my 65 fleetside build

[flips72]

i went today and rounded up a 72 accelerator assembly and installed in my cab,doing away with the metal rod and going with a cable, special thanks to my brother for the donation. here is a few pics.

[Alan's Classic]

Your not wasting any time. Yes Slick Sand is thick as you well know by now.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Your not wasting any time. Yes Slick Sand is thick as you well know by now.

Can you brush Slick Sand on, or does it have to be sprayed?
I only have a 33gal Craftsman air compressor, and I am not sure if it is big enough to warrent the purchase of a spray gun.
I am also thinking I have to order Slick Sand, I have not seen anything close to it in the autoparts shops around here.
Or should I be calling paint stores like Sherwin Williams?

[flips72]

Originally Posted by Nobby

Looks real good

thanks nobby, really appreciate the kind words

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Man that is looking fantastic!

Next month, the week of Valentines I am pulling a marathon in the garage. I am subletting my neighbors half of the garage, pulling that '85 Sierra in, and stripping it down.
I mention this, because now I am going to look at the accelerator on it, and if it is a cable I will probably yank it too.
That looks like a great idea on yours so of course I am going to have to see about copying it!!

thanks McMurphy,not sure how the accelerator works on the square trucks should be simliar though.

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Your not wasting any time. Yes Slick Sand is thick as you well know by now.

i bought ma a cheap 2.5 gun off ebay to spray with and its still thic cant get but maybe a 5 or 6 inch pattern out of it, might be you get what you pay for also.

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Can you brush Slick Sand on, or does it have to be sprayed?
I only have a 33gal Craftsman air compressor, and I am not sure if it is big enough to warrent the purchase of a spray gun.
I am also thinking I have to order Slick Sand, I have not seen anything close to it in the autoparts shops around here.
Or should I be calling paint stores like Sherwin Williams?

not sure if you could brush it on or not, it would more than likely be to thick and crack, i had to order mine online but now i have our local parts store checking into carrying it.

[allaboutchevelles]

Wow flips, Your cab looks great, You are flying on that thing, I see you having it ready for the charlotte auto fair show. lol. Did you mean you used a 2.5 tip in the spray gun. I have a gun with a 1.7 tip. That must be some thick stuff. I been using nason full fill sandable primer. Nice job, keep up the great work and keep the pics coming.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by flips72

thanks nobby, really appreciate the kind wordsthanks McMurphy,not sure how the accelerator works on the square trucks should be simliar though.


i bought ma a cheap 2.5 gun off ebay to spray with and its still thic cant get but maybe a 5 or 6 inch pattern out of it, might be you get what you pay for also.
not sure if you could brush it on or not, it would more than likely be to thick and crack, i had to order mine online but now i have our local parts store checking into carrying it.

I will have to look first, but I think Alan said in his thread that he thins it some to spray?

[flips72]

Originally Posted by allaboutchevelles

Wow flips, Your cab looks great, You are flying on that thing, I see you having it ready for the charlotte auto fair show. lol. Did you mean you used a 2.5 tip in the spray gun. I have a gun with a 1.7 tip. That must be some thick stuff. I been using nason full fill sandable primer. Nice job, keep up the great work and keep the pics coming.

thanks for the comments but i dont see me driving it to charlotte i could only wish it would be done by then. i did mean i was using a 2.5 tip in my spray gun and it is thick but it will cover 80 grit scratches with pretty easy so i am a fan.

Originally Posted by McMurphy

I will have to look first, but I think Alan said in his thread that he thins it some to spray?

you can thin it down and it still works great, even thinned its thicker than most high build primers i have used(which isnt alot) just dont get it to thick or it will crack or so they tell me, alan would defintely know more about it than me.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

I will have to look first, but I think Alan said in his thread that he thins it some to spray?

Yes I did reduce mine. A painter told me I could reduce it by 10%. If it's right or not I can't recall. I personally don't see any harm. The reducer evaporates away anyway leaving only the product behind.

That door doesn't look bad at all. You could try a dolly from the inside.

[chad64chevy]

cab is looking good, that door isn't that bad, i seen worse!! my uncle is still trying to talk me out of doing the big window, he says i'll get done faster, lol! he said i should look for a big window cab but i done bought the panel and everything for it! keep it up its looking good!!

[flips72]

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

cab is looking good, that door isn't that bad, i seen worse!! my uncle is still trying to talk me out of doing the big window, he says i'll get done faster, lol! he said i should look for a big window cab but i done bought the panel and everything for it! keep it up its looking good!!

thanks chad ,yeah im not to worried about the door, i think i can pull most of it with a stud gun. dont let them talk you out of the big window you have come to far to turn back now and i really think you will like it, lord knows i still think its one of the best things i have done to mine.

[flips72]

got lucky today checked craigslist when i got home and found a post for a 60-66 swb fleetside bed for 200.00 i called the guy and he still had it, went and bought it. now i can get rid of the patched up passenger side... ye-haw here is some pics

[flips72]

a couple more, i will have to repair the inner lip, but other than that its fairly straight, anyone need a spare tire holder it had one on each side.

