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VA72C10 · 03-17-2011, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gcburdic

Zoomin'....does this interior picture look familiar???....

I think VA72C10 is watching and is being inspired by your ebay link

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Originally Posted by Zoomin

I completely missed putting the two together. When I saw the pic in this thread I thought it looked familiar....

I actually had that saved to track it before I saw the thread

Wanted to see how much a lightly resto-modded one would sell for....

VA72C10 · 03-18-2011, 12:20 AM

Got a good amount done today. As mentioned, I got the rest of the items stripped out of the cab and firewall. Got the passenger door off, gutted the driver's door, took off the saddle tanks, and got some more grinding done. Well, mostly my BIL did...

VA72C10 · 03-18-2011, 12:27 AM

Passenger door off

Firewall clean...still sanding....

This is the sticker on the driver's door

My brother in law hard at work

Gotta get that last bit sanded now that the handle's off

Picture I took with my free hand as I ground the heads off the bolts for the saddle tank

Saddle tank

Inside bed panels...nice and clean

Wheel arch ..... no rust

underside of bed floor.... no rust

Passenger door frame and most of dash down to bare metal

67chevy1series · 03-18-2011, 12:29 AM

very clean reminds me of my sanding the cab days! i have the same rinder it has done me and my dad good since 1999!

heeroyue2002 · 03-18-2011, 12:32 AM

harbor freights Chicago grinders? mine outlasted my dewalt! good job on the glasses! i had a wire wheel grab the top part of my hand, they also like to shoot little wire shrapnel.

VA72C10 · 03-18-2011, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

very clean reminds me of my sanding the cab days!

thanks. it's going well... a few spots but nothing a little metal can't fix

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Originally Posted by heeroyue2002

harbor freights Chicago grinders? mine outlasted my dewalt! good job on the glasses! i had a wire wheel grab the top part of my hand, they also like to shoot little wire shrapnel.

Yep, used them for three builds now over 2 years and still going strong. I have one with the wire cup and one with the stripping disc. Total investment for 2- $10

Although I will say my buddy has two dewalts he has had for like 6 years and uses basically daily. And he got them for like 50 each on clearance so they have been a good deal also...

I used safety glasses, ear plugs and a mask. He opted for the science class goggles because he kept fogging his glasses too bad to see. And he just turned up the music loud enough to drown out the grinder. kids....when will they learn....

VA72C10 · 03-18-2011, 12:38 AM

Oh, and on the schrapnel... I have pictures of that...on my first build. One wire cup was throwing them horribly. Was impaled by probably a hundred....had tiny dots all over my legs and several that went through my jeans and into my skin!!!

PHAT TONY · 03-18-2011, 12:51 AM

This is lookin really good ,but I gotta say I'm looking for a 2wd Blazer build with your name attached!

VA72C10 · 03-18-2011, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by PHAT TONY

This is lookin really good ,but I gotta say I'm looking for a 2wd Blazer build with your name attached!

I would LOVE to do one. Hopefully down the road I can!

gcburdic · 03-18-2011, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

I would LOVE to do one. Hopefully down the road I can!

Oh great.....Jonathan...stay focused!!!

VA72C10 · 03-18-2011, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gcburdic

Oh great.....Jonathan...stay focused!!!

Don't worry. I have no choice but remain focused on this one!

Notice I said...hopefully down the road....not even on my radar at the moment.

After I finish and sell this truck I will be looking for a cheap DD (67-72 truck) to fix up and use around the house and will at the same time look for my next project...that will be whatever I can get for the least that will be worth the most when finished for the least amount of money....make sense?

RCbowtie69 · 03-18-2011, 01:49 PM

well Jonathan,looks like you are getting there,making good progress,keep pictures coming & keep on truckin''

Zoomin · 03-18-2011, 01:57 PM

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that will be whatever I can get for the least that will be worth the most when finished for the least amount of money....make sense?

Sure does to me. Clue me in on what that is, would ya?

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VA72C10 · 03-18-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RCbowtie69

well Jonathan,looks like you are getting there,making good progress,keep pictures coming & keep on truckin''

Thanks. Got an hour or so working on it earlier this afternoon then had to head out for a bit. Now gotta work on some tach dashes so I can buy some more parts

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Sure does to me. Clue me in on what that is, would ya?

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I'll tell you when I find it

Pictures of today's progress later...

