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**seacrow** · 06-22-2003, 09:46 PM

New doors and rockers, it should be painted in a week or so. then we reset the cab and start putting it all back together.

**seacrow** · 06-22-2003, 09:47 PM

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knucklebuster · 06-22-2003, 09:53 PM

Did you just spray primer over the old paint inside,what kind of primer did you use?Looks pretty good to me.The last time I even touched my cab was to move it out of the way so I could paint my frame,I gonna save my body work till last.

pissonNOS · 06-22-2003, 09:53 PM

ahhh the good ol' days when mine looked like that looks like your off to a good start. I also restored my 69 in memory of my grandfather

yellowgmc · 06-22-2003, 09:54 PM

very nice! where did you get the new doors from?

yellowgmc · 06-22-2003, 09:55 PM

man we are all fast!

**seacrow** · 06-22-2003, 09:59 PM

knuckle buster, my buddy is doing all of the paint work. He took it all down to bare metal except for the kick panels and some under the dash. This was the first coat of primer. He told me he is redoing some parts of it and putting on two more coats of primer. This cab had very little rust. The only reason I replaced the rockers was because of dents.

**seacrow** · 06-22-2003, 10:02 PM

yellow, I got the doors from Ed at Mother Truckers. They are made by Fit-Rite. They actually do fit pretty well. They aren't as perfect as the originals but very close and no rust.

krue · 06-22-2003, 10:36 PM

Wish my cab was in as good shape! Looks like your truck was the same color as mine, dark olive green. Are you going back with that color?

EdB · 06-23-2003, 12:16 AM

The door fit looks great. From what I can see the
rockers went on good also. It is a good feeling to
know there is no rust under there.

EdB

**seacrow** · 06-23-2003, 07:11 AM

Krue, it's gonna be original Dark olive green with a medium olive green top and olive green interior. Some don't like the greens but I love it. I already have the seat redone and it looks like a sofa from "The Brady Bunch".

ianjenkins · 06-23-2003, 10:22 AM

Seacrow,

I assume you're painting your truck in stages.

1) Cab
2) Bed
3) Front clip

?????????????????

I'm trying to decide on the best way to paint my truck. I was going to send the cab & bed off to the paint shop first. This way they can spay the firewall & the part of the cab hidden by the fenders. After they completed that section, I'll instal the engine & tranny before sending it back to have the fenders bolted in & aligned.

Any suggestions?

By the way, my truck is going back the same Dark Green color it originally came with too.

Thanks

**Yukon Jack** · 06-23-2003, 10:53 AM

That's looking awesome. I'm a step behind you, still sanding.

ginter · 06-23-2003, 12:33 PM

seacrow, nice! Please keep the pics coming?

**seacrow** · 06-23-2003, 10:20 PM

ian,

I am doing it just as you said however, I already installed the engine and tranny, then I am installing the cab. Then the bed and front clip. I hope it works out ok.

Thanks for all of the nice comments guys. The cab should be painted and mounted in no more than two weeks. Then it will be a lot more fun.

krue · 06-23-2003, 10:44 PM

Let's see pics when it's done! Maybe ya'll can convince me to keep mine the dark olive.

06-22-2003, 09:46 PM	#1
seacrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 366	MOre Progress pics, new doors and rockers New doors and rockers, it should be painted in a week or so. then we reset the cab and start putting it all back together. __________________ 71 GMC Custom. 350, 4bbl., auto. Restored in memory of my grandfather. 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty CC King Ranch, moonroof, heated captains chairs, 6.4 PowerStroke. 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa, all black 1985 Mustang GT T-top, 5 spd. 54K orig miles.

06-22-2003, 09:47 PM	#2
seacrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 366	more __________________ 71 GMC Custom. 350, 4bbl., auto. Restored in memory of my grandfather. 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty CC King Ranch, moonroof, heated captains chairs, 6.4 PowerStroke. 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa, all black 1985 Mustang GT T-top, 5 spd. 54K orig miles.

06-22-2003, 09:49 PM	#3
seacrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 366	last one __________________ 71 GMC Custom. 350, 4bbl., auto. Restored in memory of my grandfather. 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty CC King Ranch, moonroof, heated captains chairs, 6.4 PowerStroke. 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa, all black 1985 Mustang GT T-top, 5 spd. 54K orig miles.

