So much for the low buck concept huh? :lol:

Yeh so it might come in at about 7k but that is still a good price concidering what extras have been added. Their is alot on this truck that could be eliminated and still have a great Clean DD. Vintage Air $1000, Tail lights and side markers $450-$700? heck already back down to $5300:metal:

:lol:

Kevin
LFD inc.

They are nice... very tempting. If they came with the LEDs...

So much for the low buck concept huh? :lol:

If Kevin is like me when I get off track, he might have to change the name to "Mo' Bucks", :D.

If Kevin is like me when I get off track, he might have to change the name to "Mo' Bucks", :D.

Hey check my wallet, all I have left these days is Low Buck's! Well just found rust in the lower A pillar so time to start cutting;)

Kevin
LFD inc.

So today I got 3hrs in and it is looking like a pile of parts again! Found rust in the A pillar bottom area's and only one spot on the cab back under the window. All in all not bad for what it could have been. Here are a few pics for the file!

Kevin
LFD Inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
8.5 Paint hrs
$30.00 Paint

And then!

What changes were made to the 84 blazer tank to hook up the LT1. Any pics?

damn Kevin, i get out of the loop for a while and you go and pull the truck all apart :lol:

What changes were made to the 84 blazer tank to hook up the LT1. Any pics?
It is an 89 tank so it was TBI to start with and all I did was replace the TBI (14psi?) with an LT1(45psi) pump and that was it! They are the same size pumps and it was a natural fit. Now first I removed the TBI pump and just put on a longer pick up tube and ran a carb with it. It is a great tank set up but if you have a reciever hitch and panhard bar for coils I do not think it will fit. Look thru the build thread and you will see how close it all was the way I did mine.


damn Kevin, i get out of the loop for a while and you go and pull the truck all apart :lol:

Yep ether keep up or get left behind we don't wait for slackers!:lol:

Kevin
LFD Inc.

I forgot how many nooks and cranies their are on these cabs but I am almost done with this step. Next I will scuff down the inside and do a bit more DA work on the back and jambs. I hope to start cutting out the rust today and have the cab ready for paint by next weekend. This was about 3hrs work so far today.

Kevin
LFD Inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
11.5 Paint hrs
$30.00 Paint

Well another 5 1/2hrs to tack on to the build. I filled the gas tank filler hole (sand bag and forming hammer) rust hole on back window and one small hole on pass cab corner. I also welded up the trim holes and the holes drilled to pull dents in its past life. I then shot DP90 epoxy over all bare metal areas including inside and out of the front and rear windows.
I then stripped both doors (glass,regulators and seals) and DA the outside of them completely. Sunday I will get the other front fender srtipped, fill all holes in fenders and doors (42 holes in one of the doors!) and shoot them with DP90 as well if I have enough time.

Kevin
LFD Inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
16 Paint hrs
$30.00 Paint

Final two for the night!

looking great kevin, will be nice to drive her again i bet.

looking great kevin, will be nice to drive her again i bet.
Yes it will! Wait I was just driving her last week:lol:
Alot of progress today I will have pics tonight!

Kevin
LFD inc.

Yes it will! Wait I was just driving her last week:lol:
Alot of progress today I will have pics tonight!

Kevin
LFD inc.

only you can drive it one week then tear it apart the next week and still make it to cruise night the following week in the same truck :lol:

only you can drive it one week then tear it apart the next week and still make it to cruise night the following week in the same truck :lol:

Well maybe if I would stop making things harder on my self!
I did a few "Light Mods" today to match my bed that I did months ago. I don't even think any one noticed the bed "Light Mods" untill the post after this one:lol:

I have wanted to do this mod for years so when I chopped the bed down I went ahead and started my idea. Here we are 5-6 months later and I get to do the front. It went well and I got both fenders done today as well as filling in all the holes in both fenders and both doors. I had 45 darn hole in one door alone. It's a good thing these doors are rust free or they would have been scrap!!!! Here are a few pics to keep you all going!

Kevin
LFD inc.

Got them in DP90 tonight so I can start teh body work in a day or so. First I want to replace the rockers and "A" post bottoms as soon as I get my parts from ECE. They should be here when I get home Monday if those guys are on the Ball like always! Incase anyone wants to know why I only DP'd the out side it is because the inside was the original paint. It was still in great shape so I am just going to scuff it down and paint right over it. The out side was another story! I had to take them down to bare metal to fill holes and to get rid of those other layers of paint so just the out side got the treatment. Oh and today I spent a good 9hrs on prep and mods!

Kevin
LFD inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
25 Paint hrs
$30.00 Paint

black is good

black is good

Well a good start at least!

Kevin
LFD inc.

Well maybe if I would stop making things harder on my self!
I did a few "Light Mods" today to match my bed that I did months ago.

