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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Great looking truck so far! Curious how you got the bed so good!? I'm wondering how you got that piece thats welded in on the back drivers side by the tailgate to look so flush with the rest of the bed? Did you cut it off a parts bed truck? Or what did you do to get it lookin like that!??
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07-06-2011, 09:45 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
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 Soooo, how many body shops will let the customer in the paint booth while their project is getting sprayed? (cell phone pics, not the greatest, but better than nothing.) First coat...    Getting there...     Starting the clear...  Done with the 1st coat of clear...   I had to leave before the other 2 coats of clear went on. Sand and polish comes next. Hopefully will have it home for the weekend and get the bed in right after.
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07-06-2011, 09:51 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Ya! I noticed that it's a tad "shorter" but with the tailgate closed I bet nobody will be able to tell and even with it open I'm sure it wouldn't be that noticable! Nice paint! That's crazy you gotta be in there during the process. I've always wanted to see a car get painted.
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06-12-2011, 09:49 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Satin or semi gloss black. I'm going to try my hand at it. What's the worst that can happen? If it's really bad, I'll sand it and try again. It's all under the hood anyway.
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06-13-2011, 10:08 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Sprayed 2k primer on the inner fenders and radiator support today. Just need to sand a bit more and all of the parts should be ready for black.
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06-13-2011, 11:56 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Looking good!
I'd go with the semi gloss Black. Spike 
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06-15-2011, 12:55 AM
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Today I was going to sand the primer smooth on all of these parts so it was ready for paint. Turns out that the wet cool weather we've had isn't condusive to paint drying. The sandpaper just clogged up within seconds and I was getting no where. Went over to the body shop for some advice and he said to try wet sanding it. I was a little nervous about it only because I never really wet sanded something like this before, just machined surfaces that were not being painted. As it turns out, I don't mind it at all. The progress was quick, it was less messy in my opinion than having dust everywhere and in everything. So, as of tonight, the parts are ready to be wiped down and sprayed with paint. I'm going to start with a part of a bedside I have and see if I can get a nice smooth finish, then the hood latch pieces, then the radiator support and inner fenders if all goes well. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it. The skill isn't there yet.   
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09-26-2012, 09:39 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Never thought I'd see the day when a toyota would make my full size longbed look like a mini truck.
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06-15-2011, 07:43 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Looking good! Don't be down on yourself. You're doing it the right way....getting advice and practicing on test panels...
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06-15-2011, 07:55 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Good luck!
 I'm in the same learning process Spike
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06-17-2011, 12:24 AM
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So today was finally paint day for me. Overall, it went well. Getting a semi-gloss or satin black is not the easiest thing to do. Using a single stage paint you add a flattener to it. It's a heavy mix too. The can will say 60% mix, but when you add the catalyst or hardener, it counteracts the flattener, so you have to add more, like almost 1:1 ratio. And if you make a mistake, like I did and use too much catalyst, it ends up glossier than expected. My 1st batch went well, the second had too much catalyst and gloss. It looked good though and as it cured the gloss was fading. By the time I cleaned up and went back in the house it was looking pretty much how I wanted. The earlier pics are when it was still wet and really glossy.     Later...   Had a little extra paint so I sprayed the bottom side of the rear wheel tubs also.  And a self portrait. I've never looked better. 
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06-17-2011, 01:08 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
shoot seeing the way the black turned out i would have a big smile from ear to ear!
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06-17-2011, 01:08 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Looks good on my screen
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06-17-2011, 02:20 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
The black paint is fantastic!
Great job Spike
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When I woke up this morning, I realized a mistake I made. I forgot to paint the battery tray. So I'll have to mix up some more paint for that and hope it's a close enough match. I also realized that my radiator support doesn't have lower radiator mounts. I didn't notice last night while I was prepping and spraying, but after I woke up and was still lying in bed. There's always something. 
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06-17-2011, 11:17 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Paint looks good cant wait to see it all together..
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06-18-2011, 11:47 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
I cleaned up the garage yesterday and brought the truck home for some reassembly. While it was in the sunlight I snapped a few pics. The first one is my favorite and my new desktop background. The others are hopefully showing the color a bit in the natural light.
    Nothing done today. Just got home from a softball tournament that concludes tomorrow. Should get some time later to work on it.
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06-19-2011, 12:03 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Just read this entire thread at once...awesome work, man. A real inspiration. My rusty '70 sitting in the driveway could use this treatment. Anyway, you're in the home stretch now, so I'll keep an eye on this thread and see how it comes out. Just wanted to say how impressed I am that someone dove in and got to this point learning along the way...great job.
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06-19-2011, 12:28 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Looking good!
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06-19-2011, 02:00 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Totally awesome! It looks great! Keep up the great week.
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Today I'm going to do some clean up on the front chassis, get the master cylinder/booster installed and radiator support, and anything else I can manage to put back in/on it. Happy Fathers Day to all you other dads out there. Take your kid for a cruise today.
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06-19-2011, 11:31 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
That paint looks great! you are moving right along now. Awesome!
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06-19-2011, 06:31 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
I started the day washing the chassis, trying to get rid of some of the sanding dust and other junk that had settled on it the past couple years. Then I masked the firewall and covered the engine and sprayed some rustoleum on it to cover the overspray and some places that were missed when it was originally sandblasted and painted.
 When I got the truck back in the garage Friday evening, all I could do was look at it and think about all of the work that needed to be done and was kinda overwhelmed into inaction. I needed to think and find some direction. This morning I figured the best plan was to start in the middle and work outward for ease of access. So I got the Lokar shifter linkage I bought a couple years ago and started with that.  It came out well, but the rod is barely long enough for our trucks. No trimming required. And due to a bit more side angle than the swivels will handle, the rod needed to be bent slightly so it wouldn't bind. So after putting it on and taking it off a few times, I finally had it set up and I think it'll work nicely and definitely a cleaner set up than the stock linkage. First pic is in park, next is in low. There is plenty of clearance.   Next on the list was the gas pedal. My truck began as a 71, but then I swapped to a 70 cab, which has a different gas pedal set up. And recently I found some manual throttle set ups in junkyards and wanted to use one in my truck, and all of those were from the 70 and older trucks. I wanted to use the newer style pedal though and rather than convert the cab to fit the newer pedal assembly, I adapted the older pedal assembly with the manual throttle set up to a newer gas pedal. I checked all the angles and how both mounted, found a spot to cut both pedal arms at the same time, swapped the pedal end and welded it back on. It should fit good. It's cleaned up and the paint is drying now. I need the firewall grommet before I can mount it.  I got the radiator support loosely bolted on. Waiting for the lower radiator mounts before I bolt it in tighter. And also have to wait until I'm ready to put the fenders and hood on before it's bolted down tight.  I started sorting through the wiring, found the speedo cable, pulled the brake booster/master cylinder out of the attic and cleaned it, found the correct brake pedal push rod for the power brakes and painted it, (need a new firewall grommet before it's mounted) and then petered out for the day. Other than waiting for paint to dry (rustoleum takes forever) and for parts to be delivered, I'm not as overwhelmed as I was a couple days ago. Baby steps...
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06-19-2011, 09:15 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Looking good! Like you said...one step at a time....I wrote a list as I got closer....at this point I started but stopped because it was overwhelming so I wanted to finish more before I started a list
 On the power brake grommet...check with wes at classic heartbeat. I think he's one of the only guys with them right now. Or watch ebay as they pop up on there often...
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