My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”

[Kronald_70GMC]

I have finished welding the rod to the rocker. Now I am back on marglass. I am very happy that I took the time to splice and correct the rocker panel at the back. It looks so much better as far as I am concerned. I might have to order up my Altman Latches sooner than later so I can do any metal work involved in putting those in so as to avoid having to do extra body work in my door jambs.

[Kronald_70GMC]

I spent the afternoon doing more filler work on the truck. I now have the marglass complete in the driver door jamb and rocker/cab corner. I also have the majority of the back of the cab done in marglass as well. It a dusty job but I really don't mind it other than that.

[Kronald_70GMC]

So before I get to carried away putting down marglass on the passenger side, I figured I had better test fit the door and Fender again. My door gaps are tight all the way around which is still the way they were the first test fit. I will have to grind down and weld back the skin where ever it spits through on me which will probably be most of it. My new to me passenger fender seems to fit well other that the lower body line. It is low and if I raise the fender then the bottom will not line up. I will probably end up welding a wire along the edge to line it up with my door. All in all, seems better than the other side. I should only have minimal welding on my rocker edge to line it up with the door bottom.

[sakustoms]

Truck is looking good. you're making a lot of progress. Good to see.

I did something similar to the 1/8" rod on my one door jamb. I cut a flat sheet the same size and the inner vertical seam and welded it on. I still have to finish welding and grind it but I've been working on the frame and rear suspension and not the cab lately.

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by sakustoms

Truck is looking good. you're making a lot of progress. Good to see.

I did something similar to the 1/8" rod on my one door jamb. I cut a flat sheet the same size and the inner vertical seam and welded it on. I still have to finish welding and grind it but I've been working on the frame and rear suspension and not the cab lately.

Thanks for the compliments and for following along with my build. Do you have a thread going for yours? I'd like to check and see what your up too.

[sakustoms]

Originally Posted by Kronald_70GMC

Thanks for the compliments and for following along with my build. Do you have a thread going for yours? I'd like to check and see what your up too.

I always like to see good progress and great work. That's why I follow.

I do not have a thread. Actually the truck is now (again) my son's. I sold it back to him last night because I knew he really wanted it and I just didn't want to dump a ton of money into yet another vehicle. LOL

[Kronald_70GMC]

Progress is going to be slow for a bit. Our little one was born on the 13th and she is perfect. This is Daphne.

[rowdy11]

Congrats!

[Chevys4life]

Congrats!!!

[Scurry67]

Right on! Enjoy this time with your little one, they change so fast!

[TA_C10]

Congrats!

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by rowdy11

Congrats!

Originally Posted by Chevys4life

Congrats!!!

Originally Posted by Scurry67

Right on! Enjoy this time with your little one, they change so fast!

Originally Posted by TA_C10

Congrats!

Thanks guys. We are just loving our time with her! She is so precious

[gmc684x4]

Congrats cute little gal look forward to seeing wrenches in her hands on future builds

I work on my stuff with my kids great to teach them how to do real things with there hands

[1971Stepside]

Wow! Congrats. She is beautiful

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by gmc684x4

Congrats cute little gal look forward to seeing wrenches in her hands on future builds

I work on my stuff with my kids great to teach them how to do real things with there hands

Originally Posted by 1971Stepside

Wow! Congrats. She is beautiful

Thanks guys! She is so tiny. She was only 5LB 10OZ at birth.

[cornerstone]

Daphne is absolutely perfect.

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by cornerstone

Daphne is absolutely perfect.

Thanks. She absolutely is.

[Kronald_70GMC]

I made it into the shop for the first time since Daphne was born. I have filled in the radius in the rear corner of the passenger rocker/cab corner. I then started to fill the leading edge of the rocker as it was much to rounded for my liking. Only a small piece of wire was needed to match the door to the rocker near the front.

[Getter-Done]

Congradulations.











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[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Congradulations.







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Thank you!

[siggyfreud]

Congratulations on the newborn! Truck is looking awesome. I am jealous of the body/welding work. That's probably my weakest area unfortunately. I'll stay tuned and see if I pick up a few tips from you.

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by siggyfreud

Congratulations on the newborn! Truck is looking awesome. I am jealous of the body/welding work. That's probably my weakest area unfortunately. I'll stay tuned and see if I pick up a few tips from you.

Thanks man. It's been pretty cool being a dad so far. The biggest thing I can recommend is practice when it comes to welding. Stay tuned and you see alot of body work Thanks for the compliments on the truck as well.

[Kronald_70GMC]

Progress continues on the passenger side. I got the rest of the rocker edge welded up and smoothed off. I also got a good coat of marglass laid down on the outside of the rocker. Should be done with welding on the cab now for a while so hopefully I'll be laying down some regular bondo soon.

[68 C10 Driver]

First of all, congratulations on the arrival of little Daphne, she is so precious!

You really had a lot to deal with on this truck, and I thought the rust issues on my truck were bad... You are doing a spectacular job! I still have a rust area up under the dash where the cowl inlet rusted through. That will be a challenge to fabricate the replacement patches and get them welded in. Once that is done, I can epoxy prime the cab interior and apply the Lizard Skin.

Have you given any thought to applying any sound deadening/thermal barrier? My goal is to do such a good job rust proofing my truck that it can be a daily driver without the worry of it rusting out again.

Again congrats on the beautiful baby girl and the work you have done on your truck!

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by 68 C10 Driver

First of all, congratulations on the arrival of little Daphne, she is so precious!

You really had a lot to deal with on this truck, and I thought the rust issues on my truck were bad... You are doing a spectacular job! I still have a rust area up under the dash where the cowl inlet rusted through. That will be a challenge to fabricate the replacement patches and get them welded in. Once that is done, I can epoxy prime the cab interior and apply the Lizard Skin.

Have you given any thought to applying any sound deadening/thermal barrier? My goal is to do such a good job rust proofing my truck that it can be a daily driver without the worry of it rusting out again.

Again congrats on the beautiful baby girl and the work you have done on your truck!

Thank you for all the compliments. I am planning to use something like a raptor liner on the under side of the cab. On the inside, I'm planning to use something like a kilmat or equivalent. I'm hoping that will be sufficient to get fairly decent sound deadening. I also plan to use a piece of kilmat underneath the factory headliner.