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**loudchevy** · 02-24-2025, 10:03 AM

I really enjoy watching the progress you're making on this truck. The almost daily updates are very inspiring and your work and attention to detail is fantastic.

Well done!

**Ol Blue K20** · 02-24-2025, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by loudchevy

I really enjoy watching the progress you're making on this truck. The almost daily updates are very inspiring and your work and attention to detail is fantastic.

Well done!

X2, I couldn't say it any better.

**pjmoreland** · 02-24-2025, 11:58 AM

Thanks, guys. I'm enjoying this project. I'm finding it challenging to have the parts I'll need to have in hand ahead of time. There's always something to work on though.

**pjmoreland** · 02-25-2025, 01:40 AM

Finished up the fresh air doors. Sharpened a steel rod and used it to melt holes through the new foam pieces. Assembled with 1/8 x 1/8 steel pop rivets. Applied another coat of paint to make the rivet heads blend in.

**CUSTOM/10** · 02-25-2025, 07:21 AM

Hey Patrick, Great progress !!!
Question on the vent seal material. Yours look to be better quality, more rubber like than the ones I bought yrs ago from Brothers, mine are more like Styrofoam packing material. If my assumption is correct, where did you get them ?

Gary

**pjmoreland** · 02-25-2025, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by CUSTOM/10

Hey Patrick, Great progress !!!
Question on the vent seal material. Yours look to be better quality, more rubber like than the ones I bought yrs ago from Brothers, mine are more like Styrofoam packing material. If my assumption is correct, where did you get them ?

Gary

Hey Gary, I got them from LMC. The material feels the same as the original stuff. For my other truck, I got the seals from GMCPauls. My impression is that it was the same.

**CUSTOM/10** · 02-25-2025, 12:06 PM

Thanks Patrick !

**pjmoreland** · 02-26-2025, 01:57 AM

Reinstalled the fresh air doors.

Started working on attempting to repair an OE tach. The needle was detached from the mechanism at the pivot. Applied some epoxy and lined the components up. Hopefully it holds.

**pjmoreland** · 02-28-2025, 09:49 AM

Last night I cut the oak boards for my bed down to 1" longer than final length so I can fit them in my car. I'll be taking them to my dad's shop to use his equipment to cut them to size. I measured the bolt hole locations on my other truck and combined them with the information on gmcpauls.com to make a drawing.

**pjmoreland** · 02-28-2025, 09:58 AM

I also tested the factory tach by hooking it up to my other truck. It works after the repair! Thank you, Dale, for the tach. It will be nice to have it in this truck.

Here's a video of it being tested. I gave the potentiometer a very small adjustment to get the tach to point straight up at 2500 RPM.

https://youtube.com/shorts/oBh70Pr-Ktc?feature=shared

**Ol Blue K20** · 02-28-2025, 04:51 PM

You're very welcome!

**pjmoreland** · 02-28-2025, 11:43 PM

Spent some time working on reconditioning the tach. It has the typical rust on the faceplate. I designed and made a decal that I'll put on it after applying fresh paint. Painted the needle, too. The black paint can splattered a bit, so I'll let the paint cure over the weekend, and then I'll sand and repaint the faceplate.

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 03-01-2025, 12:13 AM

Hey Pat, What are the small marks under the Tach face pivot?
Looks like one is a Dash and the other a Dot. Warning lights?
I never had a stock Tach.

**pjmoreland** · 03-01-2025, 12:16 AM

Those are just the screw holes for securing the faceplate to the tach body. I incorporated those holes into the decal as a way to align it to the faceplate. They will get peeled off afterward.

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 03-01-2025, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Those are just the screw holes for securing the faceplate to the tach body. I incorporated those holes into the decal as a way to align it to the faceplate. They will get peeled off afterward.

OK, I get it. The ''Dash'' allows a wider width tolerance.

**pjmoreland** · 03-01-2025, 09:18 PM

Spent some time with my dad today working on the bed wood. We got the length and width cut, and we started the process of cutting the notches.

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 03-02-2025, 01:44 AM

Nice.

**pjmoreland** · 03-02-2025, 02:49 PM

Finished cutting the notches this morning. Also tested routing out a bolt hole.

**pjmoreland** · 03-02-2025, 08:52 PM

Finished up the bed wood this afternoon. It was a little thicker than 3/4", so we planed it down. Drilled the eight bolt holes and routed out the washer pockets.

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 03-03-2025, 12:11 AM

You have mad skills, Pat.

**pjmoreland** · 03-03-2025, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

You have mad skills, Pat.

Thank you, Brian. I relied heavily on my dad's help for this wood cutting project.

