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Keith Seymore · 09-10-2009, 07:50 AM

I wasn't going to do anything with the shift ball....it cleaned up pretty well and was probably fine for a daily driver. But - I had a $40 credit with ClassicParts that I needed to use so I thought I would see what I could do here.

Now, you might suspect that the shift ball for this "odd ball" was probably not available, and you'd be right. However, if you were me, you'd figure that the manual transfer case shift ball was probably identical and would work in this application. So, I ordered one up:

Pretty much exactly the same! After about 30 seconds of work, you can pop the indicator out of the old knob and slip it into the new knob and VIOLA!: new shift ball!

Keith Seymore · 09-10-2009, 07:52 AM

Ok - so here's the point where you find out they are not "exactly" the same....apparently the transfer case shift lever is "coarse" thread and the transmission shift lever is "fine" thread

Nothing that a couple minutes with a 7/16 fine thread tap couldn't fix:

And here we are, back in business:

Total time investment: about 15 minutes; dollar investment of about $3.00 (for shipping).

K

Thealien · 09-10-2009, 08:02 AM

Great intro/thread. Rep point given!

rod86 · 09-14-2009, 08:36 AM

lookin good

dan76 · 09-14-2009, 05:17 PM

Keith:

Where did you pickup the vinyl floor covering? I've always liked it better than carpeting...as long as there was a good thick mat installed beneath.

Keith Seymore · 09-15-2009, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dan76

Keith:

Where did you pickup the vinyl floor covering? I've always liked it better than carpeting...as long as there was a good thick mat installed beneath.

From Site member/vendor Captkaos:

Chris Lucas
1973 Chevy C-10
1978 GMC Jimmy (2WD)
Captkaos Customs
73-87chevytrucks.com

It's a good, thick vinyl and comes with the "shoddy" insulation that goes underneath.

Keith Seymore · 09-15-2009, 12:01 PM

These are the inserts that go in the door trim panels. This is the same technique I used for the dash panel insert, discussed previously:

Keith Seymore · 09-15-2009, 12:02 PM

Some people have a "green thumb"; I have a "gray" thumb!

(lol)

joe231 · 09-16-2009, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

These are the inserts that go in the door trim panels. This is the same technique I used for the dash panel insert, discussed previously:

those look nice!!

I guess I need to go back and find the previously discussed, discussion

menace121978 · 09-15-2009, 12:29 PM

ive been known to have one of those myself!

looks great keith! almost done!!

what will be next after the doors??

Keith Seymore · 09-15-2009, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menace121978

looks great keith! almost done!!

what will be next after the doors??

Nothing! After the doors, I'll touch up the edges of bed a little bit and then it's done!!

(lol)

Then I'll just drive it!!

K

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

5-8-2009, 2:35 pm

I hope to get it repainted over the GM shutdown period in July and then I intend to drive it.

K

JohnC · 09-15-2009, 02:33 PM

You think you'll be done.

Looks good man, and you will have time to enjoy it before winter comes.

Keith Seymore · 09-15-2009, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnC

You think you'll be done.

No, no - I have to be done. I've got other stuff I'm supposed to be working on!

Seriously, I had one project one time that was actually DONE. I redid a Farmall tractor and once it was refurbished I never had to work on it again.

It was a very cool feeling (...very different from having a race car. Race cars are never done...):

Mr.Scary · 09-15-2009, 04:00 PM

I have a 84" C-10 swb that was built in flint!!!! man ur story is soooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JohnC · 09-15-2009, 04:19 PM

That's a cool tractor. Do you still have it? If so that would be a sweet photo with your swb pulling your tractor.

Keith Seymore · 09-16-2009, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Scary

I have a 84" C-10 swb that was built in flint!!!! man ur story is soooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What color? I probably remember it (...unless it was built on first shift) - lol!

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnC

That's a cool tractor. Do you still have it? If so that would be a sweet photo with your swb pulling your tractor.

No - it stayed with the house when we sold it. The tractor was the "deal maker" - the buyer and I were a few thousand apart on the price of the house. He said "...I'll pay your price if you throw in the big red tractor and the 'broken' tractor...".

I said "...you'll have to be more specific about which 'broken tractor' you are talking about!"

JohnC · 09-16-2009, 08:39 AM

Keith Seymore · 09-16-2009, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I said "...you'll have to be more specific about which 'broken tractor' you are talking about!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnC

The funniest thing was: the tractor he was talking about wasn't broken...

Mr.Scary · 09-16-2009, 12:28 PM

Its blue i would post pics but i dont know how 2 resize that pics 2 post them?????????

Keith Seymore · 09-16-2009, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Scary

Its blue i would post pics but i dont know how 2 resize that pics 2 post them?????????

I was teasin'....we built about three and a half million trucks during the 7 years that I was there.

It's unlikely I would remember it (unless it was one that got dropped, or smashed or something...)

Keith Seymore · 09-17-2009, 06:47 AM

Ok, enough chit-chat! Back to work!

Got the passenger side door done last night -

I had actually been dreading painting the inside of these doors, because I wasn't quite sure how I was going to do it without messing up some of my previous (interior) work. Normally, I believe, the door jambs and inners are done prior to doing the exterior paint and restoring the interior, so that any collateral "mess" doesn't matter.

I had two ideas which I think helped here:

a) I minimized the painting needed by cleaning with laquer thinner/adhesive remover in the hinge area

b) I masked the outside of the vehicle with THIS:

Regular ole' Saran wrap. I figured it would provide good, quick coverage and it would stick by itself.

