My own build thread

[Realnoisy]

He don't look like an old man!

[zippeay]

Originally Posted by Realnoisy

He don't look like an old man!

Only old people say that! Haha!

Put the bed on for the last time to figure out the mounting and also figure out the bumper brackets.


Getting pretty excited now. Can't wait to squirt the paint on!


Wheels tuck really nice!

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[Realnoisy]

Originally Posted by zippeay

Only old people say that! Haha!

LMAO! Someday you will say it too!

[zippeay]

Originally Posted by Realnoisy

LMAO! Someday you will say it too!

I'm getting there, I'm 34 now and I still don't believe it...
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[zippeay]

Nice, good luck! I was supposed to be done last summer haha
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[coulter]

haha same story on my truck!!! keep up the good work man!!!

[zippeay]

Originally Posted by coulter

haha same story on my truck!!! keep up the good work man!!!

Thanks coulter!

Ok, so I've been staying busy. I made all the supports for the bed and welded then on. We mounted the bed and got it to sit exactly where we wanted it. We also mounted the rear bumper and tacked on the bumper supports. I still have no clue what bumper this came off of. I'm thinking its a 70s C10 bumper but whatever it is it fits the truck really well. It took me awhile to cut off all the crap the PO tried to weld. These welds were horrible, I have no idea how this bumper didn't fall off.
Here's the old brackets


Another shot, this type of stuff scares me


Here's the bumper mounted, fits the truck well I think


Here's another shot


Tonight I'm going to finish welding up the bumper brackets, I cut off most of the crap the PO welded together and re-welded everything to make it safe. Then I need to bolt up the front bumper and make sure it fits nicely. Once that is complete we are going to tear the truck back apart so I can paint the frame with POR 15. Once that is complete then we can finish the few spots of body work left and start blocking everything out so I can finally paint this damn thing!
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[Dinos63]

WHOA!! you have been busy kat nice work i know sanding the inside of that cab sucked

[zippeay]

After searching for hours I figured out that the bumper is 64-72 Ford F100 style side rear bumper. Not too sure I'm happy about putting a Ford part on this but I guess I'm putting pontiac tail lights in it so... whatever haha! I think it fits the truck well.

[3rd Coast Z]

Hey zipp, I just read through your build and I gotta say, your fab skills are very impressive. I had a question about your steering set up. It looks like the steering shaft is awfully close to the upper arm with the truck aired up. Does it hit when you lower the truck? I'm using a 90 burb as a donor to do a 350/700R4 swap and am trying to figure out how I am going to do the steering. I can switch over the burb steering or try and make my manual rack work. Your input is appreciated.

My truck is bagged and has pancaked crossmember.

Keep up the awesome work man. Truck is gonna kick a$$ when it's done.

[zippeay]

Yes the steering clears by about 1/2 inch. I made sure that when I welded the universals in I made sure not to weld them above the uppers. If I would have put the universals there it wouldn't have cleared but honestly it only would hit with the truck aired out anyway and you can't drive like that anyway. I'm not sure but it could be a problem if you put large wheels on and did the same things that I did but I doubt it.
Thank you for the compliments also! Sometimes I don't feel like I'm doing things well enough and it's nice to know people think your doing nice work sometimes!
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[zippeay]

I haven't posted in awhile because the progress I've made is mostly just tying up loose ends etc. I've done quite a bit I just haven't taken many pictures like I should have. I ended up wiping off all the spray balm I painted the front end with and repainting it with POR15. I found out real quick that it sucks getting that crap in your eyes... I was wearing safety glasses but I walked under the frame "the trucks on my Dads lift" and some of it dripped down inbetween my glasses and into my eye... I got it out but it looks like I have eye liner on... haha!
I also welded in the L angle to move the bed floor up to cover the C notch. It's going slowly but we are making progress.
I ran into some problems, I never tried to take the rear wheels off with the bed on until last week and found out that I couldn't get them out without taking the rear shocks and the bags out... So I ended up having to bend the tops of the wheel well lip up to make enough room. It's still really tight be at least I can get the wheels out now. I'm assuming that is why most of you guys put the bags on the trailing arms to get more extension, you live and you learn right? I will try and take more pictures tonight, I also finished welding up the bumper brackets.
This week I plan on finishing painting the frame and my old man is going to finish the body work so we can get this damn thing finished some time this year... "I hope" haha.