**Ol Blue K20** · 03-03-2025, 01:08 PM

Wood looks good!

**pjmoreland** · 03-03-2025, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Wood looks good!

Thank you. I sure hope those holes line up!

**Ol Blue K20** · 03-03-2025, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Thank you. I sure hope those holes line up!

That would be a definite plus.

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 03-03-2025, 03:21 PM

How will you finish that Deck?

02-24-2025, 10:03 AM	#1
loudchevy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Phx, AZ Posts: 413	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy I really enjoy watching the progress you're making on this truck. The almost daily updates are very inspiring and your work and attention to detail is fantastic. Well done! __________________ Scott 1970 C10 LWB-->SWB Under Construction https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=847605 2014 2500HD DirtyMax\|Daily Driver\|Stock 2003 Tahoe Stock 1985 K5 5.3LS/4L60E\|8Lug 4:56\|3/4 Ton Front\|14BFF Rear\|Roll Cage\|Dove-tailed & Bobbed

02-24-2025, 11:58 AM	#3
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,269	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Thanks, guys. I'm enjoying this project. I'm finding it challenging to have the parts I'll need to have in hand ahead of time. There's always something to work on though.

02-25-2025, 01:40 AM	#4
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,269	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Finished up the fresh air doors. Sharpened a steel rod and used it to melt holes through the new foam pieces. Assembled with 1/8 x 1/8 steel pop rivets. Applied another coat of paint to make the rivet heads blend in. Attached Images

02-25-2025, 07:21 AM	#5
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,871	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Hey Patrick, Great progress !!! Question on the vent seal material. Yours look to be better quality, more rubber like than the ones I bought yrs ago from Brothers, mine are more like Styrofoam packing material. If my assumption is correct, where did you get them ? Gary __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

02-25-2025, 12:06 PM	#7
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,871	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Thanks Patrick ! __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

02-26-2025, 01:57 AM	#8
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,269	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Reinstalled the fresh air doors. Started working on attempting to repair an OE tach. The needle was detached from the mechanism at the pivot. Applied some epoxy and lined the components up. Hopefully it holds. Attached Images

02-28-2025, 09:58 AM	#10
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,269	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy I also tested the factory tach by hooking it up to my other truck. It works after the repair! Thank you, Dale, for the tach. It will be nice to have it in this truck. Here's a video of it being tested. I gave the potentiometer a very small adjustment to get the tach to point straight up at 2500 RPM. https://youtube.com/shorts/oBh70Pr-Ktc?feature=shared Attached Images

02-28-2025, 04:51 PM	#11
Ol Blue K20 Proprietor of Dale's Corner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vacaville , CA Posts: 16,374	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy You're very welcome! __________________ "Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man R.I.P. FleetsidePaul

02-28-2025, 11:43 PM	#12
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,269	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Spent some time working on reconditioning the tach. It has the typical rust on the faceplate. I designed and made a decal that I'll put on it after applying fresh paint. Painted the needle, too. The black paint can splattered a bit, so I'll let the paint cure over the weekend, and then I'll sand and repaint the faceplate. Attached Images

03-01-2025, 12:13 AM	#13
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,632	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Hey Pat, What are the small marks under the Tach face pivot? Looks like one is a Dash and the other a Dot. Warning lights? I never had a stock Tach. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

03-01-2025, 12:16 AM	#14
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,269	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Those are just the screw holes for securing the faceplate to the tach body. I incorporated those holes into the decal as a way to align it to the faceplate. They will get peeled off afterward.

03-01-2025, 09:18 PM	#16
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,269	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Spent some time with my dad today working on the bed wood. We got the length and width cut, and we started the process of cutting the notches. Attached Images Last edited by pjmoreland; 03-02-2025 at 03:10 AM.

03-02-2025, 01:44 AM	#17
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,632	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Nice. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

03-02-2025, 02:49 PM	#18
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,269	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Finished cutting the notches this morning. Also tested routing out a bolt hole. Attached Images

03-02-2025, 08:52 PM	#19
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,269	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Finished up the bed wood this afternoon. It was a little thicker than 3/4", so we planed it down. Drilled the eight bolt holes and routed out the washer pockets. Attached Images Last edited by pjmoreland; 03-03-2025 at 01:15 PM.



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03-03-2025, 12:11 AM	#20
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,632	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy You have mad skills, Pat. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

03-03-2025, 01:08 PM	#22
Ol Blue K20 Proprietor of Dale's Corner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vacaville , CA Posts: 16,374	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy Wood looks good! __________________ "Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man R.I.P. FleetsidePaul

03-03-2025, 03:21 PM	#25
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,632	Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy How will you finish that Deck? __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

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