72 C10 SWB: Project "One Piece"

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

Hey guys...

Here's the project that DWT and I are working on. We have a 72 C10 SWB that we bought locally. The guy that originally did the work on this truck loved Bondo...

Anyway.. Here's what we're going to have to do to get it ready.

Body:
Fix floor pans- Done
Kick panels- Done
Inner Rockers-
Outer Rockers-
A Pillars- Done
Vent Boxes- Done
Firewall - Done

Frame:
Wire Brush-Done
Paint-Done
Rear Cross members-
Rear Shock Mounts-
Flip Spring Brackets-
Brake lines-

Electronics:
Rear lights-
Front Marker lights-
Side Markers-

*Probably more stuff as we go along*

I Have a ton of pics going back to the 1st part of October when we started but I got pretty slack with pics throughout November.

I'll have to sort through them and post relevant ones.

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

Here we go!

Early October-ish:

The beginning:



Needs Work:



After a while:




So the cab is coming together...
Or is it?

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

We found some other issues...

-->this is the reason for the name.. "One Piece"

We fix 1 piece and something else needs fixing... But we're doing it One Piece at a time.. *lol*

More problems:



Prepping the Inner cowl/Vent/Heater Box area(s) fix:




Getting There:



Inner cowl and area around heater box is totally finished (November):



We decided that grinding the welds down on the sides was a waste of time as this is going to be a "driver/parts getter NFS truck" and the fenders will cover it anyway.

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

So via pictures we have arrived at the "End of November"...
By this time the weather is telling us to pull my late grandpa's LWB out of the shop and get One Piece in or we won't be doing anything for the winter... Not a valid option as we need this truck ASAP to get back on the real project...

Let me bring everyone up to current with a few more pics, and then I'll try to be a little more diligent with the posts and updates.

Pass. Floor-pan work:




I also replaced the Pass. A-Pillar but there are no pics of this replacement...

After the floors and A's were done we put the truck in the shop and did a little primer work to keep the stuff we had fixed all buttoned up and rust free.

We took the Bed off and set it outside on a makeshift stand (4 cinder blocks and 2 4x4s) since we knew the rear crossmembers were total junk, we went ahead and removed the 2 that were present, and ordered the complete set from another board member. Since the frame is visible we decided to go ahead and wire wheel/grinder/etc.. all of the rust/tar/grime/nastiness off of it and shoot it with some Implement paint from Tractor Supply.

Pics:






(DWT cuttin up after we finished painting)

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

Not only did the original body man love bondo.. He pieced the engine together using a '79 350 with a '66 283 intake and '66 4 jet carb. (Pre-Quadrajet)
the numbers indicate that it is a Canadian engine...

[dadsworktruck]

note to myself, that rubber gas line and inline filter has got to go!!!!

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

So yesterday...

We cut away the rotten part of the Drivers side rear floor... Along with the rotten B-Pillar and the hack job cab corners that were on the cab. Time and lack of parts is holding us up right now, but we should have the floor completely finished in a few days. Once I get the B-Pillars back on, I'll be ready to tackle the cab corners.

After that it should be ready to prep for paint...

I hope!

"One Piece" has surely lived up to the name so far.











**This is not a patch piece... Ugh**

[VA72C10]

Nice project. You've really knocked out the rust repairs! Looking good and getting solid!!!

[ebfabman]

Hey Jason...looks like you're " gettin er done" hang in there, you'll have a solid truck for sure!

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

Thanks for the words of encouragement Ebfabman and VA72C10!


Nothing much to update on "One Piece" in the last couple of days.

Dadsworktruck did some work on the blast cabinet, so I tested it out with the brace that goes across the driver's side inner fender and the bracket that holds the radiator overflow bucket. (I guess that's what it is called)

I didn't get any pics of these parts before the blasting but they look much better satin black

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

...Since I have no way to edit my posts...
I have been informed that the bracket is actually for the Windshield washer jug

[VA72C10]

A blast cabinet is definitely on my list of wants/needs at this point...(with a large compressor for it and air tools....but anyone who's been to my house knows there's no room in my garage for either of these and I've already taken over the downstairs so I'm limited until I move...

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

I heard that VA! Space is something that everyone can always use more of, but few have the luxury of getting.

Didn't do anything at all to the truck again today. I had a mandatory meeting for the Nursing department at the college so I didn't bother freezing for just a few hours, only to have to rush to clean up before going to that.

