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Longhorn Man · 03-14-2006, 10:12 PM

Why yes...yes I am sore... STILL!!
After downloading all the pictures, and resizing them and all that jaz... I realize that there is no pic of the actual bed on the truck!

I guess I'll have to remember to do that tomorow or something huh.
OK, so then... remember, i am working alone here...
First, pulled the truck in, and had the bed off within an hr. I picked up one end and placed it on 55 gallon plastic drums, then picked up the front of the bed and kicked some saw horses under there. After getting it up on there, I realized i couldn't pull out becouse the saw horse feet were in the way, so i grabbed the hoist and rigged it up on some wood like that to get out from under it.

This sucker rides ROUGH like this... but burn outs are soooooooo much fun.

Back of the cab looks like doo doo doesn't it?

Longhorn Man · 03-14-2006, 10:18 PM

Now, if I had planed all this out properly, I'd have had the new bed there at the shop...
WRONG!!!
Here I am, no bed on my truck (no tail lights either) and my bed is 5 miles down the road. I ended up grabbing our 4X4 super duty ferd shop truck... as iff this sucker didn't sit too high as it was... we installed a flat bed on that sucker. So here I am alone loading this 450 pound bed UP into the flat bed.

So anyways, here's the replacement;

god I hate those stupid dealer installed fuel tanks.

This is after 20 min with th4e steam cleaner.

Steam cleaner isn't an acurate term....you can pee hotter water than this thing... but the eleventy billion PSI is nice. It was pretty clean after another 20 min of blasting or so.

Longhorn Man · 03-14-2006, 10:27 PM

Now the fun part.

Yeah... that's me up there.

This bed is an Oklahoma bed, a 307 powered Cheyenne Longhorn. Some one nuked the engien pretty bad, there was a piston in there sideways and a shattered bore in a cylinder. But the truck looks like it was worked pretty hard before it's death.

2 coats of POR 15 later, this is what the back of the frame looks like. This took about 3/4 of a quart to do. Used up 4 or 5 brushes.
My arms look like I went full sleves with tats...even on my left shoulder. Looks like I got in a fight with the POR...and it looks like it kicked my ass too!

Here is the part i found amazing. This truck has sat for a long time. It looks to me liek almost 10 years. Yet... only 2 bed bolts broke when taking it apart.

Never fails... when you want them to break...they don't, BUT... if you need the bolts, they will start to break one by one... but not untill the parts store is closed.

I'll get the after pics tomorow.

**Canadian694x4** · 03-14-2006, 10:53 PM

Looks Good Andy! How long does the POR-15 have to dry for?

stllookn · 03-14-2006, 10:55 PM

Andy, I know the feeling...whipped and beat but you made some great progress! I can't believe that you cleaned and painted the frame and then started on the bed with a DA! Can't wait to see it on the truck. Great job!

**Palf70Step** · 03-14-2006, 11:01 PM

Good progress Andy. I'm glad I am only dealing with a short bed. I'd hate to have to man handled that longhorn bed, even without the floor.

Longhorn Man · 03-14-2006, 11:08 PM

The POR was dry to the touch in an hr or so i think.
It seems to dry instantly on your arms though.
A shor fleet woulda been easier to mount and dismount, but it woulda been a real b!tch to load alone...probably wouldn't have happened.

Longhorn Man · 03-15-2006, 05:15 PM

OK... finished pics... at least, done for the moment.
I still have the wood in the back yard I need to cut and install. So for now, I still have that stupid bed liner. And since it is only there for a few days, I'm not bolting it down. I don't want all the holes from the self tapping bolts.
So here it is.... Drivers side...this is the side all (most) pics have been taken from tp untill now. The other side looked so bad, I didn't want proof of it out there.

Here it is... the dark side of the moon...the seldome seen, but always remembered, passenger side.

My tailgate actually fits properly now, and I don't need a 3 foot pry bar to open it anymore!!! (the tailgate is still a total garbage piece though)

Like I said before, the primer is all mismatched... I did primer to get away from the circus wagon look... but in avoiding it, I created a collage of primer grays.

I think once I get the passenger side door done (have it in my storage unit right now...it's off the blue longhorn) and mounted, I'm gonna shoot the whole thing with sealer...real stuff, not spray bomb. I'm just debating if I should tone it with black in the sealer.
Hmmmmm.

I guess I need to go out while the sun is shining and cut up some plywood.

**Palf70Step** · 03-15-2006, 05:18 PM

It looks good Andy. Huge improvement. Almost gets it out of that Beast category

Longhorn Man · 03-15-2006, 05:20 PM

Almost.

JAKES 68GMC · 03-15-2006, 06:25 PM

Looks good Andy. Must be quite the sleeper in stoplight drags.

**Canadian694x4** · 03-15-2006, 06:52 PM

Looks Great Andy...Well Done.

