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[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Xeen

Hmm that looks like the 69-72 core support mounting kit to me. I thought you were keeping the 67-68 front end?

I called Dennis today about the core support hardware and he is sending me the right one. Thanks for see that my friend.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Cool project(s). Looks like you have more than your share of fun cut out for you. Subscribed.

anks and I do. I guess I will be done inthe summer of 2014

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by oilyrag80

Great job on the floor looks great!

Thanks, I learned something on the floor. Don't cut untill you get the panels. I did and it was to small for the hole I cut. I had to add some on two sides.

[gdavis]

Today, Id blasted and primed and painted the radiator core support. and the pass side inter fender.

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by gdavis

Today, Id blasted and primed and painted the radiator core support. and the pass side inter fender.

Those came out really nice.

[gdavis]

I must be living right. For I scored a OEM door in mint condition for 50.00 today.

[gdavis]

Tomorrow I will be going to Tampa and pick up the rest of the shorty bed. The guy that sold it to me was felling bad the day I bought it from him. So I don't mind travling to score a good part.

[Low Elco]

Nice paint, and great door!
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[Xeen]

Originally Posted by gdavis

I must be living right. For I scored a OEM door in mint condition for 50.00 today.

What the heck, thats as nice as mine for $100 less, you stole it, nice find!

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Xeen

What the heck, thats as nice as mine for $100 less, you stole it, nice find!

Well, I counted my chickens before they hatched about the door. I took it apart and when I took the mirrow off it was really rusty under neath. So I am going to have to patch the rust out. But still it is in great shape. For 50.00

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Nice paint, and great door!
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thanks guy.

[Xeen]

Yeah pull the hinges you might find some more rust under them.

[gdavis]

Well, I got back from Tampa today. I am gad I don't live there. The traffic is murder. Got the rst of my parts forthe stepside shorty.

2 steps
1 front panel
1cross member or bed rail
2 step braces or supports.

[gdavis]

When the mail ran yesterday I was supprised to find my radiator core support mounting hardware there.I figured I would have to call Dennis again, but he was Johnny on the spot.

[gdavis]

After I returned from tampa. I took the door apart and found under the mirrow was rusty with two or three holes in the door. But I guess General motors don't put gasket under there.

[Xeen]

There are gaskets for the mirrors but they probably disintegrated over the last 40+ years.
The repair doesn't look like it will be too difficult.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Xeen

There are gaskets for the mirrors but they probably disintegrated over the last 40+ years.
The repair doesn't look like it will be too difficult.

The PO might not installed them after the repaint. Under the hingers well great no rust. anyway I will fix that small problem.

[gdavis]

Sat around today. Nursing a tooth acke. Nothing done.

[gdavis]

Well, today I cut out the bad spot where the mirror was. Welded it in and bondo and primed it. Going to wire wheel and sand blast it sometime this week. A cold snap is on the way here. It going to be in te 20's. Like man that is cold.

[67cheby]

nice job

[Xeen]

Holy crap do you always kill an ant with a nuke haha
Seriously though stay away from body lines as much as possible they are the hardest to get right, if you notice the top body line isnt exactly sharp anymore.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Xeen

Holy crap do you always kill an ant with a nuke haha
Seriously though stay away from body lines as much as possible they are the hardest to get right, if you notice the top body line isnt exactly sharp anymore.

I know what you mean. Today I went and looked at the body lines on the door. I did not like what I saw. So I did it all over again. From now on I am staying away from the body lines. It turned out a lot better today. My tooth was hurting and that is why it looked ok. So today was a different look. One good thing is the mirror. It will hide or it will draw attention. have to wait and see. I put a stright metal ruller on it and it does line up. Thanks for the imput. If you see something I am doing wrong or something that will bite me later. Please sound off. gdavis from Florida

[Xeen]

Yeah just remember if you have to apply bondo thicker than a Dime it's wrong and you need to straighten the metal some more.
On that repair in particular you cut out way more metal than you needed to repair the damage, remember to color inside the lines and remove as little metal as possible to fix the damage.

[gdavis]

Will post pictures of the door's body line tomorrow.

[~Whitey~]

Well your making progress and that's good. You're a brave man getting into that line like you did. You hanging a mirror back on or leaving it smooth?
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