What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[MARTINSR]

My God it's amazing, a co-worker's mom had both hips replaced a few weeks apart and came home after each one, walking out after the second one MUCH Better than she walked in!

Brian

[MARTINSR]

My goal tonight, and an easy one I thought was to finish the rad support making it ready to be powder coated. Things were going well until I opened my eyes to see what I didn't want to see, there is some serious rust on the bottom that needs to be repaired. The power of the mind (yes even mine) is amazing, I have worked and worked this and didn't see this, seeing damage is what I do for a living but at home, I missed it because I didn't want to see it.

It also floors me that I have a rad support that was on the truck that had no rust, but I cut it up 20 years ago to do a Camaro clip that I soon figured out was NOT the way to go. So there is this rad support with no rust cut up that I will be throwing away, geeez.

Anyway, I will probably spend the whole weekend at the very least making repairing this rust, will probably have to make the inner support from scratch, we will see, maybe I will get a piece of angle iron, but I will see tomorrow.

Brian

[mikebte]

Completed the install of the rear sway bar, removed remainder of old wiring and bracket's hanging off chassis, finished routing and securing the fuel lines, bolted the engine to the engine mounting using the correct bolts, ran engine up to temp and triple checked for leaks.
Messes around with the timing that I have had issues with since the get go and I have it figured out. When I aquired the 283 years ago it had an Erson Gear Drive, I removed all that and installed the 305 balancer and chain cover. As it turns out the later 305 timing marks are not the same as a 283. Ha, issue may be sorted. But not until tomorrow.

[Black_Sheep]

Front bumper is on, the hood is in place but needs to be adjusted before it can be closed...

[DransportGarage]

Shot some primer, then watched the rain start. All front end parts (except the ones I forgot) are now at least sealed, if not completely painted. I have 5 days to shoot basecoat before I would have to scuff the primer. I just looked at the weather forecast. Rain chances every day for the next 7 days, and humidity no lower than 71% through next Saturday. As Martin Senour says, CRAP!

[MARTINSR]

I was going to make a whole new inner bracket that I removed yesterday. I took another look and decided to repair the one I had that had hole rusted in it. I sand blasted it and the rad support where it goes and applied a weld thru primer, I will weld it together tomorrow.

It's so funny being the year before the truck didn't even use this inner support, same rad support and it didn't even use this. I drove my truck for years with the rad support that didn't even have it so I thought about even leaving it out. But being I had cleaned it up a little anyway, I figured I might as well weld it back in.

And I didn't prime over rust (at least not as bad a rust as you are seeing on this thing) I sand blasted it all where it will be hidden. After this is welded on, the whole thing will be sand blasted, Zinc coated, and powder coated by the service who will be doing the same thing to the frame for the truck.

Brian

[mikebte]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I was going to make a whole new inner bracket that I removed yesterday. I took another look and decided to repair the one I had that had hole rusted in it. I sand blasted it and the rad support where it goes and applied a weld thru primer, I will weld it together tomorrow.
Brian

That’s looking good Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I was going to make a whole new inner bracket that I removed yesterday. I took another look and decided to repair the one I had that had hole rusted in it. I sand blasted it and the rad support where it goes and applied a weld thru primer, I will weld it together tomorrow.

It's so funny being the year before the truck didn't even use this inner support, same rad support and it didn't even use this. I drove my truck for years with the rad support that didn't even have it so I thought about even leaving it out. But being I had cleaned it up a little anyway, I figured I might as well weld it back in.

And I didn't prime over rust (at least not as bad a rust as you are seeing on this thing) I sand blasted it all where it will be hidden. After this is welded on, the whole thing will be sand blasted, Zinc coated, and powder coated by the service who will be doing the same thing to the frame for the truck.

Brian

I don't understand where that additional piece goes - is it a doubler for the bottom of the core support? I never really examined my core support when I had it out.

[MARTINSR]

Yep, the weather changes things!

Brian

[vintovka]

Made it to first Parade. Culmination of 50 year plan. Very small town as you can see.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by vintovka

Made it to first Parade. Culmination of 50 year plan. Very small town as you can see.

Awesome! I was just there on vacation last year, My ex-wife lives in Brookings.

I got the rad support completely finished WHOOO HOOOO! It's ready for powder coating.

