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01-20-2011, 09:20 PM | #1 |
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Awesome progress!!! Very jealous.. The color will look outstanding!!!
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01-22-2011, 01:52 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
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And just so I can say it, I have some color on my truck. (glove box door hinge)...
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01-22-2011, 02:48 PM | #3 |
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
that is a nice lookin color looks like mike bradburys trucks color
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01-30-2011, 01:34 AM | #4 |
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Great work!
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01-30-2011, 01:45 AM | #5 |
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Nice job on the hood. Really looking forward to seeing it all together in high build (one color) But I'm sure as much as all of us want to see it.....you want to see it about a million times more
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I was working on my other project today though. I started a 72 longbed also... Just needs some wheels and tires and a little suspension work. I did wander out to the garage today though and got the hood back on the truck and pretty well adjusted. I might need a different hinge on the pass side though, it's sticking up a bit and I've got it adjusted as far as it'll go. I'll start washing the whole truck this week in prep for the high build.
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01-31-2011, 12:14 AM | #7 | |
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
You probably have...but have you already tried the two hinge tricks
1) Spray the joints with Wd40 2) Slightly Loosen the bolts and have someone lift the hood as high as it will go in the front. Have them hold the hood there and then tighten down the bolts. Quote:
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01-31-2011, 01:14 AM | #8 |
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Tried it. I might have to adjust the cowl up slightly on that side. It's really pretty close. It'll do for now.
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01-31-2011, 01:37 PM | #9 | ||
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It depends on who you ask. I sandblasted everything, epoxied, then did body work.. Being that people have been putting body work on bare metal for EVER, im sure either way is going to be perfectly fine. Quote:
Besides that, you have this thing pretty much NAILED!!!! One other question. how is the floor in the garage holding up. Has it peeled anywhere? Before you did the floor did you ever have oil on the floor??? I really REALLY want to do that but want first hand experience.
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02-01-2011, 04:56 PM | #10 |
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It's looking great! Your hood and cowl line up great!
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02-01-2011, 06:03 PM | #11 |
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Very nice work! Great progress! Do yourself a favor and don't leave that yellow tape on the wiper mounts for very long. I left some of that on after painting one it was a mother to get off.
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02-01-2011, 09:13 PM | #12 |
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Thanks
I have to deside which is worse to remove, the tape or the paint and primer.
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02-01-2011, 09:46 PM | #13 |
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Just remove the tape after your priming and then retape before paint.
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You don't want to leave it on there for more than a day or two without being primered or painted over. If you do primer or paint over it remove it asap. Ask me how I know. It works great, just don't let the paint attack the adhesive. It sucks. |
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02-01-2011, 11:53 PM | #15 |
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Ans also remove masking tape after it has been wet. Once it sits after being wet, it really is a PITA to get off.
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02-05-2011, 02:56 PM | #16 |
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I didn't get much free time this week with my work schedule, so I had to wait until this morning to get my truck washed. I used my garden sprayer to rinse it off which worked well, even though the tip was missing, and I think it's in my shed, which is buried in snow a few feet deep. I made do. I've got the garage warmed up and a fan blowing, so maybe later I can start spraying.
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02-05-2011, 09:00 PM | #17 |
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Got the first coat on. That's a lot of work. The most I've sprayed at one time for the whole project. I'm tired, hopefully 2nd coat tomorrow.
Hmmm, looking through I just realized I forgot the kick panels. get 'em next time.
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02-05-2011, 09:46 PM | #18 |
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Man the build up looks great, what did you use to get it down to bare metal?
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02-05-2011, 10:46 PM | #19 |
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Looking good. So, have you stepped out in the garage to just look at it all one color and enjoy the moment?
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02-06-2011, 01:00 AM | #20 | |
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Sort of. My youngest wanted to see it so we both took a look. It's not the same as when I got it all in epoxy though. I'm not looking forward to the sanding. I spotted a few areas I know will need more work. My work schedule is not favorable this month either, working the next 2 weekends, blech.
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02-06-2011, 07:05 AM | #21 |
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it looked real good, i have a random orbital but i think im gonna have to get me one of those stripper wheels just to see how it works. But like i said great looking truck, i have a 72 myself. my favorite is 71 and 72 so thats why i was so interested in your build. thanks for the info.
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02-06-2011, 08:56 AM | #22 | |
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Nice progress! I really don't like sanding all the cracks and crevices the most. But it is all that hard prep work that pays off in the end. Great job!
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02-06-2011, 01:19 PM | #24 |
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The epoxy primer looks great!
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02-06-2011, 02:20 PM | #25 |
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nice progress!!! Glad to see you're knocking this out. I know you said you have some upcoming scheduling issues so I hope you get as far as possible so you can do the little touch ups in your spare time over the next few weeks.
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