1971 Cheyenne "One For the Road"

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by capriceutah

Just checking in from midvale

Cool truck! I'm building a longbed but not chopping it to a shortbed. Did you have rust on the back side of the windshield frame?

Mine is terrible and I'm just wondering how you fixed it.

Keep up the good work!

Chris

Thanks.
The inside of my windshild had a few spots around the top corners but other than that it wasn't too bad. If yours is bad enough you may need to weld in patch pieces, just get some wire wheels. If you have a sandblaster that would do the trick also, assuming you've removed the glass.

Good luck on your truck.

Originally Posted by killer71

Wheels looks great on the truck i think!

I think they look good on the truck they just make it look like a hotwheels. I may sence some jealousy from the 'burb too.

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Truck is looking great. Keep it up, you will be cruisin' before you know it.

Thanks, I am sooo looking forward to springtime. Crusin' hopefully by summer.

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Well I guess I should update my progress. I've been mostly doing body work on the passenger side bed. There were quite a few small dent toward the back. I spent some time welding up the middle stake hole and any other holes on top of the rail. This week I've started shaving the roof lights, and still have one more left for tomorow. I'll post pics of that mess later.

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The passenger bedside is almost finished except for the final coat of primer.

[VA72C10]

Looking good!

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Looking good!

Thanks. I'ts been a ton of work, and I've enjoyed every minute of it.

[19723DR]

I made more progress this week. I cleaned out the cab, pulled the gas tank for the last time. I undercoated first, then spray bed-liner, then gloss black. I also pulled the bed and flipped it on it's end. The supports are rotten in spots so I am going to have to cut those parts out. I guess that I lucked out seeing that the supports that I cut off are pretty solid.

[19723DR]

I pulled out the blazer gas tank I bought a while back. The place I got it from has a policy of punching holes to drain the gas. That sucks, but not that hard to fix. I used a wire wheel to clean up the rust, and scaped the goo from the small leak from a previous patch. I pulled the metal from around the hole the best I could, then used gas resistant epoxy to patch the small holes. I am going to use a tank sealent inside the tank.

[19723DR]

This weekend I've been working on getting the rust and the holes taken care of. I cut two sections of the small support out behind the wheels. I welded in two patch pieces that I cut from the long bed section I removed earlier. I also notched the rear support for the gas tank.

Drivers side

[VA72C10]

Nice work...you're not a slacker

[19723DR]

[QUOTE=VA72C10;3285681]Nice work...you're not a slacker [/QUOTE


Thanks. I guess if had some money to spend I would have a lot more motivation.

In the last two days I have filled my gas filler in the cab and mounted the gas tank. I guess your right.

[19723DR]

This is how I mounted my gas tank.
I took some L-metal I got from work and made a rectangular support that simply bolts right to the frame sandwiching the tank to the frame. I was also able to run my fuel lines for the tank.

[19723DR]

Here are some pics of the fuel filler. I concaved the piece by hammering it on the cement. It's crude but it works.

I picked up my paint today and was surprised it only came to $160. One gallon of medium blue, quart of white with reducer. I still have some clear left over from the 'burb I need to use up.

[oldblue1968chevy]

you mentioned that you still had manual brakes....

go to the junkyard, pull the booster off a power brake truck, , undo the rod that hooks to the brake pedel, go home take your mc off, install booster where it would normally go, and put brake pedal rod on, adjust brakelite (pita) and hook up vacum lines, and bam power brakes...leme find the faq on it...

[barthmonster]

Hey I could use that booster tip too. !

Truck is looking a lot better. I'm glad to see people save trucks that have a lot of rust like that. Awesome !

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

you mentioned that you still had manual brakes....

go to the junkyard, pull the booster off a power brake truck, , undo the rod that hooks to the brake pedel, go home take your mc off, install booster where it would normally go, and put brake pedal rod on, adjust brakelite (pita) and hook up vacum lines, and bam power brakes...leme find the faq on it...

It's on my to do list. The last time I went to the scrap yard, I found zip in good shape. I've looked in the faq section and there are a few good posts on power brake swaps, I'll probably go with a '73 and up booster because they are so common...you just have lengthen the rod a bit. I guess it's about time I made a trip back to the scrap yard.

Originally Posted by barthmonster

Hey I could use that booster tip too. !

Truck is looking a lot better. I'm glad to see people save trucks that have a lot of rust like that. Awesome !

Thanks. I'm getting excited to get it on the road.
I wouldn't say this truck has a hard time stopping. It stops fine, it just takes a lot of pressure on the peddle to stop.

[19723DR]

Sunday I dusted off the old paint gun and shot the inside of the cab. Here are some pics.





Basecoat







Clearcoat







Today I put the dash back together put some gas in the tank and fired it up for a minute. Next week I'll paint the top so I can install the windshield and back window.

[VA72C10]

Looking good....I love blue and white two tone...

[19723DR]

Well here is some blue and white two-tone for you.

This weekend, I painted the cab including the firewall. I can see why most guys paint one solid color, it's so much more time masking everything off. I think it's worth all the extra work.

I know ya'll like pics!

[img]http://warp.scl.utah.edu/19723dr/Mader-350.jpg[/ing]

[19723DR]

I added some silver metal flake to the clear. Here it is in the sun:chevy




















Today, I tinted and re-installed the back window. Using a small rope, I pulled the seal into place starting at the bottom and working my way up to the top. My wife pulled the rope while I held the window in, it was much easier on my hands and only took 15 minutes.

[sson20s]

the truck looks awesome motivated me today andi went out to the junk yard and found my seats thx

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by kyull67

looks good!

Thanks. Congrats on getting your truck in a video.

Originally Posted by sson20s

the truck looks awesome motivated me today andi went out to the junk yard and found my seats thx

That's awesome! I hope you found some good seats. I am often motivated by other builds I find on this site. Good luck with your truck.

[kyull67]

looks good!

[nuke1]

I would say it looks great, but that darn invisible trick is happening again, how do you make your truck invisible.........

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by nuke1

I would say it looks great, but that darn invisible trick is happening again, how do you make your truck invisible.........

It's not invisible, we had a freak snow storm and a polar bear just happened to walk in front of the camera.

Whenever I post some good pictures my server goes down, Go figure.

Take a look now.

[19723DR]

This week I got a lot done on the truck. Back window, windshield, and some body work on the fenders.








Here is my rear-sway bar. It's from a 90's suburban. The end links are from my brother's MR2. I drove it around the block and it handles like a dream.