.jpg |
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awesome, i don't have the courage to ratrod my 20 haha
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picked up a 68 front clip off craigslist. i prefer that style hood and grill, soooo..... i was able to salvage those parts off the clip, but sadly the fenders and rad support were shot, as well as all the chrome trim. hood and grill are now out being sandblasted. i'll have to bite the bullet and buy repop fenders and a rad support... :/
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5552487_n.jpg the other hood and grill i bought are back up on CL where hopefully someone else can use them. |
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Cool project. Keep posting the progress!
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here's another picture showing the wonky rear bumper setup... ugh, some people's children...
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7685842_n.jpg this morning i finished stripping the interior. hopefully going to paint it on tuesday or so, depending how crazy i get with filling in holes and modifying stuff... very tempted to smooth out the entire center of the dash and relocate the heater controls and ign switch, delete the ashtray and radio opening... http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...8_307545_n.jpg |
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welded up trim holes...
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._6925019_n.jpg away goes the blue, here comes the red... http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4063121_n.jpg i don't like the red pedals... i'll make those black later on... http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...7_412342_n.jpg same with the carpet... gone is the blue, here comes black... http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...3_183243_n.jpg new grille is back from being sandblasted and painted with masterseries paint... still waiting on hood... new fenders have been ordered and should arrive early next week... http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2557035_n.jpg |
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coming along... albeit slowly. couldn't do much in this horrid heat.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._2269058_n.jpg gauge cluster before... https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...0_549736_n.jpg gauge cluster after... https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._8248767_n.jpg |
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subscribed! Nice work on the gauges! Where'd you get the decals? Was it a kit?
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no it was not a kit... i made them with a vinyl plotter and positioned them with tweezers (fun fun!) |
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Yikes! Bet that took a while! :lol: Looks good though. Yeah I was gonna suggest that about the needles (forgot). Get ya some flouresent red brush on. It's pretty cheap on Ebay. I'm gonna be redoing my gauges in whiteface with orange pointers the centers will be black. That setup will definately go good with your red/flat black scheme for sure!
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Looks like you gotta nice 82-92 camaro too! Good taste you have friend! :j69:
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so i picked up a bowtie for the grille and some hood letters from forum member dishow from her thread here... they arrived today (super quick, thanks!), landed in the powdercoating oven around 8pm... and now they're ready to go...
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._7544342_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...4_559693_n.jpg i may put a flat black shadow on the hood letters like i did on the bowtie, we'll see... |
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Nice! I'm working on my emblems right now too! Hmm....well if you're painting the truck flat black the lettters will look awesome as is.
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Welcome from Michigan and nice work! :uhmk:
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nice project, im going for the same look with my 72 stepside. satin black and red interior.
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whos black truck in the first post. i know ive seen it
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the emblems look great! glad they are going to good use. great progress on the truck. ill be watching this build.
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the weekend's progress...
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Good progress! Are you gonna paint those inner fenders? Might as well, while you got it apart! I know it's a lot of work, especially if you're doing it by yourself. Kinda looks like someone threw a grenade under the hood of your truck! :lol: Are you going 67 or 68 (with or without side markers)?
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yes, i am going to paint the inner fenders, i just wanted to get everything assembled as much as possible before i shoot them to reduce chances of making scratches when putting stuff together - mostly because i don't want to give rust a place to get started on the new fenders. everything is getting a coat of silver MasterSeries silver paint (similar to por-15, but better, it's what the grille is painted with in the pics) to protect from rust. i still have some repair work to do to the inner fenders anyway, you can see in the first pic, the RF inner fender has a hole at the top of it where it bolts to the outer fender.
you can't see it in these pics, but the drip rails have all been painted with masterseries as well. someone did work on the truck before me and bondoed up some rust spots around the front window frame, but never fixed the leaks at the drip rails that were allowing the water in! so i have plenty more work to go before i can think about the final coat of paint. decided to go with side markers since the bed has them.... it used to look like a white paint bomb went off under there, so i think this may be an improvement lol. |
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fenders are on, currently working on filling the dings and pinholes in the hood... hopefully will be able to paint within the next few weeks.
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needs another coat, and a picture without morning dew on it. lol
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nice looking build, keep up the nice work, and welcome
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Nice! Subscribed.
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thanks guys, need to do some sanding and a final 2nd coat... maybe tuesday.
i sprayed the doorhandles because the chrome was all pitted anyway. don't really like it with black handles, so i'll have to find some other ones to use. also i picked up some 67 door panels, a correct (but beat up) seat, along with new clear tail lights and side marker lamps. currently debating maybe a red stripe on the high trim line... hrmmm.... |
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Looking good! Can't wait to see it done with those red wheels!
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after the second coat it looks a tad streaky in sunlight still... ah well... might give it a top coat of rattle can just to get that out of it. ive always had better luck with blitz black in the can opposed to spraying it by the quart. btw 2 quarts pretty much did the whole truck. about $30.
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You gonna put bed liner in it? I just put the duplicolor roll in bed liner in mine and it turned out nice! For a long bed the Gallon kit it comes with did the entire inside of the bed and tailgate!
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I think I'm gonna spring for a tonneau cover...
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Just gonna spray it then? Or gonna leave it and cover it up?
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i have a bed mat to put in, which just leaves the sides. i'll probably rattle can it for now, maybe bed liner down the road, i don't know... it's not a high priority right now.
last night i picked up some doorhandles off craigslist for $15. i like it a lot better now.... it's really starting to take off now that i'm getting some of the little pieces put back on... http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...84668995_n.jpg |
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Looking good!
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just about done, a few little things to button up... like some upholstery and stuff :)
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lookin good i've always been a fan of the red and black it may not be anything new but hardly anything is anyway :lol: are you planning on lowering it at all?
oh yeah got any pictures of the tilt bed setup? they didn't just unbolt the bed and pick it up did they? :lol: |
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Still need to get those red wheels on it! :lol: What u gonna do on the interior? seat?
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