73 gmc short Sierra Grande C1500

[Jaysonb]

Originally Posted by Dads79GMC

Looking good!!!! You didn't lift that box off that freshly painted truck by yourself did you?? Scary!! Great job Jayson.

I did Mike. With this lift jig thing, it is real steady, and easy to control. I will round up some more tubing and make you one, makes it a safe 1 man operation!

[Dads79GMC]

Excellent, that would be awesome! Mike

[Jaysonb]

My least favorite thing to do is sanding, and buffing! I have been putting off doing the hood and fenders, I only had medium activator, and reducer when I painted them, and needed fast. In an effort to avoid solvent pop issues, I was nervous about laying the clear down slick, and ended up with some orange peel. I made sure to lay an extra coat on since I knew that a sanding session was in my future. A couple buddies stopped by last night, and one of them asked why the back of the truck looks so nice, and the front looks like lizard skin? I guess that was the motivation I needed to get it done.😀

[cruizin01]

looks great.

what brand hood did you go with? I'm still torn as to whether do a cowl hood or stock hood.

[Jaysonb]

Originally Posted by cruizin01

looks great.

what brand hood did you go with? I'm still torn as to whether do a cowl hood or stock hood.

I'm not sure what brand it is, there is a guy kinda local that sells truck parts. He seems to have alot of the same stuff that you can get from any other truck catalog, I don't think there are very many outfits that actually manufacturer parts for these old trucks. Same stuff, different box most of the time.

[Jaysonb]

All buffed out!

[LT7A]

Man, look at that paint!

[aggie91]

Very nice!

[Jaysonb]

I got the light harnesses cleaned up, cleaned up and painted the grille, and final installed the front end stuff. I also got the vintage air hoses routed! Had to have a pipe made for the exhaust today, the kit I bought was not set up for a double hump transmission cross member. We are getting pretty close on this one.

[Jaysonb]

One more for the heck of it.

[Jaysonb]

Exhaust all tacked up.

[Dads79GMC]

Looks most excellent Jason. I just love those 73 front ends. Mike

[smokedat]

Good looking square. Dig that paint color

[Matt Man]

Every truck you do is great. This one is phenomenal, you should hold on to this one.

[Low Elco]

Shooooo purdy! Nice job!

[Jaysonb]

Exhaust is all welded up, transmission lines run, brake booster balsted, and painted, new master cylinder painted, installed and new lines made. I didn't have the greatest luck bending the curly-q in the lines, but they will work! I also got the taillight harness run, and the taillights installed, and I got the engine harness today, so I got that installed. I'm hoping to have it moving under it's own power in the next week.

[Jaysonb]

Just been plugging away at getting the wiring hooked up, and nice looking. I bleed the brakes, and I wish I would have spent the half hour, and $25 to build one of these pressure bleeder 10 years ago!!! It made it real obvious when I pumped it up that I didn't tighten up the rear hard line to the rubber line.

[cruizin01]

Truck looks great. Did you buy a aftermarket engine harness? I need one for my bbc.

[Dads79GMC]

Perfect!

[Jaysonb]

I finished up with the sound dedner, put the headliner in, sill plates, and put the seats and carpet in. Also installed kick panel speakers for the retro radio. Not sure if I'm going to order a cardboard back panel, or make one, and I have to repaint the glove box door, it got scratched. The interior looks real nice!

[Jaysonb]

I also cleaned up the cluster a few days ago, painted the inside chrome, repainted the outside, repainted the needles, and put some led lights in there.. it lights up nice now.😀

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by Jaysonb

I finished up with the sound dedner, put the headliner in, sill plates, and put the seats and carpet in. Also installed kick panel speakers for the retro radio. Not sure if I'm going to order a cardboard back panel, or make one, and I have to repaint the glove box door, it got scratched. The interior looks real nice!

All looks fantastic brother! Love your work. Question about the buckets vs seating position. On a bench seat, to me it feels like I naturally sit more off the edge so that I'm centered on the steering wheel. Do the buckets sit center to the steering wheel? If so, what bracket is used to achieve that? Thanks man!

[flashed]

Very nice ,looks better than new .

[cruizin01]

looks great.

[85/Silverado]

You can drop it off at my house and pick mine up and paint it for me.....