71SWBChevy · 03-15-2006, 08:00 PM

Looking good andy, how long you been working on that truck anyway?

*Billla* · 03-15-2006, 09:38 PM

Great thread and she looks fantastic!

Names for the truck:

Grey Lady?
Shades of Grey?
Grey-t Pain?

Longhorn Man · 03-15-2006, 10:35 PM

in 15 more days, I'll have owned this truck for 4 years. Longhorn Jeff and I went there on the 29th of march, and was headin back on the 30th. I worked on it quite a bit that summer, then let it sit while the fundage recouped. But I was still with *her* and the fundage never showed up. So that (and many MANY other factors) made me leave and all of a sudden... I CAN WORK ON MY TRUCK. It hit the road last year about this time... and blew up the engein the net day. .
billla... it's been named goldmeber for all these years... I guess that wouldn't suit it in gray huh?

davidh · 03-15-2006, 11:07 PM

I drove a truck to get a bed once, 15 miles. Never again. I thought my bottom teeth were going to come up through my head. Talk about rough.
Longhorn man your truck is starting to look like "spot the wonder truck"

davidh · 03-15-2006, 11:09 PM

I drove the truck with out a bed to get a bed that is.

HotRod71 · 03-15-2006, 11:21 PM

Looking good.

powell72 · 03-15-2006, 11:36 PM

And you still probably have the POR-15 all over your arms, don't you?

Longhorn Man · 03-15-2006, 11:39 PM

it's starting to come off... but I've also stareted to bleed from scrubbing so hard.

jhwkns · 03-15-2006, 11:46 PM

wtg man! That was a lot of work.

longhorn71 · 03-16-2006, 12:10 AM

looking great Andy!!!!!!!!!

Rollie396 · 03-16-2006, 01:01 AM

lookin good!Geez no mask when sanding,hope the POR didn't do a number on ya.

72armyswbtruck · 03-16-2006, 01:07 AM

Man that's lookin sharp.... Great work

03-14-2006, 10:12 PM	#26
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: bed swap Why yes...yes I am sore... STILL!! After downloading all the pictures, and resizing them and all that jaz... I realize that there is no pic of the actual bed on the truck! I guess I'll have to remember to do that tomorow or something huh. OK, so then... remember, i am working alone here... First, pulled the truck in, and had the bed off within an hr. I picked up one end and placed it on 55 gallon plastic drums, then picked up the front of the bed and kicked some saw horses under there. After getting it up on there, I realized i couldn't pull out becouse the saw horse feet were in the way, so i grabbed the hoist and rigged it up on some wood like that to get out from under it. This sucker rides ROUGH like this... but burn outs are soooooooo much fun. Back of the cab looks like doo doo doesn't it? Last edited by Longhorn Man; 03-14-2006 at 10:19 PM.

03-14-2006, 10:18 PM	#27
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: bed swap Now, if I had planed all this out properly, I'd have had the new bed there at the shop... WRONG!!! Here I am, no bed on my truck (no tail lights either) and my bed is 5 miles down the road. I ended up grabbing our 4X4 super duty ferd shop truck... as iff this sucker didn't sit too high as it was... we installed a flat bed on that sucker. So here I am alone loading this 450 pound bed UP into the flat bed. So anyways, here's the replacement; god I hate those stupid dealer installed fuel tanks. This is after 20 min with th4e steam cleaner. Steam cleaner isn't an acurate term....you can pee hotter water than this thing... but the eleventy billion PSI is nice. It was pretty clean after another 20 min of blasting or so.

03-14-2006, 10:27 PM	#28
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: bed swap Now the fun part. Yeah... that's me up there. This bed is an Oklahoma bed, a 307 powered Cheyenne Longhorn. Some one nuked the engien pretty bad, there was a piston in there sideways and a shattered bore in a cylinder. But the truck looks like it was worked pretty hard before it's death. 2 coats of POR 15 later, this is what the back of the frame looks like. This took about 3/4 of a quart to do. Used up 4 or 5 brushes. My arms look like I went full sleves with tats...even on my left shoulder. Looks like I got in a fight with the POR...and it looks like it kicked my ass too! Here is the part i found amazing. This truck has sat for a long time. It looks to me liek almost 10 years. Yet... only 2 bed bolts broke when taking it apart. Never fails... when you want them to break...they don't, BUT... if you need the bolts, they will start to break one by one... but not untill the parts store is closed. I'll get the after pics tomorow.

03-14-2006, 10:53 PM	#29
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	Re: bed swap Looks Good Andy! How long does the POR-15 have to dry for? __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

03-14-2006, 10:55 PM	#30
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: bed swap Andy, I know the feeling...whipped and beat but you made some great progress! I can't believe that you cleaned and painted the frame and then started on the bed with a DA! Can't wait to see it on the truck. Great job! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

03-14-2006, 11:01 PM	#31
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	Re: bed swap Good progress Andy. I'm glad I am only dealing with a short bed. I'd hate to have to man handled that longhorn bed, even without the floor. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

03-14-2006, 11:08 PM	#32
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: bed swap The POR was dry to the touch in an hr or so i think. It seems to dry instantly on your arms though. A shor fleet woulda been easier to mount and dismount, but it woulda been a real b!tch to load alone...probably wouldn't have happened.

