Project Vitamin C-10

[Alan's Classic]

This is what went on tonight. Got the gauges and seats in place and took some outside shots with the doors on.









Started digging thru parts that I have accumalated over the past 2 years. Is this a hood seal that goes under the cowl screen? I bought my seals from someone that didn't need them. There is only a part number on the bag no company name.





Door, windshield , back glass and fender weatherstrips



Put one door seal on temporarily



And this is how far it will close. I've heard of people having trouble with them. I've got some adjustments and massageing to do. I wish I would have looked at the seals while I was doing the sheetmetal work. I thought they wouldn't stay in place unless you glued them. I was wrong. I could have beat it into submission before paint.



It's hitting the seal pretty good at the bottom of the A post.

[joe231]

that is how they were from the factory, think it was for valve cover clearance...not sure though

here are some older pics of ours.









seems with it mounted the other way it will put your master at a pretty steep angle....I will look at our cab holes when I get to work...

[aggie91]

Dang Alan, your making me feel like a slacker. Your getting all this done and all I have time for is work, baseball with 2 boys, and dance for my little girl.

I missed getting on here for a day and had to read 2 1/2 pages to catch up.

Summer is coming, maybe I can get some progress made????

Keeps getting better... Keep it going and you will be driving her in no time.

[joe231]

here is our cab holes....sorry it is a crappy cell pic

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Dang Alan, your making me feel like a slacker. Your getting all this done and all I have time for is work, baseball with 2 boys, and dance for my little girl.

I missed getting on here for a day and had to read 2 1/2 pages to catch up.

Summer is coming, maybe I can get some progress made????

Keeps getting better... Keep it going and you will be driving her in no time.

Thanks Aggie!! I'm getting all of this done cause I don't have anything to do at work.

Originally Posted by joe231

here is our cab holes....sorry it is a crappy cell pic

Thanks for the pic Joe. It looks like that is what they did, cause I've got some extra holes. They rotated it 90 degrees. I don't remember, but I don't think it was angled up that much. I'll mock it up the way it was and see. Of coarse i can't remember what I did yesterday.

[Alan's Classic]

Got a few more things painted or repainted I should say.





Wanted to hang the sheet metal to see how it matches since I'm painting one piece at a time. Other than the fender match, it was sprayed with sikkens base. The rest is PPG. The sikkens was left over from another project. I need to repaint the fender anyway because I'm welding the joint up on the front of the fender. While I'm at it I'll respray the core support.
The color changes alot from no flash to flash. You can definately see the color difference between the fender and inner fender. I think the main reason it doesn't match that good is because I don't believe I got enough color on top of the fender. The fender to door is really close.

No flash



Flash









Had problems with the glove box door. The base busted up on me. You know what happens when you try a short cut. It bites you.

[Alan's Classic]

forgot one

[jgh64pkup]

too bright
so much orange
i cant see
j/k

[joe231]

Sweet!!!

[Strodder]

Originally Posted by joe231

Sweet!!!

Joe you did it again. I like this Avatar. Now we need to hear an engine running with it.

[jason65]

Lookin great Alan.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by jgh64pkup

too bright
so much orange
i cant see
j/k

The flash shows the true color.

Originally Posted by scotts62

Man that is looking sweet!!!

Yeah i hate it when the base shrinks like that..
sometimes its better that if its a small piece to just re primer and start over

Thanks Scott, I forgot to prime it when I primed the other things so I said what the heck I'll try it, knowing it might bust on me. Your right it is a small item. I'll get it ready to spray with the fenders.

Originally Posted by Dinos63

Wow!! NICE WORK ALAN

Originally Posted by joe231

Sweet!!!

Originally Posted by 4dranch

nice Alan.............

Originally Posted by Strodder

Looking better & better Allan. Good job. Can't wait to see it done.

Originally Posted by jason65

Lookin great Alan.

Thanks X5

Wasn't able to do alot this weekend. I did strip down the old passenger door to see what condition everything was in and also adjusted on the door to get it too shut with the rubber installed. I haven't glued it yet just trying to get the door closing better. Before I couldn't even get it too shut. Now she's tight but will shut. I want to see if the rubbers will compress some. I know they will over time. I also listed more stuff for sale and getting ready to part out the other truck so I can pay some bills. It was going to go to the truck fund, but not now. I'll see if I can squeak something out of it depending if anything sells. This will be my worst week since being a bodyman 10-15 hours for the week. It is getting scary. Anybody know where I can get a job teaching autobody?

