How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds

[littlja]

engine

[MickMc]

Originally Posted by SulphurDave

Mine updated

How did you get that dash pad so smooothee and shinny?

Mick

[SulphurDave]

Originally Posted by MickMc

How did you get that dash pad so smooothee and shinny?

Mick

it's fiberglassed

[MickMc]

Originally Posted by SulphurDave

it's fiberglassed

Well, that is one simple answer.

Thanks

Mick

[SulphurDave]

Originally Posted by MickMc

Well, that is one simple answer.

Thanks

Mick

ok...

Originally Posted by bell

how did you do your dash? IT LOOKS GREAT!!!!

Originally Posted by SulphurDave

Lots of time, patience, resin, filler, sanding, priming, patience, sanding, filler, sanding.......

Originally Posted by bell

It looks amazing! did you strip off the foam and use fiberglass mat??

Originally Posted by SulphurDave

nope

Originally Posted by benoit454

I love that dash too but I bet it's gonna glare in the window badly while you try and drive in the sun.

So if you didn't strip it then what was done? Just glassed over the original sanded and painted?

Originally Posted by SulphurDave

I heard people talk about the glare too but this is not a daily driver and gawt damn it looks good!

Like I said about the dash...

It takes a lot of time and patience to get it smooth. It didn't always come out great looking after the first time it was primed, or the second or the third... I mean we played with it and filled in spots and sanded until it was ready to paint. Don't expect to get it perfect in a day.

Originally Posted by benoit454

I know how it is to do bondo work.

I've done body work for a few years now so I've been through it plenty.

I just wondered if you used resin and mat, which should stick very well and hold it's own, or if you used a filler/putty like bodno or duraglass.

If you used a filler I wondered if you just roughed up the surface or used some kind of adhesive promoter to help it stick to the dash.

It looks great, love it. I figure no matter if it's a daily or not it's gonna glare and probably bad, my black one does I dyed in my monte carlo and so did the 86 k10's I used gloss black and they glare, but I wouldn't change it to save my a$$. I love anything and everything shiney, just the white might be too much, not sure.

Also what's bad about the fillers is how they don't stay stuck to things that are common to expand and contract or flex. Being white, that helps reflecxt heat so that might help you alot, and if she doesn't set in direct sun for a long time that'll really keep it nice for a very long time. Just make sure some idiot doesn't jam their hand down on it hard and crack it.

Originally Posted by SulphurDave

Yes we used fiberglass resin and mat to make sure it stuck. After that the guy who painted it took it and did his thing with filler and sanding and getting it smooth as possible. Left it alone for a few months just sitting in the inside of my truck. Meanwhile, I did some other projects and then came back to it later. Had a couple spots that lifted a little and he went back and sanded it more and filled in where it was neccessary and painted it.

[MickMc]

Originally Posted by MickMc

Well, that is one simple answer.

Thanks

Mick

I was looking (hope ing) for a more complete answer, maybe along the lines of...

we roughed the surface and layed glass mat with three layers of resin, then sanded and filled and sanded and filled...

or

we cleaned the dash and very carefully layed glass cloth over the entire dash with only two coats of resin and very carefully added filler to the craters the used heavy primer to finish out the somooothe look.

Sometimes people will blow you off when you ask a question, maybe the answer is to complicated or maybe they don't want to let their secret out, maybe they didn't do the work, maybe they had a bad day and everyone has asked the same question (ie 'my cousine has one just like that,except...)...

Share and share and share is main focus of this board, if you don't want to share no problem, I wont ask again.


Mick

[piecesparts]

Originally Posted by SulphurDave

it's fiberglassed

Did you lay the glass over the original pad, or did you have to do something to seal it first?

[Vertical Smile]

Here's my baby.
It's a '79 and has a straight 6 with only 61k on the clock.
It has custom seats, louvered hood & a new billet grill.