Foose beat you to it (I hate it when that happens). Nice clean work as always.

Foose beat you to it (I hate it when that happens). Nice clean work as always.

Oh no he didNt! (in my best atitude voice):lol: He just got his done before me:lol: The night that one aired my wife hit me and said another one of your ideas you were slow on! I had sketched it out about 6months before for my 70 blazer rendering.
Plus this is only part of what I did, the rest will be in a How-To that I am writing up but I need a fendered painted for the artical to really show off a new venders product;)

Kevin
LFD inc.

Yes it will! Wait I was just driving her last week:lol:
Alot of progress today I will have pics tonight!

Kevin
LFD inc.

Kevin,
post a pic of the tool you used to get the crap out of the upper rain lip...IM having a hell of a time sanding in there.

Got any pics of the back side of the front fenders? Is it all nice and smooth? I have always wondered what the looked like on the back side after shaving the lights, or in this case moving them.

Got any pics of the back side of the front fenders? Is it all nice and smooth? I have always wondered what the looked like on the back side after shaving the lights, or in this case moving them.
If I had spent a few minutes with a disc the insode would look as good as the out side! I like to cut out the entire section and invert it to cut down on the amount of welding. Plus if you make a templet you can just flip it over for the other side.


Kevin,
post a pic of the tool you used to get the crap out of the upper rain lip...IM having a hell of a time sanding in there.
Very simple tools! The small wheels are not cheap and they do not last very long but they take down any surface rust and grim quick. I start with a screw driver and hammer and work out all I can then go to the :fro: wheel and finish it up. If you have hard spots to get started with somtimes heat works well to soften it up.


Kevin
LFD Inc.

Went by the paint store before comming home sick for a few days. I guess it is not a smart move to work in the shop in 45* temps when you have 103 temp your self;)

Well the body shop is open! Here is part of the stash for the paint job and the main body color. The roof will be bright white like John F's. I think it will also get the lower trim now since I have it and it will look better with the light mod I did (It will be a How-To article) and not the lowering one;)

Dropped $525 on 2 gal of blue, 2 qts of white and 1 qt of black for the top of the dash and inner fenders. Plus all the hardener and reducers.

Kevin
LFD inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
25 Paint hrs
$555.00 Paint

Went by the paint store before comming home sick for a few days. I guess it is not a smart move to work in the shop in 45* temps when you have 103 temp your self;)

Well the body shop is open! Here is part of the stash for the paint job and the main body color. The roof will be bright white like John F's. I think it will also get the lower trim now since I have it and it will look better with the light mod I did (It will be a How-To article) and not the lowering one;)

Dropped $525 on 2 gal of blue, 2 qts of white and 1 qt of black for the top of the dash and inner fenders. Plus all the hardener and reducers.

Kevin
LFD inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
25 Paint hrs
$555.00 Paint

I like the running total that your keeping. ahah Where do you get those disks at? Local hardware or paint store???

On that fender mod, did you cut out the template like that on both sides, then flipped it over and welded it on the other fender??? NICE...

Im thinking of cutting my lights out completely, just making it flush... I think that looks clean.

Went by the paint store before comming home sick for a few days. I guess it is not a smart move to work in the shop in 45* temps when you have 103 temp your self;)

Well the body shop is open! Here is part of the stash for the paint job and the main body color. The roof will be bright white like John F's. I think it will also get the lower trim now since I have it and it will look better with the light mod I did (It will be a How-To article) and not the lowering one;)

Dropped $525 on 2 gal of blue, 2 qts of white and 1 qt of black for the top of the dash and inner fenders. Plus all the hardener and reducers.

Kevin
LFD inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
25 Paint hrs
$555.00 Paint


Kevin - why don't you buy one of those kerosene space heaters? My buddy used to use one of those in his 2400 sqf shop and it worked like a champ. He has since added central heat and air, :metal:.

R

I like the running total that your keeping. ahah Where do you get those disks at? Local hardware or paint store???

On that fender mod, did you cut out the template like that on both sides, then flipped it over and welded it on the other fender??? NICE...

Im thinking of cutting my lights out completely, just making it flush... I think that looks clean.

No I cut one out and turned it 180* and welded it back inplace on the same fender. I get the disks at the goodguys show from the same person year after year but I have no contact info.

Kevin - why don't you buy one of those kerosene space heaters? My buddy used to use one of those in his 2400 sqf shop and it worked like a champ. He has since added central heat and air, :metal:.

R

Kerosene is to messy but I do have a few propain heaters that work well but I did alot of teh DA work out side. You know how it goes you start to work, get warm and pull off the jacket, get warmer and pull off teh knit hat and soon you are in a T-shirt thinking it is 80* out:lol: Once I set up the booth it heats up to 85 real quick. Then I turn them off, spray and heat back up till the next coat.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[QUOTE=Rokcrln;2491516]Well maybe if I would stop making things harder on my self!
I did a few "Light Mods" today to match my bed that I did months ago. I don't even think any one noticed the bed "Light Mods" untill the post after this one:lol:


Got to give it up for skchevota, he noticed your bed light mod on 3/21/07...


