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VA72C10 · 05-22-2012, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoomin

How long do you expect it to be in paint jail? Good luck.

I'll be working with the painter. Shooting for around two weeks

He has seen/worked on the truck and thinks we'll have no issues with that...I remember spending weeks sanding my blazer but I'm also not as experienced as he is...

JRBECK64 · 05-23-2012, 06:58 AM

Gotta tell you that Im really amazed at the challenges you East Coast Guys go through dealing with rust and corrosion issues. Im thinking im pretty lucky with the projects I have tackled here on the West Coast. Looks like your project is really moving along and I cant wait to see the Paint on it. Your right you cant go wrong with red... Your doing a great job and I look forward to more pics of it..

JRBECK64

VA72C10 · 05-24-2012, 02:05 AM

Thanks! Got a good amount done this afternoon/evening. Got the old 2 into 1 exhaust off. It was held on with wire in a few spots and used the corrugated style pipe in the rear....planning true duals on this one...

Then I cleaned up the firewall a bit by removing some extra wiring some PO had installed and started removing things to prep for paint.

Then I started cleaning the engine bay and front clip. I chiseled off the dirt off the upper a-arms and scraped off years of dirt/grease. As I've found in the past all that dirt/grease is a good thing as it seems to protect the parts beneath....the rubber boots look good on the ball joints/tie rods and the brake lines look like new after power washing. The power wash was the second step. Then some more scraping and power washing. After blowing off the water then letting it dry I sprayed gunk engine cleaner and am letting that sit overnight. Will power wash one final time tomorrow morning and possibly paint in the evening if the weather holds and it dries out...

VA72C10 · 05-24-2012, 02:34 AM

Pics from today

Where I started then after chiseling. After power washing and overall just before spraying with gunk.
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VA72C10 · 05-24-2012, 03:02 AM

One thing I did which will end up being a good solution is I unbolted the steering box without removing it entirely... I am going to convert to power steering...but at this point since it's going to paint I am going to simply spray the frame with the steering box loose...then will bolt it back up for the trip to the body shop and to make it easier to move around the body shop. Keeping the stock wheel/column in also since I don't care if that gets overspray on it. That way once the paint is finished I can install the new column and wheel and the power steering gearbox all at once...

FrankieD · 05-24-2012, 08:37 AM

If you can find this stuff is a wonder cleaner it will actually melt off any rattle can paint slightly corrosive but man does it clean. It will save you a lot of time and no oils left over like Gunk. On line they say Home Depot sells it.

hgs_notes · 05-24-2012, 09:09 AM

Glad to see something happening with this one. Good luck.

VA72C10 · 05-25-2012, 01:19 AM

Thanks guys. The gunk worked pretty well and seems to have washed off with the pressure washer. Still had some areas I found since I did the last spraying at night. And of course the suspension is all together. If this was a show truck it would come completely apart but the steering components are good on this so it will be painted together (mostly). Busy day but did the final power wash then some more scraping, wire wheeling, and then got the great idea to remove the sway bar. Man I need a large compressor in my garage. Hand tools stink

you really get spoiled using them. Thinking now I might wait till it gets to the body shop so I can use their air tools. Need to get an air chisel for the manual tranny crossmember anyways. Then it'll be easier to get the sway bar off. I have new rubbers for it and plan to paint it a contrasting color to show it off and add a little detail when looking under. Probably do that and the panhard bar silver as well as the springs possibly.
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VA72C10 · 05-25-2012, 01:25 AM

Picked up the intake gaskets today and have a fuel pump. Also got my pulleys and brackets (ordered a blasted and painted set from livrat and will sell my setup later. Have to save time when I can and at 100 shipped for the pulley and bracket setup complete I couldn't pass it up. Here is the only pic from the evening. Doesn't look like much but once primered and painted it will look nice!
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VA72C10 · 05-25-2012, 01:34 AM

I wish I had a closeup of the spindles and arms. It's an amazing difference. It's satisfying work but dirty

planning the hammered paint on the frame then have the body shop spray semi gloss black on the core support, inners, and main firewall. Mainly writing all this to put my thoughts down so I don't forget

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David67 · 05-25-2012, 01:42 AM

can't wait to see it painted! I like to say when I'm going to do things so that I actually feel obligated to do them

VA72C10 · 05-25-2012, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by David67

can't wait to see it painted! I like to say when I'm going to do things so that I actually feel obligated to do them

Me either

I will have to be patient though...going to be next weekend most likely...