My Dad (God rest his soul) left it for me after he died at the age of 56, it was his pride and joy.
It's rust free...hell it's dent or scratch free.

I just recently bought an Edelbrock Performer RPM Crate motor for it.
After I get that in I'm going to lower it and get some new rims, as well as disks all around.

Talk soon...

[EN*PN78]

Daily Driver




Got him new shoes lately.

[killthewabbit]

Nice!

[1986swb]

1986 GMC Sierra Classic 1500 SWB:

[slash crashley]

same old truck, new stance.

[kevinr1970]

Originally Posted by 1986swb

1986 GMC Sierra Classic 1500 SWB:

Thats looks familiar.
Are you the guy that gave me that GMC patch?

[1986swb]

Originally Posted by kevinr1970

Thats looks familiar.
Are you the guy that gave me that GMC patch?

You got it! The circa 1970 OEM GMC Truck patch (white with red).

I finally purchased some new Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires for my 8" rally rims: 255/70/15. Check out the thread at http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=282571

BTW - Are you heading up to Monroe this weekend for the 35th annual swap meet (Monroe Fairgrounds)? If the weather cooperates, I'll be there.

[SmokeShow]

a bit different. Didn't come from GM this way.

1983 GMC K30 that's been converted to a short bed. It has 14B FF rear and D60 front. SM465 4 spd with Granny Lo and an NP205 transfer case. It currently has 4.56 gears in it. It was being used as a pulling truck by the previous owner.

It's gonna getting a Duramax/Allison combo and most likely will also swap out all of the driveline for that from a modern 2500HD (hoping to find a complete donor truck with D/A and good driveline). Probably gonna run the transfer case and rear end from a D/A truck as well. GM D60 will be swapped out for a Ford or Dodge D60 front if I go with the modern transfercase. If I stick with the 205, then I'll also stick with the GM D60. It's just that the 205 doesn't have real low gear in 4LO whereas the 2500HD transfer case is like 2.92:1 IIRC. I'd almost have to get the 3:1 kit for it but they are so dang high I'd be money ahead swapping to the 2500HD transfer case. It's gonna be a pulling truck for the most part but no worries, it's still gonna be nice with a complete interior and WILL be perfectly streetable. It's not gonna be trashed like some pulling trucks become.

I've got some more pics of it at the house.



C-ya

[babyJay]

Mine has been posted here before, but not with the new changes I've made. I'm putting Bushwacker cut-out flares on soon, and a light bar on top.

[toomanytoyz]

Jason,

Truck is Looking Sweet, Nice Changes....................

Rick

[babyJay]

Originally Posted by toomanytoyz

Jason,

Truck is Looking Sweet, Nice Changes....................

Rick

Thanks! Long time, no see. That Dick Cepek light bar's going on this one when I get ready to stick that roll bar I got from ya into the 87. How's things up north? Sick of the rain yet? We've been deluged, pumped about 5ooo gallons of flood water out of our garden this week.

[toomanytoyz]

Plenty of Rain Here Also, Matter a Fact Coming Down Pretty Good as of Now, I Think that's a Good Call to put the Bar on this Truck. Just Got Home from visiting my Buddies Shop & Checking Progress on the Stepper, Prolly start Paint 1st of Next week. I'm so Ready to be Done with this Truck...............

Rick

[babyJay]

Originally Posted by toomanytoyz

...I'm so Ready to be Done with this Truck...............

Rick

When you get done you can come down and take my 72 off my hands

[Smoke_Dog]

Updated pictures for Father and Son project!

[74 C-30]

I know its not a short bed but it's definatly something!

good old ebay....

[80SPORT]

1979 Chevy Sport Short Box ...in Canada...factory Original ...

[watahyahknow]

wow that realy 70's style

[1982Chevy99GMC]

1982 Shortbox Chevy

Engine 350 Bored .60 over
800 CFM Edelbrock Carb
Stage 3 shift kit
3.42 gears
15x10 Centerline rims

And still a work in progress