Silverado restoration in Finland

[MrFinland]

Originally Posted by Dads79GMC

Taking a guess; I would assume that the lower right corner of the bed was pushed in at some point along the way or while at the shop??? Have you put the door on since paint to make sure it's not the cab corner; but looks to me to be fine. If it's the bed, you're going to have to take it off and have somebody put on that corner while you carefully hammer/dolly the inside of the bedside in order to get that corner to come out. I did that on the OEM box sides I have now and JaysonB and I just did on the white box in Dad79GMC build thread. That just simply stinks!!!! Sorry for the frustration. Mike

Here I thought cutting it open. (Black line)

[MrFinland]

Hello everybody! My brother just testing 275/60-15" tire in the truck. Rear wheels is rally wheels 15x10". What do you think?? I think that 295/50-15" tires is too low to this suspension... If someone has a pictures on the same rally wheels (front 15x8" and rear 15x10") and same tires then I would like to see.

[MrFinland]

1. The cabin waits for floor mat, dash panel and seat cover. Hope those parts will arrive soon.
2. The front end yesterday
3 and 4. We installed the doors yesterday
5. Finnish people and a Finnish tractor (engine hois)! We took the engine to my brother's garage.

[Jaysonb]

Originally Posted by MrFinland

Here I thought cutting it open. (Black line)

This area isn't super stiff, I think I would try and get a small jack, or porta power behind it, and I bet you could get it pushed right back where it goes without doing any damage to the new paint.

[MrFinland]

Originally Posted by Jaysonb

This area isn't super stiff, I think I would try and get a small jack, or porta power behind it, and I bet you could get it pushed right back where it goes without doing any damage to the new paint.

Hello Jayson!
Thanks for the tip of Jayson. I tried to pull it but did not succeed. Our painter said that I can cut it open and weld to the right place. He promised to paint secondary color. The painter hoped that he would not have to paint the light bronze metallic color(primary color) again. We will fix it until the last.

By the way; I sended private message for you.

[MrFinland]

1. Before
2. After
3. Interior parts cleaned
4. Roofing trims painted

[MrFinland]

1,2. We tried to install fenders
3,4. Seat cover changed

[MrFinland]

Some updating pictures.
1,2 pictures; Windscreen was install. Rear window was install.
3-5 pictures; My brother is working with engine.

[Dads79GMC]

Looking splendid ! !

[MrFinland]

Our tires finally came. Front is 245/60-15" and rear is 295/50-15". Hopefully the truck will drop when all parts are installed.

[MrFinland]

Originally Posted by Dads79GMC

Looking splendid ! !

Thank you Mike!

[Whamo]

Looks fantastic!

[MrFinland]

Originally Posted by Whamo

Looks fantastic!

Thank you very much Whamo!

[MrFinland]

Front brakes are now ready. Back on wheels, finally. Our motor parts has arrived and next we (my brother) have to do motor + paint it.

[Dads79GMC]

About there!!!

[MrFinland]

1 + 2 picture. My brother assembled the engine so much that it can now be paint.

3 + 4 + 5 pictures. The gearbox replaced the seals and cleaned it.

[MrFinland]

Today I sandblasted more engine parts.

[Dads79GMC]

Excellent!!!

[Naught]

What kind of engine is that?

[MrFinland]

Originally Posted by Dads79GMC

Excellent!!!

Thank you Mike!

[MrFinland]

Originally Posted by Naught

What kind of engine is that?

This is powerful 6.2 litre diesel. Yes, I know, it should be big gasoline engine. But we want to keep it original motor.

[Naught]

That will work! Just couldn't figure it out in the pics.

[MrFinland]

My brother blasted those parts with glass beads. Finally, he process aluminum with a Sinol(hopefully this is right word). Sinol should react with aluminum and not be dirty again.

[MrFinland]

Engine is now painted. Next all have to put together.

[gmachinz]

Nice!!