This is what happens if I don't take care of things right away or write it down. When I fitted the left cowl side panel it was hitting the fender. I sat it too the side and forgot about it. At least I will be repainting the fenders anyway.

[Alan's Classic]

Not much too speak of. Tore my old doors down too see what has to be replaced. Need parts to continue with the doors.





Got the booster on and seeing how the 72 master cylinder will work on it. The actuator rod on the 65 is adjustable and I believe I've got it close. I priced a reman M/C from advance auto $18.49 w/$10 core or new for $55.49. I could clean this one up, but why bother with it not knowing the condition of it. The reman might last just as long. I want the new one but the reman is more affordable. We'll see. Tried to hook up the rod to the pedal, now keep in mind this is what came off of this truck. With the pedal resting on it's stop the rod won't adjust long enough to hook up. It's been a while, a long while, but it makes since to adjust it too the pedal when it is in the resting position. It kind of threw me for a loop. It looks like the 72 rod is the same length. I'll get some pics of it tommorrow. Here is the M/C installed







72 donor parts



65 rod on the left and 72 on the right



I had some adjustment left. The 72 stick out further (if they were adjusted right before).

[4dranch]

nice Alan.............

[Strodder]

Looking better & better Allan. Good job. Can't wait to see it done.

[jonzcustomshop]

post # 1205 that is a hood to cowl seal. it screws to the cowl.

[scotts62]

Looks good Alan, glad you figured it out

[aggie91]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

post # 1205 that is a hood to cowl seal. it screws to the cowl.

That's correct, goes on under the cowl panel and is held in place by those screws that attach it to the body.

Still looking good...

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

post # 1205 that is a hood to cowl seal. it screws to the cowl.

Thanks Jon!!

Originally Posted by scotts62

Looks good Alan, glad you figured it out

Thanks, but I haven't figured it out yet.

Originally Posted by blue64

where did you get your m/c bracket?

It came with the truck

Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

Alan do our trucks really have to have the bracket, I ordered my BB/MC from brotheres trucks and they didn't say anything about the braket!

I doubt it. If I remvoved the bracket (wedge on firewall) it would help in alot of ways. It would bring the angle down and my rod would be long enough to hook up the way I think it should. But that means drilling more holes in the firewall that already looks like swiss cheese. I might be able to line one hole maybe 2 holes up.

Originally Posted by aggie91

That's correct, goes on under the cowl panel and is held in place by those screws that attach it to the body.

Still looking good...

Thanks Aggie

[Alan's Classic]

Sat around the shop tonight depressed and unmotivated. I finally got off my arse and did something. The booster will work out great (unless I'm missing something) with the wedge removed. It leveled it out and I can hook up the brake pedal rod. In the meantime I wanted to share this little trick, most of ya'll probably already know. It's basically the old way of making gaskets out of rolled gasket material. One of many things I learned from my Dad.

I wanted to make a template of the boosters bracket holes. So I wouldn't risk scratching the firewall.

First lay a piece of paper over the part you want to template



Once you locate and tap with a ball peen hammer lightly (the hammer cuts the hole out) install a bolt to lock the paper in place and repeat for the rest of the holes.





Then use it for whatever you need it for. This is what I used it for. It not only locates my holes, but protects the firewall.



Here is the booster angle now.



Pedal rod adjusted to a drop fit with the brake pedal against the rubber bumper.



Pedal rod is almost center of the hole.



Also tweaked the right door at the top corner. I couldn't do it while fitting cause I would have pushed the cab off of the stand. So this is how I did it.



Use a clean rubber hammer (no metal shavings) and use care doing this until you get a feel for it. Don't freak if you hear a little popping and cracking. Don't get mad at me if you screw something up. It's best to see it done first, but most don't have that luxury. Just take your time. When you push find a strong part of the door like the edge and use the palm of your hands to push. I've messed things up over my years, but I chalk it up to a learning experience and repair the damage done.



After shot, it's better.

[jason65]

Good job Alan. They used a peice of 4x4 and a big hammer to get mine to fit.

[blue64]

where did you get your m/c bracket?

[ruffrida2005]

Alan do our trucks really have to have the bracket, I ordered my BB/MC from brotheres trucks and they didn't say anything about the braket!

[ruffrida2005]

Looking good Alan, How did you paint your booster. I've heard it's really easy to screw them up with paint.

[joe231]

Alan, I'm just curious why you don't want to run the wedge and bracket horizontal like they came from the factory?