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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
Looking good.
I made a cardboard template of the cab corner at one spot so I could make sure it matches vertically and both sides were the same. My kid told me I'm getting too picky and it's only a race car. LOL Well, it is his truck so.... |
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I remember making a similar cardboard template when I was putting in my cab corners.
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Just as with the other side, the cab corner to rocker area has given me greif. I thought I had it and then sanding revealed that it was still not quite right. Another few coats in that area and I finally have it. I got some more done in the door opening as well. I'll be happy when I'm finally done the rocker as I do not enjoy laying on the floor sanding up. Very hard on the arms and my glasses are constantly full of dust which I cannot easily blow away with my respirator on.
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Weekly progress update: The rocker and cab corner are done! I also have gotten a pretty good amount done with the door jamb. I've almost completed the first coat of filler and the bottom half has a second coat down. Hoping to be priming this thing by March.
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Right on man! Nice attention to detail. Getting tired of the sanding and dust yet? It’s looking great! What do you plan on starting after the cab?
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First off, thank you sir. Mostly just tired of the dust everywhere. Next will be seat brackets so I can finish the bottom of the cab floor. It will be a nice break from bodywork.
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I finished the cab floor and sprayed it top/bottom with Raptor 2k in a can. Then I started serious bodywork and the whole floor top and bottom is covered with bondo dust and looks like crap. ![]() I literally have dust everywhere in my garage. My entire tool box is covered with it. It's making me nuts but I refuse to clean it all up just to make more. |
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Haha I know exactly how you feel.
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Where are you going to spray the primer? Are you doing this in your home garage?
I sprayed high build from a can on the jams last night and it was horrible. I had my respirator on but when I went outside I could smell it. Looked like some made it on to my brand new Jeep so I did a complete quick detailer on it. In the 20* weather. LOL Made the mistake of going back in without the respirator and maybe 5 minutes later started getting dizzy and called it a night. Your little one is definitely a cutie. I remember when mine were little. Now my youngest grandchild is almost 2. Geez I'm old. |
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Man it's looking awesome! It's cool seeing such meticulous body work done and documented, most guys on here send it out and you never get to see the process in the build thread.
Also it looks like you may have muded over your VIN plate ![]()
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Page 2?! What's going on here....
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Lots of work to get to that point. Looks good.
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Thanks! It feels good to get to this point.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we officially have primer!
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Right on man. That’s an awesome milestone. Keep at it.
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Looking good. How did you manage to spray in what looks to be your home garage?
Didn't you have primer everywhere including outside? |
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Haha well being that primer is very thick and heavy, I find that if falls to the floor quick and dries before it gets there. I wouldn't do anything more than prime in there. |
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Today I started fabricating a new cab mount nut as I somehow lost one of mine.
![]() On a side note, I finally found the leak in my air system that has been driving me crazy for months. Unfortunately my secondary air tank that I painted up and hung on the wall has sprung a leak in the bottom. The previous owner must have left water in the tank for years and it rusted through so now I'm back down to 20 gallons of air until I can afford to replace it. ![]() |
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Well now that those are done and mostly out of the way (still need to be installed) I decided to start playing around with my seats, console and behind seat audio box. I put in my driver's side seat on some blocking to get to a height and pitch that I'm happy with. Near as I can tell with measurements off my dad's truck, I've settled on stock height at the back, down an inch in the front and slid back as close to the rear panel as possible. This gives me just a bit more headroom as well as legroom since I am 6'-2". Once I had that established, I started creating the skeleton of my behind seat box. It will follow the same slope as the seatback until it hits a level line from the tip of the rear floor hump, then it will drop vertically till it hits the floor. I think that will look best.
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Nice use of the gas tank mounting threads.
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Thanks, now I just need to figure out speaker sizes and locations and such. I've got lots of time to change my mind before I get speakers.
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