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Re: My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”
New casters are in place and working awesome! As well, I got some ducting to extend the pickup for my exhaust fan down towards my bench. Should get rid of alot more dust and fumes this way and not just suck out all the hot air off the heater. Now I can get back on the filler!
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Well its time for another boring post of filler progress that looks like I haven't accomplished a whole lot.
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Where did you get the casters??
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I got them from princess auto. Not sure if they have that store where you are. They are much better than the little ones that were on there before and they have two greasable points instead of just one.
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I'm officially down to the final touches on the passenger door jamb. Today while waiting for filler to dry, I decided to work on something a little different. I took one of my old fender emblems and cut the GMC off of it. I then "machined" them down to get rid of the angle built into the letters and remove the voids left after cutting them. Now i just have to decide where I want to put them. I'm thinking the dash where the speaker used to be is a definate one. I'm also thinking about doing the same thing with the other one and put it on the corner of the glove box as I have never been a big fan of the factory one. Thoughts?
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Passenger door jamb is done! Working on a bit of filler along the windsheild pillar and along the drip rail. During dry times, I took some better pictures of the emblem placement I'm thinking about. I also cleaned up the lower portion of the fender emblem I had cut up as well as I can have a custom sticker made up for it and use it too. Lots of options available now. The GMC may be a little bit large to use on the glove box door but if I had a sticker made for the "plaque" portion something along the lines of GMC Custom instead of the plastic one that is stock, I might like that better. Might have to see if I can use the wife's computer and do some photoshop. 🤔 Any input is welcome as well. If you guys think I've lost it, let me know. Any feedback is good feedback.
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Great news That you are in the final stage.
My vote for the glove box is: Since you ask ![]() 1st= Less is more/ No emblems 2nd= Pick one and only one. 3rd= Go Crazy and put one in each corner ![]() (Just make sure you paint another Glovebox door for back-Up) ![]()
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This past week, I've been working on the drip rail and around the windsheild area. I am just about done that and I think next I will jump into the drivers side door jamb. It should be faster than the passenger side as it seems that generally, the drivers side of my cab fits together better. Fingers crossed.
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Finished up with the filler around the winsheild today. I also filled that small hole at the top corner of the driver side door jamb with some JB weld. I then decided that I might as well get the passenger side finished up so I got a couple coats of filler on the passenger rocker and almost finished one coat on the cab corner. Slowly but surely....
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I have gotten quite a bit further on my cab corner and rocker filler tonight. The rounded part of the cab corner was a little tricky, it kept coming out flat until I realized that plastic bondo spatulas are perfect for rounded areas.
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Looking really good.
I'm doing bodywork now and was working on the back of the cab next to the window. What I do is put the filler on and then let it set but not completely. I take 80 grit net paper on a soft block and block it into shape. This makes it easier to shape and I don't have to sand as hard, which my shoulders cannot take. I also use a cheesegrater for shaping and quick knockdown. ![]() |
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Nice detail work as usual!
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Thank you! As always, feels good to hear and keeps my motivation flowing.
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Yea I am burning through 80 grit net paper quick. My BIL just gave me a solid long board for the net back paper to use to do larger areas. I am going to need a firm block and some sticky back paper for final sanding. The net stuff gives too much to really get the finish I want.
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I will end up buying a couple rolls of sticky back paper and the blocks to go with that eventually. Keep up the great work man. I can't wait to see this thing all one color. |
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Thanks! It is going to feel so good to see it in primer.
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Passenger side is complete!
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
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I am still watching
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