New Member and "new" truck

[mcmlxix]

any progress?

[MRcamaro]

Originally Posted by mcmlxix

any progress?

Yes.... some progress but not as much as I would like due to circumstances beyond my control. Took it a local "hot rod shop" here in Vegas expecting a timely and good service. Was told 2-3 days and 1k at the most for the whole truck, long story short took it, couldn't get the bed apart in time so took everything except the bed but added a couple bins of small items, guys were taking way too long, kept checking up and at a weeks time i was starting to get frustrated, kept hearing excuses and at a week and half, which was yesterday a day after they said it would be done FOR SURE they didn't even start on the chassis which was the piece I wanted first. Tried to say it was gonna be $1600 so had to get a little stern with the guys and told them BS, I'm not paying $1600 when you quoted me 1K because you say I brought extra parts and while you guy are slacking... so got "requoted" at $1200..... amazing what people will do when they think they can get over. I called the day after they said it would be done and the rolling chassis had yet to be touched so I told them forget it, pull the plug and charge for everything minus the frame. So in a week and a half since my last post the only things they blasted was the hood, doors, fenders, window hardware and cab. When I called and they said not only was it not done but their sandblaster was MIA and the last they heard from him was when he was on the way to the shop I told him I'm coming to pick up my truck, so did and took it to Tuckers who seem to be really nice responsible guys and think I should have gone with them from the beginning. Everything except the bed should be blasted by Monday or Tuesday, want to get the frame tore back down and coated before I start the sheetmetal work but I will start it Monday if it's not done yet.

Only extra spot on the cab I seen that will need a patch is the rear cab corners, $13 at Tuckers so no problem. Picked up the 1969 truck repair manual and the 1967-72 factory assembly module and that is a really nice book for when looking at finding those spot welds, torques, and measuremnts to get sheetmetal straight. I tore down the bed and setting that on the back burner to get blasted since it's not as critical on truck get running I can set it aside for now. Plan is to work on the cab sheetmetal first if the chassis is not done on monday but really want to get the chassis done first so I can set everything on it and make sure there is not warping or twisting after doing the floors.... or I have a jig type welding table I an take measurements from the frame and jig it up... we'll see which route I go on that.

I'll upload some update pics on Monday when I get back in town but pretty much completely disassemble and clean metal to geta good start, major parts are ordered and in possesion, complete floor pan, kick panels, cab bushings, contorl arm, and frame bushings, kmd chassis coat, grille, and cab corners, need exhaust,maybe headers, and waiting on a windshield but not hurry yet and looks like once I get back in town Monday it will be high gear time once again, and not much to keep me from finishing this in a decent time.