VA72C10 · 03-18-2011, 11:34 PM

daylight pic of where we stopped last night

got the inside of the door jamb super clean

gonna have two big patches on the bottom of the window but it's ready now...

still working on the roof. Keep swapping between the two grinders to make sure I don't overheat either....

love this wire wheel....took out all the seam sealer in the drip rails and was great around the back window, inner door parts, and door jambs

drip rail

side drip rail

Hope to make good progress tomorrow. Plan to finish the roof and driver's door sanding depending on time/activities....

ccracin · 03-18-2011, 11:58 PM

Lookin good. Man that's a dirty job, but I guess somebody has to do it as they say! When you're done there send your brother in law over!

I am dreading that. Keep up the great work.

VA72C10 · 03-19-2011, 07:52 AM

Definitely a dirty job. Going to get back out there in a bit....going to wait a little while in case any neighbors are sleeping in

no moa · 03-19-2011, 08:12 AM

lol, you are ambitious, i'd paid the $800 for soda blasting cause i'm a lazy bastid..

Good work.

VA72C10 · 03-19-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by no moa

lol, you are ambitious, i'd paid the $800 for soda blasting cause i'm a lazy bastid..

Good work.

Well, I'm almost done and I personally have about 6 hours into the sanding and my brother in law has added about 4. He's free

so I figure 2 more hours will finish it up...8 hours total= 800 savings....paying myself 100/hr to sand isn't too bad

**67cheby** · 03-19-2011, 04:27 PM

2 hours to go ....how about the doors, fenders, hood(top and bottom), grill......if you can do all that in two hours you are amazing LLLOOOLLLLLL

VA72C10 · 03-19-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 67cheby

2 hours to go ....how about the doors, fenders, hood(top and bottom), grill......if you can do all that in two hours you are amazing LLLOOOLLLLLL

grille is aluminum (new)

and the 800 was just for the cab....it was actually 800-1000 was the estimate from two places and that didn't include hauling it there and back.

And I mentioned earlier...I am getting the fenders and passenger door blasted before they get to me. Tkorinek had them done in AZ for 160...I couldn't have had them done that cheap here and I couldn't do as nice as job on the fenders as blasting could....I should have those in a week or two...

The only thing I need to do still on the cab are a few spots on the inside, finish up spots on the driver's door and jamb, and of course the real fun....underneath. So I'll have probably 10 hours in it total but the estimates did go up to 1000 so they probably would have charged me that so I'm still standing besides the paying myself 100/hr because I wanna

And I'm NOT looking forward to the hood. I spent probably 4 hours on my blazer hood. I might break down and take that to the sandblaster....might be doing my frame anyways because I'm hoping to get some powdercoated front suspension parts. If I do, the frame's gotta be perfect

VA72C10 · 03-19-2011, 07:40 PM

oh and I'm already 90% done on the driver's door

VA72C10 · 03-19-2011, 09:10 PM

Well, a good and bad day. Got some accomplished on the truck and got a tach/vac dash built to sell....

But as soon as I started on the roof I found a hole drilled...then another..and more...15 in total....come to find out most likely a PO installed roof mounted teardrop clearance lights at one point. Only 15 more holes to weld/grind

Here are the pics as I was making the discovery

j/k It's not that bad....here are the holes....

VA72C10 · 03-19-2011, 09:12 PM

But by mid afternoon (when I had to stop to shower for a going away party for friends moving to AZ) I had the roof finished.....this made me

Looks good to me!

VA72C10 · 03-19-2011, 09:15 PM

Truck was a little dusty...

I ended up using my leafblower after I finished up to blow all the dust away and off the truck and driveway. Got a start on the interior, finished up on the side of the firewall my brother in law was working on

and then moved on to the other side of the firewall...still another probably half hour left there...

03-18-2011, 12:20 AM	#202
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! Got a good amount done today. As mentioned, I got the rest of the items stripped out of the cab and firewall. Got the passenger door off, gutted the driver's door, took off the saddle tanks, and got some more grinding done. Well, mostly my BIL did... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

03-18-2011, 12:27 AM	#203
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! Passenger door off Firewall clean...still sanding.... This is the sticker on the driver's door My brother in law hard at work Gotta get that last bit sanded now that the handle's off Picture I took with my free hand as I ground the heads off the bolts for the saddle tank Saddle tank Inside bed panels...nice and clean Wheel arch ..... no rust underside of bed floor.... no rust Passenger door frame and most of dash down to bare metal __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

03-18-2011, 12:29 AM	#204
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! very clean reminds me of my sanding the cab days! i have the same rinder it has done me and my dad good since 1999! Last edited by 67chevy1series; 03-18-2011 at 12:34 AM.