Hopefully if the weatherman is correct in his predictions, tomorrow will be a great day to finish welding in a floor pan... who knows maybe even a B-Pillar if I can keep "Murphy" from finding the shop door.

[mcbassin]

Rust repair.....aww gotta love it. Looks good. Gonna get me some of that in the near future. What is the red you are using? rust inhibiting primer?
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[HeavyMetalChevy]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Rust repair.....aww gotta love it. Looks good. Gonna get me some of that in the near future. What is the red you are using? rust inhibiting primer?
Subscribed.

got your frame parts coming finally!!!

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

Well... "Murphy" did indeed find the shop door, but a swift kick in the butt and he left again
I fired up the welder only to hear ..Hissss.. and I knew that wasn't a good thing. Found the issue, cheap Argon supply hose had a hole in it near the nipple, so I fixed that and got to work.

I finished welding in the Driver's floor pan. Did some banging on a curved area that wasn't playing nice. Got all that squared away and started working on the B-Pillar.





If you've never put one of these on, they're not too bad. Just have to drill the hole for the bottom screw and drop it behind where you cut off the old one to get a good mark for cutting.

The fun part, which I found out totally by accident is welding the nut on the outside of the pillar. It is all but impossible to do it with it bolted up. (well for my skill level anyway)

But now that the B and the floor are finished we're almost ready for Cab corner and prepping for outer rockers.




My hectic school schedule this semester is going to seriously damper my time for working on the truck, but if all goes well it might be driving down the road by summer... (which would be nice cause as it looks now I'm out of school all summer!!)

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

What is the red you are using? rust inhibiting primer?
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Mcbassin,
First off, Thanks for the Sub!

Secondly, that primer is the Southern Polyurethane Industries Part# 6630-4 (Red Epoxy Primer.)

At first I hated that red, but it's growing on me a little.

The only reason we got it to begin with was the local paint shop that we got it from only had it in red by the quart. After finding all the other stuff we had to fix we decided to go back and buy a gallon in the grey.

Originally Posted by HeavyMetalChevy

got your frame parts coming finally!!!

I think this post was meant for my dad; but thanks for the update heavy cause those parts are going on this truck anyway

[HeavyMetalChevy]

Originally Posted by Dads Worktruck Jr.

I think this post was meant for my dad; but thanks for the update heavy cause those parts are going on this truck anyway

No it was for both of you... I just happened to stumble upon this thread and fig..."hey...that's the truck" lol Plus you screen name kinda gave it away too... I am a Jr. as well... well actually the second but yeah... Great build.. I got to get mine up and running...

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

Ahh.. Funny thing is I'm not a Jr. though. I just thought it would be a funny screen name and all

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Dads Worktruck Jr.

Mcbassin,
First off, Thanks for the Sub!

Secondly, that primer is the Southern Polyurethane Industries Part# 6630-4 (Red Epoxy Primer.)

At first I hated that red, but it's growing on me a little.

The only reason we got it to begin with was the local paint shop that we got it from only had it in red by the quart. After finding all the other stuff we had to fix we decided to go back and buy a gallon in the grey.

Thanks that makes sense. I figured it was some kind of primer. Is it two part or one? I need to get some epoxy primer myself. Keep up all the hard work.

[Dads Worktruck Jr.]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Thanks that makes sense. I figured it was some kind of primer. Is it two part or one? I need to get some epoxy primer myself. Keep up all the hard work.

Yep that primer is a 2 part.
It's pretty straight forward to use. It mixes 1:1 primer to hardener..
As far as how well it sprays, Dadsworktruck will have to chime in on that, I have only sprayed the TSC implement paint so I can't really say.

The only mixing and usage issues that I'm aware of, are that the epoxy is VERY sensitive to temperature and moisture. We sprayed some one day when it was raining lightly outside and that was a disaster. There is a minimum of 60 degree air temp. on the paint as well, so we are holed up for the winter on any painting, aside from frame work. (Since the frame paint is TSC implement finish, which has a minimum of 40 degree working temp, so we can still sneak in some painting with that as the air temps allow.)

[dadsworktruck]

WE are still working on our project from time to time.here are a few pics to look at i know we all like pics...

[dadsworktruck]

a couple more......i promise i only got a few more to share some day.....
this shows our donor truck giving up some good body parts..

[Tinkermc]

starting to shape up nicely

[mcbassin]

Nice progress on your cab. I'm sure glad I'm past all that rust repair now. Hang in there just takes time
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