72 Cheyenne Super Plain Jane

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by jeffg1010

Ya'll are both ahead of me at this point!

Haha idk Jeff that blazer is lookin pretty sweet over there!! And yes, once those parts are purchased they'll move to the right side of the board.

[Bhelton]

Originally Posted by jeffg1010

Ya'll are both ahead of me at this point!

Originally Posted by Graham57a

Haha idk Jeff that blazer is lookin pretty sweet over there!! And yes, once those parts are purchased they'll move to the right side of the board.

Maybe we should get together and take turns working on each other's trucks, but Graham you have to come off the hill first due to snow y'all are getting.
Jeff I know a guy that can help you with those parts!!

[Dieselwrencher]

Wow, it's looking really nice! It looks like your gate is pretty far off on the LH side. Maybe you can shim the RH gate mount over to the LH side to help that out. I've always assumed the gate fitment was based off how the sides were welded to the floor. Good luck and I hope it's something dumb and easy.

[NewType72]

Least boths sides aren't super close like mine are! Shimming should take care of that easily.

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Did the bed get disassembled during the repaint? If so, are your gaps even all the way down the length of the gate? To be clearer, looking at the drivers side gap, is the gap narrower on the bottom than at the top? On the passenger side, is the gap wider at the bottom than at the top? If this is the case, check to see if the bed is square. It's possible that the bed bolts can be loosened and the panels shifted slightly to make the gaps fit.

If the gaps are even from top to bottom, you might look at the connection points from the gate to the bed. You might be able to do some tweaking with the connections points to get it to fit. I underlined might because I haven't had to do this so I really don't know. Hopefully this is an easy fix.

The bed did not get taken apart for paint. The top and bottom of the opening where the gate go measure the same so I'm guessing both bed sides need to move to the right. I'll try unbolting the bed sides and see if I can get any adjustment out of it. Also the gap at the bottom is the same on both sides so just the top needs to move. I might be able to get the right side hinge to move up a little which would move the top gap over but idk. I'll just have to mess with it and see

Originally Posted by Bhelton

SLOW DOWN YOUR GETTING AHEAD OF ME!

Looking good, like that seat

Haha thanks man. The seat is one of my favorite parts of this truck. And I can't slow down, at my snails pace it's gonna take me all winter to finish this thing haha

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Wow, it's looking really nice! It looks like your gate is pretty far off on the LH side. Maybe you can shim the RH gate mount over to the LH side to help that out. I've always assumed the gate fitment was based off how the sides were welded to the floor. Good luck and I hope it's something dumb and easy.

Thanks man, I hope it's something simple. Worst case scenario I have to use a porta power and move it a little. I'll just have to use lots of padding and cross my fingers.

Originally Posted by NewType72

Least boths sides aren't super close like mine are! Shimming should take care of that easily.

I hope so. I'll check it out tomorrow and see what I can get it to do

[Bhelton]

It's looking good bro, I'm pacing my self as well

[Bhelton]

Any updates on this project?

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by Bhelton

Any updates on this project?

Thanks for checkin in Bhelton, no major updates just spending some time with the family for the holidays. I did manage to get the drivers side door glass and regulator installed before I left town but that's about it. I tried tackling the windshield install with the help of a buddy of mine but it wasn't as easy as we thought so I'm gonna have to take another stab at it with the help of my dad. I tried loosening up the bed side bolts to see if I could get the gate to fit better and didn't have any luck. I saw the Overhaulin episode where they did the 68 c10 and they used a porta-power to straighten the bed side so I feel a little better about it after watching that. When I get back up to the house I plan on doing the drivers side door to cab weatherstrip and then I'll be ordering my master cylinder, plugs for the rearend, and hopefully a driveshaft soon. Also have a little surprise comin from the man in the red coat but I don't wanna give it away just yet. Nothing crazy, just a little one off piece that'll make this thing a little nicer. Merry Christmas guys, hope everyone enjoys the time with family and friends

[Dieselwrencher]

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well! On your bed sides, are they still welded to the floor at the rear upright? If so, you may have to cut that weld to be able to get the bed side in far enough to bring in that gap. That's why I was thinking shimming the lower gate mounts might be a better option since your paint is done.

[AJohn6]

Wow... I love the truck man. I wish I had the circle track hook up like you because those spindles, brakes, and full floater are bad A$$! So many things that can be said about this truck and I have a feeling that this truck will gain a lot of attention.

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well! On your bed sides, are they still welded to the floor at the rear upright? If so, you may have to cut that weld to be able to get the bed side in far enough to bring in that gap. That's why I was thinking shimming the lower gate mounts might be a better option since your paint is done.

