Rusty, crushy, but trysty.

[Zebb]

You will know when because you will have time for more than one beer!

[makman1297]

You are right about that zebb, lol. Today i installed my windshield gasket, only took an hour of staring at it to realize it is the right one, it has a channel with its on locking system and it really confused me for a bit. I also installed the dash pad, sanded and did more filler on the box sides and hood, painted the front of the box and lower valance, ordered a windshied that will be here on monday. I cant wait to finish this body work.

[makman1297]

And a couple more.

[makman1297]

Some early morning assembly.

[C@rnut001]

I have to say that you are doing an amazing job on your truck. Also, your wife is amazing and did an excellent job on the seat for you. It is nice to see all of your progress on it. I must also say thanks for serving our country and doing what you do/did for us. Keep up the excellent work on your truck. I also have to say that I love the blue that you picked for your paint color!

[Zebb]

Man...when you decide to work on it you get things done!
I love checking on this thread. Keep the updates coming.

[makman1297]

Thanks zebb, i finally had a few days off to get to it. And now box available in primer.

[makman1297]

Today was just one of those days where everything didnt go too smooth, but i did manage to prime the hood, fuel doors, and dr door. I also got the pass door stripped and some body work done, it fell off the stand a few days ago and put some nicks in it for me.

[makman1297]

Primer is looking good should have it in paint in a few hours.

[y5mgisi]

Nice build!

[makman1297]

Thanks y5mgisi. Well its blue, not a good day for the paint. My primer seemed to spray a little funny but i didnt think much of it, sanded it all down and got ready for paint, mixed the paint put it in the gun got about half way through and it barley sprayed. Stopped took it apart cleaned, cleaned, cleaned. Put it together got one decent coat on everything, then the gun decided not to fan out very much, and it just got worse from there (i ended up looking like a smurf). I used up all my paint since the gun was wasting it, i had a really hard time keeping any type of wet edge going so needless to say its not too shinky because of the orange peel effect. So a few days will wet sand and buff it, that should fix the paint issue i hope. The box body work turned out really good, but i did notice that a few defects were visable on the hood. Hopefully can start reassembly tomorrow.

[Greenlee]

Looking good. Nice work! That's a bummer about the paint gun.
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[mooseknuckles]

are you using the same gun for paint as you used for primer?

[Zebb]

Originally Posted by makman1297

Stopped took it apart cleaned, cleaned, cleaned.

Looks like that piece of plywood got plenty of coats.
Been there before. Hope you get the gun working again.

[makman1297]

Yeah zebb the board was looking a little plain, never did get it too work in think something in the adjustable fan part broke or plugged up so i just threw it away. Hopefully the paint is thick enough for a lite sand and buff, i looked a little better today now that it has set up but it needs some help. I installed the bumper and tail lights. I also hung the dr door, what a pain to get that thing to align again, i had to pull the fender back off and then i noticed the weatherstripping was blocking its forward movement, so off it came and then i lined up as well as can be expected. I never really cared for the larger gaps but i think part is because of using newer doors, or so i have herd. Anyways the door opens and closes good and lines up good enough, put the fender back on and lined it up as much as possible. I also got the fuel doors installed, they both needed a little tweeking, and hooked up the fuel fill hoses.

[C@rnut001]

Hey, it is looking great...you will always know more about your paint than anyone else seeing it. It is looking good and you have done an excellent job on it. (Also, you did it all yourself and saved a ton of money doing it). Anyway, I wanted to say excellent job and good luck on buffing it up later.

[makman1297]

Thanks C@rnut001, it is defiantly a lot of work. Today i was able to install the passanger door, that one lined up in about 10 min, nice for a change. The fender not so much it is made in tiawan so go figure, the cure abouve the body line is not exactly the same but good enough. I also got hood on, i didnt have time to fit it but its on. I also got the pas side vent window installed, weatherstripping, window, power window unit and the mirror. The nice thing about the windows from the suburban is that someone already tinted them. I also got the dash bezel in.

[C@rnut001]

You sure have come a long way from the truck you started with and you have a lot to be proud of in it too. I really like the look that you have achieved. Keep up the hard work

[makman1297]

I like it too cornnut. I put the pas door together got the door panel on not to bad using all these old parts they just need to be cleaned up. I got the dr mirror installed and i replaced the vent window gasket the other one never really sealed all that well. I had to order a new seal for the window the old one was tore up in the corner by vent window, that should be here on friday. I got the bed cleaned up and sprayed in my bedliner, turned out pretty good i think. I also got hood aligned.

[makman1297]

New window channel came in today from classic parts and its percision brand and was cheaper than LMC. It seems to fit a little better than the other one i had. Got the window and door panel one, but it fought me the whole time. I am leaving the sub style switch in for now, will figure something else out later just want to get this on the road. I also got my pressue guage fittings together so i can check the tranny pressure before i take it out on the road. I also started stripping the tailgate the whole bottom has some rust that needs to be fixed.

[bowtieguy79]

Looking good! Really do like the look of that newer rally wheel on the old square body

[makman1297]

I got the rear wheel spaces installed. Hooked up the tranny pressure guage, will be checking the pressure and hopefully test driving it tomorrow.

[makman1297]

I like them too bowtieguy, I got some little things done. Cleaned up the glass and mirrors, installed new wiper arms, fixed the leaky washer tank, made a parking brake cable guide, topped off the fluids, and hooked up the pressure guage. I also started on the tailgate repair, had to make all the pieces my self.

[makman1297]

Finished welding up the gate repair. Got the lower section in body filler, sealed the seams on the inside and primed the top. Should be able to finish it up on monday. I also took the truck for a drive, what a different experiance so many things going on at the same time. Concern #1 was first i kept setting a rich exhaust code, so i dropped the fuel ressure a bit now its setting a lean code. Will need to hook up my laptop and see exactly where its running. The second concern is the TC does not appear to nbe locking up. I am thinking i have a problem with one of the switches on the valve body, will need to drop the pan and have a look.

[gshibler]

Very Nice!!! Just got a chance to check in. Feel your pain on the paint issues. What happened to having the windshield installed by a company..... I got a kick out of that, didnt know the wife was a windshield installer lol. Its her truck anyway right. But seriously the truck looks really sharp. Are you happy with the bedliner? If I bring my truck down can you do it on mine too. Look forward to seeing you all at Christmas.