That's another good reason to put things on here...to have guys motivate me to get them done or give me options if something I plan doesn't make sense...

David67 · 05-25-2012, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

Me either

I will have to be patient though...going to be next weekend most likely...

That's another good reason to put things on here...to have guys motivate me to get them done or give me options if something I plan doesn't make sense...

Exactly! So next weekend it is

hgs_notes · 05-25-2012, 08:28 AM

I can't believe you don't have an air compressor yet. It is a must have for anyone doing this much work on trucks. A typical 60 gallon single stage 2 cylinder compressor does not cost that much and will do pretty much anything you need for a home shop. Its what I have and I can sandblast with a little patience and it will provide plenty of air for any of my tools. Fathers Day is coming up, lots of sales.

watahyahknow · 05-25-2012, 11:20 AM

buy the little better airtools , i skimped on mine and got thin airline to boot , the airchissel gut out totally after 30 minutes of use and the airwrench doesnt have the torq needed
i need to buy better or get one of those nifty batterypowered ones

**67cheby** · 05-25-2012, 12:29 PM

frame looks CLEAN !

**fakerwade** · 05-25-2012, 01:02 PM

I'm starting to catch up on your build (too). Your frame looks great, looks like a lot of work. I still have to do mine. Keep up the good work!!

VA72C10 · 05-25-2012, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by hgs_notes

I can't believe you don't have an air compressor yet. It is a must have for anyone doing this much work on trucks. A typical 60 gallon single stage 2 cylinder compressor does not cost that much and will do pretty much anything you need for a home shop. Its what I have and I can sandblast with a little patience and it will provide plenty of air for any of my tools. Fathers Day is coming up, lots of sales.

My first few builds were at another guys garage who had everything. This one I have everything when I have it at the body shop. The issue is room and garage location right now. No room at all for a big compressor and the garage is under our bedrooms and I have neighbors all around. So no using it at night anyways which is mainly when I'm able to work on it. I will have the truck towed to the body shop next week and be able to use the air tools then.

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Originally Posted by watahyahknow

buy the little better airtools , i skimped on mine and got thin airline to boot , the airchissel gut out totally after 30 minutes of use and the airwrench doesnt have the torq needed
i need to buy better or get one of those nifty batterypowered ones

If I find a deal on a battery powered set I'm going to get them. Been looking. I've used a cheap chisel on rivets before and it isn't any fun

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Originally Posted by 67cheby

frame looks CLEAN !

Thanks.
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VA72C10 · 05-25-2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fakerwade

I'm starting to catch up on your build (too). Your frame looks great, looks like a lot of work. I still have to do mine. Keep up the good work!!

It's a lot easier if you disassemble everything. I have spent almost as much time on this front clip as I did on my complete frame for my 70 not counting painting. Still have to pressure wash and wire wheel the rest of this frame too. Getting to all the nooks/crannies is the issue with it all together.

But since this truck has new drum brakes and the original suspension components are in good shape and I'm not lowering it...there is no need to tear it apart and risk tearing ball joint boots/etc. It will look nice when done and make a great driver/weekend cruiser for the next owner.
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VA72C10 · 05-25-2012, 01:26 PM

The next truck I will build once this one is done is starting from a bare swb frame. Hoing to be able to afford to blast that frame although it is a lot cleaner than this one is already. The front suspension is all new and has been coated in por15 so a coat of paint on that and the trailing arms and I will be bolting together a clean frame. Definitely the way to go!
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67c10rustbuket · 05-25-2012, 01:27 PM

Good job on the frame clean up, I will be knee deep in that goo pretty soon as well. Nice to see some progress again on this.