Thanks man!! Yes the bed sides are still welded to the floor. The gap at the bottom of the gate is even on both sides and it's pretty tight so I don't think shimming is gonna do the trick. I tried putting a couple washers behind the right side hinge to see if I could get anything out of it but I could only fit two and all that did was take the side to side play out of the gate. My dad is gonna make a trip up to Boone this weekend and help me install my windshield and he's gonna bring a porta-power so we can straighten it out, I think that's the only way to go about it without messing up the fresh paint.

Originally Posted by AJohn6

Wow... I love the truck man. I wish I had the circle track hook up like you because those spindles, brakes, and full floater are bad A$$! So many things that can be said about this truck and I have a feeling that this truck will gain a lot of attention.

Thanks AJohn, I really appreciate it man. The same can be said about your truck, that thing is gonna be sick!! If you are looking for any of specific parts let me know, there's tons of the stuff floating around Mooresville for cheap. Also we gotta cruise once you get your truck done

Alright I have been back home for a few days now but work has been absolutely crazy with everyone vacationing to the ski mountains for the holidays. I had a little time after work tonight to dial in the drivers side door weatherstrip but thats about it haha. My dad is supposed to make a trip up here this weekend to help me tackle the windshield install which is gonna be a challenge and a half but I think with a little patience and the help of the precision youtube video we can do it. Also got a white board to organize my to do list and make a little easier to size up how much I have left on this thing

[Graham57a]

Last but not least my dad got to go out to the PRI show in Indy a few weeks back for his job and he met farmtruck and asian who were there with nitrous express. He chatted it up with them for a while and showed them some pictures of my truck. They signed this poster for me which is now hanging on the wall in the garage and farmtruck said lets run our trucks!! Haha, guess it's time to go to Oklahoma

[RCbowtie69]

Looking SWEET!!!!!!hope you get the bed fix,hope to see more pictures soon & Keep on Truckin''

[AJohn6]

So I have a question about the nickel plating you've had done. The original parts that you have had nickel plated, is there any prep work you need to do prior like sand blasting? Also do you have a contact name and number I could get for the plating company you use?

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by RCbowtie69

Looking SWEET!!!!!!hope you get the bed fix,hope to see more pictures soon & Keep on Truckin''

Thanks RC, you and me both. I'll post some pictures of the bed before and after once we get a porta-power up here

Originally Posted by AJohn6

So I have a question about the nickel plating you've had done. The original parts that you have had nickel plated, is there any prep work you need to do prior like sand blasting? Also do you have a contact name and number I could get for the plating company you use?

For the nickel I didn't do any prep, I'm pretty sure the company I sent it to blasted everything but they do it in house to make sure the metal is perfectly clean before it gets coated. And the company I used was called goldtronics, they were located in Mooresville for a while but they moved out of state about a year ago. If you want I can try and track them down and get a number for ya.

Well guys I've been working my butt off over break trying to rebuild the bank account and it's payed off. I placed an order with summit this morning for wheel spacers for the rear, anodized plugs to cap off my rearend, wilwood proportioning valve, gorilla lug nuts, and my wilwood master cylinder. I'll post some pictures when everything gets here

[AJohn6]

Thanks, no worries about tracking down the number. I am just trying to find a good local plater to avoid shipping costs.

-Adam

[Bhelton]

Where's all the hippies at in Boone today?

[mikeleeshields]

The truck is killer. The paint is so shiny and slick. Amazing attention to detail.

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by mikeleeshields

The truck is killer. The paint is so shiny and slick. Amazing attention to detail.

Thanks Mike, I really appreciate it!! Got a little free time after class today so I cleaned up and repainted my 8-350 emblems. Tomorrows project is the super emblems. I used testors model paint and eagle one chrome polish. Let me know what you guys think

[Graham57a]

After

[knomadd]

Looks great!

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice job! It looks like a new one!

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Looks great!

Thanks Duane, it took a little time but way cheaper then buying new ones.

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Nice job! It looks like a new one!

Thanks man! I'm pretty glad with how they turned out. Got the holes drilled and installed them tonight. I painted the super emblems also but not too stoked with how they turned out so I'm gonna redo them.

[Graham57a]

Last one

[knomadd]

Originally Posted by Graham57a

Thanks Duane, it took a little time but way cheaper then buying new ones.

I hear you on that. I did the same thing with a few of my GTO emblems. The ones that the chrome was too far gone I had to replace, but the others, I used model paint and a small brush, just like you. Tedious work, but worth it in the end.