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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
The seat bracket is now welded in place and the seat bolted into the truck. I just have a bit more metal finishing to do on the tabs to hide my welds and make it all neat and finished looking. I put some cushions on the seat and sat in there and pretended that I was driving for a bit.
![]() ![]() I did a bit of testing with some washers and found that for every 4 washers the seat went up, I lost one washers width on the angled kickup at the front. So I figured based on the fact that 4 washers was 1/4", I needed to have 2 washers of space along that slope. Of course this is based on my hoping that carpet and insulation equate to about 1/2". ![]() |
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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
I almost finished up metal finishing around my tabs today. The more I looked at the back tabs, the more I didn't like the way they were hanging passed the rod so I cut them back so the look like the front ones. I'm very happy with how it's coming together. I know it seems crazy to get so finicky with details like this, especially under the seat but with the cutouts in the side of the brackets and the fact that I plan to have amplifiers under the seats, someone might look in there and I want it to look good.
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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
So a week and a half ago I got my center console mounted for mockup purposes and forgot to post about it.
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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
What is a firewall cradle?
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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
I made it so that when I flip it onto the firewall, it will help to evenly distribute the weight. It will also give me a point to attach it to my cart so that I don't have to worry about it falling over.
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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
Great Idea on the cushion when you roll it
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Thanks man! It's going to feel so good to have the bottom of the cab completely finished.
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I scored this today locally! It has a bit of a curve but I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to straighten it. The worst part is the large dent in the lettering but I think I can fix that up too. The best part is I haven't seen any rust holes or signs of one starting.
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That looks smooth
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Just wanted to throw in a picture without all the mess in the cab.
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Looks very clean! Should work well
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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
Great thread, really liking the work. You've come a long way with the welding and it looks great! Isnt it interesting how many fractures and stress cracks seats get in their life? My bench needed nearly every spot weld redone and had many stress cracks
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Thanks for the compliments! I'm sure it would be wild if a person could see everything these trucks have gone through over the years.
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I pulled my box back out today and started adding the required support pieces I need to properly fasten the press board the rest of the way. I also added some pieces to pickup the fiberglass corner sections. I plan to use nutserts for those. I didn't quite have the time needed to get it put all back together as I have a few more pieces to put in and need to weld everything on the back side yet.
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Tonight I went over to my parents place and helped my dad bleed the brakes on his '69. We were hoping to take it to the local car show this weekend but after going for a test drive, we will not be able to take it. Unfortunately a botched transmission rebuild is making it very hard to drive anywhere. It revs at 2500 rpm at only 40 MPH along with plenty of other issues. At least the brakes are now nice and solid. Here are some pictures of the truck
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Looks like your dad has good taste in trucks as well.
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It's been a while since I checked your project, I love the bucket seats and mounts. Very nice work. I have the stock mounts and the drivers side adjuster tend to get a little slack in them with age and rock side to side.
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Hey thanks for checking back in! The sloppy side to side motion is what really got me started on the whole idea. My dad's truck has the factory sliders and his has the side to side rock as well. I'm glad you like the brackets, I think that they will look almost stock in there.
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It feels like I've been away from here for too long, almost being on page 2 and all.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Today I jumped out into the shop for the afternoon and started back on sanding.....sanding.....and more sanding. The plan is to get the whole inside of the cab sanded down, filled and primed before baby comes and I have little time in there. We'll see if I can make it happen. Wish me luck. ![]() |
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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
Well the inside of the cab roof and dash are now sanded down and ready for filler. I will need to sand a bit more around the rear window after I pull the seats as they are in the way. I am also going to cut out the speaker openings in my door pillars so I can sand and fill the kick panel areas.
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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
What sanding equipment are you using? A DA with 80 grit? How about getting in the nooks and crannies?
Thanks!
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Good work but Congratulations on your new baby!!!
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