FrankieD · 05-25-2012, 02:03 PM

Pressure washing all that gook off is nasty, a cheep rain suit comes in real handy especially if you are going to do the under side. Here is my before and after with POR 15 & top coated with Rustolem Semi Gloss or satin don't remember which but it came out pretty good

watahyahknow · 05-25-2012, 02:27 PM

looks like new

VA72C10 · 05-25-2012, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankieD

Pressure washing all that gook off is nasty, a cheep rain suit comes in real handy especially if you are going to do the under side. Here is my before and after with POR 15 & top coated with Rustolem Semi Gloss or satin don't remember which but it came out pretty good

Nice, that's the plan for mine as well...

CC69Rat · 05-25-2012, 02:55 PM

Looking good buddy ! I need to clean up the GMC like that when the bed comes off.

05-23-2012, 06:58 AM	#602
JRBECK64 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cornelius Oregon Posts: 1,073	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued Gotta tell you that Im really amazed at the challenges you East Coast Guys go through dealing with rust and corrosion issues. Im thinking im pretty lucky with the projects I have tackled here on the West Coast. Looks like your project is really moving along and I cant wait to see the Paint on it. Your right you cant go wrong with red... Your doing a great job and I look forward to more pics of it.. JRBECK64

05-24-2012, 02:05 AM	#603
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued Thanks! Got a good amount done this afternoon/evening. Got the old 2 into 1 exhaust off. It was held on with wire in a few spots and used the corrugated style pipe in the rear....planning true duals on this one... Then I cleaned up the firewall a bit by removing some extra wiring some PO had installed and started removing things to prep for paint. Then I started cleaning the engine bay and front clip. I chiseled off the dirt off the upper a-arms and scraped off years of dirt/grease. As I've found in the past all that dirt/grease is a good thing as it seems to protect the parts beneath....the rubber boots look good on the ball joints/tie rods and the brake lines look like new after power washing. The power wash was the second step. Then some more scraping and power washing. After blowing off the water then letting it dry I sprayed gunk engine cleaner and am letting that sit overnight. Will power wash one final time tomorrow morning and possibly paint in the evening if the weather holds and it dries out... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-24-2012, 02:34 AM	#604
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued Pics from today Where I started then after chiseling. After power washing and overall just before spraying with gunk. Posted via Mobile Device Attached Images __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-24-2012, 03:02 AM	#605
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued One thing I did which will end up being a good solution is I unbolted the steering box without removing it entirely... I am going to convert to power steering...but at this point since it's going to paint I am going to simply spray the frame with the steering box loose...then will bolt it back up for the trip to the body shop and to make it easier to move around the body shop. Keeping the stock wheel/column in also since I don't care if that gets overspray on it. That way once the paint is finished I can install the new column and wheel and the power steering gearbox all at once... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-24-2012, 08:37 AM	#606
FrankieD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Gilberts IL. Posts: 2,488	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued If you can find this stuff is a wonder cleaner it will actually melt off any rattle can paint slightly corrosive but man does it clean. It will save you a lot of time and no oils left over like Gunk. On line they say Home Depot sells it. Attached Images __________________ 94 k2500 EXCab Long Bed 350ci New Toy 95 K2500 Suburban New PlowTruck 454ci Support our Troops @ http://anyairman.com http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

05-24-2012, 09:09 AM	#607
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,126	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued Glad to see something happening with this one. Good luck. __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff

