"G&S project"

[87 dually burb]

door panels look awesome got any more details of how they mount and I'm guessing the center piece is screwed on from the back

[nbpro]

Thanks guys! As you can see, the frame was made out of 2x4's with the edges dado'd, 3/8 in. plywood attached with screws. Foam from a old couch added with batting on top of that, then covered with vinyl from Hancock Fabrics. Originally was covered with some crap from Walmart, but was easily stained. To mount them to the truck, we used a metal yard stick attached across the top of the wood frame that slides down where your window sweeps are on the door, and two screws in the bottom. And you are correct, the handle is screwed in from the back. The handle itself was rescued from the dumpster. It's actually a top rail from a baby crib. Paint is Duplicolor Ground Coat Metalcast with skull stencils and Duplicolor Smoke Metalcast with red Metalcast sprayed over that with three coats of clear

[87 chevy silverado]

liking the truck looks good.i dont like role pans at all but i like that idea i almost want to do it, but i dont want to get ride of the step bumper

[nbpro]

Originally Posted by 87 chevy silverado

liking the truck looks good.i dont like role pans at all but i like that idea i almost want to do it, but i dont want to get ride of the step bumper

You know, I had much rather kept the bumper on. That roll pan bumper is actually a front bumper off of an '84 Chevy pick-up. I find they're a little wider and easier to tuck up close to the body. But thanks for the compliment.

[3r!c84]

lookin good bro. did you lower the front any to match with the back (Keith Seymore Way)
lol

[nbpro]

Thanks bro yes we cut one full coil in the front

[nbpro]

Well it looks like everything is on hold until we get the alternator situation taken care of. It seems I had the little sh*t that stripped the truck, take the alternator off and apart so I could paint it. When putting back together, he placed two small nails to hold the bushings in, and didn't take them back out. So I'm assuming this is what fried the alternator. The one we thought we had is not good. So I'll be scrounging around for an alternator. Wish me luck.

[GMC91]

I got one you can have, but you will have to come get it.

[nbpro]

Originally Posted by GMC91

I got one you can have, but you will have to come get it.

pm sent

[nbpro]

Well it looks like with the help from a fellow square body lover, gmc91, that our alternator woes will be taken care of, so we can get everything back on track. Going over and picking it up Saturday. Thanks bro (gmc91). Means a lot when you're on a budget like I am.

[nbpro]

Thanks

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

glad your staying bro

Originally Posted by 87 chevy silverado

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[3r!c84]

there u go

[Stitch]

that's cool man...always feels good to help someone out...it's a win-win really...

[RandyP]

Good to hear you found an easy solution there. Nothing beats a friendly neighbor!

[nbpro]

Yes, it is good to have good neighbors, and it is a win/win situation. There's a longer story about this truck than I care to tell. But it goes to a promise I made to my mom before she passed away. And this helps further to keep that promise. But being on a fixed income myself, my brother changing jobs, and my nephew recently unemployed, this was a tremendous help. And if there's anything I could ever do for the young gentleman, I'll be willing. Or anyone else as far as that goes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Did a few things to the truck this week. Not much. Got the moldings back on the bucket seats. Put on the skull gear shift knob we bought when we first started this. And more or less pulled and put on the alternator a couple of times trying to piece the two together. Oh yeah, did find out we needed to add a shim to the starter, which we did. That was about it.

[nbpro]

Short road trip today. Wish we could've spent more time, but had prior engagements up around the state line. Pushed us to get there on time. I really appreciate what gmc91 did. Seems like he's a very cool, level headed young gentleman. Hopefully this won't be our last road trip to meet and talk about trucks and stuff more next time. Once again, thanks from all of us.

[nbpro]

Got the alternator on, and did all necessary testing. It works out fine, so we're back on getting everything back together. Can't get my nephew to do $h*t, he's too busy texting his fiancee. Go figure... kids these days. Also found out something that I didn't know till today. It's not a good idea to pull your battery cable off to see if your alternator is working. It could put a spike in it and burn the alternator up. So I guess the best way to do this is late in the evenings, turn your headlights on with the motor running, then turn the motor off, and if the headlights dim, you're alternator is charging. Another way would be to test with a volt meter. The voltage should read at approx 14 when the motor is off. When the motor is running, it should read slightly higher if the alternator is charging.

[nbpro]

kool bro let me no

[dccarpenter]

The truck is looking nice, very nice work with the custom interior touches, as a carpenter I've got some ideas of things I can do with the inside of my '84 now if I get to fixing it up some.

[nbpro]

Thanks bro when you do make a build thread post lots of pics

[nbpro]

Small update, on progress. Buffed the bumper out today. Looks pretty good. And here's a pic of the skeleton gear shift knob. Not a good one, but a pic.

[3r!c84]

what why u leaving?

[RandyP]

Doh. Well if you come back and read, good luck with everything! Hope your body heals so you can continue on in a normal fashion through life! Keep up the good work and guide the young 'en through it all.

[Stitch]

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[nbpro]

Well it looks like I've had a change of heart, and a correction on my way of thinking. Thanks everyone.