What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II - Page 42 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

texjake · 08-14-2014, 01:31 AM

I sandblasted the wheels then sprayed them with primer then painted the backs & centers with semi-gloss black enamel & then painted the front of the wheels with Rust-Oleum Professional High Performance enamel Aluminum. I also included a before pic to show how bad they were before I sandblasted & painted them. Tomorrow new tires get mounted onto the freshly painted wheels.

**Elliot949** · 08-14-2014, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by texjake

I sandblasted the wheels then sprayed them with primer then painted the backs & centers with semi-gloss black enamel & then painted the front of the wheels with Rust-Oleum Professional High Performance enamel Aluminum. I also included a before pic to show how bad they were before I sandblasted & painted them. Tomorrow new tires get mounted onto the freshly painted wheels.

Nice work..

texjake · 08-14-2014, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Elliot949

Nice work..

Thanks Dan. This is one of those things that was needed to be done for a long time.

casper1969 · 08-14-2014, 03:53 PM

After14 years of ownership she finally has paint. I picked her up from the shop today

texjake · 08-14-2014, 04:01 PM

And it's finally done. New tires & freshly painted wheels & the truck is back down on the ground. All for the grand total of $481. Tires [235/75/R15] were on sale at Amazon for $319 delivered, sandblasting was $53 & dismounting, mounting, balancing & new valve stems were $84 & paint/primer was $25 on sale at Lowes. It's my budget build with money left over to get the wood bed done next - after the carpet & sound deadener is installed & the seat is reupholstered.

wreckedchevy · 08-14-2014, 04:15 PM

those turned out nice!

magwakeenercew2jh · 08-14-2014, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by casper1969

After14 years of ownership she finally has paint. I picked her up from the shop today

Nice.

Flip!

casper1969 · 08-14-2014, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

Nice.

Flip!

Haha thank you I like gettin sideways but not that way

texjake · 08-14-2014, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by wreckedchevy

those turned out nice!

Thanks! And it rides great too!

BugzC10 · 08-14-2014, 07:19 PM

Inventoried all of parts for my Vintage Air install.

**Elliot949** · 08-14-2014, 07:20 PM

Sweet!!!!

ole dollor · 08-14-2014, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by texjake

And it's finally done. New tires & freshly painted wheels & the truck is back down on the ground. All for the grand total of $481. Tires [235/75/R15] were on sale at Amazon for $319 delivered, sandblasting was $53 & dismounting, mounting, balancing & new valve stems were $84 & paint/primer was $25 on sale at Lowes. It's my budget build with money left over to get the wood bed done next - after the carpet & sound deadener is installed & the seat is reupholstered.

looking good , its it ready to drive yet ...street legal ? ready for a cruise night when you are. Don

slowcpe · 08-14-2014, 08:00 PM

Tired of seeing the truck sitting in the garage and not being driven. Snapped a couple wheel studs a month or so ago so tonight I'm fixing that. 5 new wheel studs and an exhaust patch where I ripped a hole in it backing it off the trailer.

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Tango59 · 08-14-2014, 10:18 PM

New shocks, springs and tank relocated.... ran into a few glitches but parts are on the way.

texjake · 08-14-2014, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ole dollor

looking good , its it ready to drive yet ...street legal ? ready for a cruise night when you are. Don

Hey Don, not yet I've still got an issue to work out with the rear tail lights & turn signals, replace the front brakes & adjust the e-brake. I still want to finish out the interior (carpet, seat & door seals) & replace the float & sending unit in the gas tank while I have the seat out to fix that damn annoying fuel gauge....lol

wreckedchevy · 08-15-2014, 02:22 AM

Took her out to the weekly cruise, usually I hide in back but this time I found this big beauty to hide behind! don't know who's it is but it is one really nice truck! now if Daman would have been there he could blocked me from the other side! there was also I really nice 67/68 patina truck but he took off before I got a pic.

NovaBrad · 08-15-2014, 08:44 AM

Yesterday I popped out 2 lower ball joints and one upper ball joint. Today Im finishing the other one and then to get the A arms prepped for sandblasting!

88fordf150 · 08-15-2014, 06:16 PM

Worked on the inner & outer roof.

Aussie Ol' Blue · 08-15-2014, 07:32 PM

Wow! 3.59 a gallon?

**Elliot949** · 08-15-2014, 07:47 PM

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Wow! 3.59 a gallon?

Wow... glad I don't live there... gas here is 3.19

Econman · 08-15-2014, 08:40 PM

Cleaned, primed, painted and bolted on my flexplate. Cleaning, painting and mounting the starter tomorrow am..

Tree-50 · 08-15-2014, 09:00 PM

My first try on this

hardwaycooke · 08-15-2014, 10:00 PM

Got my block back from the machine shop. Started prepping for clearancing. Also got some porting done.

Red Tractors · 08-15-2014, 10:58 PM

Today I gave up on my cab on the '71 Cheyenne, I went to pull it off to replace the floor supports and discovered the entire top of the A-pillar was rusted out and gooped/filled. Bondo can hide a lot of evil work.

With the entire floor gone, inner and outer rockers and all four supports shot, the cowl rusted and now a big chunk of a-pillar/window frame/drip rail trashed I am moving to plan B. I have a '70 Cab we patched up I was saving for a future project.

colgad · 08-15-2014, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Tractors

Today I gave up on my cab on the '71 Cheyenne, I went to pull it off to replace the floor supports and discovered the entire top of the A-pillar was rusted out and gooped/filled. Bondo can hide a lot of evil work.

