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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
took the bed off again last weekend before getting sick AGAIN. darn flu. And mocked up the bed floor just to see what it would look like and to make sure I got the right kit.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Took "G&R's 57 GMC"'s suggestion; stopped at the local bicycle shop to ask for an inner tube out of their trash and did THIS with it:
![]() Yeah, kind of meh.... But the ones the shops sell don't look much different. It is what it is I suppose. I also finally got my Craigslist-find front bumper painted on the reverse side and mounted. Thereby finishing the recent front end work: ![]() Hell of an improvement to me. |
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Aaaaarrrghh!!!
Finally able to devote a day to wrenchin' after a 2 month hiatus. Unfortunately, I ran into a couple brick walls working on my axles. |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Dan in Pasadena, Try finding a smaller diameter tube, one that is tighter to the chain.
Today I installed the Pertronix system and cleaned the spark plug holes and gaped the plugs. Starts instantly, idles better ![]()
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#1881 |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Brush painted my truck black in 2 hours. Too late for pics will try to post tomorow.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
"...Vaseline & paper towels.." To do what? Sounds kinda nasty to me, lol.
As some kind of rust remover? Never heard of that idea before. The paper towels & Ospho worked great though. Hsdropout- I've wondered about using fender welt. You know these trucks never came with it, right? I think it can look really good but I'd worry it would trap moisture/start rust again. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
The Slippery Slope"
I wanted off white/almond letters to go with the contrast color on the cab. No dice, only straight white, black or chrome. The added "flash" in back made the other chrome on the truck look like ass. ![]() ![]() So I bought new mirrors... which made the arms look bad.... which made the door handles look bad.... which made me think of the scratch guards (haven't decided if I'm installing those or not yet: ![]() ![]() ![]() As you can see the door handle chrome was pitted and totally dead: ![]() |
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''vaseline and paper towels''
sounds like sumthin they would do up here |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I worked on my interior. I stretched some fabric and covered both boxes in resin. fiberglass will be next. I will end up wrapping these in leather.
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v nice !
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Marc,
Pardon my ignorance because I know nothing about fiberglas. The fabric is fiberglas, right? You draped the fabric where you wanted it, THEN you brush on the resin to impregnate it? If so, why did you say, "...fiberglas will be next.."? I'm missing something. |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Pulled the inside cab corners to fiberglas in the speaker enclosures. Found out the guy that sold me the speakers ripped me off, not honest mistake but very well thought out fraud. A** was moving to Colorado, I hope a bear eats him. Did get the stock door mirror cleaned and tapped and transfered the pattern to the passenger side, tomorrow will tack in some nuts. Got some furniture to refinish and repurpose to raise cash, glad yard and estate sale season is back in swing. Also tilled, cut up some firewood and other stuff for the head cook and veggie grower.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
A 'Snuggy' works great , and its stronger, just add resin then, Bondo no need to add fiberglass.
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Yeah, but then your wife is PO'd because she is cold...
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#1892 |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Just finished my new bed floor. It's called Tigerboo.
I'll post pics when it's in. Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
One can always get another one in another color or the latest Snuggy with a backside. Then she'll be happy.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
From this
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Looks great from here....but then it's 389 miles to Chandler, AZ!
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sqrl, How is your truck lowered? It isn't still a straight axle is it?
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
yup 3" CPP drop straight axle with 3 leaf springs up front. flipped rear.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
''brushed on enamel.''
i think you did a great job ! 40 ft or 400 ft looks really nice |
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Next is the fiberglass mat with more resin. Happy Easter Marc Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device
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