It's not crap but darn it's nice when a "complete" project gets finished.

Brian

[mikebte]

Troubleshooting and more small stuff today. Found my issue on the 4l60 and it now shifts correctly. Yes! Also ran the brake light wiring. Tested good. Pretty sure my brake pedal was bent from the factory. May have to return it. Bumer.

[MARTINSR]

Ok, didn't have much time out there tonight, got that whole senior in high school stuff (meeting for Grad Night) that gets in the way of my truck. Just kidding, I would smash it with a hammer for my daughter. But anyway, just got out there to repair one of the front fender braces that apparently had broken and I welded it back when I was driving the truck every day. Pretty hacky, but it held. LOL

I repaired that and got both ready for epoxy primer.

Looking at the lower grille filler, mine is cut out. Stock it simply went straight across at the ruler right? Then had that little fold down, 3/8" or so across the back right?

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Looking at the lower grille filler, mine is cut out. Stock it simply went straight across at the ruler right? Then had that little fold down, 3/8" or so across the back right?

Brian

Does this help?

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Does this help?

I need to get in closer than that, it looks like it goes back further than I thought, crap.

Thanks, Brian

[Michel]

When I have changed the bed floor, I have noticed that the left rear springs fixation was not correctly installed. See photo.



I have cleaned the system and reinstalled it. But now, I have checked the repair manual and I think that it is necessary to replace the parts with new ones...
I can find replacement part for the 3100, but not for the 3600. Are they the same ?
Is it easy to replace them?

Another challenge for me !

[jweb]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Ok, didn't have much time out there tonight, got that whole senior in high school stuff (meeting for Grad Night) that gets in the way of my truck. Just kidding, I would smash it with a hammer for my daughter. But anyway, just got out there to repair one of the front fender braces that apparently had broken and I welded it back when I was driving the truck every day. Pretty hacky, but it held. LOL

I repaired that and got both ready for epoxy primer.

Looking at the lower grille filler, mine is cut out. Stock it simply went straight across at the ruler right? Then had that little fold down, 3/8" or so across the back right?

Brian

I have an extra one of those grill filler pieces. It's a little bent but free if you want it. Let me know if you're interested and I will send you a few pics.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by jweb

I have an extra one of those grill filler pieces. It's a little bent but free if you want it. Let me know if you're interested and I will send you a few pics.

Yeah, send me a few photos. But I am thinking I will just repair this one, it's in good shape other wise so I may just be trading work from one to another if you get my drift.

Brian

[jweb]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Yeah, send me a few photos. But I am thinking I will just repair this one, it's in good shape other wise so I may just be trading work from one to another if you get my drift.

Brian

You can see some bends on the pass. Side

[evilokc]

finally got back to the truck. rad hoses back on, new rad mounting hardware in, truck started and backed out of the garage, garage swept, truck back in garage. I got the horn hooked back up. I haven't installed the rad drain plug so there is no coolant but that's the last thing I need to do to have it back on the road. it really felt great to start the truck and move it. love my truck

[MARTINSR]

After seeing the new photoshopped photo of my truck with the Chrome grille that a guy did for me I had to get out there and get something done! I pulled the whole front clip apart, makes me want to puke to think I cut those inner fenders up for that Camaro clip 20 years ago, I need to find another pair now. But it's all apart and moving along.

I finished another part! I got the cowl vent support and control handle assembled, WHOO HOOOO! Another part that simply bolt into the dash after it's painted. It will be cozy in a box waiting.

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by evilokc

it really felt great to start the truck and move it. love my truck

Hey, that's what it's all about!

[Russell Ashley]

I don't usually care for chopped trucks but that red truck is sharp. Love the white walls.

[Black_Sheep]

Working on the hood adjustment, not perfect but we’re getting closer...

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

I don't usually care for chopped trucks but that red truck is sharp. Love the white walls.

And mine isn't chopped that much. He grabbed that truck to do the photo shop of my projected ideals for my truck. That is chopped 4" or even more, I am thinking more 4.5" where mine is chopped 3.5 inches. I also think that is sectioned a bit more too, mine is 2.5 inches so it's a little milder than that one. I do plan on everything else, the Corvette light cages, the park lamps and the tail lamps. I wish I could afford Corvette wheel covers but I will be using Belair covers like those.

Brian