With the entire floor gone, inner and outer rockers and all four supports shot, the cowl rusted and now a big chunk of a-pillar/window frame/drip rail trashed I am moving to plan B. I have a '70 Cab we patched up I was saving for a future project.

Sounds like a good plan~

08-14-2014, 01:31 AM	#1026
texjake Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 283	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II I sandblasted the wheels then sprayed them with primer then painted the backs & centers with semi-gloss black enamel & then painted the front of the wheels with Rust-Oleum Professional High Performance enamel Aluminum. I also included a before pic to show how bad they were before I sandblasted & painted them. Tomorrow new tires get mounted onto the freshly painted wheels. Attached Images __________________ "Now all I need is a shop to go with my shop vac!"

08-14-2014, 03:53 PM	#1029
casper1969 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sabattus,Maine Posts: 38	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II After14 years of ownership she finally has paint. I picked her up from the shop today Attached Images

08-14-2014, 04:01 PM	#1030
texjake Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 283	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II And it's finally done. New tires & freshly painted wheels & the truck is back down on the ground. All for the grand total of $481. Tires [235/75/R15] were on sale at Amazon for $319 delivered, sandblasting was $53 & dismounting, mounting, balancing & new valve stems were $84 & paint/primer was $25 on sale at Lowes. It's my budget build with money left over to get the wood bed done next - after the carpet & sound deadener is installed & the seat is reupholstered. Attached Images __________________ "Now all I need is a shop to go with my shop vac!"

08-14-2014, 04:15 PM	#1031
wreckedchevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: billings, mt Posts: 703	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II those turned out nice! __________________ 1969 Chevy C10 2wd stepside longbox

08-14-2014, 07:19 PM	#1035
BugzC10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Rose Hill Kansas Posts: 1,351	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Inventoried all of parts for my Vintage Air install. __________________ 1970 C10 Short Stepper with 71/72 front clip.

08-14-2014, 07:20 PM	#1036
Elliot949 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winfield, Ks. Posts: 4,162	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Sweet!!!! __________________ Dan Johnston... Owner of My Dad's- '67 Chevy C-20 Custom Camper Short Fleetside Pickup PAPA J And our newest addition a- '71 Chevy CST/10 Short Fleetside Pickup Haulin' SOLD Papa J's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=612847 Haulin's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=671130SOLD B Bears Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=744210

08-14-2014, 08:00 PM	#1038
slowcpe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 1,774	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Tired of seeing the truck sitting in the garage and not being driven. Snapped a couple wheel studs a month or so ago so tonight I'm fixing that. 5 new wheel studs and an exhaust patch where I ripped a hole in it backing it off the trailer. __________________ Ryan 1967 Red Stepside..."Laymond" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...40#post6441840 1972 Medium Olive SWB-Chester http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=759628 1967/71 Blue SWB C10..SOLD 1977 SWB K10..my grandpa's.....never should have sold

08-14-2014, 10:18 PM	#1039
Tango59 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 67	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II New shocks, springs and tank relocated.... ran into a few glitches but parts are on the way.

08-15-2014, 02:22 AM	#1041
wreckedchevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: billings, mt Posts: 703	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Took her out to the weekly cruise, usually I hide in back but this time I found this big beauty to hide behind! don't know who's it is but it is one really nice truck! now if Daman would have been there he could blocked me from the other side! there was also I really nice 67/68 patina truck but he took off before I got a pic. __________________ 1969 Chevy C10 2wd stepside longbox

08-15-2014, 08:44 AM	#1042
NovaBrad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Huntley,Illinois Posts: 21	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Yesterday I popped out 2 lower ball joints and one upper ball joint. Today Im finishing the other one and then to get the A arms prepped for sandblasting!

08-15-2014, 06:16 PM	#1043
88fordf150 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 474	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Worked on the inner & outer roof. Attached Images __________________ Brad handshoe

08-15-2014, 07:32 PM	#1044
Aussie Ol' Blue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sassafras. Victoria. The beautiful Mount Dandenong Ranges Posts: 234	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Wow! 3.59 a gallon? __________________ CLASSIC 1970 C20 WITH A RUMBLIN' V8. IT'S MY MID-LIFE CRISIS ONLY IT AIN'T A LITTLE RED SPORTS CAR OR A HARLEY! IF YOU'RE GUNNA SKATE ON THIN ICE, YOU MAY AS WELL TAP DANCE!

08-15-2014, 08:40 PM	#1046
Econman Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 362	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Cleaned, primed, painted and bolted on my flexplate. Cleaning, painting and mounting the starter tomorrow am..

08-15-2014, 09:00 PM	#1047
Tree-50 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 120	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II My first try on this Attached Images

08-15-2014, 10:00 PM	#1048
hardwaycooke Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: anderson, sc Posts: 647	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Got my block back from the machine shop. Started prepping for clearancing. Also got some porting done. Attached Images



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08-15-2014, 10:58 PM	#1049
Red Tractors Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Northern OH Posts: 72	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Today I gave up on my cab on the '71 Cheyenne, I went to pull it off to replace the floor supports and discovered the entire top of the A-pillar was rusted out and gooped/filled. Bondo can hide a lot of evil work. With the entire floor gone, inner and outer rockers and all four supports shot, the cowl rusted and now a big chunk of a-pillar/window frame/drip rail trashed I am moving to plan B. I have a '70 Cab we patched up I was saving for a future project. __________________ I still have a few more stupid questions left to be asked. '72 C-10 LWB step side "Old Red" '71 C-10 Cheyenne "Blue"

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