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Keith Seymore · 08-07-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bumslie75

It was an option on some trucks insted of having an under mount you could get it in the bed

Correct. I want to say it was RPO P13 or something like that (I meant to check the SPID label and forgot). We always put the tire up in the bed where it can stay clean, plus it allows some more room for my hidden trailer hitch....(did I mention I have a hidden trailer hitch on my truck?).

You can see the bracket in this picture:

I even retrofit a carrier into my stepside, even though it was not available as a production option (you might recall side mounted spares on stepsides, mounted on the outside of the fender):

K

Keith Seymore · 08-07-2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Correct. I want to say it was RPO P13 or something like that (I meant to check the SPID label and forgot).

K

Sometimes I surprise even myself! I checked the SPID label and it is, in fact, RPO P13 for the sidemounted spare.

If I keep this up I'm going to get a big head!

Telecasterjoey · 09-07-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

(did I mention I have a hidden trailer hitch on my truck?).

Do you have any pics or info bout the hidden hitch keith? I'd like to put one on my 86' with a sport bumper!

Keith Seymore · 09-10-2012, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Telecasterjoey

Do you have any pics or info bout the hidden hitch keith? I'd like to put one on my 86' with a sport bumper!

Sure -

My platform hitch happens to be homemade, but the key is to get the receiver portion to be positioned directly behind the license plate.

Then I used a flip up plate mount (this one happens to be for a '74 Chevelle) to allow the ball mount stub to be inserted through a notch in the license plate bracket -

K

Telecasterjoey · 05-29-2013, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Sure -

My platform hitch happens to be homemade, but the key is to get the receiver portion to be positioned directly behind the license plate.

Then I used a flip up plate mount (this one happens to be for a '74 Chevelle) to allow the ball mount stub to be inserted through a notch in the license plate bracket -

K

Thanks a lot for the pics Keith! I'm in the process of building a hidden hitch now.
Do you have any picture of the mounting points? Just curious how you fit it in there with the leaf spring hanger and bumper brackets.
Thanks a lot!
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bumslie75 · 08-06-2009, 11:42 PM

That sucks i took mine off it just didnt look right lol hope i dont get a flat

JohnC · 08-07-2009, 07:40 AM

Looks great Keith.

79gmcc15 · 08-07-2009, 01:45 PM

I gots me one of those too. I just need to figure out how to mount the tire to the post and I will be golden! I think its a lot better then the under the bed kind.

Keith Seymore · 08-07-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 79gmcc15

I gots me one of those too. I just need to figure out how to mount the tire to the post and I will be golden! I think its a lot better then the under the bed kind.

Mine's a long stud with a rectangular block on one end, but I think it's homemade. It is threaded on both ends, the block end is coarse thread and the wheel lug end is fine thread (to match the lug nut). It would be pretty easy to make, if you were so inclined...

- or -

I seem to recall the production bolt was a carriage looking bolt, with a round head and a square underneath. In fact, I wonder if you could use a box bolt of the correct length (and just put a coarse thread nut on it rather than a lug nut). Hmm...

K

KQQL IT · 08-08-2009, 03:29 PM

My 73 was built at the fremont plant. Now i haul toyota's from that plant kinda of a bummer

smashingchuck · 08-09-2009, 08:55 PM

looks real nice!!

sjreno · 08-09-2009, 09:13 PM

Hi Keith, and welcome. That really was enjoyable to read. I too had a big smile on my face the whole time. What an amazing experience to watch your own vehicle be conceived from start to finish, and to still have the truck adds to the unique history. Well, I too have an '87, so ill be probing your expertise for advise in the coming days.

79gmcc15 · 08-09-2009, 11:34 PM

Looks Great Keith! hey, just something I noticed and I don't know if it suppose to be that way or not. but something about your molding on the rear does not look right. you can tell in pic one and two that at least on the driver side. as it wraps around the bed it looks like one side is slightly higher then the other. you can tell by following the gap of the light. and also, in the middle of the tale gate band looks like its sagging in the middle. again, just looking at the gaps of the molding to the body lines. maybe its the camera! Again, not raging just something I thought you would like to know. after all, that is what were here for.

I love this thread and all your knowledge too! I am going to take a lot of this info and get my truck fixed up. whenever I get a job. lol you have done a great job!

Keith Seymore · 08-10-2009, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 79gmcc15

Looks Great Keith! hey, just something I noticed and I don't know if it suppose to be that way or not. but something about your molding on the rear does not look right. you can tell in pic one and two that at least on the driver side. as it wraps around the bed it looks like one side is slightly higher then the other. you can tell by following the gap of the light. and also, in the middle of the tale gate band looks like its sagging in the middle. again, just looking at the gaps of the molding to the body lines. maybe its the camera! Again, not raging just something I thought you would like to know. after all, that is what were here for.

I love this thread and all your knowledge too! I am going to take a lot of this info and get my truck fixed up. whenever I get a job. lol you have done a great job!

Those are repop corner pieces and they don't fit quite right. They "kick" at an angle, so when viewed from the rear they are cocked a bit. Not sure what to do about it other than (a) grind the inside of the top radius a bit or (b) put the old grundgy ones back on.

As far as the tailgate molding - I think that might be the camera. I'll take a look at it in real life when I get outside.

K

Keith Seymore · 08-10-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 79gmcc15

...also, in the middle of the tale gate band looks like its sagging in the middle. again, just looking at the gaps of the molding to the body lines. maybe its the camera! ...

Nope - you're right....it's got a sag in the middle.