You do amazing work Kevin; I check on your build threads every chance I have & plan to attempt my own version of Low Buk with my 72 LWB leaf spring Cheyenne outlined in this thread. (Except staying with the stock drivetrain.)

Thanks for all the info you share with the rest of us!

103 degree temp!!!! Take a break you are not a kid!!! Awesome work but even us that only lurk know you need a break. Take care of yourself. Lots of old trucks only one Kevin.

Being sick sucks! But the good news is the Brown Santa has been here the past two days giving gifts to those who have been good! Sure glad I ordered under my wife's name:lol:

Yesterday I recieved the parts from ECE, inner and outer rockers and A post bottoms. Then today the big slay dropped off the glass box from LMC. I bought all new glass for the truck, Windshield with green tint and the shaded top section, door, wing and rear glass as well all tinted a UV green. That should help a bit with the sun and here in Ca. it is the only legal side window tint as long as it is a factory tint not a film. Now I have all my parts but just not any time but that is better than time but no parts. I hope to head back to work in a day or so and get back on the truck in the same time at night.

Kevin
LFD Inc.
166hrs main build
$6043.00 main build
25 Paint hrs
$555.00 Paint

Well not much has happened in the last few days but bad eating and alot of TV watching:waah: So today I am felling better and went out to the shop and sealed the rain gutters since it will need a few days to fully cure I thought might as well get it out of the way. I feel it turned out well for my first time! I just taped off the roof side about a 1/4" up and then squeezed in about a 1/4 - 3/8" bead, let it sit for a few minutes. Then with rubber gloves I used a finger and smoothed it all out. Let that sit for about 5-10 min. and pulled the tape off. I used about 1 1/2 tubes of the 3M stuff shown in the pic.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Well not much has happened in the last few days but bad eating and alot of TV watching:waah: So today I am felling better and went out to the shop and sealed the rain gutters since it will need a few days to fully cure I thought might as well get it out of the way. I feel it turned out well for my first time! I just taped off the roof side about a 1/4" up and then squeezed in about a 1/4 - 3/8" bead, let it sit for a few minutes. Then with rubber gloves I used a finger and smoothed it all out. Let that sit for about 5-10 min. and pulled the tape off. I used about 1 1/2 tubes of the 3M stuff shown in the pic.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Some of those guys get that **** like glass smooth.... You will see the waves in it and what not.. When the sealant dries, can you do a light film of filler over the sealant.. So you can sand it smooth, or do you not care?? I think it looks good, but you will see a small lip where the tape line is wont you?

Im addicted to your posts like a crack head is to crack...:sumo:

Some of those guys get that **** like glass smooth.... You will see the waves in it and what not.. When the sealant dries, can you do a light film of filler over the sealant.. So you can sand it smooth, or do you not care?? I think it looks good, but you will see a small lip where the tape line is wont you?

Im addicted to your posts like a crack head is to crack...:sumo:

Yes you will see some but I put in over my Epoxy primmer with the intention of spraying it with my fill primer and then sand that down a bit to hide any tape lines. Keep in mind this is just a driver that I might be going over board on but it is still just a driver for me! The rear smooth stuff is a two part self leveling caulking but I did not want to deal with that.

Kevin
KFD Inc.

Yes you will see some but I put in over my Epoxy primmer with the intention of spraying it with my fill primer and then sand that down a bit to hide any tape lines. Keep in mind this is just a driver that I might be going over board on but it is still just a driver for me! The rear smooth stuff is a two part self leveling caulking but I did not want to deal with that.

Kevin
KFD Inc.

They sell a self leveling caulking??? Dang.

I definetly want pics of those rails when your done... Hope you get better soon so we can get more pics. ahah

Spent about 35min tonight getting started on the rockers. I will post a few shots here but all the info will be in another post so it can be turned into a How-To thread for the FAQ section of the board. Krue needs a few more for his list:lol: Here is the thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?p=2496658&posted=1#post2496658

Here are a few pics!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

can you just weld that seem up and it be fine or do you have to caulk it?

can you just weld that seem up and it be fine or do you have to caulk it? What seam?

