'72 chevrolet c20 custom camper build "Craig"

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice work on the support and pillars. You're knocking it out. Keep the pictures coming.

thanks mike,and will do

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Looks like some solid repairs Dean, nice work.

thanks scott

[Dean'smeanmachine]

got the cab corner and rocker tacked up. also got the door shutting like new

[Mustard72]

Aw shucks. I was hoping you'd make the cab corner out of the barrel, too

Just finally got around to going through your thread here. Looks great! I really struggled with my LMC cab corners getting them to fit right, and had to do lots of hammer work on the rockers, too.

Nothing like a nice closing door. I don't know if you are doing it or not, but you can drill an alignment hole through the hinges into the a-pillar once you get it working perfectly so when you remove it later you can line it back up using the drill bit or equally sized rod. Got that idea from Mr. Duckworth for mine.

Can't get over the fact that I'm not looking at pictures of Mustard when going through your thread. Sort of surreal.

Keep it up!

[sduckworth13]

Nice work Dean! Its a real challenge to get everything lined up right, but you did a nice job.

Funny you mention that Nick, because I was searching my drivers side door pillar the other day for my door alignment holes and I guess I forgot to drill them in. lol

[swamp rat]

^^ What he said! ^^

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by Mustard72

Aw shucks. I was hoping you'd make the cab corner out of the barrel, too

Just finally got around to going through your thread here. Looks great! I really struggled with my LMC cab corners getting them to fit right, and had to do lots of hammer work on the rockers, too.

Nothing like a nice closing door. I don't know if you are doing it or not, but you can drill an alignment hole through the hinges into the a-pillar once you get it working perfectly so when you remove it later you can line it back up using the drill bit or equally sized rod. Got that idea from Mr. Duckworth for mine.

Can't get over the fact that I'm not looking at pictures of Mustard when going through your thread. Sort of surreal.

Keep it up!

thanks! my panels are from classic parts. they fit pretty good. still need to be tweeked a lot like all repop parts. great idea about drilling the hole..and yeah same went for me when i was looking thrue your build...it looked like craig

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Nice work Dean! Its a real challenge to get everything lined up right, but you did a nice job.

Funny you mention that Nick, because I was searching my drivers side door pillar the other day for my door alignment holes and I guess I forgot to drill them in. lol

lol it sure is a pain, i struggled for a couple days to get it all lining up right. i forgot to drill the hole...darn , but i did scribe around the hinges, hopefully that will help some

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

^^ What he said! ^^

lol thank you

[Dean'smeanmachine]

i also slammed the truck last evening..............

[Dean'smeanmachine]

NOT!!!!!... LOL did anyone fall for it?

[Mustard72]

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by Mustard72

[swamp rat]

No but cool pic tho..

[Dean'smeanmachine]

not too much done today. got the welds ground down on the cab corner

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

No but cool pic tho..

awww shucks that would be sorta crazy lol

[Dean'smeanmachine]

alright guys, so today i was able to finish up the drivers side. im calling it finished on that side. exept finishing touches(i lost my seam sealer so that will have to wait, also i need to clean up the welds underneath but that will wait too) thrue on some rattle can etching primer to hold it over until i can put the real stuff on

[Dean'smeanmachine]

i cant get over how clean the frame is! i may only sandblast areas where neccecary

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also picked up this good old craftsman 220 3hp 30gal compressor for 50 bucks. hoping i can shoot some primer with it

[Dean'smeanmachine]

its a two stage

[Dean'smeanmachine]

now the WHOLE other side!!! lol oh well thats all part of the fun

[swamp rat]

So the first side was just a warm up.... LOL!

Nice compressor, i need a dual stage, i was stupid and listened to the ass sales guy at sears, he talked me out of it, said look at the Scfm ratings,what are you using it for? you'll be fine, Bla Bla Bla..... Long story short every time i pull a trigger on my die grinder it fires up and runs non stop...

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

So the first side was just a warm up.... LOL!

Nice compressor, i need a dual stage, i was stupid and listened to the ass sales guy at sears, he talked me out of it, said look at the Scfm ratings,what are you using it for? you'll be fine, Bla Bla Bla..... Long story short every time i pull a trigger on my die grinder it fires up and runs non stop...

lol yup just a warm up.

yeah the dual stages are nice...especially the cast iron oil kind like this. they are MUCH quieter and last longer. what size is yours?

[swamp rat]

Mine would be the very noisy discontinued model of this one, I had to pull the cover off for a recall and they sent me a new cover, guess some were over heating, it was exactly the same as the cover i took off except it had none of the compressor info on it so i threw the replacement housing in the trash and kept the old one with the info. I was amazed because i looked at the size and stroke of the piston, it was about 1.25 diameter, stroke of about 1".. cheesy as hell..

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-33-ga...72000P?prdNo=1

[mcbassin]

Very nice progress Dean. The driver side looks really good. Half way down. Nice score on the compressor!