Meet Project Red, White, and Blue

[no moa]

frame pics

[VA72C10]

Looking good!!!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Better hurry up it looks like your only about half way done...

[no moa]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Better hurry up it looks like your only about half way done...

Ran outta time and sand. And it's going to rain all weekend. Be awhile before I get er done.
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[RCbowtie69]

Looking good,keep the hard up & pictures coming

[no moa]

Frigging rain, 3 weeks it's rained everytime I have an afternoon off from the kids. Be 2012 before get Started back together.
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[no moa]

Got the frame boxed on the outside this week, and all sandblasted ready for SEM paint. Where i'm going to put 454 in this truck now, i wanted strength were the frame had been cut and shortened by some moron. He did a great job. Ya it look gotty but i'm not going for a the super resto.

[no moa]

I had to take a torch to remove the rear leaf bolts. I think i'm just going to find some to replace them. therubber caught fire and metal got hot , might have fatigued it.

What are these called anyway, anyone know?

[VA72C10]

Frame brace looks nice and strong. Good work!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Are you askin about the shackle bushing sleeves?

[no moa]

Yes, they need to be replaced.
Even stupider thing is I took them out and forgot which way the go! Lol
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[WIDESIDE72]

Originally Posted by no moa

I unfortunately don't have a welder or the ability to weld, other than stick.Posted via Mobile Device

If you can stick weld, MIG will be no problem. That is what most people learn with.

[no moa]

I'm going to get my cab and interior this weekend. finally found one. (thank you Bill)

I need to start my assembly list starting with the frame.

Bolts front and rear,crossmember all Grade 8.
New shackles and bushings, Rear 1/2 ton leaf.
Leaf spring u bolts. (can you buy them anymore?)
Front end rebuild. (have all the napa good quality/lifetime)
Brakes. (rear disc)
Fuel tank. (rear set up?)


In going to finish the front and rearends cleaning and paint, then paint the frame. Install, then install the cab. Then start another list.

Anyone have any tips for tank and rear disc?
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[rondog4416]

looks like you have a good gameplan for the truck ! keep up the good work !

[no moa]

Thanks. Looking forward to moving forward. Lol
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[no moa]

Here is my big list so far of stuff I need.

Painless wiring kit (on the fence whether I need it or not)
Wilwood D52 front kit with rotors.
Wilwood rear disc brake kit
Tri plus rockers, can corners and one can mounts.
Tilt column rebuild (should to be fun)
Complete front end rebuild kit. (bought napa lifetime)
Brake lines (stainless or not)
Gas tank (blazer, have one made? Unsure)
Rear leaf shackles


Lots of grade 8 bolts for the front crossmember. And 72 mounts.
Rear u bolts


Have the 454 and t400. 454 I know is good, 400 unknown, that y I have 2.

Lots more stuff to, but I'm gaining.

Will be posting pics of my cab I got the other day when I have a minute.
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[Zoomin]

Sounds like you've got a busy season ahead of you. Keep us posted on how it goes.
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[no moa]

A couple weeks ago, i talked to Restoreamerica (bill) he had a 1972 cab. After some pics and a inspection by Blap (brad) an offer was made and excepted.
We left at 5am on friday morning for the 4 hour trip from Me to CT, hitting a couple accidents and about a 45 minute delay, we made it.

Met Bill and his son, and got to work.

This is a 72 custom cab i'd guess. (no SPID no title) All the trim, cargo lite, headliner, a/c.

Here is the play by play.

[no moa]

This cab was restored number of years ago, the whole cab was repainted inside and out. Had cab corners and outer rockers. Wasn't a real good job. But for the price its 10 times better than mine.

[no moa]

Got it jacked up, and loaded.

[no moa]

took more than 3 hours to get it off and winch it onto my trailer. Finally tiedown and ready to head for home.

[no moa]

When i got it home, got my dolly ready, and got to look at the bad spots.

Cab corners need replace.And the front drivers cab mount is gone.

The floor and the inner rockers were in very good shape, but i did bend them loading the cab on the trailer. Couldn't be helped.

[no moa]

The rockers are a mess. The previous restorer didn't take care to prep it correctly before installing the new rockers.

[no moa]

There is a good size spot behind the heater motor, and across the top of the wire channel there is little spot holes, and the there is a couple small spots under the cowl edges on the drivers side.

The worst part is i clean the cowl area out, and it was full of ANTS.(last pics shows some of them) Tiny ants, must have been 3000 of them. I filled my mini shop vac full of them, then i took them to the wood pile, there were so many, comeing out of every spot on the pass side cowl. and i'll tell ya, had the hebe jebes for days. Then i put the air hose down in there, blew out the dirt and leaves, and hosed it our for the final assault on the area.
My body guy, says no problam, he can fix all the spots add the new cab corners, rockers, and the cab mounts, along with the firewall spot and the the rest of the spots. Should be a nice cab when i'm done.

[sbc10guy]

Very nice truck, i cant wait to see this when you get it put together. The blue and white is my favorite color combo. It is my dream truck as well. Looking good.