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bm* · 02-06-2010, 02:45 PM

1986 4x4 long bed. Rode hard and put up wet. Title shows 1/2 ton...but is has 8 lug wheels?

the good, 500 miles on complete motor rebuild, and about 6K worth of receipts

the bad, looks like terd left in the bowl over night

the plans

repair AC
somehow get an overdrive transmission?
Dress up under the hood a bit
new bed, tailgate, fender and hood (previous owner + loose fan = awesome)
6 inch lift
35-37 inch tires
18 inch wheels
fresh paint
bumpers and trim
haul boat and bikes!!

BTW, I am gong to ask a ton of question, I have had bagged square bodied burbans, dually's and minis, a few jeeps and a couple of superduty's...but nothing like this

enjoy

this place seems pretty cool, no bashing if its baggged and boddied or if its lifted two foot with 53's

GmtGmt · 02-06-2010, 03:10 PM

looks like a solid truck and a great start
will keep an eye on this

bm* · 02-08-2010, 11:48 PM

RENDERING COMPLETE!! With the help of my 3 year old.

Don't let the pooh stickers fool you, this is a bad machine, built to rampage.

Driveway Dreams · 02-09-2010, 12:32 AM

That's awesome! I love the rendering. Sounds like good plans for it. Really doesn't look as bad as you made it sound.
And yes, this place is great. Many different styles of trucks, many types of owners, but we all get along for the most part.

trixter99 · 02-09-2010, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bm*

RENDERING COMPLETE!! With the help of my 3 year old.

Don't let the pooh stickers fool you, this is a bad machine, built to rampage.

I think your going to have trouble with those driveline angles annd I would go with a less agressive tire tread.

Rollinsqrbdy · 02-10-2010, 12:10 AM

Pooh bear is scary. lol

bm* · 02-14-2010, 10:05 PM

not much progress. Found another bed, fender and hood. couple cell pics

Why do red necks like to weld bumpers???

GMC91 · 02-14-2010, 10:45 PM

I dont know why red-necks weld bumpers. When I bought my 86 longbed 4x4 3/4, the bumper was welded on, it was also so rusted that even when my friend hooked is 75 to it, his truck couldnt even pull the bumper off. Ended up cutting it out in little sections.

Jonboy · 02-14-2010, 11:18 PM

I love the rendering, that is awesome. It's good to have a plan for a project like that.

I had an '81 blazer that was the same main color, but with white instead of tan. In 1991, there was a beautiful black and gold Blazer in teh dealer brochure. My old man had the bright idea that adding black to a bunch of leftover paint would turn it all black. I bought the gold for the lower color, and mixed the rest. it ended up doo doo brown, too. Not only that, but it was impossible to match when it got hit in the door.

bm* · 02-22-2010, 11:58 PM

mixing paint nevers turns out good

one hour with the liquid wrench

like it never happened.......sorry for the crap pic

bm* · 02-28-2010, 09:17 PM

hello end of the weekend

25 years of grime, dirt and grease removed

rustoleum to the rescue

new bed with my decatur swap meet tail gate

the other half helped with the hood, but it got dark on us, so no pics. The new fender needs the liquid wrench on a few bolts. Got my paint sceme!!! Bring on the Chevy Hood Ride

bm* · 03-06-2010, 08:02 PM

Couldnt decide on painting it tan or brown, but I love the hood rides...and didn't want to spend 2 grand in paint for a truck that will stay outdoors 100% of the time. I have about $80 in material so far.

Material, not shown is tan camo paint and semi gloss white (spray bomb)

Went to auto paint store, got a pint of black and a pint of brown, 180 grit and 320 grit, roller, brushes, aircraft stripper, the liquid gold is for the hail dents on the hood

new old fender, during air craft stripper

bust out the sand paper

black single stage paint with hardner...I am no painter, just found that out Friday

one coat black

bm* · 03-06-2010, 08:11 PM

Roll the brown, This is more like the primer that shows through

sprayed with camo tan, and a mist coat of white...kinda like a guide coat, that adds depth

soapy wet sand with 320

I have about 30 min of wet sanding to go. The black needs to show trough more, where the sun hits it more, if that makes sense. I got the idea from trucks last weekend, I can not take all the credit. I just changed the color from blue to tan. I am not 100% sold on the tan, but we will see if it grows on me

**nlped** · 03-06-2010, 08:23 PM

I saw that episode too. I think it's gonna look cool. Keep it up!

joe231 · 03-06-2010, 08:24 PM

Man i love your rendering!
that artist has talent, I can't wait to see more of his stuff as he gets older

hawleykt · 03-07-2010, 05:36 PM

youre doin an awesome job...hope mine looks that good when i get goin.

bm* · 03-15-2010, 09:41 PM

not much for pics or progress, but I got everything for the AC...compressor, hoses, dryer, etc.

