My '67 Fleetside C10 renew

[Low Elco]

You know, he could probably do well as a service if he tooled up and got some practice. Make some fixtures and some proper rivet dies, a blast cab, If he did good, I bet it'd be a good lil hustle for him. Congrats on clearing that hurdle!
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[jlsanborn]

Some better tooling for sure. I was thinking some dies and a porta-power or even a c-clamp. If at least four of them rivets were 0.060" longer it'd be way better too. I actually cheated and threw a few tiny tack welds down. You could easily get them back apart if needed with a little cut-off wheel in the Dremel.

[Low Elco]

If you get serious, check the Bay, they make an industrial air powered rivet buck. Just the ticket. Looks like a big ass c clamp.
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[jlsanborn]

So this build had almost made it to the bottom of my subscribed list! Funds dwindled, up to four Chevy trucks now, winter set in and life keeps throwing upper cuts. I haven't quit! I've been "tinkering" pretty steady and as the ground is starting to dry out I'm getting the bug again. I went and scored what I THINK will be my last gallon of primer then finished the filler work on them damn fenders today. My hood still needs a tiny bit of work then I've got a steering column to strip but that should be it for the heavy work. I intend on sealing and block sanding hard-core and have just about enough dough squirreled for base and clear. That should light a fire under my ass. The Boy is aligning himself for a V8 swap in the S10 and has the shop littered with small blocks and five speeds. He found a nice set of vent windows, polished them up and sold them for a few sheckles. I expect a lot more bone yard crap rolling through the shop now! Dirt bikes are coming again soon too....

A couple customary pics.... The same-o panel work going on and also a "momento" I built out of an old piece of bed wood and some emblems I had stashed.

[Low Elco]

Ha, I like the momento! I'm giving the Southern Polyurethane paint some consideration. Good Stuff considerably cheaper. Can be seen here-

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...493324&page=10

He did all this in his garage with SPI stuff. Don't back off now, this is the part where it's just work. I'm with you, I hate the cold, and am loathe to get anything done. I have a sidie coming when this weather clears and it warms up a bit. Keep it up!
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[Bomp]

Ahhhh, nothing like a little break to get other things taken care of to help motivate one to get going again.
I do see a major problem that you have. You sir need more hammers.

[jlsanborn]

Spent the last couple nights putting epoxy down on them fenders and door skins. Man you sure can tell how bad you suck at filler once that goes down . Not really, but sure not as perfect as you thought it was. Put another hour or so on the underside of that hood too. That is really a drag trying to get all the grime and goo out from all them corners. This body work is KILLING me. I think I'm gonna scrounge up a cross member and motor/trans mounts so I can mock that up and cut my cab for the floor shift. Still gotta find some 4" pipe so I can make exhaust portals in my center member too. I need to get that stuff done before paint.

[Low Elco]

AH, see, this is the fun part. Scrub the epoxy real good with 150. Hose it with 2 good coats of Slick/G2. Spot it heavier where your mudwork is. Dont be afraid, just don't run it. Let it dry overnight. If it feels good under your hand, guide it and block it with 150. Giggle as you just start erasing guidecoat. It's really kinda fun. If it feels lumpy under your hand, block it with 80. If you have lots of metal and black spots, tap the metal spots down lightly, and put a dolly under the back side of the black spots on the center of the spot and tap lightly around the edge of the black spots, till it feels good/ sands out. Prime it again. Repeat till your 150 comes out clean. single coat prime. Guide and Block with 320. You'll be surprised what you find. Don't freak, this actually goes pretty quick once you get your rhythm down. On doors, fender tops, hood and large areas, Don't forget to tape a good straight 2x4 flat to the top of your biggest D-block. Keeps it STRAIGHT and flat. Don't forget to buzz a round edge on one side of your d-blocks, otherwise they cut in like crazy. Get ta work!

[jlsanborn]

Thanks man, I will report! I'm prolly whining a bit more than I should be. The amount of metal work and filler I've done is miniscule compared to most projects around here. I think it's going to go pretty quick from here on out!

