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Russell · 05-16-2005, 03:39 PM

Well, I've only got 3 weeks left to get my truck done in time for grad

Whaddya think, can a guy do all the body work, prime, and assemble a truck that is currently a rolling chassis in 3 weeks? lol

Man, I've got a lotta work ahead of me! Thank goodness for the May Long Weekend!

bodydropped · 05-16-2005, 03:41 PM

it took me more than 3 weeks to do body work prime paint and assy it but most bopdy shops can do it in 2 1/2 weeks if lucky

Lynx · 05-16-2005, 06:29 PM

gezzz i remember when it was like 2 years till grad for you!

Russell · 05-16-2005, 06:44 PM

Trust me Ben, its as scary for me as it is shocking for you, lol

Russell · 05-16-2005, 11:12 PM

Well, I put the old girl under the knife today!

Here are a couple pics for you guys. I finally got the old cab support off the driver's side, then cut out the rot I found underneith it. Thats about it though, the mosquitoes chased me in after that, lol

The rest of the pics show the other rust repair I have to do, including both cab corners, and the roof.

Russell · 05-16-2005, 11:14 PM

And here are the rest of the pics... I hope to have the driver's side patch made tommorow night, and the pass side cab support / rot cut out

I cannot weld it back together till I get the sandblaster here to clean stuff up though, I'd hate to leave that surface rust back there

boxrodz · 05-18-2005, 01:32 AM

Boy, you sure have a lot of work ahead of you. I think three weeks is very optimistic. Good luck. But, you can probably get it done in three weeks if you have Paul Teutul Sr. or Boyd's Shop Manager riding you.

Good luck in your progress.

***Liz*** · 05-18-2005, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell

Well, I've only got 3 weeks left to get my truck done in time for grad

Whaddya think, can a guy do all the body work, prime, and assemble a truck that is currently a rolling chassis in 3 weeks? lol

Man, I've got a lotta work ahead of me! Thank goodness for the May Long Weekend!

awww our witty bittty llessur is graduating

( good luck on the truck.. can I kick ya outa chat when ya should be workin on it now?

)

86swb · 05-18-2005, 08:12 AM

I guess anything is possible if you put your mind to it. I am not sure how much help you have but that is not much time for all the work it looks like you have ahead of you. But you are young. Good luck. Look forward to seeing if you make it. Hope you do.

Russell · 05-18-2005, 10:12 AM

haha, I'm already looking for a different ride to take to Grad, however, I am gonna work like a mad man on it. I got rained out yesterday, DOH

Lynx · 05-18-2005, 06:09 PM

I can just see it. Your out in your garage, half hour till grad and your pulling wrenches trying to get it ready.

Good luck man!

Brainchild · 05-18-2005, 07:08 PM

Well a handy piece of information Russell,Primer is a color

Good luck,lots of work to go there.How many friends can you round up? Looks like time to call in some favors to me.

Russell · 05-18-2005, 07:46 PM

I built my 74 from being just a cab sitting on a rolling chassis to a driveable truck in a week of after school blitz

Tonight I had to clean the shop out, but I am about to go out and get the other cab support off, cut it's rot out, and make patches for both holes. Then my progress is basically stuck until my buddy gets around to getting that sandblaster to me. Once I get that thing (hopefully tommorow night!) then I can get the frame done, get the cab back onto the frame, do my cab corners, and then prime the cab up. I am not changing colors, so I won't be bothering with changing the color of my door jams interior etc. That takes a LOT of work out of the process if I must say so myself

If my buddy doesn't come through with the sand blaster, I'll begin work on my fenders, box, tailgate, and hood. Only the hood needs a little bit of filler in a few small hail dents, so in all honestly, it should mostly be a strip down then prime sorta deal

Lynx · 05-18-2005, 08:27 PM

you got your tpi all sorted out?

Russell · 05-18-2005, 10:00 PM

Yep! Just need to put it all together. Only thing I am missing is my transfercase and driveshafts -- Everything else is already sitting in either my room or my shop :P

Tonight I got the pass side cab support and rot cut out -- Bugs chased me in after that. Tommorow I will make the patches, and depending on if the sand blaster gets here or not, I will weld them in if possible. After that comes coating the bottom of the cab with Zero Rust, and cleaning up the firewall. My goal is to have the frame done, and have the cab, engine and exhaust on by the end of the may long weekend

-- Then I can at least fire the old girl up and listen to the beauty, hehe

Box hopefully will not take long to primer. I only gotta fill a few small dents and blemishes, and prime it. I am not going to bother doing anything to the bottom or top of the box floor as I plan to coat the box with some roll in liner, or maybe a spray in liner. For now I am just going to put on a slide in box liner that has the upper edges cut off cause they are so ugly, lol

us111 · 05-18-2005, 10:35 PM

RUSSELL, RUSSELL,,,,raincoat and bugspray man,,,

look at the wasted time... lol,,,just ,,kidding,,good luck

Russell · 05-19-2005, 12:21 AM

Bad news

I just found out that the sand blaster will be at least another 2 weeks. So much for takin the GMC to grad

Maybe I can find someone local who will lend me a nice lowrider or something :P Suck to show up in the old hick 89 :P

86swb · 05-19-2005, 07:56 AM

Sorry to hear that, bad luck. Oh well, you will have plenty time to enjoy the truck. I wonder why two weeks? YOu can look at it this way. Now you can take your time and you will proberly do a better job not being rushed.

