Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics

[ambryatim]

Originally Posted by 67 k20 firetruck

My wife's sleeping everynight while I lurk here...Then go out with my flashlight in hand to "dream" about what to do next on the truck. Talk about crazy!

LOL!!! We all sound the same. Love our Trucks, but we love our wives too, enough to keep them in the dark so they don't know we are a little crazy/obsessed.

[OrrieG]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that has gotten up in the middle of the night to go out to the garage to "check out an idea" and ended up staying there an hour. I wonder if model train guys and stamp collectors do the same?? Feeling better today, I think we got it licked this time.

[OKGMC4]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

I'm glad I'm not the only one that has gotten up in the middle of the night to go out to the garage to "check out an idea" and ended up staying there an hour. I wonder if model train guys and stamp collectors do the same?? Feeling better today, I think we got it licked this time.

Actually I think these trucks are more like porn for us. We just like looking at different kinds of curves. My wife caught me out there one night in my pajamas with a cup of coffee just staring at the truck at 1am. Yes..we're a little sick in the head...

[OrrieG]

Lungs and sinus are clear so I got started back up. Had to pull the Chevelle radiator to get it fixed this morning. Early afternoon was quest for illusive Sports Illustrated issue this week that has #5 BSU Broncos on the cover. Turned out a few people bought all the issues in town and are hawking them for $20 each. Called my daughter in Portland and she is going to get me one there. Any way got the bed inner panels and tailgate cleaned up before I ran out of 80 grit paper. Hood is next. Sold some parts to get some $ for paint. Might get this thing started together yet this fall.

[OYMC]

Very Cool Build...

Just a suggestion, but you might want to change the position of your upper front shock mount...

It is a very common mistake, but if the lower shock mount does not match the alignment of the top shock mount, your shocks will bind up through suspension travel and cause premature shock failure...

Other than that, keep up the good work!

[OrrieG]

I'll check it again, you might be looking at a picture of the first install (post 13) where the mounting bolts were not parallel and it was binding. I changed it (post 39)and compressed and expanded it as far as I could. I went out and looked and the upper and lower bolts are close to being parallel. The photos might make them look out of alignment.

[OYMC]

Good deal... It's surprising how many people make that mistake (Myself Included)

[OrrieG]

Yeah - I noticed mine on the first setup when I set the short block to mock up the steering and noticed the front did not drop much. Jacked it up and removed the shock bolts and found the problem. Thanks for the observation, the more eyes the better.

[OrrieG]

Picked up some more primer and the final sealer, base and clear for inside the cab, man paint has gotten expensive. Busy with my Dad's stuff next weekend, but following weekend hope to have the cab interior and firewall painted so I can get it back on the frame and have non-monetary assembly work this winter. Decided to go with GM Silver Birch, goes well with the leather seats I have and the future blue exterior. Get to use my new guns and HPLV for first time, from what I have read should be much easier than my very old pressure gun.

Decided to move the alternator to the driver side so A/C compressor will go on passenger and I can avoid custom A/C lines. Ram horn exhaust works for short water pump but the bracket need slipped forward about 2.75" to work with a long water pump found on 350's. Here is the results, kind of clunky but functional.

[munice]

Hey, nice build so far! I keep checking back on this one! I've always been a fan of those old rough tread bias plies. (Seems every old car or truck left out in a field is sporting a pair on the back) Are you going to run anything like those again? I've been pondering over getting something like that for my truck, but can't seem to find a tire store that can get anything like those. Keep up the nice work!

cheers, Andrew

[OrrieG]

Andrew - will not run the bias tire, to noisey and rough. I toughed it out for about 6 years until they wore out then got a set of new Firestone m/s radials. Was amazed at the difference in ride quality and now quiet they were.

Progress today was good. Got the bed sides, rear inner fenders, bed front panel, dash and firewall primed for the second time. Now it just some blocking and final paint for the dash, inner cab and firewall. New gun is REALLY nice. Had a little hassle getting the air pressure right, but once I figured it out all went well. Also, low pressure left virtually no over spray, I forgot to toss a tarp over my tool boxes, etc. and they and the floor didn't even get dusted.

[OrrieG]

Firewall painted! Used Chassis Black so it will match the inner fenders. Sprayed on undercoating on lower sloped surface and inner fender areas, this truck will see some mud, water and snow when finished.

[1985-GMC]

It looks great!

[sgtusmc]

Nice!

[Kim57]

Looks real nice.
Kim

[bajabob]

I dig your firewall, mine had a bunch of holes in it and I am still trying to get some of them filled before paint goes on. Nice work.

[OrrieG]

Yeah Bob, mine had 45 holes from screw size to 1-1/4". Luckily my wife went to stay with my daughter for two weeks when grandkid one was born so I got lots of hours in a short time frame. Took saturday to get to bare metal, sunday to weld up the holes, couple of evening to grind then a bunch of hours with the plastic, sand, repeat routine. I wanted to keep the stock ribs so that at a glance it looks stock, but those who know will know the work that went into it. Next trick is to reroute and a hide all the stuff that in a stock truck goes thru the firewall.

[OrrieG]

I'm stoked. Finally feels like progress. Painted the interior today and I LOVE my gun and these modern paints. You really can't see how deep the gloss is, the dash top sort of shows it if you see the reflection of the plastic sheet. Still need to cut and buff it, but over all not much orange peel. Used Nason sealer and base (2 coats), Dupont Chroma clear (3 coats). Color is GM Silver Birch, turned out exactly like I wanted. Can't wait to drop the leather seats in to see how it matchs. The dots in the pic of the cab back are reflections in the lense, not goobers!

[JML55]

Nice work.

[1985-GMC]

That looks great!

[Kim57]

Looks very nice.
Kim

[ChuckDriver]

Lookin Good!

[sgtusmc]

NOW...that's a dash! Looks really good. I can't wait to see it done.

[GeorgeVale]

Really nice job looks fantastic love the colour.

[bajabob]

me likes the color and the work......