06-22-2003, 09:53 PM	#4
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	Did you just spray primer over the old paint inside,what kind of primer did you use?Looks pretty good to me.The last time I even touched my cab was to move it out of the way so I could paint my frame,I gonna save my body work till last. __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

06-22-2003, 09:53 PM	#5
pissonNOS senior member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: fort macleod alberta Posts: 2,770	ahhh the good ol' days when mine looked like that looks like your off to a good start. I also restored my 69 in memory of my grandfather __________________ 69 GMC bagged

06-22-2003, 09:54 PM	#6
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	very nice! where did you get the new doors from? __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic

06-22-2003, 09:55 PM	#7
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	man we are all fast! __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic

06-22-2003, 09:59 PM	#8
seacrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 366	knuckle buster, my buddy is doing all of the paint work. He took it all down to bare metal except for the kick panels and some under the dash. This was the first coat of primer. He told me he is redoing some parts of it and putting on two more coats of primer. This cab had very little rust. The only reason I replaced the rockers was because of dents. __________________ 71 GMC Custom. 350, 4bbl., auto. Restored in memory of my grandfather. 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty CC King Ranch, moonroof, heated captains chairs, 6.4 PowerStroke. 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa, all black 1985 Mustang GT T-top, 5 spd. 54K orig miles.

06-22-2003, 10:02 PM	#9
seacrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 366	yellow, I got the doors from Ed at Mother Truckers. They are made by Fit-Rite. They actually do fit pretty well. They aren't as perfect as the originals but very close and no rust. __________________ 71 GMC Custom. 350, 4bbl., auto. Restored in memory of my grandfather. 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty CC King Ranch, moonroof, heated captains chairs, 6.4 PowerStroke. 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa, all black 1985 Mustang GT T-top, 5 spd. 54K orig miles.

06-22-2003, 10:36 PM	#10
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Wish my cab was in as good shape! Looks like your truck was the same color as mine, dark olive green. Are you going back with that color? __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

06-23-2003, 12:16 AM	#11
EdB Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Gulfport Ms Posts: 401	The door fit looks great. From what I can see the rockers went on good also. It is a good feeling to know there is no rust under there. EdB

06-23-2003, 07:11 AM	#12
seacrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 366	Krue, it's gonna be original Dark olive green with a medium olive green top and olive green interior. Some don't like the greens but I love it. I already have the seat redone and it looks like a sofa from "The Brady Bunch". __________________ 71 GMC Custom. 350, 4bbl., auto. Restored in memory of my grandfather. 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty CC King Ranch, moonroof, heated captains chairs, 6.4 PowerStroke. 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa, all black 1985 Mustang GT T-top, 5 spd. 54K orig miles.

06-23-2003, 10:22 AM	#13
ianjenkins Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 160	Seacrow, I assume you're painting your truck in stages. 1) Cab 2) Bed 3) Front clip ????????????????? I'm trying to decide on the best way to paint my truck. I was going to send the cab & bed off to the paint shop first. This way they can spay the firewall & the part of the cab hidden by the fenders. After they completed that section, I'll instal the engine & tranny before sending it back to have the fenders bolted in & aligned. Any suggestions? By the way, my truck is going back the same Dark Green color it originally came with too. Thanks

06-23-2003, 10:53 AM	#14
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	That's looking awesome. I'm a step behind you, still sanding. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

06-23-2003, 12:33 PM	#15
ginter Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denver CO. Posts: 156	seacrow, nice! Please keep the pics coming?



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06-23-2003, 10:20 PM	#16
seacrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 366	ian, I am doing it just as you said however, I already installed the engine and tranny, then I am installing the cab. Then the bed and front clip. I hope it works out ok. Thanks for all of the nice comments guys. The cab should be painted and mounted in no more than two weeks. Then it will be a lot more fun. __________________ 71 GMC Custom. 350, 4bbl., auto. Restored in memory of my grandfather. 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty CC King Ranch, moonroof, heated captains chairs, 6.4 PowerStroke. 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa, all black 1985 Mustang GT T-top, 5 spd. 54K orig miles.

06-23-2003, 10:44 PM	#17
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Let's see pics when it's done! Maybe ya'll can convince me to keep mine the dark olive. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

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