Spring cleaning...back to work! (Longhorn update) - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Longhorn Man · 03-16-2003, 01:30 PM

Well, spring has sprung...at least here in Cen Ohio it finally has. Gonna be 70 degrees today, already in the mid 60's here.that means one thing....it's warm enough to SPRAY PAINT!!!

I still don't know why you like this bumper Josh

Since chrome costs more than the total price of BOTH my trucks...the longhorn will be wearing white trim for a while. (quite a while)
I been getting some work done on the one ton...but nothing glamoruous. Got the int. put together...repositioned the cros member, altered the TH350 mount (I didn't realize Pontiac had a differant mount than Chevys).
The drive shaft will be getting new U-joints and Carrier bearing probably Mondy night...
With any luck, I'll be getting the front clips swapped out this week, might have to wait till next saturday though. Once that is done, I can start plumbing it and put the harness in and all that good crap.

Project1970 · 03-16-2003, 02:15 PM

The only downside to all of that chrome...the cost of re-doing it when it finally goes.

casey · 03-16-2003, 05:39 PM

spring has sprung the flowers riz I wonder were the pickups is. ok ok i'll stop thats the lamest thing I ever wrote. longhornmail I like that rear bumper thats going to look good, it sure is nice to welcome spring, I plan to put many miles on the old chevy this year.shes cruisin time, I hope every one has a great summer workin on their projects, and cruisin if shes driveable.

72shadetree · 03-16-2003, 07:45 PM

i like the bumper what kind is it

Blue_71 · 03-16-2003, 11:22 PM

i can't help it, i like bulky trucks with bulky bumpers and huge tires

Longhorn Man · 03-16-2003, 11:57 PM

I have no idea what kind it is, the sticker was 1/2 missing when i got the truck, and I just peeled it the rest of the way the first time I hit it with the hose.
I actually think it was a dealer installed deal. The bolts and welds actually looked 30 years old, and it did have a Kansas dealer's name on it... (it is a Kansas truck)
huge bummer bout the grill...after it dried, I wet to put a clear coat on it....wrong kind of clear. Now the whole thing has a wrinkle finish.

Guess I need more sand paper now.

*racedvl* · 03-17-2003, 12:07 AM

Doh!

dmurphy68 · 03-17-2003, 12:22 AM

longhornmail

funny I was doing the same thing today .

Longhorn Man · 03-17-2003, 12:38 AM

What...killin a good paint job on your grill?

casey · 03-17-2003, 01:40 AM

Use paint stripper, less elbow grease, I find that s#it works great

Project1970 · 03-17-2003, 06:26 AM

Ouch, that sucks about the grille...

Speaking of the grille, I just found a pic that proves my dad wrong once and for all about him thinking that my grille was once painted like a '71/'72 instead of full chrome...it's from about '85, when he had just bought a '73 Porsche 911 and was tearing into it. Just enough of the grille of my truck is in the shot, and '85 was definitely before he rechromed it...and it's all chrome.

03-16-2003, 01:30 PM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Spring cleaning...back to work! (Longhorn update) Well, spring has sprung...at least here in Cen Ohio it finally has. Gonna be 70 degrees today, already in the mid 60's here.that means one thing....it's warm enough to SPRAY PAINT!!! I still don't know why you like this bumper Josh Since chrome costs more than the total price of BOTH my trucks...the longhorn will be wearing white trim for a while. (quite a while) I been getting some work done on the one ton...but nothing glamoruous. Got the int. put together...repositioned the cros member, altered the TH350 mount (I didn't realize Pontiac had a differant mount than Chevys). The drive shaft will be getting new U-joints and Carrier bearing probably Mondy night... With any luck, I'll be getting the front clips swapped out this week, might have to wait till next saturday though. Once that is done, I can start plumbing it and put the harness in and all that good crap.

03-16-2003, 02:15 PM	#2
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	The only downside to all of that chrome...the cost of re-doing it when it finally goes. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

03-16-2003, 07:45 PM	#4
72shadetree KEEP ON TRUCKING Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: martinsville va Posts: 2,563	i like the bumper what kind is it __________________ 72 cheyenne 2wd lwb 71 k20 sons bassett va

03-17-2003, 12:22 AM	#8
dmurphy68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown ohio Posts: 1,058	longhornmail funny I was doing the same thing today . __________________ The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson Later Darren http://www.myspace.com/dmurphy68

03-17-2003, 06:26 AM	#11
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	Ouch, that sucks about the grille... Speaking of the grille, I just found a pic that proves my dad wrong once and for all about him thinking that my grille was once painted like a '71/'72 instead of full chrome...it's from about '85, when he had just bought a '73 Porsche 911 and was tearing into it. Just enough of the grille of my truck is in the shot, and '85 was definitely before he rechromed it...and it's all chrome. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

03-16-2003, 05:39 PM	#3
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	spring has sprung the flowers riz I wonder were the pickups is. ok ok i'll stop thats the lamest thing I ever wrote. longhornmail I like that rear bumper thats going to look good, it sure is nice to welcome spring, I plan to put many miles on the old chevy this year.shes cruisin time, I hope every one has a great summer workin on their projects, and cruisin if shes driveable.

03-16-2003, 11:57 PM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I have no idea what kind it is, the sticker was 1/2 missing when i got the truck, and I just peeled it the rest of the way the first time I hit it with the hose. I actually think it was a dealer installed deal. The bolts and welds actually looked 30 years old, and it did have a Kansas dealer's name on it... (it is a Kansas truck) huge bummer bout the grill...after it dried, I wet to put a clear coat on it....wrong kind of clear. Now the whole thing has a wrinkle finish. Guess I need more sand paper now.

03-17-2003, 12:07 AM	#7
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Doh!

03-17-2003, 12:38 AM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	What...killin a good paint job on your grill?

03-17-2003, 01:40 AM	#10
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	Use paint stripper, less elbow grease, I find that s#it works great



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