You can see it did manage to catch some overspray:

So here's the panel painted:

and the door trim panel installed:

Keith Seymore · 09-19-2009, 04:05 PM

It's DONE!!

Done, done. as of 2:30 this afternoon.

Photos to follow....

86454k30 · 07-14-2010, 02:05 AM

Did you use the Duplicolor aerosol cans to paint the metal on your interior and door jams? How is it holding up? Getting ready to do my 87 V2500 and am curious.

Thanks

Keith Seymore · 07-14-2010, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86454k30

Did you use the Duplicolor aerosol cans to paint the metal on your interior and door jams? How is it holding up? Getting ready to do my 87 V2500 and am curious.

Thanks

Yes - it is holding up fine.

K

Mr.Scary · 09-16-2009, 04:12 PM

Lol!!!!!

09-10-2009, 07:50 AM	#1
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,193	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy I wasn't going to do anything with the shift ball....it cleaned up pretty well and was probably fine for a daily driver. But - I had a $40 credit with ClassicParts that I needed to use so I thought I would see what I could do here. Now, you might suspect that the shift ball for this "odd ball" was probably not available, and you'd be right. However, if you were me, you'd figure that the manual transfer case shift ball was probably identical and would work in this application. So, I ordered one up: Pretty much exactly the same! After about 30 seconds of work, you can pop the indicator out of the old knob and slip it into the new knob and VIOLA!: new shift ball! __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 02-19-2018 at 10:52 AM.

09-10-2009, 07:52 AM	#2
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,193	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Ok - so here's the point where you find out they are not "exactly" the same....apparently the transfer case shift lever is "coarse" thread and the transmission shift lever is "fine" thread Nothing that a couple minutes with a 7/16 fine thread tap couldn't fix: And here we are, back in business: Total time investment: about 15 minutes; dollar investment of about $3.00 (for shipping). K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 02-19-2018 at 10:53 AM.

09-10-2009, 08:02 AM	#3
Thealien Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pine Ridge Florida Posts: 4,123	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Great intro/thread. Rep point given!

09-14-2009, 08:36 AM	#4
rod86 great southern land Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: perth - australia Posts: 6,194	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy lookin good __________________ rod 86 chevy c10 silverado

09-14-2009, 05:17 PM	#5
dan76 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Salt Lake City UT Posts: 441	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Keith: Where did you pickup the vinyl floor covering? I've always liked it better than carpeting...as long as there was a good thick mat installed beneath.

09-15-2009, 12:01 PM	#7
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,193	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy These are the inserts that go in the door trim panels. This is the same technique I used for the dash panel insert, discussed previously: __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 02-19-2018 at 10:55 AM.

09-15-2009, 12:02 PM	#8
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,193	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Some people have a "green thumb"; I have a "gray" thumb! (lol) __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 02-19-2018 at 10:55 AM.

09-15-2009, 12:29 PM	#10
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy ive been known to have one of those myself! looks great keith! almost done!! what will be next after the doors?? __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

09-15-2009, 02:33 PM	#12
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy You think you'll be done. Looks good man, and you will have time to enjoy it before winter comes.

09-15-2009, 04:00 PM	#14
Mr.Scary Project Optimus Prime Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 346	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy I have a 84" C-10 swb that was built in flint!!!! man ur story is soooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ 84 SWB work in progress 89 burb 1500 (parts pig) LOL 08 ford focus (I know, I know) Wifes car "I said it b4 and i'll say it agian wiring is my worst enemy":devil:

09-15-2009, 04:19 PM	#15
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy That's a cool tractor. Do you still have it? If so that would be a sweet photo with your swb pulling your tractor.

09-16-2009, 08:39 AM	#17
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

09-16-2009, 12:28 PM	#19
Mr.Scary Project Optimus Prime Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 346	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Its blue i would post pics but i dont know how 2 resize that pics 2 post them????????? __________________ 84 SWB work in progress 89 burb 1500 (parts pig) LOL 08 ford focus (I know, I know) Wifes car "I said it b4 and i'll say it agian wiring is my worst enemy":devil:

09-17-2009, 06:47 AM	#21
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,193	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Ok, enough chit-chat! Back to work! Got the passenger side door done last night - I had actually been dreading painting the inside of these doors, because I wasn't quite sure how I was going to do it without messing up some of my previous (interior) work. Normally, I believe, the door jambs and inners are done prior to doing the exterior paint and restoring the interior, so that any collateral "mess" doesn't matter. I had two ideas which I think helped here: a) I minimized the painting needed by cleaning with laquer thinner/adhesive remover in the hinge area b) I masked the outside of the vehicle with THIS: Regular ole' Saran wrap. I figured it would provide good, quick coverage and it would stick by itself. You can see it did manage to catch some overspray: So here's the panel painted: and the door trim panel installed: __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 02-19-2018 at 06:30 PM.

09-19-2009, 04:05 PM	#22
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,193	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy It's DONE!! Done, done. as of 2:30 this afternoon. Photos to follow.... __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 09-19-2009 at 04:06 PM.



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07-14-2010, 02:05 AM	#23
86454k30 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Spokane, Washington Posts: 596	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Did you use the Duplicolor aerosol cans to paint the metal on your interior and door jams? How is it holding up? Getting ready to do my 87 V2500 and am curious. Thanks

09-16-2009, 04:12 PM	#25
Mr.Scary Project Optimus Prime Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 346	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Lol!!!!! __________________ 84 SWB work in progress 89 burb 1500 (parts pig) LOL 08 ford focus (I know, I know) Wifes car "I said it b4 and i'll say it agian wiring is my worst enemy":devil:

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