Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

prepped the screw holes for welding and buzzed those in

[Gregski]

then it was time for some gentle scuffing top and bottom

[Gregski]

then it was time to shoot some special primer, in other words the first can I could reach on the shelf

and after that I wanted to cover this with this special SEM undercoating stuff I've been saving for days and wanting to shoot it on something so bad, well I lost the can in the last house move I recon, cause I couldn't find it today, so I used that junk spray I used on my dash that is supposed to give a wrinkle texture finish but it sure don't

it does shoot backward onto your arm though

[RDrancher]

At least you didn't shoot yourself in the eye.

[LT7A]

Dude. Don't you live in like the middle of California? Are you buying your truck parts out of the northeast states or something? Sorry to see the weight-saving-area on the inside of your hood. Your progress looks good across the board though. The Saginaw held up just fine with the landscaping duties, right?

PS, I hope you don't mind my apocalyptically numbered post landing on your thread. If I thought a deal with the devil could net you some rust-free parts, you know I'd be the first to sign up. Maybe.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LT7A

PS, I hope you don't mind my apocalyptically numbered post landing on your thread. If I thought a deal with the devil could net you some rust-free parts, you know I'd be the first to sign up. Maybe.

ha ha, my favorite band growing up was Maiden so I totally get it

[Whamo]

Originally Posted by Gregski

ha ha, my favorite band growing up was Maiden so I totally get it

Here's how we Iron Maiden do...

I'm off camera running the sound...don't be laughin, sound guys get to test out the roadies...

Oh...if only ANY of that were true...

https://youtu.be/Li58voy6xXM

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Whamo

Here's how we Iron Maiden do...

I'm off camera running the sound...don't be laughin, sound guys get to test out the roadies...

Oh...if only ANY of that were true...

https://youtu.be/Li58voy6xXM

Yup, saw them, also there's a banjo playing Slayer cover dude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ2ucr74YNk , and then there's Brown Sabbath, all amazing musicians.

[Gregski]

SEM 39523 SUBBERIZED UNDERCOATING

game on, this can just feels like a quality product, I hope to shoot this behind the seat to shoulder level as well as on the floor for as it says "premium... sound dampening" but first we shall try it out on that handsome tuxedo black transmission tunnel cover

[Hankster]

Let us know what you think. I thought about doing all of inside my cab with that stuff.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Hankster

Let us know what you think. I thought about doing all of inside my cab with that stuff.

Hi, I will. Can you tell us what do you mean by all of inside of your cab? Do you mean like the A and B pillars and the ceiling etc.? I ask because this stuff is grindy like sand paper, think the top side of a skateboard back in the Tony Hawk era, ha ha? It may be too gritty on the doors?

I discovered this product when I had a shop weld in the floor on my '68 Mustang about 10 years ago (god I'm such an idiot for selling that Ford) it looked so good and I bet they didn't do much prep and clean up just shot it over all that junk, and still it looked amazeballz.

[Hankster]

Originally Posted by Gregski

Hi, I will. Can you tell us what do you mean by all of inside of your cab? Do you mean like the A and B pillars and the ceiling etc.? I ask because this stuff is grindy like sand paper, think the top side of a skateboard back in the Tony Hawk era, ha ha? It may be too gritty on the doors?

I meant the floor and back of the cab up to the window, as well as up the firewall as far as possible.

[Gregski]

progress is slow... and so much for using the old piece as a template, ha

[hatzie]

Originally Posted by Gregski

progress is slow... and so much for using the old piece as a template, ha

You can probably find a severely taco shelled hood in one of the local salvage yards to liberate that corner from.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by hatzie

You can probably find a severely taco shelled hood in one of the local salvage yards to liberate that corner from.

You know my friend, four years ago I would go to them yards and see half a dozen square bodies, they had everything, anti sway bars, tacoed hoods, rusted out battery trays, torn up bench seats, and sticky cracked steering wheels...

about two years ago I could find one or two

a year ago maybe one

now, no more, these trucks have gotten so popular it's impossible to find them in the wreckin' yards

[oltronj]

I just spent all morning going through this whole thread and Gregski you sir are awesome. The time it takes to do the work on your truck plus taking the time to document it all and share it with us is a huge help to everyone here.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by oltronj

I just spent all morning going through this whole thread and Gregski you sir are awesome. The time it takes to do the work on your truck plus taking the time to document it all and share it with us is a huge help to everyone here.

Thank you for the kind words I appreciate that, especially since now that Rusty has been my daily driver for the last 18 months I am tempted to just do it, and not document as much

[Gregski]

Shouldn't this guy be working on that hood?

so I bought this extra door trim (first pic only one of two pieces of the kit shown) last winter and have been waiting for the proper Global Warming to applicate it

it is supposed to server two purposes, stop the water leak on the driver's side, and the constant whistling on the passenger side

so today I used the good natured alcohol to clean the doors the best I could and then the Gorilla Snot to stick it to the door

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Gregski

so today I used the good natured alcohol to clean the doors the best I could and then the Gorilla Snot to stick it to the door

I can always count on Gregski for a chuckle. I remember a few bars and have recollections of some people from the fraternity days who I think might have had some bad natured alcohol to drink. I've become a big fan of isopropyl alcohol as a residue-free way of prepping parts for paint. Good work brother.

[Gregski]

would you believe me if I told you the driver side looked much neater than this passenger side?

since the tube of glue sat in the parts store for years and then on my work bench for months I believe the contents separated so I used my finger to work them in whilst on the door, not the greatest idea as now i have goop on my finger and had to take the pics left handed, hence the finger shot in each of the pics, awesome!

[blazer2007]

any updates on the SEM insulation ?

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by blazer2007

any updates on the SEM insulation ?

yes, I painted the back sides of the interior metal door panels of my '71 truck (they went to plastic nonsense in '72 my birth year) turned out great, they no longer ting and ping like hallow tin, they sound muted now, you can tell this is a quality product, I don't want to post pics as this is the 3rd gen section (translation too lazy to take pics) ha ha

sorry I bolted my trans tunnel cover back on and have been too lazy to remove it to spray it with this product but it is on the Ta Do List!

[Gregski]

alright progress has been made

so this was a trial fit I did a bit more trimming and massaging before making metal stick

[Gregski]

believe it or not I actually hammered shut and stitch welded shut that hole on the right

[Gregski]

ok so it looks bad, but at least it's good metal

hey man, this ain't no welding class where you're sitting on a bar stool running beads for an hour in perfect position, it was difficult to get the torch in there and also grind it all down with an angle grinder, Chip Foose borrowed my slim portable solar powered belt sander and has yet to give it back