1981 Chevrolet C50 Pick-up Conversion

[East End K5]

Originally Posted by Jonboy

I would paint the wheels white. I think they would get lost being black, and yellow would be a little much.

Agreed

[bucannon]

Gloss black with yellow center caps

[JRANGER]

Originally Posted by bucannon

Gloss black with yellow center caps

I like this idea better then white but im just not a fan of white rims

[UPNADM]

Got some small stuff done.

Got my rad support almost ready for paint.

Had a good helper today as well. He wants to take this truck out...ha.

Got some more parts blasted and ready for paint.

Got some more parts painted... making some progress, I think.

[UPNADM]

Photos continued...

[JRANGER]

hell yeah man!!!

[butch86]

man i love working on mine and really love the time i get to spend with my 5yo out in the shop. it really makes me love the prodject even more. my wife says i am like a lil kid waiting on the bus so i have a friend to play with outside.

super job i want one now actually started looking too plenty of them in mississippi just gotta find the right one.

[UPNADM]

Spent the day in the shop. Got the wires loomed up, fan on, rad support painted (one side), driver side inner fender has stripper applied and the fan on.

Started the truck briefly only to mar up the paint on my oil pan... thanks open headers... ha.

[UPNADM]

Rad support / inner fender.

[JRANGER]

keep on keeping on sir! I see your back to rapid action again!!! Good job

[bucannon]

i recommend that you blast those headers and paint them with a few coats of high temp ceramic paint to prevent them from rusting later on.

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by bucannon

i recommend that you blast those headers and paint them with a few coats of high temp ceramic paint to prevent them from rusting later on.

Sounds like a plan... I have a few days until I drive this machine.

Any recommendations on which product to use?

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by bucannon

i recommend that you blast those headers and paint them with a few coats of high temp ceramic paint to prevent them from rusting later on.

Took your advice... blasted headers tonight and painted with high heat ceramic paint.

Photos.... Finished product looks great... these photos do no justice.

[UPNADM]

Got the overflow tank cleaned up. Found a split in it. Any chance JB Weld may fix this?

Photos attached...

[UPNADM]

Got passenger side fender inside in primer and ready for paint.

It will be going yellow, same as the firewall.

I hope to get the fenders hung soon....

[UPNADM]

It appears I have a leak on my master cylinder. It is where the master bolts to the hydro-boost.

The bolts are tight. There is a slow drip of fluid. Anyone know if there is a gasket or seal between the mating surfaces?

[crewcabsquared]

Originally Posted by UPNADM

Got the overflow tank cleaned up. Found a split in it. Any chance JB Weld may fix this?

Photos attached...

I have fixed splits like this many times using a soldering iron with a flat screwdriver shaped tip (I keep an old cheap one just for this). Will weld them right back up. Just use the iron to melt and mend the split. Wiil work on all sorts of plastic parts on these trucks. Hope this helps.

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by crewcabsquared

I have fixed splits like this many times using a soldering iron with a flat screwdriver shaped tip (I keep an old cheap one just for this). Will weld them right back up. Just use the iron to melt and mend the split. Wiil work on all sorts of plastic parts on these trucks. Hope this helps.

I will give this a try... Thanks for the tip!

[bucannon]

i have had good luck with rattle can Duplicolor high temp paint that can be found on the shelves at auto parts stores, they have some thats good up to 1200 degrees F.

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by bucannon

i have had good luck with rattle can Duplicolor high temp paint that can be found on the shelves at auto parts stores, they have some thats good up to 1200 degrees F.

I am going to take you up on that advice. Thanks for the response.

[UPNADM]

Slow night, its Monday and rainy and cold here in Lindsay...

Did not really do anything. Painted the other side of my rad support and looked at my grill.

When the time comes I will likely go with an all silver grill, and get a decal made for the bowtie.

It looks like it has had some awful touch up in the past.

[JRANGER]

wow very nice tough of yellow

How big does the decal need to be? I have a nice Auto Bot Chevy Tag double side sticky taped to my door in the house

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

wow very nice tough of yellow

How big does the decal need to be? I have a nice Auto Bot Chevy Tag double side sticky taped to my door in the house

I would have to measure it. Not really worried about it at the moment. In between watching paint dry I started looking at it and thinking.

Then I said enough for tonight... came inside. To damp and cold.

[JRANGER]

it may be too small anyway, was made for my old cobalt

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

it may be too small anyway, was made for my old cobalt

That's definitely different!