What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

[In The Ten Ring]

I tell you what, the ability to sandblast would be one heck of an advantage! You'd just have to have a lot of space to do it because I've read it goes everywhere for hundreds of yards.

Are you going to paint, epoxy prime, or powder coat those tailing arms?

My radiator came in from Rock Auto, 2 days in advance! I have to go look at it though as I shipped it to my parents' house. I'm too fearful of the drug heads to allow anything to be left at my house and me not home.

[Grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

I tell you what, the ability to sandblast would be one heck of an advantage! You'd just have to have a lot of space to do it because I've read it goes everywhere for hundreds of yards.

Are you going to paint, epoxy prime, or powder coat those tailing arms?

My radiator came in from Rock Auto, 2 days in advance! I have to go look at it though as I shipped it to my parents' house. I'm too fearful of the drug heads to allow anything to be left at my house and me not home.

I media blast all my door jams and anywhere I can't reach with a sander But I turn down the pressure to 80-90 psi ,Those guys in the picture are running 175psi and that will seriously warp any sheet metal but it will clean a frame in minutes well worth the cost .

[Ekliptix]

Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

Are you going to paint, epoxy prime, or powder coat those tailing arms?

I gave them 2 coats of underbody spray and a coat of medium gloss black paint.

[In The Ten Ring]

Thanks man. My trailing arms look a bit rough (everything on my truck does) so I might do this same thing at some point.

Yesterday I test fitted my 3 radiators and removed all the outside bolts on the driver's side inner fender. Only one clip broke, one of the bolts I was actually able to spray with some break free (irony?). I was able to get the bolt out with the use of vise grips and my ratchet. Fortunately the one that broke was reachable with the vise grips.

I took my original radiator over to the rad. shop and found out it was worse than I figured, it needs recored.

I also dropped the bolts into Evaporust soak.

[In The Ten Ring]

I got a lot done today! I removed my driver's side inner fender, with only one snapped retaining clip and one broken free tacked-on nut. Vise grips really come in handy! I also went ahead and removed my driver's side outer fender.

I want to get the outer fender painted and replace the inner with the NOS one I bought.

I have all my hardware from those in Evaporust. I also cleaned up my locking gas cap and carb filter inlet bolt thingie I got from a member.

[VWNate1]

I wished I was driving it ~ I'm in Kingman , Az. , on my way to N.M. .

[In The Ten Ring]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

I wished I was driving it ~ I'm in Kingman , Az. , on my way to N.M. .

Same here brother! I keep plugging away at it though but most times I'll get one thing done and then realize there is something I missed. Like removing the driver's side fenders......I hadn't wanted to do that but was told those needed to go off to help get the body lines back right. The inner fender was pretty abused and rather rusty, the outer could use a paint job and has two rust holes the painter says he can fix.

Today I noticed rust holes all the way through my driver's side upper A arm. It's likely been that way since the late 1980's and those arms are rather beefy, I'm pretty sure those can wait.

[Metaldoc]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

I wished I was driving it ~ I'm in Kingman , Az. , on my way to N.M. .

Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

Same here brother! I keep plugging away at it though but most times I'll get one thing done and then realize there is something I missed. Like removing the driver's side fenders......I hadn't wanted to do that but was told those needed to go off to help get the body lines back right. The inner fender was pretty abused and rather rusty, the outer could use a paint job and has two rust holes the painter says he can fix.

Today I noticed rust holes all the way through my driver's side upper A arm. It's likely been that way since the late 1980's and those arms are rather beefy, I'm pretty sure those can wait.

Not to rub it in but yeah it is nice driving mine after the 3 year build.

[VWNate1]

NOT ' rubbing it in ' ! you're giving us encouragement to keep going , one baby step at a time..... .

[Jarvis-69 GMC 1500CK]

Rewired the rear lights of my 69 GMC 1500, just need to hook it all up at the firewall in the morning!

Also spent a good few hours cleaning out 30 years of prairie dirt from under the truck! Still need to take it to a pressure washer to get the surface stuff off, you would not believe just how much dirt and mud was under that truck.

[66clow]

More body work. Welded up the old farm mirror holes. Grateful to have access to some body shops to work in. Perks with the job. The other day played around with a sharpe, not sure if I will continue with it.

[Possmguts]

not much.. just stuck this where it goes.. that Captain Fab mounting bracket is top notch...

[ohboy321]

Installed 4 newer/better Yankee 77 marker lights, replaced 2 lenses that were white with amber ones, and generally made them all look better.

[1968aj]

Finally got my wheels on . They were sitting in garage for about a year.

[In The Ten Ring]

Love the stepside man and you have the spare where God told GM He intended it to be.

I paid for two fender emblems, put up a counteroffer on two more, filtered all of the Evaporust I used last week, and I am just about to finish up spraying the bolts and clips from the removed inner fender with NAPA Rust Treatment.

[1968aj]

put a roll pan on one of my 69's today. I would not recommend Counterpart brand. they do not fit well

[Jarvis-69 GMC 1500CK]

Is it normal for the rear light lens to be really tough to get in?

Seems as if it has shifted out of alignment, cant get the bottom screw back in.

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by Jarvis-69 GMC 1500CK

Is it normal for the rear light lens to be really tough to get in?

Seems as if it has shifted out of alignment, cant get the bottom screw back in.

Does your truck have the chrome trim around the taillights? If so yes, you have to finess them to get them in. Where do you live in Saskatchewan?

[66clow]

Installed my flywheel cover. And discovered about a pound of dirt inside the drivers door? Anyone know why that would be there primered the door and fender a little better from my body work yesterday. Closer to being one color at least.

[Jarvis-69 GMC 1500CK]

Originally Posted by Already Gone

Does your truck have the chrome trim around the taillights? If so yes, you have to finess them to get them in. Where do you live in Saskatchewan?

Pierceland, it is on highway 55 going to Cold lake AB, im like 10 mins from the AB/SK border. My truck actually comes from Buffalo narrows, which is even further north from

[berch 69GMC]

Blacked out the grill

[custom10nut]

Changed transmission filter, and rear diff fluid today(no leaks) and changing the ball joints and tie rod ends tomorrow. One stop at the alignment shop, and I'm off to the races...

[In The Ten Ring]

Cleaned up the hardware (bolts and that angled steel bracket) to the driver side inner fender and outer fender. I just used Evaporust and wire wheel on that bracket and I have to say, it doesn't hold a candle to the effectiveness of electrolysis and Evaporust.

[gable74]

got a few things done today on old blue.

Got the new bumper put on...

[gable74]

Got the blue bench installed...