05-25-2012, 01:19 AM	#608
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued Thanks guys. The gunk worked pretty well and seems to have washed off with the pressure washer. Still had some areas I found since I did the last spraying at night. And of course the suspension is all together. If this was a show truck it would come completely apart but the steering components are good on this so it will be painted together (mostly). Busy day but did the final power wash then some more scraping, wire wheeling, and then got the great idea to remove the sway bar. Man I need a large compressor in my garage. Hand tools stink you really get spoiled using them. Thinking now I might wait till it gets to the body shop so I can use their air tools. Need to get an air chisel for the manual tranny crossmember anyways. Then it'll be easier to get the sway bar off. I have new rubbers for it and plan to paint it a contrasting color to show it off and add a little detail when looking under. Probably do that and the panhard bar silver as well as the springs possibly. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-25-2012, 01:25 AM	#609
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued Picked up the intake gaskets today and have a fuel pump. Also got my pulleys and brackets (ordered a blasted and painted set from livrat and will sell my setup later. Have to save time when I can and at 100 shipped for the pulley and bracket setup complete I couldn't pass it up. Here is the only pic from the evening. Doesn't look like much but once primered and painted it will look nice! Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device Attached Images __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-25-2012, 01:34 AM	#610
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued I wish I had a closeup of the spindles and arms. It's an amazing difference. It's satisfying work but dirty planning the hammered paint on the frame then have the body shop spray semi gloss black on the core support, inners, and main firewall. Mainly writing all this to put my thoughts down so I don't forget Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-25-2012, 01:42 AM	#611
David67 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 886	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued can't wait to see it painted! I like to say when I'm going to do things so that I actually feel obligated to do them __________________ 1967 C10 Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2015 IG: david_r67

05-25-2012, 08:28 AM	#614
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,126	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued I can't believe you don't have an air compressor yet. It is a must have for anyone doing this much work on trucks. A typical 60 gallon single stage 2 cylinder compressor does not cost that much and will do pretty much anything you need for a home shop. Its what I have and I can sandblast with a little patience and it will provide plenty of air for any of my tools. Fathers Day is coming up, lots of sales. __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff

05-25-2012, 11:20 AM	#615
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued buy the little better airtools , i skimped on mine and got thin airline to boot , the airchissel gut out totally after 30 minutes of use and the airwrench doesnt have the torq needed i need to buy better or get one of those nifty batterypowered ones __________________ i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts

05-25-2012, 12:29 PM	#616
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05-25-2012, 01:02 PM	#617
fakerwade Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lewiston, ID. Posts: 628	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued I'm starting to catch up on your build (too). Your frame looks great, looks like a lot of work. I still have to do mine. Keep up the good work!! __________________ Wade , JUST WALK AWAY, AND I'LL SPARE YOUR LIVES!!! , Build thread "TANGERINE" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=498570 Board Members Met: bigblock68, ol_skool_chevy ,68TT,atvpro

05-25-2012, 01:26 PM	#620
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued The next truck I will build once this one is done is starting from a bare swb frame. Hoing to be able to afford to blast that frame although it is a lot cleaner than this one is already. The front suspension is all new and has been coated in por15 so a coat of paint on that and the trailing arms and I will be bolting together a clean frame. Definitely the way to go! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.



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05-25-2012, 01:27 PM	#621
67c10rustbuket Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mustang, Oklahoma Posts: 2,806	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued Good job on the frame clean up, I will be knee deep in that goo pretty soon as well. Nice to see some progress again on this. __________________ Dan <---(my name) 67 SWB C10 project "GEORGIA"-59 Brookwood 2dr wag...Next project-03 Tahoe 4x4 5.3 family ride-07 Hondur Accord, commuter car

05-25-2012, 02:03 PM	#622
FrankieD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Gilberts IL. Posts: 2,488	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued Pressure washing all that gook off is nasty, a cheep rain suit comes in real handy especially if you are going to do the under side. Here is my before and after with POR 15 & top coated with Rustolem Semi Gloss or satin don't remember which but it came out pretty good __________________ 94 k2500 EXCab Long Bed 350ci New Toy 95 K2500 Suburban New PlowTruck 454ci Support our Troops @ http://anyairman.com http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

05-25-2012, 02:27 PM	#623
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued looks like new __________________ i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts

05-25-2012, 02:55 PM	#625
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