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Re: Restoring Rusty
Well, I've got to reply to that! (Multiple Greg's)
Gregski, I drove my truck for a couple of years without a dash pad.
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I will have to as well. That's what the G is, in SkinnyG.
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Take a Seat
it rained today so I did what I could (gym and a movie, lol), then took the cheap seat cover off and yanked the bench seat out, four bolts easy to get to, one needed a shot of PB Blaster to get out smoothly, my list of the unknowns is getting shorter and shorter, really needed to now what lurks beneath there
Seat has seen better days, LMC Truck has a Vinyl cover for $190 but for now it's standard issue Mexican blanket time No holes in the floor pan, just surface rust, that is a welcome sight pulled the plug out of the B pillar I guess it's called and saw threads in there, cool, maybe this is for the shoulder seat belts (score if it is) |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Floor Pans
time to bust out the trusty ol' Shop Vac and you guessed it a bucket of water and yet more paper towels
why do I use paper towels, well cause I don't like dippin a dirty rag back into clean water, so I use a single hefty paper towel piece, wipe something off, go oooogh and toss it in the trash, then rinse, lather, and repeat |
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The threaded hole you found in the pillar is for shoulder belts and you may get lucky and find some in your local junkyard ,I have not been that lucky.
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LMC Truck of course has em fer $90 per side, not too bad |
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OK, I must admit I tell my kids that GMC stands for Greg M_____'s Car, yes my last name does start with M, but then my smart as 10 year old says, but daddy it's a Truck
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Subscribing
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Cool build. I'll ride.
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Small Stuff
usually people don't consider all the small stuff you have to do when fixin' up an old vehicle, here's an example, and no I did not take credit for breaking this corner off myself, it was already like that ~ your honor
used some crazy glue and frog tape to hold it over night, in the morning after removing the tape the piece still stayed on, amazing, job done |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Floor Pans
life is all about second chances, so I decided to give that CLR product another shot
This was Round 1 of Owner vs Truck, and Rusty won hands down didn't even break a sweat Seriously though in my case this product was clearly a waste of money I gave it an honest effort first with a scotch pad / elbow grease combination to the body, and then a few jabs even with steel wool verdict: CLR sucks and wouldn't remove a bugger off my finger |
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Re: Restoring Rusty More Floor Pans
so it was time to go Def Con II
Round 2 This time I went to my trusty old friend Muriatic Acid, always there for me when I need a good skin burn (seriously wear a proper respirator and heavy rubber gloves, and eye protection this stuff finds ways to get in your eyes) Home Depot $5 bucks, and the difference between this stuff and the name brand rust removers is that this stuff WORKS! in this round I begin to wear him down with a wire brush cause the acid would disintegrate the green scotch pad and I was all out of steel wool I hosed off the acid and washed it all off with a bucket of Baking Soda and water to neutralize it Round 2 goes to Rusty as well, clearly he must have the weight advantage, but I'll be back for more |
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Who was the genius at GM who decided not to put the drain plugs at the lowest point in the floor pans of the cab? And how is his sheet metal after market replacement floor pan side business doing these days? LOL
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Meet The Three Amigos
I hate rust! I think all of us do, so I decided to bust out with the heavy artillery.
Orbital Sander, Ol' Milwaukee, and Small Birtha my most used worth every dollar ($15 dollar) Harbor Freight tool in the stable, or as I like to call em The Three Amigos |
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Feeling slightly left out with my two tone green/white, but I can still come to the meetings, right? Right guys? Come on guys... puuuullllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeease?!?!?!
![]() Love the truck man. By the way, wrong acid. You want oxalic acid to remove rust. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9rkHvOEP3U
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starting to see some progress, but I am having a difficult time telling apart the rust from the black primer from maybe black sealant, maybe one more day with the abrasives and it should be ready for a coat of rust converter primer
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Great work.
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Muratic works because it eats the base metal away too!
I forgot about molasses works for rust removal too. Takes weeks though.
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Nice work!
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Buckle Up
Happy Thanksgiving Everybody
Three football games on TV today, and I'm out in the freezing California cold out there (it's gotta be 66* for crying out loud) LOL, jk sanding and working on the truck in the driveway well decided to put my big boy pants on, and remove the seat belts finally instead of maneuvering around them, I constantly battle the just get it done vs do it right mentality, a little voice chimes in my head from time to time going IT'S JUST A TRUCK !!! you ever had that feeling that you don't wanna take off too much off your truck cause: 1. You won't remember how it goes back together B. You will get so overwhelmed when it's all apart none of it will go back together |
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