Not sure how that happened, since I used a straightedge. Either I (we, since the kids helped) didn't get it seated right or the straightedge has got a dip in it.

I think I'll wait and see if anybody else notices...

3r!c84 · 08-10-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Nope - you're right....it's got a sag in the middle.

Not sure how that happened, since I used a straightedge. Either I (we, since the kids helped) didn't get it seated right or the straightedge has got a dip in it.

I think I'll wait and see if anybody else notices...

hey it kinda sags in the middle hahahah

just bustin your balls

JohnC · 08-11-2009, 07:50 AM

Hey you young guys will understand in a few years that middle section sometimes sags.

KQQL IT · 08-11-2009, 10:16 PM

The spare would look neat with a center cap and trim ring?

PRUNEDA · 08-10-2009, 12:12 AM

She's a beauty!

bumslie75 · 08-10-2009, 01:34 AM

Wow i love it

DBLSPRT68 · 08-10-2009, 05:47 AM

Looks great Keith!!

79gmcc15 · 08-10-2009, 01:54 PM

Its for sure the straight edge! lol

menace121978 · 08-23-2009, 12:32 AM

really nice job Keith! love the detail... everything from the pedals to the vents looks awesome. just like new!!

3r!c84 · 08-23-2009, 11:45 AM

its cool what a lil time and paint can do

JohnC · 08-25-2009, 09:23 AM

Looks good Keith. Keep the updates coming.

08-06-2009, 11:42 PM	#6
bumslie75 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Reedley Ca Posts: 360	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy That sucks i took mine off it just didnt look right lol hope i dont get a flat __________________ "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."

08-07-2009, 07:40 AM	#7
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Looks great Keith.

08-07-2009, 01:45 PM	#8
79gmcc15 Gettin It One Pice At A Time Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: everett, washington Posts: 2,688	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy I gots me one of those too. I just need to figure out how to mount the tire to the post and I will be golden! I think its a lot better then the under the bed kind. __________________ RIP ELJAY Work In Progress 1979 GMC C1500 Trailering Special. Getting the truck done, one piece at a time. “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”Ronald Reagan “I don’t know the key to success but I know the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” Bill Cosby

08-08-2009, 03:29 PM	#10
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,237	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy My 73 was built at the fremont plant. Now i haul toyota's from that plant kinda of a bummer __________________ " That didnt make it any newer " " Dont antique the equipment "

08-09-2009, 08:55 PM	#11
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy looks real nice!! __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build

08-09-2009, 09:13 PM	#12
sjreno Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: central jersey Posts: 55	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Hi Keith, and welcome. That really was enjoyable to read. I too had a big smile on my face the whole time. What an amazing experience to watch your own vehicle be conceived from start to finish, and to still have the truck adds to the unique history. Well, I too have an '87, so ill be probing your expertise for advise in the coming days.

08-09-2009, 11:34 PM	#13
79gmcc15 Gettin It One Pice At A Time Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: everett, washington Posts: 2,688	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Looks Great Keith! hey, just something I noticed and I don't know if it suppose to be that way or not. but something about your molding on the rear does not look right. you can tell in pic one and two that at least on the driver side. as it wraps around the bed it looks like one side is slightly higher then the other. you can tell by following the gap of the light. and also, in the middle of the tale gate band looks like its sagging in the middle. again, just looking at the gaps of the molding to the body lines. maybe its the camera! Again, not raging just something I thought you would like to know. after all, that is what were here for. I love this thread and all your knowledge too! I am going to take a lot of this info and get my truck fixed up. whenever I get a job. lol you have done a great job! __________________ RIP ELJAY Work In Progress 1979 GMC C1500 Trailering Special. Getting the truck done, one piece at a time. “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”Ronald Reagan “I don’t know the key to success but I know the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” Bill Cosby Last edited by 79gmcc15; 08-09-2009 at 11:36 PM.

08-11-2009, 07:50 AM	#17
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Hey you young guys will understand in a few years that middle section sometimes sags.

08-11-2009, 10:16 PM	#18
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,237	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy The spare would look neat with a center cap and trim ring?

08-10-2009, 12:12 AM	#19
PRUNEDA '87 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 632	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy She's a beauty!

08-10-2009, 01:34 AM	#20
bumslie75 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Reedley Ca Posts: 360	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Wow i love it __________________ "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."

08-10-2009, 05:47 AM	#21
DBLSPRT68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Ft. Mill, SC USA Posts: 931	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Looks great Keith!! __________________ PROJECT TRUCK: 1985 SWB C10 Silverado Black/Charcoal, 1990 V2500 Suburban, 2018 Suburban, 2005 GMC 2500HD CCSB, 2014 Toyota Camry SE, HAD.....1968 Camaro RS/SS Family owned since new; 350 3 speed SOLD

08-10-2009, 01:54 PM	#22
79gmcc15 Gettin It One Pice At A Time Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: everett, washington Posts: 2,688	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Its for sure the straight edge! lol __________________ RIP ELJAY Work In Progress 1979 GMC C1500 Trailering Special. Getting the truck done, one piece at a time. “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”Ronald Reagan “I don’t know the key to success but I know the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” Bill Cosby Last edited by 79gmcc15; 08-10-2009 at 01:54 PM.

08-23-2009, 12:32 AM	#23
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy really nice job Keith! love the detail... everything from the pedals to the vents looks awesome. just like new!! __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

08-23-2009, 11:45 AM	#24
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08-25-2009, 09:23 AM	#25
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Looks good Keith. Keep the updates coming.

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