85 GMC Sierra Classic 1 Ton Crew Cab

[1985-GMC]

The hump looks good Matt! but you know you have your shifter boots mixed up right... lol

Edit: I guess I should read the post next time instead of just looking at the pictures and commenting. haha kinda reminds me of high school.

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by 1985-GMC

The hump looks good Matt! but you know you have your shifter boots mixed up right... lol

Edit: I guess I should read the post next time instead of just looking at the pictures and commenting. haha kinda reminds me of high school.

Haha good job tony!

I did start to mount the tranny hump yesterday, I have been trying to figure out how to get it to seal so that water and mud dont come up through the gaps.

I removed the rear window, and then started to remove the front window and right before I got it free it cracked. So I guess Ill be getting a new front window.

[Mattman2010]

Alright, well not a whole lot has been going on. School is finally out for the summer so I am picking up some more hours so I can get this thing finally rolling and get it done by the end of summer.

Been thinking a lot about paint and have decided that I am going to go with white.

Also got the transmission hump finally installed in the truck. So now I am working on all the rust that I have so that I can finally start on the body work.





Basically what I did was to make the transmission hump to weld into the truck, I then cut a 1/2 inch section all the way around to make the mounting frame, I welded tabs to the back of this 1/2 inch section to be where the hump bolted to and also be able to put some sealer on it to keep water from coming up through the hump. I then welded the 1/2 inch section to the floor and it bolts right in!

[my4by2]

White's a good color choice man! With mine hopefully that'll be two on the roads again soon!

[Mattman2010]

Things are moving pretty slow. I did pick up a 86 reg cab long bed frame that had the correct core/front spring mounts for this truck so I am going to be swaping out the brackets at some point so that I can use all the same bushings.

I started on rust repair. The rockers where rusty in only some places, When I cut them open I saw some surface rust, but I sprayed a rust converter on them to keep it from going any farther.



Patched the passenger front rocker


Just need to finish patching the rust. Fill in some holes in the cab for moldings, grind it all down, power wash one more time, paint the bottom/firewall black, and then start doing the body work on the rest of the cab. Once it is in primer I am going to be getting everything else in primer and then start the real body work on everything.

Plan was to get it done by summer, but things keep popping up so we will just see. No real dead line, Just hope to get it done at some point, I already have plans for my rusted out crew cab cab, mud/rock truck

[Mattman2010]

Well not much to really update. Been doing a lot of cutting, welding, and grinding fixing rust and all of that. I will be putting the cab in primer in the morning.

I did end up picking up a turbo setup for the 6.2. Its all of of a 6.5 and the turbo is a GM-8. I want to put it on, but I am just not sure yet. I have to modify the A/C box or get a S10 box, but I am not sure about all of that just yet.

[Mattman2010]

Well Saturday morning I got up early when it was cooler and sprayed some primer on the cab. I do not have the cab floor primed yet because I will be drilling and welding on the floor to install the suburban bucket seats that I bought.



Once I get the cab fully covered in primer I need to finish up some things on my frame so that I can get the cab on it and then start putting all the other body parts in primer.

[GmtGmt]

comming along nicely

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

comming along nicely

Thanks GmtGmt!

I did get the cab onto the frame, and am really close to putting the final layer of primer on. Then hoping to get paint on the front clip and cab soon. I am just going to run my doors black for now as I have some big dents that I can not fix in the doors so I will need to find some new doors. As for the bed. I am still debating the Dually vs single wheel. So the dually bed will kind of be on hold while i drive it around some to make sure that I want a dually.

[GmtGmt]

duallys are the coolest

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

duallys are the coolest

Dont get me wrong duallys are cool, but that isnt a good enough reason to keep one. Practicality is what counts. With a 23 foot long truck that is a little over 8 foot wide doesn't make for fitting in very many places. I am in college and it is already hard enough to get my dodge 1500 quad cab short bed into some of the parking spots. I have been watching everywhere I go to just see how close some of the places I go are. And a lot of the places will not allow for a dually to fit. Ill just have to drive it around to see how it will work out for me.

[Mattman2010]

Well the day has came. I finally sprayed some white onto the truck! Friday when I went to get the paint I told them that I needed the chevy code 12 white, which I was told was the white that they use on these trucks. Went to open the can to spray it and it was more of a cream color. So I took it back and they fixed it for me. So now I am using Olympic white. I only got the cab in paint for now. The rest of the front clip will be getting painted soon. I need to find some drivers side doors for my truck as well.

[kikkegek]

Subscribing. very nice build!

[STOCKISH]

Nice work man.

[Gordonr1973]

Looks great!

[68Timber]

Very nice work.

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

Subscribing. very nice build!

Thanks man!

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Nice work man.

Thanks man, I hope you get your DD all figured out. Seems like every time you start to get somewhere you have to end up selling everything!

Originally Posted by Gordonr1973

Looks great!

Originally Posted by BRUISER

Very nice work.

Thanks guys.

I am going to try to get the front clip finished up in paint tomorrow night. I did find some doors that seem to be in good shape. So I might go pick them up this week. Then I am going to try to get most of the stuff back on the truck so I can get it running.

[y5mgisi]

Whoa! How did i miss this until now!? Looks great! Good job!

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by 1985-GMC

Awesome dude!

Oh and............................................. you suck! J/K

Dude, I told you I was going to win this race. Oh yeah, Thanks!

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Looks great man.

Thanks man!

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

Whoa! How did i miss this until now!? Looks great! Good job!

Thanks!

I have to figure out what to do with my hydro-boost, it is leaking and I am not sure where to get a rebuild kit, and a remanufactured is $175.

[1985-GMC]

It looks great Matt! Did you spray the back of the cab too, any orange peel?

The SPID in my step brothers 86 gmc said it was "Frost White", just a little info.

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by 1985-GMC

It looks great Matt! Did you spray the back of the cab too, any orange peel?

The SPID in my step brothers 86 gmc said it was "Frost White", just a little info.

Thanks Tony.

Yes I sprayed the back of the cab, everything got sprayed but the firewall and the bottom side of the cab. There is orange peel, but I think I am going to leave it. It really is kinda hard to see it. There are also some places that dirt got into the paint, but they are kind of hard to see as well. In all I am happy with how the cab came out, but its definitely not show truck quality, but i intend to drive this truck everyday.

As for the white, they had several paint markers for fixing scratches and the guy showed me all of the GM whites and Olympic White seemed to be the best looking white out of all of them. it is a very bright white.

[Mattman2010]

Well I have been putting the wiring back into the cab and decided to finish painting the front clip. I went ahead and put one fender on just to see what it looks like.



Need to pull the hydro boost off of the other cab and then start hooking things up and I should be able to fire it up before to long.

[1985-GMC]

Awesome dude!







Oh and............................................. you suck! J/K

[STOCKISH]

Looks great man.

[Conundrum]

You might check rockauto.com
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