My 88 buildup on a tight budget

[Dub_X]

Looking really good Chris. Hopefully that nice damage on your driver's side won't be able to be seen when it's done lol.

[benoit454]

yea I'll fix it. I aint gonna paint it unless it's fixed lol.

[Dub_X]

Lol I figured that man. Just saying I hope it comes out good when it's all said and done. Question. Does that shade blue hide bondo well?

[benoit454]

seemed to hide pretty well. I usually make sure my bondo is nice and flat and feathered in right before hand though.

As for covering light colors like grey primer it doesn't do so well, takes 4-5 coats to really cover it nicely.

[Dub_X]

Was just wondering because the crew cab I plan on repainting with the original blue

[benoit454]

prep work is the key man, just take you rtime and make sure it feels smooth.

Then use some good high build primer or soemthing over it to help with small imperfections.

[Dub_X]

It'll be a while before it's ready lol

[benoit454]

still got more pieces to put on and then clean up and detail paint/touch up some spots I missed.

but you get the point..

[benoit454]

cleaned up better pics...











new compact windshield washer jug, with pump built it.


not sure why it looks sidewalls.

[92GMCDriver]

Looking good man, glad to see it coming together nicely.

[benoit454]

fan shroud went on yesterday, some touch ups and then installed my gauge and radio trim I painted awhile back...

[benoit454]

ordered door pins and bushings today, hope to get them in next week, pull the doors and jamb them. I also worked on the park brake cables the other day, too hot out so I aint done yet with them.

[benoit454]

parking brake cables all done, ended up having issues with everything, had to get another wheel cylinder, both were new, not even a year or so old, but the boot got torn. I also bent a spring so I bought a hardware kit, best thing ever, I'm buying them all the time from now on.

parking brake cables are all on hooked up and working good, brakes are adjusted as well.

now my battery is dead LOL. I also have yet to bleed all the brakes, set toe, put gas in it and drive it since all the new front end parts and paint.

[benoit454]

jambs are done now. new bushings installed, just have to put the doors back on the truck.

[Dub_X]

Coming along good, chris!

[benoit454]

thanks will,

pretty hot today, painted this morning, let em bake all day, put em back on about 8:30 or so tonight. they had a good 8-9 hrs bake time LOl.

Anyways they are back on and done of course, still have to put the wire boots back in place, they aren't locked into the cab yet, just gotta push them in place.

Going to paint the base of my new mirrors, install them, tint the windows hopefully while the door panels are off, and fix the locks. The DS needs a lock pawl retainer clip, hopefully that fixes it, and the PS needs a lock rod clip to hold the rod to the lock pawl arm. it keeps popping off on me.

[bulldog2513]

lookin good man

[98GMCSierraGuy]

What did you do with the old step quad headlights?

[benoit454]

still have them here in a box.

as for prgogress, not much...

had what they called a land hurricane come thru, wiped out the internet, phone and tv for 5 days.

A for the truck it's messed up now, fuel system it clogged up i think, due to low fuel and it being old, injectors don't spray they run or drip, flooded the motor out bad, radaitor is leaking at the heater hose nipple, door handle on the ps broke, one rod clip broke on that side and lost another, so that handle and lock outside don't work.

So now paint is really on hold because I have no cash to do anything with much less fix that crap first before paint.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

I'm sorry to hear about that man, I know about how those fuel systems can get. What were your plans for the old quad lights?

[benoit454]

sell them I have no need for them.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

How much were you thinking of selling them for? Reason why I ask is I have been trying to hunt down a set for cheap. Truck looks good by the way.

[benoit454]

gonna have to send it pm I don't want my thread locked.

I got a warning or whatever you call it once for the same thing, asked about selling or trading something that was NOT in the for sale section, so yea I'll pm you it'd be best.

[benoit454]

ooops wrong part lol

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Yeah man wouldn't want to get you locked out sorry