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Well I'm caught up on all your progress, it's much more than I've done. Nice work on the vent windows! I've been in home improvement mode, and a few odd jobs here and there. Nuthin on the truck

[Low Elco]

Hi John! Been hopin' you were ok! Good to see ya!
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[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Hi John! Been hopin' you were ok! Good to see ya!
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Hey Elco! yea I'm ok, some might say mildly disturbed.lol. in a good way.

[jlsanborn]

Glad to see you back! Haven't missed much here but I'm gaining steam again.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Glad to see you back! Haven't missed much here but I'm gaining steam again.

Thanks Man! I wouldn't say rebuilding vent windows is not much. seems like a real PITA to me. here have some chevys,! sorry no nipples.

[jlsanborn]

Well progress is progress I guess. Running out of excuses for not block sanding! Should be rolling on that this week. Worked in the shop with NO FIRE this weekend
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[67cheby]

nice work !

[jlsanborn]

Thanks Mike, it was super cool to see you get yours done! Lots of inspiration there. Still can't believe how it all came together for you at the end before SEMA. If you could only see my stuff in person.... Cell phone pics sure make me look like an expert. NO WAY could I make a living at this bodywork buiz!

[Low Elco]

Don't freak out. This is important.

You're gonna have waste. It sucks, but it's far better than running out mid-panel.

Don't sweat the epoxy. I just consider it a scratch coat, a good base for my G2.

Now you know, you have to think ahead when doing a lot of stuff. Considerations must be made.

Congratulations! Stage one in the bag! You makin' progress, baby!
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[Bomp]

No worries man. Your Killin' it in my book.
I mixed 40oz of epoxy, started shootin, gun took a dump, back up gun even worse, rebuilt first gun and clean out, shot everything, 10-15oz left over. Couldn't figure out why so much left over.
Went out the next day to find a part I forgot to put in the booth
Time before last when I shot some epoxy I had to set the gun down and leave the shop. I was boilin'.
Stupid half doors like to lean or flat out fall over in mid inside shoot. Even with a wire strung holding them from the top.
The epoxy I lay out says it has an 8 hr pot life on the can. So I had two beers and calmed down.

When I worked for a body guy 20+ yrs ago (for a month) I learned something I'll never forget.
He would walk through his layout pretending to shoot every piece. Practice his plan of attach.
I try and do it when I can remember and it pays off.

[jlsanborn]

Thanks for the tips and the encouragement! Tonight I'll epoxy the pretty side of the hood and the last couple bed sills and that's that on the bare metal! (cept I still got the whole damn bed laying there for later) From there it's G2 on the door skins, fenders, hood, tailgate and cowl. I'm anticipating that going pretty quick as I'm on kind of a roll and it's not FREEZING.

[jlsanborn]

Not a ton to report over the weekend but I did work on the truck some. First, I backed my cab into the tablesaw and put a friggin dent in it! - Fixed that. Then I helped the Boy with a 4.3 throttle body conversion on his 2.8. Boy did that bump up the ponies! I'd bet 3 or 4 at least .
Spent Sunday at the boneyard and got my trans x-member, engine stands and engine mount brackets. Bought new mounts, slapped it all together and stuffed it. I want to get the clutch linkage and shifter all sorted out before paint. So far so good.
Thanks to Captian Fab for pointing me in the right direction on the clam shell style engine stands I was looking for!!!

[Bomp]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

First, I backed my cab into the tablesaw and put a friggin dent in it! - Fixed that.

Standard practice here.
Glad to see the updates. Getting me motivated.

When you figuring on adding color?

[Low Elco]

MASSIVE increase in the HP. Tell the kid to be careful! Motor Install looks good!

[Low Elco]

You...and your fancy-schmancy technology! They look good! They'll look better on the floor of the shop after the gate is painted and cleared! (How's this dress look, dear? It'll look great on the floor later!)

Enough of this! Git ta sandin! Summer's a-comin!

[jlsanborn]

Knucklehead has a new side-gig. Makin Lincoln-Lockers for the rest of the knuckleheads down at the skill-center! Fifteen dollah, make you hollah!

I just bought him a nice set of c-list tires. Also told him that's the last set I'm buying! He's getting trained (I hope) on a brand new alignment machine at school but the teach wouldn't let him near it with the may-pop rubber on there. Hopefully he can get it on there now and learn a thing or two.