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Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
Next thing to work on was the all original pass fender I got from CustomCab66.
Very minimal rust a few dents to knock out and trim holes to weld up. I also had to fix the stripped out lower nut. Here's how I did that. I tried to drill out the stripped of bolt but the nut came loose from its weld. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes my weld is ugly but it plenty strong. ![]() ![]() ![]() Filling the trim holes next. ![]() Not to bad for a amateur welder I mean grinder. ![]() Had a very small cancer hole at the bottom I drilled out with a bit and welded in a nail head. Worked great. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cleaning the inside next. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rust encapsulator on the places I couldn't reach and etching primer on the rest. ![]() ![]() Some Metal 2 metal for all my welds and a few small dents. ![]() Had to work in the shed on Friday due to the rain. ![]() In primer. Almost there. Just needs some high build and some blocking. ![]() ![]() ![]() High build. ![]() While I was waiting on that to dry started on this disaster again. It warped on me pretty bad even though I only welded a few spots far apart and gave it time to cool. This door is junk but for now going to make it work. ![]() Bret
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Glad you got motorvated again man! Looks great and keep up the good work!
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I didn't get as much done today as I wanted but I made some progress.
I started the morning with the driver door and came to the realization that I messed it up too bad for myself to fix so I ordered a whole new door skin. Third time will be the charm I hope. My plan is to just replace the bottom half right below the bottom belt line in the crown. I did a block sand on the passenger fender and then fitted it to the truck to see where I am at. The front fits very good. The lower back will need a few more spacers to bring it out even with the rocker and I will need to massage the bottom of the door in with the hammer and dolly just a little bit. ![]() After I took this pic I realized it was just a little bit too low to the front panel. ![]() ![]() Once I bring the fender out and massage the door a little bit I think this will all look about right. ![]() The door needs to be moved forward just a bit as well. ![]() ![]() It feels really good to see the door and the fender back on and very close for the first time in almost 4 years. ![]() So while I wait for the door skin to arrive I tackled the driver fender patch. ![]() ![]() Following some tips from a youtube video from Gibson63. I took a bunch of measurements to make sure I get back in the same place since my patch is rather large and I have to replace in the bottom of the inner brace. ![]() ![]() This is the original color of my truck Fawn. I am not a fan. ![]() Scribed a line on the patch a little oversize so I can sneak up on the fit. ![]() I was getting the patch close and my parents stopped by and before I knew the afternoon was gone. ![]() Will pick back up on it in the morning. Bret
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Glad to see you back at it Bret , as they say progress is progress . Shame about the drivers door , but the wing is looking good
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Nice work on the right fender and the door. Looks like everything will fit together just fine though sometime the micro adjustments can drive you crazy. Keep after it Bro.
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Bret,
Glad to see you back in the groove... Looking good. I too used nail heads to fill holes, worked great. ![]() ![]()
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Just loving this Bret.
Fender repairs are part of my futur.
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Started early this morning at 730 sharp. Put in about 8 hours today. Suppose to rain the next two days so wanted to make the most of today.
So here is where I left off with the fender. I spent about an hour getting it fit just right and rechecking all my measurements to make sure it was in the right place. ![]() ![]() Some tack welds to hold it in place. I went very slow let it cool completely and planished each weld with hammer and dolly. ![]() This part would have to be shaped after it was welded in securely. These aftermarket parts never fit properly. They all require massaging. ![]() After the patch was secure flipped it over to replace this mess. Took 2 measurements to the mounting hole to get it back in the same place. ![]() ![]() Cut the old piece above damage and test fitting the replacement. ![]() Cut line. ![]() Cut to size and clamped in place. ![]() Decent fit. ![]() One of my measurements to verify it is in the right vertical position. Also more of the ugly original paint of my truck. ![]() Had to put this clamp on the outside to put some curve in since the brace was cut right in the middle it was sagging. ![]() After I tacked the brace I put it on the truck to verify it was right. It came out perfect. This fender hasn't been on this truck for almost 4 years. ![]() This bottom mounting hole is about 3/4" big so there is plenty of play to move the fender around. ![]() ![]() With it verified it was in the right place plug welded the brace in. ![]() With some primer and undercoating no one will never notice anything happened here. ![]() ![]() Dealt with this part next. Massaged it into place. ![]() Stitching it up very slowly. VERY SLOW. ![]() In fact to keep busy during cooling I drug out the front bed panel to see if I could get the bow out of it. I didn't take any pics but I took a 2x4 and a BFH and beat the hell out of it til I got it pretty damn straight. I also knocked out about 8 really bad dents that were from stuff sliding forward in the bed. So while waiting for the fender to cool I decided to start stripping it. ![]() 2 work stations in the shade with the Big fan blowing. Was a beautiful 84* today. I worked til 5p. ![]() Before ![]() Drilled out the rivets and took these buggers off. My FIL had a vinyl tonneau cover on it. ![]() Aching neck, back, arms and 3 hours later. ![]() ![]() The fender is almost stitched up. The the next thing is putting a patch right above this new piece. The bottom patch wasn't quite long enough. ![]() Quick pass with the dual action sander and some 80 grit. These bed pieces are galvanized from the factory. I tried my best to leave as much of it as possible. ![]() I have a little bit of rust at the bottom of the panel I will have to treat and one small pin hole I can weld up with a nail head. ![]() That's it for today. Bret
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This is really making me smile Mate.
