Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by bumslie75

Looking Good Hey when your done with that truck you want to get started with mine. lol

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[moneyeater]

Why do you fix the patchpanels with bondo and screws?
Aren´t they made for welding in?
I´m just curious!
Your paint looks very nice!Red is the way to go!
Volker

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by moneyeater

Why do you fix the patchpanels with bondo and screws?
Aren´t they made for welding in?
I´m just curious!
Your paint looks very nice!Red is the way to go!
Volker

The patch panels are made to be welded in but I wanted to try a panel adhesive, to keep the heat (and subsequent warping) out of the panel and for ease of installation.

The screws are just a temporary measure while the adhesive sets up.

The bondo goes over the top after the adhesive is done... (lol)

K

[OLDIRON69]

what kind of "work" time to you have with the adhesive?

[Keith Seymore]

There are two different styles of adhesive available: a "fast" cure, which provides 10 - 15 minutes work time and sets up in four hours, and a regular adhesive which provides 90 minutes of work time and fully cures in 24 hours.

I used the fast kind, which seems to provide plenty of time.

http://search.eastwood.com/search?w=...&p=Q&ts=custom

Incidently, I should mention that this entire restoration is taking place in the driveway. The garage is full of stored collector cars so there is no room in there to get work done.

This restoration is notable for me for a couple reasons:

a) It's the first time I've ever done a cosmetic restoration on an entire vehicle (I've done lots of pieces, and I've done tractors, but never a whole car/truck)

b) It's the first time I've ever done one while it's functioning as my daily driver at the same time

c) All the work is taking place outside, not in the garage

So far I've got no complaints (...or not very many, anyway)

K

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

... The garage is full of stored collector cars so there is no room in there to get work done.....

What! Where are pics of those man?

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by JohnC

What! Where are pics of those man?

[JohnC]

Awesome man! Those are sweet!

[menace121978]

i like the goat! very nice!!

[Keith Seymore]

Thanks, guys....

Originally Posted by menace121978

i like the goat! very nice!!

You'd like this picture:




The new GTO is from the GM Heritage Center Collection and was the original car displayed at the SEMA show as a red 2004. It was updated to a 2005 and painted black for the show the following year. This was actually a "dynamic" shot - I was loading my car into the trailer and one of my buddies snapped the pic as I drove by!

I have always liked this photo; 40 years between them!

K

[JohnC]

Way cool man!!!!

[3r!c84]

i was close on the years lol nice cars i like the sport mirrors more then the dumbos lol
is that truck lowered? it looked like it up front kinda

[Keith Seymore]

Yes - I lowered it when it was new (had about 1500 miles on it).

That was 22 years ago so I don't quite remember how far but it looks like about 2 in front and 3 in the back. I'm thinking of going one more all the way around while I have it apart.

K

[menace121978]

looks great keith! and i need those screws!!

[SBTork]

Your truck is coming along very well. I like you ideas and the way you go about them. I also cannot wait to see it all painted, it should look awesome.

[smashingchuck]

Keith-
That red is looking really good. I also like your tact on the repair panels (hiding the seem under the molding). I plan to use the same method when I get to the repair panels on my wood hauler.

[menace121978]

dang thats awesome!!! they are really great cars! ive had mine for over 2 years now and couldnt be happier concidering i usually trade every 12-18 months. still loving every minute even though he's taking the back burner while silvers being rebuilt...

[menace121978]

wow, nice job keith looks like a new one!

[3r!c84]

looks good

[bumslie75]

Did you repaint the center trim also and what kinda paint did you use on the gray

[Keith Seymore]

Yes - I painted the red inside the grille center pieces with Duplicolor GM388 (WA7475, code 72).

The silver in the grille and on headlamp bezels is Duplicolor FM149 Argent Silver, which is the same as the wheels.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Back to the paint shop for the box....

[turnemd]

Can I ask about the bed holder you made, is there somewhere that those dimensions are at? I have an Short stepside bed I need to start doing some body work to and that would be too handy to use. If you have a drawing or PDF I might get? Thanks.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by turnemd

Can I ask about the bed holder you made, is there somewhere that those dimensions are at? I have an Short stepside bed I need to start doing some body work to and that would be too handy to use. If you have a drawing or PDF I might get? Thanks.

Thank you; no drawing or dimensions - I just lined the 4x4 posts up so that I could shoot a lag bolt through the four farthest out box bolt holes. Then added some bracing around the bottom to keep it from falling apart.

I think if you grab some measurements off your pickup box and use that for a guide you'll do fine.

K

[menace121978]

right on keith!!

hey, i was wondering when you had the cab and front clip painted you left them attached to the chassis right? how hard was it to not get the chassis and fender skirts w/ overspray? i'm just brain storming here... i'd like to get the underside of the cab w/ a fresh coat of paint on mine but i know i'll have to do some assembly in the paint booth for the clip, cab, and bed to get an even spray w/ the metallic flake paint i plan on using...WA-301N Red Jewel Tint Coat (Tri-coat Red)

i'm thinking about doing the work to the fire wall, floor boards, and door jams, spray and reassemble the cab to the chassis... and go from there.