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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
Here's my 87, this is before I put a new bed on it. I have a another cab for it also. I think I'm going to redo alot of the metal work I've done. Since I went to work for a restoration shop here in Cincy, my standards have gone up, & I've learned that mig welding is a major no no for sheetmetal work!
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12-06-2008, 05:34 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
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12-06-2008, 05:52 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
Tig, & planish! Mig just adds metal, too much to grind when your done.
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12-06-2008, 06:31 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
most bodyshops here use mig welders , there special sort of migwelder though they bring less heat intoo the material and use a different wire think it has some tin in it , the current superthin sheetmetal and special aloys require use those types of welders
tig welding is wonderful but the metal needs to be verry clean to be able to lay a nice weld and repairing a run off the mill pre 80's rustbucket with a tigwelder......... i'm afraid it brings you more pain than gain . havent seen the state of youre truck when you had done the metalwork and before it went to paint but i might rather first grind out the filler pull out dents and work on my planischingskills before taking good metal out with a grinder and tigweld it its good practice and when it doesnt work you can allways grab the grinder and take the darn piece out
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12-06-2008, 07:40 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
We use a tig & planishing hammer so we don't have to grind hardly anything, & we don't have to use any plastic fillers like most bodyshops do! Almost all the premier shops out there do it this way.
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12-06-2008, 11:26 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
Finally got a chance to take a good picture, since the truck got restored!
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12-10-2008, 03:21 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
Stock 15x8 with 60's,just like they did back in the day in North Carolina!!!
Nothing like 1970-1981 cars and trucks!!! I wish that I could find those old PLAYBOY Bunny air freshners. They were the BEST ever.  Quote:
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
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who's the handsome dude with the cool dog. nice restores you and your son have done, i have a 1970 Chevy 1/2'erand I've been looking at these 73's to 87's and i have the itch to get one,,so next year is just around the corner. :Chevy:
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06-03-2012, 09:33 PM
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06-03-2012, 10:26 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
I just flipped through all 235 pages of this thread while waiting for account activation. Just as I reached the end I received the activated email, so here goes my first post. Long time lurker, first time member and poster. All these nice pickups here, figure I'd post mine so we don't all forget how the nice ones start.
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12-06-2008, 11:52 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
nice rides!!
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12-07-2008, 12:13 AM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
I know that this is a truck site, but I just had to do it!
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12-07-2008, 12:18 AM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
yeah man!
nice chevelle!!
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12-07-2008, 09:22 AM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
beautiful truck, 72 and the puppy!!
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12-08-2008, 05:11 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
hey, check out my new 82 shortbox and my old 70 long bed that i just swapped it for.
It has a 307 with a cam, intake, dual flowmasters , a turbo 350 with a agressive shift kit (worthless) and 4 brl edlebrock. best of all it has ZERO rust. |
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12-08-2008, 06:53 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
Nice truck, Kevin MF Duane. Welcome to the board from Santa Fe, MFNM.
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12-12-2008, 08:00 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
Smoke Dog, are those 275/60's?
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12-12-2008, 11:21 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
hey vern350, where did you get that windshield decal? Very nice truck too.
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12-14-2008, 02:20 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
YES!!!
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12-14-2008, 04:43 PM
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12-29-2008, 02:53 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
Hey guys, I'm new to the forum and Canadian...try not to hold that against me. I thought I'd try to post a picture of my 81 big block.
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12-29-2008, 03:06 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
Nice truck nuke, I like flames, if you can tell from my truck I like flames
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12-30-2008, 01:17 AM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
All right I'll try to post a couple of more pics.
Smokedog, I believe you a right, as far as a I can remember those are Stealth rims 20x8.5. They are a couple of years old now so I had a difficult time finding one more for a spare, but I did in the end. Hopefully one day there will be rear discs shining through! |
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12-31-2008, 07:14 PM
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Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
Not mine - but check this one out!
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