slik ricks 67 short wide CST

[1972hays]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[project 67 sub]

Originally Posted by heeroyue2002

lol i coulda told u he was picky. he's building a show truck so it must be near mint. almost NOS

[67chevy1series]

this is practically NOS since over the years of the parts moving the nos has dents to!

[67chevy1series]

Originally Posted by 1972hays

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yep i know suck azz.

Originally Posted by project 67 sub

i feel disapointed i thought he just wanted to see pics and that was it and that before the pics he said we would already trade.

[project 67 sub]

haha i know right.... thats pretty messed up x)

[67chevy1series]

ya i was really excited i have passed up 3 or 4 hoods thinking its ok ill just get the cherry one from rick and i have passed up alot of battery trays to thinking i didnt need them because i was getting one from rick

[heeroyue2002]

dont count them chickens before their hatched!

[67chevy1series]

what chickens?

[67chevy1series]

thanks for lookin rustspot! lol

also does inbody know what i can do to shine the trim a bit? i have already used steel wool it does a pretty good job but i know it can be a little better!

[70LonghornCST]

Rick,
if it is stainless trim fine steel wool is ok, but I'd use a metal polish such as Mothers. You can find it in O'Reilly's/Kragens. If it is the lighter aluminum trim, be careful. It has an anodized finish that will rub off to the bare aluminum. On the aluminum trim, the steel wool can do more damage, quicker. It can scratch and ultimately remove the anodized plating with a little unintentional effort. The metal polish can too, but it is a bit tougher to do so. Just rub with the metal polish compound until the polish turns black on the rag, then polish off with a soft dry cloth.

[67chevy1series]

alright easy enough! all see when i can get some! thanks richard

[67chevy1series]

well im a little mad at the PO of my bed... he welded the tail light trim holes! how do i get them back?

[jbclassix]

a drill

[67chevy1series]

thats it? it wont mess up because of it being welded?

[jbclassix]

If the welds were ground, the hardened part should be gone... use a good bit, slow speed, penetrating oil (WD-40), and A LOT OF PATIENCE.

I have the 3 pc. step drill bit set from HF, and for 9 bucks those things have paid for them selves over and over and over again! I think that is the only thing that is worth anything at HF

[67chevy1series]

haha well i sanded where each hole should be and i see bumps and bodo cracks in the metal where they welded so im going to try and drill them out again. how would i get all of the weld bead of of the back of the metal? i can clip in my trim if it cant go around the metal and "clip in".

[70LonghornCST]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

haha well i sanded where each hole should be and i see bumps and bodo cracks in the metal where they welded so im going to try and drill them out again. how would i get all of the weld bead of of the back of the metal? i can clip in my trim if it cant go around the metal and "clip in".

As long as the face (front side) is flat, you will be just fine. You shouldn't have to worry about any left over weld beads on the backside of the sheetmetal.

[67chevy1series]

ok thanks richard! oldblue hasnt goten back to me about the trim holes dimmensions....

[67chevy1series]

well im putting my new rag join on and i need to know how to get the metal brackets off of the "rag" peice any ideas?

[jbclassix]

Odd that the rag joint didn't come assembled! Got any pictures?

[67chevy1series]

not really.... ya i figured out how to fix this thanks you

[oldblue1968chevy]

ima try'n get your trim holes for ya right now..im trying to figure out the best way to do it lol pics and windows paint i guess

[oldblue1968chevy]

I got hole locations. I could mail them to you, try to take a pic and hopefully my chicken scrathc shows up or try to explain them

do you kinda know where they go? I just measured horizontal measurements lol

from left lip of tailgate to center of hole

(edge of gate 11/16" to hole A-9" to hole B-9" to hole b-9 1/2" to hole b)

passenger side is symmetrical to the drivers side

Hole B is 5/16" hole diameter (my truck been repainted it was a tad tight but i believe thats the right size, you may double check yourself though (do a smaller hole)

hole A (on far right/left sides of gate is unknown in this equation because i forgot lol brb)

[oldblue1968chevy]

Holes A are 7/32" in diameter (holes on far right/left 11/16" from the lip of the tailgate)

[67chevy1series]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

Holes A are 7/32" in diameter (holes on far right/left 11/16" from the lip of the tailgate)

so it is a 7/32 for the tail light trim? the 3 or 4 holes? 69 72 has 4 and 67 68 has 3