[allaboutchevelles]

Oh Boy , Please tell me your not going to tear into that slick red bed you just finished, LOL just kidding I dont blame you I would want it perfect also. I picked up some slick sand today at carquest to try, so when the weather gets right I can get some primmer on the cab. I started sanding the inside of my cab roof tonight. Good score on the bedside. Keep up the good work.

[Alan's Classic]

Looks like you did avoid job on the crease. Have you laid a straight edge on it?

If there are any holes in the rust area after repair will create a bubble of rust later on. The bottoms of the doors are moisture traps.
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[collins10672]

good score on the bed.looks like you have most of the metal work behind you now.

[flips72]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Looks like you did avoid job on the crease. Have you laid a straight edge on it?
If there are any holes in the rust area after repair will create a bubble of rust later on. The bottoms of the doors are moisture traps. Posted via Mobile Device

laid a straight edge on it today it was stii about a 1/4 inch deep so i started hammering on it again then i got it to high so i decided to try the metal shrinking tip that allabout chevelles planted in my head and it worked, its now down to the thickness of a penny, double checked my patch on the front corner, no holes but thanks for the reminder.

Originally Posted by collins10672

good score on the bed.looks like you have most of the metal work behind you now.

i was tickled with the bedside, been looking for a long time,as far as the metal work goes i still have quite a bit.

[flips72]

heres a couple pics of the door, hey alan, did you block your door completely flat from one side to the other, mine kinda rolls over on the front and rear of the door. you can see what i am talking about in the first picture, look at the bottom of the level to the far right.

[Alan's Classic]

Very nice work. To answer your question, I bet if I laid a straight edge on my door it would have the same curve. The most important thing is that appears flat, and lines up with the rocker.
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[chad64chevy]

great buy on the bed! i bought my bed from my cousin for $250! mar-k has the inside bed lips to fix yours, that door looks good too! did your bed come with a tailgate?? i dont know if you want to fill in the 6x9 holes or not but if so let me know, i got an extra pair of doors i can cut them out of for you!! and i got a question what are you using to strip the paint from the doors and stuff??

[allaboutchevelles]

door is looking good!!

[McMurphy]

Wow Flips you did a great job on your door, did you do some shrinking to get it to smooth out for you like that?

[flips72]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Very nice work. To answer your question, I bet if I laid a straight edge on my door it would have the same curve. The most important thing is that appears flat, and lines up with the rocker.
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thanks alan, any time you can think of something i might not think of please dont be shy, let me know.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

great buy on the bed! i bought my bed from my cousin for $250! mar-k has the inside bed lips to fix yours, that door looks good too! did your bed come with a tailgate?? i dont know if you want to fill in the 6x9 holes or not but if so let me know, i got an extra pair of doors i can cut them out of for you!! and i got a question what are you using to strip the paint from the doors and stuff??

thanks chad, but i think i will put my speakers back in the doors, it sure did sound good, as far as the paint stripping goes i use a da with 80 grit to strip the flat areas so the dont get warped and sandblast the places i cant get with the da.

Originally Posted by allaboutchevelles

door is looking good!!

thanks allaboutchevelles

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Wow Flips you did a great job on your door, did you do some shrinking to get it to smooth out for you like that?

thank you McMurphy, yes i did shrink the metal(got the idea from allaboutchevelles) and done a lot of you tube watching...very scary for a novice.

[flips72]

well its 2 am and i just came in from the garage, i did get the door roughed in and a couple coats of slick sand applied maybe tomorrow i can get some serious blocking done. to late for pics, i will post some tomorrow.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by flips72

thanks alan, any time you can think of something i might not think of please dont be shy, let me know.

thanks chad, but i think i will put my speakers back in the doors, it sure did sound good,

thank you McMurphy, yes i did shrink the metal(got the idea from allaboutchevelles) and done a lot of you tube watching...very scary for a novice.

I have to echo that for me too about not being shy!

Flips, before you mount your speakers back in there, look at the rubber foam cups/cones that will cup the back side of the speaker, and mount between the speaker and the door. These will serve a dual purpose.

Firstly they will not only extend the life of your speakers, but will provide much more rich sound quality due to speaker engineering and the physics of sound waves produced in this manner.

Secondly they will protect your speaker from water damage and electrical shorts by keeping the back side of them enclosed so that neither water nor dust and dirt can get on them.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-gyGWpGf...r-Baffles.html

I put them in my Tempest and swear by them.

Would you be so kind as to link the ones you thought were the most helpful for me?

[Alan's Classic]

To put your build in your signature:
1. Open your thread to the first page
2. Right click in the address at the top where it starts "http"
3. Open your User CP (control panel)
4. In the left column click "edit signature"
5. Above the message box click this icon
6. In the box right click in the blue and paste
7. You can leave it like that or you can name it by...
8. Once you paste in step 6 and hit OK there will be a blue high lighted area.
9. Start typing the name of your build. The blue will go away and your text will be intered there. Doo not click in the blue before typing.
10. Hit preview and see what it looks like.

Maybe this will help you.