03-18-2011, 12:32 AM	#205
heeroyue2002 fat old dude Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: fresno, california Posts: 1,424	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! harbor freights Chicago grinders? mine outlasted my dewalt! good job on the glasses! i had a wire wheel grab the top part of my hand, they also like to shoot little wire shrapnel. __________________ 1972 c-10 shortbed 350/400 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=389157 1968 workhorse http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=446216 Accepting part donations

03-18-2011, 12:38 AM	#207
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! Oh, and on the schrapnel... I have pictures of that...on my first build. One wire cup was throwing them horribly. Was impaled by probably a hundred....had tiny dots all over my legs and several that went through my jeans and into my skin!!! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

03-18-2011, 12:51 AM	#208
PHAT TONY Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Red Deer ab canada Posts: 1,250	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! This is lookin really good ,but I gotta say I'm looking for a 2wd Blazer build with your name attached! __________________ 1972 factory 2 Wheel Drive Blazer-Sold 1972 K10 4X4-Sold 1971 Chevrolet Cheyenne/10-Sold 1970 Chevrolet C/10-Sold 1968 GMC 4X4-Project 1968 Chevrolet C/10 Pro Street 1970 GMC 3/4 Ton-Parts 1997 2WD 2DR Yukon-Sweet http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335664

03-18-2011, 01:49 PM	#212
RCbowtie69 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Thomasville, NC Posts: 1,877	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! well Jonathan,looks like you are getting there,making good progress,keep pictures coming & keep on truckin''

03-18-2011, 11:34 PM	#215
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! daylight pic of where we stopped last night got the inside of the door jamb super clean gonna have two big patches on the bottom of the window but it's ready now... still working on the roof. Keep swapping between the two grinders to make sure I don't overheat either.... love this wire wheel....took out all the seam sealer in the drip rails and was great around the back window, inner door parts, and door jambs drip rail side drip rail Hope to make good progress tomorrow. Plan to finish the roof and driver's door sanding depending on time/activities.... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

03-18-2011, 11:58 PM	#216
ccracin CCTek Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rostraver, PA Posts: 235	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! Lookin good. Man that's a dirty job, but I guess somebody has to do it as they say! When you're done there send your brother in law over! I am dreading that. Keep up the great work. __________________ Chad 68 swb Project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=262840 72 swb Project SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3993641 THANKS TO: Hermance Design (www.hermancedesign.com), Paradise Road Rod & Custom, Harry Opfer Welding, Tri-State Machine, Wegner Automotive Research, Nsane Hotrodz (www.nsanehotrodz.com), Clayton Machine Works, CCTek (http://www.candctek.com)

03-19-2011, 07:52 AM	#217
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! Definitely a dirty job. Going to get back out there in a bit....going to wait a little while in case any neighbors are sleeping in __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

03-19-2011, 08:12 AM	#218
no moa Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: maine Posts: 2,315	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! lol, you are ambitious, i'd paid the $800 for soda blasting cause i'm a lazy bastid.. Good work. __________________ 1972 C10 Deluxe.Shortbed. 402/400. A/C, white interior, needs complete restore. Project Red, white and blue. Used to be a Longbed apperently. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451950 1971 c10 step 250 3 OTT 1969 c30 TOW-MATER. 307 4 speed, holmes 440 body. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451082 2006 CTS-V LS2 6spd.

03-19-2011, 04:27 PM	#220
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! 2 hours to go ....how about the doors, fenders, hood(top and bottom), grill......if you can do all that in two hours you are amazing LLLOOOLLLLLL __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

03-19-2011, 07:40 PM	#222
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! oh and I'm already 90% done on the driver's door __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

03-19-2011, 09:10 PM	#223
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! Well, a good and bad day. Got some accomplished on the truck and got a tach/vac dash built to sell.... But as soon as I started on the roof I found a hole drilled...then another..and more...15 in total....come to find out most likely a PO installed roof mounted teardrop clearance lights at one point. Only 15 more holes to weld/grind Here are the pics as I was making the discovery j/k It's not that bad....here are the holes.... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

03-19-2011, 09:12 PM	#224
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! But by mid afternoon (when I had to stop to shower for a going away party for friends moving to AZ) I had the roof finished.....this made me Looks good to me! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.



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03-19-2011, 09:15 PM	#225
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Fleet Big Block build! Truck was a little dusty... I ended up using my leafblower after I finished up to blow all the dust away and off the truck and driveway. Got a start on the interior, finished up on the side of the firewall my brother in law was working on and then moved on to the other side of the firewall...still another probably half hour left there... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

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