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01-30-2011, 11:09 PM | #1 |
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Re: 69 GMC "Ol' Blue"
your story sounds pretty similar to mine! my 69 was also my grandfathers! i cant wait till the day she is back on the road again. good luck with your project. sounds like you got plenty of help! wish i had a bunch of neighborhood kids that wanted to help!lol. i live too far out in the country.
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01-31-2011, 12:49 AM | #2 |
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Well, I had plenty of help that day. They haven't been back since
Yeah, I was very excited when my grandma gave it to me after my grandpa's passing. It's always meant a lot to me. I really can't wait to have it rolling again. |
08-06-2009, 08:42 PM | #3 |
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GREAT NEWS!!! The cab is back from the media blaster today! It's primed in R/M Epoxy primer. Looking good. If the winds weren't 50-60 mph right now I would take some pics. It turned out really good, and now I know how much of the floor I need to replace. I can't wait!
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08-06-2009, 09:54 PM | #4 |
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Okay, I endured the winds so I could get some pics posted. They're not the best, but here you go.
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08-07-2009, 09:03 PM | #5 |
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Re: 69 GMC "Ol' Blue"
wow, your floorboards and rockers look better than mine already.
Got any closeups? |
08-07-2009, 11:41 PM | #6 |
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I've taken some close ups. There is quite a bit of damage, but it shouldn't be too bad to repair.
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08-07-2009, 11:42 PM | #7 |
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Re: 69 GMC "Ol' Blue"
One more..
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08-14-2009, 12:50 AM | #8 |
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On second thought, mine look pretty good...........
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09-08-2009, 12:42 PM | #9 |
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Mike...this awesome...wish now I had not eloped to Arkansas.
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10-18-2009, 10:36 PM | #10 |
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Well, there's been a lot of work and little progress
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10-18-2009, 10:39 PM | #11 |
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Here is the first trial fit...right now it's a little long, so I'm going to have to pull it back out and cut it down a little.
yes, I know it's not completely flush here...this was more for length Did I mention it's a little long? |
10-18-2009, 10:57 PM | #12 |
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Cool, I was wondering if you gave up on this thing!
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10-18-2009, 11:12 PM | #13 |
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I didn't give up...the budget did
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10-18-2009, 11:29 PM | #14 |
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I understand that! I'm gonna have to do about the same fixes as you're doing on this cab. I haven't even gotten all the pieces rounded up yet.
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10-18-2009, 11:31 PM | #15 |
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Yeah, I figure I have another $200 in parts to buy to repair some of the issues I found once I removed the rocker panel. This does include cab corners, floor pieces, A & B pillars, and outer rocker panels.
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10-18-2009, 11:50 PM | #16 |
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Well I dont' have to do the pillars but I'm going to have to replace the cab supports underneath. Are yours not rusted through?
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10-18-2009, 11:51 PM | #17 |
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Ooooh yeah, they need replacing as well.
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11-06-2009, 06:20 PM | #18 |
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Your Garage Looks like the house i bought my acura integra from, you in the draper/ riverton area?
I think the truck is gonna turn out awesome!! I say its time we get a few other utah members in on a truck meet! |
11-06-2009, 06:23 PM | #19 |
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Yeah, I'm in the South Jordan area (west of Daybreak). I think by the time I'm 50 (18 yrs) it should be ready to drive
We should definitely see if we can get a few Utah members together for a meet. |
11-06-2009, 06:31 PM | #20 |
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haha 18 years lol Looks like your rockers are coming together nice? I have the same situation with mine, little bit of rust on the floor board...and I need to change my rockers out...Any advice? I'm intimidated by them, my auto body guy has been booked so I can either wait on him...or go at it myself.
Cant decide , For the time being I'm just enjoying this nice weather! |
11-06-2009, 06:34 PM | #21 |
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I would do a lot of research here Of coarse it's much easier to read about it then actually do the work
They aren't too bad, I'm just on hold until I can save up the money to buy the cab supports and other peices before I weld things together. The inner rockers are about 1" too long, so I need to do some shaping, but I'm not even going to attempt that until I get the parts. |
11-06-2009, 06:38 PM | #22 | |
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I dont blame you on holding off. While the cab is off...and it being a once in a lifetime restore...its good to make sure its done right. There was a guy in my neighborhood selling a 71 3/4 ton it had a nice paint job on it and was clean...he was asking 4800.00. I wasn't even considering buying it just was looking. Any-who I got under it to look at the floor boards....Bondo, Chicken Wire, and the front passenger cab support was rotted out, it was sitting on a piece of 2x4" hahha I was like wow my small rust issue on my rockers is nothing! |
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01-18-2010, 02:09 AM | #23 |
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Hey everything counts!! I posted a new pic of mine just because it had snow on it!!
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01-18-2010, 11:17 AM | #24 |
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Re: 69 GMC "Ol' Blue"
Looks good to me keep up the good work
I am getting ready to do the same thingo nmt 69 and liked your Cab dolly are you happy with it or would change anything if you had to build another one? I have seen both wood and steel just want something stable. Also were did you buy all of your body pieces from? Thanks Kevin |
01-18-2010, 11:18 AM | #25 |
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Looks good to me keep up the good work
I am getting ready to do the same thing on my 69 and liked your Cab dolly are you happy with it or would change anything if you had to build another one? I have seen both wood and steel just want something stable. Also were did you buy all of your body pieces from? Thanks Kevin |
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