Chris Guthro · 03-15-2010, 11:12 PM

I love it..would of left her the way she is...Cant beat a square body 3/4 ton :P especially **** brown lol

bm* · 03-28-2010, 09:34 PM

tailgate is 98% done

bm* · 04-25-2010, 05:36 PM

old new front end

before...front was trashed...

after...craigslist bumper and new plastic...

hawleykt · 04-25-2010, 08:38 PM

dude, your big brown rocks....im jealous. if under the hood, mine could only look as good as yours :sigh: -- ive still gotta put the new intake and carb on....and do a new radiator.....money i dont have! lol

some body work too....cab corners and rocker panels.

lookin good...im thinkin i might steal the black painted rims off yours...looks pretty sweet and i can do that on the cheap. Mine are painted white right now and gettin flakey

Driveway Dreams · 04-25-2010, 11:05 PM

It is looking pretty good. Nice job on the "patina". I would like to see wider shots of it all on the truck. But it looks good up close.

1985-GMC · 05-01-2010, 12:27 AM

I also like the rendering, that paint job should look pretty cool!

bm* · 05-01-2010, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawleykt

dude, your big brown rocks....im jealous. if under the hood, mine could only look as good as yours :sigh: -- ive still gotta put the new intake and carb on....and do a new radiator.....money i dont have! lol

some body work too....cab corners and rocker panels.

lookin good...im thinkin i might steal the black painted rims off yours...looks pretty sweet and i can do that on the cheap. Mine are painted white right now and gettin flakey

when the big meats get here...make your way to TX and you can have the black rims

bm* · 05-01-2010, 11:24 PM

a few pics, going riding sunday, gonna get a few better pics

what do ya think so far?

02-06-2010, 02:45 PM	#1
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Big brown 1986 4x4 long bed. Rode hard and put up wet. Title shows 1/2 ton...but is has 8 lug wheels? the good, 500 miles on complete motor rebuild, and about 6K worth of receipts the bad, looks like terd left in the bowl over night the plans repair AC somehow get an overdrive transmission? Dress up under the hood a bit new bed, tailgate, fender and hood (previous owner + loose fan = awesome) 6 inch lift 35-37 inch tires 18 inch wheels fresh paint bumpers and trim haul boat and bikes!! BTW, I am gong to ask a ton of question, I have had bagged square bodied burbans, dually's and minis, a few jeeps and a couple of superduty's...but nothing like this enjoy this place seems pretty cool, no bashing if its baggged and boddied or if its lifted two foot with 53's Last edited by bm; 02-06-2010 at 02:48 PM.*

02-08-2010, 11:48 PM	#3
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown RENDERING COMPLETE!! With the help of my 3 year old. Don't let the pooh stickers fool you, this is a bad machine, built to rampage.

02-09-2010, 12:32 AM	#4
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: Big brown That's awesome! I love the rendering. Sounds like good plans for it. Really doesn't look as bad as you made it sound. And yes, this place is great. Many different styles of trucks, many types of owners, but we all get along for the most part. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

02-10-2010, 12:10 AM	#6
Rollinsqrbdy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dexter, N.M. Posts: 1,082	Re: Big brown Pooh bear is scary. lol __________________ Its Kool to be a square 2013 Chevy Silverado Z71 w/ 7" lift and 35" Nitto's 1985 C-10 ......My dream truck (under construction) 1984 k 10 Silverado...6" lift with 38.5 super swampers New Mexico Member --- Member of the Square Body Club---

02-14-2010, 10:05 PM	#7
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown not much progress. Found another bed, fender and hood. couple cell pics Why do red necks like to weld bumpers???