Great progress again today. Well done.
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Looking good Bret . I have started getting my doors lined up to the fenders , luckily the pattern fender to door gap seems quite good .
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Yesterday's work.
I only had the morning to get stuff done as the weatherman predicted and rain. And for once he was right! Made a patch for this small spot. ![]() One thing I have learned is cutting the hole to match the patch is much easier than cutting the patch to try and match the hole. ![]() I have been make all of my patches from this piece of a cab back. When I got my gas tank mounts John just cut the whole piece from the cab versus cutting all the spot welds. I don't blame him and the plus side I have some original sheet metal to patch with. ![]() ![]() ![]() While welding in the patch I flipped the front bed panel over. This is the only place on the whole truck that still has decent paint. It even still has a sheen to it. So I plan to just sand this side down really well and feather in all the bad places and just prime over it. ![]() I almost wanted to polish it out to see what the paint job my FIL did looked like. ![]() You can see all the dents from over the years I knocked down. Not perfect but much better than before. ![]() ![]() Drilled out the one small rust hole it had. ![]() ![]() Welding up the 20 holes across the top. ![]() These were super easy. Even for me. ![]() Had one big 3/8" size hole right in the raised part in the middle. I made a flanged patch and welded from both sides. ![]() This pic popped up on my instagram feed and the shot of the bed really helps motivate me. Hopefully I will have mine looking like that soon. Not sure about the Elco bumper? ![]() Started stripping the driver side bed panel. I made a run to HF and bought one of their Polycarbide abrasive wheels, a new cup brush and a 3" Roloc Disc sander. The Polycarbide wheel works really well for stripping fast and is much faster than the cup brush. Downside is it wears out really quick. ![]() Not sure how I am going to get up at the top near the rail. My grinder is too big to fit up in there. Either going to have to sandblast or use paint stripper. ![]() Tons of paint on this bedside. Especially around the outside edges of the fenders. Looks like there is about 6 layers of paint and primer. ![]() So this front corner needs attention. Some one pulled or tied something too it and pulled it loose from the stake, broke the weld and the metal on then side of the bed and the tab where it was spot welded to the bedside. What were they thinking? ![]() Broken tab. ![]() Looks like it might have happened before my father in law got it as the top of the bed has body filler on it. ![]() thanks for looking in, Bret
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WOW! Just read your whole Thread, I'm impressed with the work you have done and thankful for the pictures on how you did it. I'm starting a Full tear down of my 64 this Fall and going to have to do a lot of the same things you did. Thanks Again ,Ray
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Bret, I don't have a thread yet. I'm still working on my shop. I have a 24x48 shop and I need to make room for our Harley's ,my wife's car and my Caddy plus get the 64 in it. But I have a plan, the Harleys may spend the winter in the MC trailer and the Caddy will sit outside with my S10 unless it's snowing. The PO thought he was a Sculpter and worked wonders with Bondo! Luckily I'm retired and I can spend as much time as I want in the shop. Ray
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I spent all day working on the driver fender.
First off was bending over the patch. ![]() Next I knocked this dent back in place and then welded up the holes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Last thing to weld up was a patch for this rotted place on the eyebrow. ![]() Hung it on the sawhorse to make it easier to work on. ![]() I didn't take a pic but this corner was packed all the way back to the top of my cut with dirt and rust. It took about 10 minutes to dig and blow it all out. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not perfect but pretty close and will be fine with some mud. ![]() ![]() And here is the fender all stripped, cleaned, welded, and ground ready for some Metal 2 Metal aluminum filler before primer. ![]() ![]() ![]() This eyebrow part of the fender is one of my favorite parts about these trucks. ![]() First coat of mud. ![]() ![]() ![]() Best before shot I could find of it. ![]() Tomorrow will get i primed and then some primer surfacer and blocking after that. Bret
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You do some fast work man!
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Thanks TJ. 12 days of vacation are helping of course.
![]() Well my progress today is not as impressive as I never made it back outside after lunch. After 6.5 days of going strong my body gave out today. I did get the driver fender in primer and the front bed panel. ![]() It still need a little bit of glazing putty. ![]() Bed panel looks pretty good considering how rough it was. ![]() That's it for today. Will hit it hard in the morning and then a lunch date with the wife. So tomorrow might be another half day. Bret
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Started off this morning laying some high build primer on the driver fender and both cowls.
![]() ![]() The passenger cowl has crease in it I never noticed before which lines up with the crease that was on the passenger door. ![]() Then onto to stripping the inside of the driver bedside. ![]() ![]() The front corner will need some repair. ![]() 2.5 hrs later. ![]() Finished stripping this side except for the very top. Going to use chemical stripper for this none of my tools fit up under the bed rail. ![]() After lunch worked on getting this front corner back as close to how it was originally. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's not perfect but much better than it was. ![]() ![]() Last thing of the day was sanding down both side with 80 grit with the DA and knocking out dents as I went along. It is going to have bed liner on it and I will be hauling stuff any so not trying to make it perfect just decent looking. ![]() ![]() And just for my own amusement and a little motivation I threw the fender on there. ![]() ![]() This fender is going to be a blast. All of this to cover a small dent and crease. ![]() Found another motivational picture of a stepside bed I have been daydreaming with. Would love to know where I can find these taillights or what vehicle they are off of. ![]() Bret
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Those look like 1950 Pontiac Taillights.
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You are rocking man !!
Some serious forward progress here.
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