[coulter]

nice man glad you getting some work done.. even though there are no pics...keep it up.. and ya my truck has to be all the way up to be able to get my wheels off the rear.. its still a really tight fit

[KJSR]

Flat tire= call AAA and have them take it home for you! Glad your getting stuff done in this warm spell we are having....

[zippeay]

Ok, so here's my update... I need to stop screwing off and going snow mobiling every weekend, lmao!
Here is the frame with the POR15 on it, nice stuff





Here's a crappy one of the rear bumper brackets, I wish I had the right metal to make them look better but once I get paint on it and the truck is on the road no one will see it. I was more concearned with making it safe because the PO was no welder... lol


Hopefully this weekend we make some real progress, the old man is getting pissed because his car is out in the snow... lol Now, if I can just talk him into chopping the top on his!

[zippeay]

Got the frame painted today! Feels good to make this progress finally.




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[Jmorales3181]

Looking good! Sure it feels good to have that frame all painted. Getting mine all ready as we speak can't wait. I have a hard time getting out to work on my truck with one kid never mind 6, more power to ya l
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[zippeay]

To be fair we usually don't have them all. The oldest is 20 and just moved out and the youngest is 9 so they usually keep themselves busy. My wife is a saint, she puts up with me spending a lot of time building stuff.

I spent the majority of the day yesterday stripping all the old paint out of the door jam on one of the doors and treating the surface rust on the bottom of the door. The PO decided to put the door panel on with an entire tube of white bathroom caulk... That was fun too... Sigh lmao.

I understand that not everyone is a mechanic but seriously??? A whole tube of caulk? I should have taken pictures, it was a mess and it took hours to get it all off... I just hope I don't have a lot of issues when I paint it now, silicone and paint = no bueno!
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[zippeay]

I'm trying like hell to get this thing in paint by next weekend but its not looking like that's Gonna happen. Here's what I've done the last few weeks

Finished final sanding the Pontiac tail lights.




I made the panel to hide under the raised floor


My metal brake is only 3 feet long so I had to use this... Not how I wanted to do it but this worked and it actually bent it really nice.


Here's the panel welded in.


We are getting there, the bed is almost finished and the body work is done on it, the doors are ready for paint. The inner fenders, hood, and front cowl are all ready for paint too.


Hopefully this week we finish all the body work and get everything blocked out. Made a lot of progress. Should have this baby on the road by spring for sure!
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[Realnoisy]

Looking good!

[zippeay]

Originally Posted by Realnoisy

Looking good!

Thanks! It's been about 6-7 years since I've painted a full car/truck. Funny how you forget how much work it is. At least I haven't sanded off my fingers yet... But I'm sure I will before this thing is done.
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[Jmorales3181]

You are getting close. Truck has come a long way! Don't want to rush it now, most important part of the job. your doing great work so far! :
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[zippeay]

Oh I forgot to mention that I bought all my paint supplies. I bought bought both colors, clear, seam sealer, primer, and various other supplies. I about had a damn heart attack when they rang everything up. I've already spent close to $500 on supplies before this and this time it was almost 1500 bucks...

I can't believe paint is this expensive now, I did want to go with House of Kolor paint but they are changing up their paint line and I was worried I wouldn't be able to get a color match in the future should I have to do any touch ups. So I ended up choosing 2 colors close to what I wanted out of the color book.

I bought DuPont chroma base because I've always liked their stuff but man... I wasn't thinking it would be almost 1k just for base and clear... That's just stupid... It better turn out awesome or I'm going to be one pissed off little man!
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[zippeay]

I spent most of the day yesterday stripping the paint off the inside of the cab. Man... What a pain! I finished 90% of it yesterday, hopefully I can get it finished today and get it primed tonight.

Here some pictures
I think the PO had an old camper shell on this, I filled all the holes they drilled.


The PO also had a corduroy pleated headliner in this... That he held up with dresser brackets, mirror hardware, and liquid nails... This was not fun to grind off...


Here's the final product! I still need to strip the dash and fill some holes in the firewall but its almost finished!


We also made the fuel filler hole, I wanted to do it a little fancier but most people will never see it so I what the heck....


I also stripped all the old primer off the fenders fixed the small dents in them and re primed everything. Now I just need to high build prime it and block it out



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[dr69burb]

Looks good! Cant wait to see it all painted up.
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