Longhorn;toolbox;sidebox door stuff - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Stryker67 · 09-08-2004, 08:13 AM

Hey all, I'm trying to bring back a serious cancer victim. It's my '72 Longhorn. If it was a horse........well.... The toolbox on the side is in hmmm

BAD shape. There is NO METAL left below the door itself. I am trying to find any kind of repair piece, or if somebody has a damaged longbed with toolbox that they can part with. I intend to cut it at the body crease if I can find a nice panel... I know, good luck. I would also be interested in a nice door

. Or maybe a labotomy....

I know I can fab the pieces if necessary..... if I have a couple of months free time. The good news is....the fiberglass box is solid. Go figure. I also am curious if anyone has some good under bed "hat" channels. Mine are "see through". Has anyone made their own wood pieces for their truck? I think I can use a shaper to make the grooves.

**Canadian694x4** · 09-08-2004, 12:29 PM

That's a very Nice Longhorn you have! Hope your able to find the tool box door pieces you need.

70jimmy · 09-08-2004, 02:05 PM

This may be what you need. I dont know how to post a link but go to ebay and type in the item # 2488761744. it ends in about 11 hours.

Stryker67 · 09-08-2004, 02:21 PM

That would work. Don't know if it's worth that much though. Thanks.

**too much stuff** · 09-08-2004, 11:22 PM

If you can get to northern minnesota, i may be able to help. I have a bed at my lot. No toolbox door or other hardware tho.

Stryker67 · 09-09-2004, 06:29 AM

What I really need more than anything is the opening for the door. Mine is COMPLETELY gone. In fact the box was holding the door in place. No metal below the hinges.

pierce · 09-09-2004, 07:15 AM

Check out the post "Longhorn Toolbox" by Bob Moore, he found a toolbox in good shape at a yard and wants to know if anybody is interested in it. Might be what your looking for. Try to link it for you http://64.246.42.114/vboard/showthread.php3?t=118850

Stryker67 · 09-10-2004, 05:52 AM

Here's some pics of the start of the rustification.

:banghead

Yellow Cheyenne · 09-10-2004, 10:02 AM

Don't throw your old door away no matter how rusty it is. I've seen a couple of good doors that for some reason, were missing the latch hardware and the hardware can sometimes be hard to locate.

Randy

Stryker67 · 09-10-2004, 10:13 AM

I believe I can "re-skin" the door and save the latch area. Thanks.

PICKMUP · 09-10-2004, 12:08 PM

Sometimes you can find a better one to replace yours...maybe easier than repairs. This is an example of one I found here. That is the original wood with the paint still on it. The door and sheet metal was flawless. I offered it for sale on here and Castiron9 bought it.

Stryker67 · 09-10-2004, 12:21 PM

Dang! Looks like the cancer free sister to my truck.... I hope to find something. I'm not afraid of welding though.

09-08-2004, 08:13 AM	#1
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	Longhorn;toolbox;sidebox door stuff Hey all, I'm trying to bring back a serious cancer victim. It's my '72 Longhorn. If it was a horse........well.... The toolbox on the side is in hmmm BAD shape. There is NO METAL left below the door itself. I am trying to find any kind of repair piece, or if somebody has a damaged longbed with toolbox that they can part with. I intend to cut it at the body crease if I can find a nice panel... I know, good luck. I would also be interested in a nice door . Or maybe a labotomy.... I know I can fab the pieces if necessary..... if I have a couple of months free time. The good news is....the fiberglass box is solid. Go figure. I also am curious if anyone has some good under bed "hat" channels. Mine are "see through". Has anyone made their own wood pieces for their truck? I think I can use a shaper to make the grooves. Attached Images __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too. Last edited by Stryker67; 09-08-2004 at 08:19 AM.

09-08-2004, 12:29 PM	#2
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,308	That's a very Nice Longhorn you have! Hope your able to find the tool box door pieces you need. __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

09-08-2004, 02:05 PM	#3
70jimmy Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Darlington SC Posts: 115	This may be what you need. I dont know how to post a link but go to ebay and type in the item # 2488761744. it ends in about 11 hours. __________________ 1972 CST Blazer 350/350/205 tilt, ac, white with blue highlander plaid interior 1972 CST Jimmy 350/4speed/205 med red with black interior 1972 K20 Custom Deluxe 350/4speed/205 white/ochre/white/ochre 1972 CST Blazer 350/350/205 tach, ac, warn 5687 winch, light yellow with saddle interior 1972 CST Jimmy 350/4speed/205 dark olive with olive interior

09-08-2004, 02:21 PM	#4
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	That would work. Don't know if it's worth that much though. Thanks. __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

09-08-2004, 11:22 PM	#5
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,768	If you can get to northern minnesota, i may be able to help. I have a bed at my lot. No toolbox door or other hardware tho. __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

09-09-2004, 06:29 AM	#6
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	What I really need more than anything is the opening for the door. Mine is COMPLETELY gone. In fact the box was holding the door in place. No metal below the hinges. __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

09-09-2004, 07:15 AM	#7
pierce Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Cincinnati,OH,USA Posts: 464	Check out the post "Longhorn Toolbox" by Bob Moore, he found a toolbox in good shape at a yard and wants to know if anybody is interested in it. Might be what your looking for. Try to link it for you http://64.246.42.114/vboard/showthread.php3?t=118850 __________________ 69 GMC 1 Ton Longhorn 37 Chevy Coupe

09-10-2004, 05:52 AM	#8
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	Ugh Here's some pics of the start of the rustification. :banghead Attached Images __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

09-10-2004, 10:02 AM	#9
Yellow Cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Eastern Kansas Posts: 488	Don't throw your old door away no matter how rusty it is. I've seen a couple of good doors that for some reason, were missing the latch hardware and the hardware can sometimes be hard to locate. Randy __________________ '72 Cheyenne. AC, PS, PB, Rear slider window, tilt. Light yellow (grapefruit yellow according to new sales literature from '72) '56 Chevy short step V-8 (My dad bought it new!!) '70 Olds 442 convertible '70 Olds Rallye 350

09-10-2004, 10:13 AM	#10
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	I believe I can "re-skin" the door and save the latch area. Thanks. __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

09-10-2004, 12:08 PM	#11
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,143	Sometimes you can find a better one to replace yours...maybe easier than repairs. This is an example of one I found here. That is the original wood with the paint still on it. The door and sheet metal was flawless. I offered it for sale on here and Castiron9 bought it. Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

09-10-2004, 12:21 PM	#12
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	Dang! Looks like the cancer free sister to my truck.... I hope to find something. I'm not afraid of welding though. __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

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