03-15-2006, 05:15 PM	#33
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: bed swap OK... finished pics... at least, done for the moment. I still have the wood in the back yard I need to cut and install. So for now, I still have that stupid bed liner. And since it is only there for a few days, I'm not bolting it down. I don't want all the holes from the self tapping bolts. So here it is.... Drivers side...this is the side all (most) pics have been taken from tp untill now. The other side looked so bad, I didn't want proof of it out there. Here it is... the dark side of the moon...the seldome seen, but always remembered, passenger side. My tailgate actually fits properly now, and I don't need a 3 foot pry bar to open it anymore!!! (the tailgate is still a total garbage piece though) Like I said before, the primer is all mismatched... I did primer to get away from the circus wagon look... but in avoiding it, I created a collage of primer grays. I think once I get the passenger side door done (have it in my storage unit right now...it's off the blue longhorn) and mounted, I'm gonna shoot the whole thing with sealer...real stuff, not spray bomb. I'm just debating if I should tone it with black in the sealer. Hmmmmm. I guess I need to go out while the sun is shining and cut up some plywood.

03-15-2006, 05:18 PM	#34
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	Re: bed swap It looks good Andy. Huge improvement. Almost gets it out of that Beast category __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

03-15-2006, 05:20 PM	#35
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: bed swap Almost.

03-15-2006, 06:25 PM	#36
JAKES 68GMC Aluminum slot wheels rule... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 6,211	Re: bed swap Looks good Andy. Must be quite the sleeper in stoplight drags.

03-15-2006, 06:52 PM	#37
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	Re: bed swap Looks Great Andy...Well Done. __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

03-15-2006, 08:00 PM	#38
71SWBChevy Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Owensboro KY Posts: 11,905	Re: bed swap Looking good andy, how long you been working on that truck anyway? __________________ Drew '71 Chevy 350/TH350 Hugger Orange Currently just a rolling frame, body work soon to follow!!! Check out my Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=212927 Daily Driver: 1997 Chevrolet S-10 with more gears than pistons

03-15-2006, 09:38 PM	#39
Billla Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Monroe, WA Posts: 3,814	Re: bed swap Great thread and she looks fantastic! Names for the truck: Grey Lady? Shades of Grey? Grey-t Pain?

03-15-2006, 10:35 PM	#40
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: bed swap in 15 more days, I'll have owned this truck for 4 years. Longhorn Jeff and I went there on the 29th of march, and was headin back on the 30th. I worked on it quite a bit that summer, then let it sit while the fundage recouped. But I was still with her and the fundage never showed up. So that (and many MANY other factors) made me leave and all of a sudden... I CAN WORK ON MY TRUCK. It hit the road last year about this time... and blew up the engein the net day. . billla... it's been named goldmeber for all these years... I guess that wouldn't suit it in gray huh? Last edited by Longhorn Man; 01-29-2011 at 12:16 AM.



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03-15-2006, 11:07 PM	#41
davidh Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ponca city now kingfisher Oklahoma Posts: 1,220	Re: bed swap I drove a truck to get a bed once, 15 miles. Never again. I thought my bottom teeth were going to come up through my head. Talk about rough. Longhorn man your truck is starting to look like "spot the wonder truck"

03-15-2006, 11:09 PM	#42
davidh Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ponca city now kingfisher Oklahoma Posts: 1,220	Re: bed swap I drove the truck with out a bed to get a bed that is.

03-15-2006, 11:21 PM	#43
HotRod71 Short, Fleet, Slammed, V8 Club Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingsport,TN Posts: 450	Re: bed swap Looking good. __________________ Bill 71 Chevy SWB Fleetside (WIP) www.4x4grace.com

03-15-2006, 11:36 PM	#44
powell72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Loveland Co. Posts: 3,098	Re: bed swap And you still probably have the POR-15 all over your arms, don't you? __________________ Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html

03-15-2006, 11:39 PM	#45
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: bed swap it's starting to come off... but I've also stareted to bleed from scrubbing so hard.

03-15-2006, 11:46 PM	#46
jhwkns Registered Cruiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,230	Re: bed swap wtg man! That was a lot of work. __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

03-16-2006, 12:10 AM	#47
longhorn71 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,681	Re: bed swap looking great Andy!!!!!!!!!

03-16-2006, 01:01 AM	#48
Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	Re: bed swap lookin good!Geez no mask when sanding,hope the POR didn't do a number on ya. __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

03-16-2006, 01:07 AM	#49
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: bed swap Man that's lookin sharp.... Great work __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

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