05-16-2005, 03:39 PM	#1
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Crunch time! Well, I've only got 3 weeks left to get my truck done in time for grad Whaddya think, can a guy do all the body work, prime, and assemble a truck that is currently a rolling chassis in 3 weeks? lol Man, I've got a lotta work ahead of me! Thank goodness for the May Long Weekend! __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

05-16-2005, 03:41 PM	#2
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	it took me more than 3 weeks to do body work prime paint and assy it but most bopdy shops can do it in 2 1/2 weeks if lucky __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

05-16-2005, 06:29 PM	#3
Lynx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Posts: 513	gezzz i remember when it was like 2 years till grad for you! __________________ Ben 1983 Silverado SWB 305 2002 Silverado Extended Cab 5.3 http://members.shaw.ca/bkennett

05-16-2005, 06:44 PM	#4
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Trust me Ben, its as scary for me as it is shocking for you, lol __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

05-16-2005, 11:12 PM	#5
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Well, I put the old girl under the knife today! Here are a couple pics for you guys. I finally got the old cab support off the driver's side, then cut out the rot I found underneith it. Thats about it though, the mosquitoes chased me in after that, lol The rest of the pics show the other rust repair I have to do, including both cab corners, and the roof. Attached Images __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

05-16-2005, 11:14 PM	#6
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	And here are the rest of the pics... I hope to have the driver's side patch made tommorow night, and the pass side cab support / rot cut out I cannot weld it back together till I get the sandblaster here to clean stuff up though, I'd hate to leave that surface rust back there Attached Images __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

05-18-2005, 01:32 AM	#7
boxrodz Until Seventy Times Seven Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rocky Mountain Front Range Posts: 1,301	Boy, you sure have a lot of work ahead of you. I think three weeks is very optimistic. Good luck. But, you can probably get it done in three weeks if you have Paul Teutul Sr. or Boyd's Shop Manager riding you. Good luck in your progress. __________________ boxRODz 1983 C10 SWB Fleetside When two halves is gone, there's nuthin left. Two nothings is nuthin. That's mathematics son. You can argue with me but you can't argue with figures. Two half nothings is a whole nuthin...

05-18-2005, 08:12 AM	#9
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	I guess anything is possible if you put your mind to it. I am not sure how much help you have but that is not much time for all the work it looks like you have ahead of you. But you are young. Good luck. Look forward to seeing if you make it. Hope you do. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

05-18-2005, 10:12 AM	#10
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	haha, I'm already looking for a different ride to take to Grad, however, I am gonna work like a mad man on it. I got rained out yesterday, DOH __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

05-18-2005, 06:09 PM	#11
Lynx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Posts: 513	I can just see it. Your out in your garage, half hour till grad and your pulling wrenches trying to get it ready. Good luck man! __________________ Ben 1983 Silverado SWB 305 2002 Silverado Extended Cab 5.3 http://members.shaw.ca/bkennett

05-18-2005, 07:08 PM	#12
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Well a handy piece of information Russell,Primer is a color Good luck,lots of work to go there.How many friends can you round up? Looks like time to call in some favors to me. __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

05-18-2005, 07:46 PM	#13
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	I built my 74 from being just a cab sitting on a rolling chassis to a driveable truck in a week of after school blitz Tonight I had to clean the shop out, but I am about to go out and get the other cab support off, cut it's rot out, and make patches for both holes. Then my progress is basically stuck until my buddy gets around to getting that sandblaster to me. Once I get that thing (hopefully tommorow night!) then I can get the frame done, get the cab back onto the frame, do my cab corners, and then prime the cab up. I am not changing colors, so I won't be bothering with changing the color of my door jams interior etc. That takes a LOT of work out of the process if I must say so myself If my buddy doesn't come through with the sand blaster, I'll begin work on my fenders, box, tailgate, and hood. Only the hood needs a little bit of filler in a few small hail dents, so in all honestly, it should mostly be a strip down then prime sorta deal __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

05-18-2005, 08:27 PM	#14
Lynx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Posts: 513	you got your tpi all sorted out? __________________ Ben 1983 Silverado SWB 305 2002 Silverado Extended Cab 5.3 http://members.shaw.ca/bkennett

05-18-2005, 10:00 PM	#15
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Yep! Just need to put it all together. Only thing I am missing is my transfercase and driveshafts -- Everything else is already sitting in either my room or my shop :P Tonight I got the pass side cab support and rot cut out -- Bugs chased me in after that. Tommorow I will make the patches, and depending on if the sand blaster gets here or not, I will weld them in if possible. After that comes coating the bottom of the cab with Zero Rust, and cleaning up the firewall. My goal is to have the frame done, and have the cab, engine and exhaust on by the end of the may long weekend -- Then I can at least fire the old girl up and listen to the beauty, hehe Box hopefully will not take long to primer. I only gotta fill a few small dents and blemishes, and prime it. I am not going to bother doing anything to the bottom or top of the box floor as I plan to coat the box with some roll in liner, or maybe a spray in liner. For now I am just going to put on a slide in box liner that has the upper edges cut off cause they are so ugly, lol __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

05-18-2005, 10:35 PM	#16
us111 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: ashland oh Posts: 660	time RUSSELL, RUSSELL,,,,raincoat and bugspray man,,, look at the wasted time... lol,,,just ,,kidding,,good luck



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05-19-2005, 12:21 AM	#17
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Bad news I just found out that the sand blaster will be at least another 2 weeks. So much for takin the GMC to grad Maybe I can find someone local who will lend me a nice lowrider or something :P Suck to show up in the old hick 89 :P __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

05-19-2005, 07:56 AM	#18
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Sorry to hear that, bad luck. Oh well, you will have plenty time to enjoy the truck. I wonder why two weeks? YOu can look at it this way. Now you can take your time and you will proberly do a better job not being rushed. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

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