Project 78 High Sierra

[Rusbuilt]

Originally Posted by cubber

Man, that frame looks good as new!
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Agreed!!! I wanna see pics of the glass packs!!! And a video with it running!!

[68Timber]

Looking good, just went through it all, nice work.

[cubber]

Pipes sound good, man. They will get louder as the packing burns out.

[Rusbuilt]

Uh I don't know how I missed the link to the video!! They sound great Jeff!!

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

So I went hard to work starting at 7am...I would not let scatter showers detour me no matter what...I made a canopy of sorts for any time it started raining and I went to work....

I cleaned and painted the frame
I sanded, cleaned, and painted the back of the cab and front of the bed with a roller (3 Coats Blitz Black)
and and and I also installed Thrush Glass Packs.... **Only thing that sucked is I ran out of Flux wire...>Then used aluminum i accidentally bought so they had some very small leaks...I put exhaust sealer on it and the leaks seem to be gone...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-aQ...e_gdata_player

It was a long as day

sounds great jeff! those are the same i have on my truck except now i got the headers, she purrs a lil when you rev it up

[JRANGER]

It has a real nice rumble at idle...In the video she hadnt warmed up yet so she was still idling pretty high

[77ChevySharkBite]

Looks like a very productive day. I'll have to check out the video when I get back home I'm a little bit out of state right now went to gamble for my buddies bday! Broke even so it's all good enjoyed those free drinks haha
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[JRANGER]

Broke/cut off rusted on hangers that I couldnt reuse and put some new ones on

Did a little more welding on the glass pack but can get 1 little leak gone...ERG!!!

I also installed my fuel sending unit which at first sent the gas gauge way past the full mark but then i noticed the ground was real loose on the top of the sending unit itself...So i tightened that up and it went to the normal full location...

[Rusbuilt]

looks good! you're prob about ready to put the bed back on soon huh?

[JRANGER]

I will be once I get my new vent cap for the sending unit i think....Gotta think it through LOL Trying to do anything that would suck to do with the bed on

[Rusbuilt]

lol I understand!

[cubber]

Good job with the sending unit! I hoped that would fix it.

[JRANGER]

Yeah it was a pan in the ass to get the old on out....Cut the **** out of myself doing it...Rusted in there but once grounded all is working for now...I guess ill really see when i can drive it again lol

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

Yeah it was a pan in the ass to get the old on out....Cut the **** out of myself doing it...Rusted in there but once grounded all is working for now...I guess ill really see when i can drive it again lol

nicely done. isnt the vent tube for it rubber?

[JRANGER]

yeah it just goes to a transmission case vent

[bigwheel15]

How are you applying the blitz black? Gun?

[JRANGER]

The plan is to apply it by gun.... The inner doors and such were done with rattle cans and the back of the cab and front of bed by foam roller

[JRANGER]

Well its raining which means im working on small detailed stuff today....Lets just say im up to some minor details to change a few factory accents....Pics will be up tonight....


Also got a deal from my buddy matt on some new rims i just couldnt pass up. So some time after the new year these babys will go on

[Rusbuilt]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

Well its raining which means im working on small detailed stuff today....Lets just say im up to some minor details to change a few factory accents....Pics will be up tonight....


Also got a deal from my buddy matt on some new rims i just couldnt pass up. So some time after the new year these babys will go on

Yeeeaaahhh!!!!!

[JRANGER]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

Yeeeaaahhh!!!!!

Some how I knew you might be excited about that Rus lol

[Rusbuilt]

I sure am!! lol Now get back to work! haha

[cubber]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I sure am!! lol Now get back to work! haha

Thats what she said!

[JRANGER]

Well i didnt think it would take me all day to do it but here it is...

First pick is a comparison of before and after 320 grit sandning

The Cab bands have been sanded with 320 grit, then 1000 grit to brighten them up.

Then I painted the black stripes red...Painted the red in the logo and made the GMC black....

[JRANGER]

They are actually much brighter in person...trying to figure out a way to clean them up a little more

[JRANGER]

Ok couldnt resist with light still outside...Put the band on real quick to take pics to see the contrast of the color the truck will be and the band