02-14-2010, 10:45 PM	#8
GMC91 Always trouble Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartsellle, Al Posts: 1,111	Re: Big brown I dont know why red-necks weld bumpers. When I bought my 86 longbed 4x4 3/4, the bumper was welded on, it was also so rusted that even when my friend hooked is 75 to it, his truck couldnt even pull the bumper off. Ended up cutting it out in little sections. __________________ 91 Silverado Regular cab, 2wd, swb-project truck 97 Silverado Extended cab, 2wd, swb-driver

02-14-2010, 11:18 PM	#9
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: Big brown I love the rendering, that is awesome. It's good to have a plan for a project like that. I had an '81 blazer that was the same main color, but with white instead of tan. In 1991, there was a beautiful black and gold Blazer in teh dealer brochure. My old man had the bright idea that adding black to a bunch of leftover paint would turn it all black. I bought the gold for the lower color, and mixed the rest. it ended up doo doo brown, too. Not only that, but it was impossible to match when it got hit in the door. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

02-22-2010, 11:58 PM	#10
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown mixing paint nevers turns out good one hour with the liquid wrench like it never happened.......sorry for the crap pic

02-28-2010, 09:17 PM	#11
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown hello end of the weekend 25 years of grime, dirt and grease removed rustoleum to the rescue new bed with my decatur swap meet tail gate the other half helped with the hood, but it got dark on us, so no pics. The new fender needs the liquid wrench on a few bolts. Got my paint sceme!!! Bring on the Chevy Hood Ride

03-06-2010, 08:02 PM	#12
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown Couldnt decide on painting it tan or brown, but I love the hood rides...and didn't want to spend 2 grand in paint for a truck that will stay outdoors 100% of the time. I have about $80 in material so far. Material, not shown is tan camo paint and semi gloss white (spray bomb) Went to auto paint store, got a pint of black and a pint of brown, 180 grit and 320 grit, roller, brushes, aircraft stripper, the liquid gold is for the hail dents on the hood new old fender, during air craft stripper bust out the sand paper black single stage paint with hardner...I am no painter, just found that out Friday one coat black Last edited by bm; 03-06-2010 at 08:03 PM.*

03-06-2010, 08:11 PM	#13
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown Roll the brown, This is more like the primer that shows through sprayed with camo tan, and a mist coat of white...kinda like a guide coat, that adds depth soapy wet sand with 320 I have about 30 min of wet sanding to go. The black needs to show trough more, where the sun hits it more, if that makes sense. I got the idea from trucks last weekend, I can not take all the credit. I just changed the color from blue to tan. I am not 100% sold on the tan, but we will see if it grows on me

03-06-2010, 08:23 PM	#14
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,148	Re: Big brown I saw that episode too. I think it's gonna look cool. Keep it up! __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha

03-06-2010, 08:24 PM	#15
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Big brown Man i love your rendering! that artist has talent, I can't wait to see more of his stuff as he gets older __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

03-07-2010, 05:36 PM	#16
hawleykt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 38	Re: Big brown youre doin an awesome job...hope mine looks that good when i get goin.

03-15-2010, 09:41 PM	#17
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown not much for pics or progress, but I got everything for the AC...compressor, hoses, dryer, etc.



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03-15-2010, 11:12 PM	#18
Chris Guthro Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Antigonish Nova Scotia Posts: 213	Re: Big brown I love it..would of left her the way she is...Cant beat a square body 3/4 ton :P especially **** brown lol

03-28-2010, 09:34 PM	#19
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown tailgate is 98% done

04-25-2010, 05:36 PM	#20
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown old new front end before...front was trashed... after...craigslist bumper and new plastic... Last edited by bm; 05-01-2010 at 11:17 PM.*

04-25-2010, 08:38 PM	#21
hawleykt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 38	Re: Big brown dude, your big brown rocks....im jealous. if under the hood, mine could only look as good as yours :sigh: -- ive still gotta put the new intake and carb on....and do a new radiator.....money i dont have! lol some body work too....cab corners and rocker panels. lookin good...im thinkin i might steal the black painted rims off yours...looks pretty sweet and i can do that on the cheap. Mine are painted white right now and gettin flakey

04-25-2010, 11:05 PM	#22
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: Big brown It is looking pretty good. Nice job on the "patina". I would like to see wider shots of it all on the truck. But it looks good up close. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

05-01-2010, 12:27 AM	#23
1985-GMC Chevy Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canyon Lake Texas Posts: 2,024	Re: Big brown I also like the rendering, that paint job should look pretty cool! __________________ Tony 1985 GMC K2500 restoration Project: Rust, White & Blue 1989 Chevy R3500 CC Cummins & 4X4 swap some day... 1989 Burb (D60, 14BFF, 12V, NV4500, NP205, 37" tires in progress)

05-01-2010, 11:24 PM	#25
bm* Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: haslet, tx Posts: 24	Re: Big brown a few pics, going riding sunday, gonna get a few better pics what do ya think so far?

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