What seam?

the drip rail

Looking good Kevin! One day it will be my truck your making look this good! I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas. Later

Tony from Norcal

the drip rail I think it would be a bad idea to try this. The metal in their is always a bit rusty and trying to weld it would be tough and ugly. If you did get it all welded and ground smooth their would still be the problem of sitting water in the drip rail that I feel would work its way thru the paint and start to rust. If you are woried about looks then go with the self leveling drip rail caulk and call it good. Or shave;)

Looking good Kevin! One day it will be my truck your making look this good! I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas. Later

Tony from Norcal

Tony Merry Christmas to your wife, Daughter and your self! I keep waiting for you to pop out from a corner of the shop and say hi:lol:

Kevin
LFD inc.

kevin,
I've been following this build for along time now and its really looking good. I'm trying to do the same low buck theme on my 68 gmc. Keep up the good work

kevin,
I've been following this build for along time now and its really looking good. I'm trying to do the same low buck theme on my 68 gmc. Keep up the good work

Thanks it has been fun! Here are a few sneak peaks of the driver side;)

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Well we were supose to go down to my parents yesterday but that changed untill first thing in the morning so I got a bit more work done. I put in about 20hrs in the last two days and made good progress. I started with some very un-straite fenders and doors not to mention alot of holes, 45 just in the pass side door!
Well after the dust comed down I had the fenders and doors in build primer and now they are ready for the first round of block sanding.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Now a sneak peak at a How-To yet to come;)

Kevin
LFD Inc.

i want to keep the drip rail, i was just wondering if you could get away with just welding it up instead


i like those lights, nice and flush, now whered you get them?;)

i want to keep the drip rail, i was just wondering if you could get away with just welding it up instead

See 566:lol: And for were you will need to wait for the How-To to get finished up;)

Kevin
LFD Inc.

i like those lights, nice and flush, now whered you get them?;)

flush and lower too.... nice work. Any chance you want to move to Central PA? I need a buddy that can do good body work!

looks cool

Lowered the badges to match. Nice touch :c2:

I decided I will be running these tail lights and markers so I figure I better run the side trim as well. I think with out the trim it will look to plain and the lights will stand out as odd and not the smooth subtle look I am going for. For trim I have all new 68 side trim I will be using so I still need to fill all the old holes. This is what it looks like! No idea on price because the side markers are not even ready for sale just yet but should be in the next month or so.



Kevin
LFD Inc.



Kevin, who sells or is planning on selling those tail lights and side markers. I really like that look?

Kevin, who sells or is planning on selling those tail lights and side markers. I really like that look?

No price's as of yet. They are not even ready for sale at this point but will be very soon. The ones I have are the "old design" and are flat. The final production run of lights have more CNC work done to them like what is in the pic above. They will give a very nice look when mounted in the stock location as were mine would look bulky but for what I wanted they could not have worked better. I will be posting all the info that I can in the How-To artical. I am waiting on more info from the manufacture and also I need to get my truck in paint for some final shots.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

if i had to guess id say its ryan hubbard the member who makes the alluminum dashes

Kevin, who sells or is planning on selling those tail lights and side markers. I really like that look?

They are from Marquez Design (http://www.marquezdesign.com/). Available through board vendor Musclerodz (http://musclerodzstore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=532). Their SEMA truck is for sale in the classified section with a bunch of their billet goodies on it here (http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2070).

Did a quick firewall repaint this afternoon. I just could not bring my self to leave it brown with a new paint job on the out side. I spent a bit of time moving what I could and tapping or renolds wrapping the rest. It worked out real well I only missed one real small corner that I will just use a sharpie on:lol: I also did the inner fenders while I was at it. If I had the paint I would have done them in Flat black but that was not the case so now they are nice and shinny.

Next will be the interior then the rest.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

They are from Marquez Design (http://www.marquezdesign.com/). Available through board vendor Musclerodz (http://musclerodzstore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=532). Their SEMA truck is for sale in the classified section with a bunch of their billet goodies on it here (http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2070).

I got mine right from the manufacture who is now a site vendor as well. I do not have his board name but will be posting all his info once he gets some info back to me.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

I must have missed something... when did the low buck get a TPI engine?

I must have missed something... when did the low buck get a TPI engine?

It was during nap time Christmas day ;)




I know....I'm a butt head.....he did it a few months ago cause it was there or something I forgot.

Thats not just a tpi. Its a LT-1 if i remember correctly. (Do i remember correctly Kevin?)

It was during nap time Christmas day ;)

Yeh my wife did'nt have much going so she thru it in for me. Heck of a women!

Post 506;) and yes it is a 92 vett LT1 pushing better then 360hp at 16-20MPG

I had a few minutes tonight and got the dash top, A pillars and the kick panels all tapped off and ready for paint Friday night when I get home from work. They will be a flat black to cut down on the glair and teh kick panels to match the carpet and just to keep the foot area dark and not real noticable.


Kevin
LFD Inc.

i need me one of those engine and tranny combos for mine

Well things are getting close to paint. I should have the cab painted by end of Sunday if all goes well. Today I spent about 8hrs getting the cab all preped and the final coat of primmer so in the morning I will block it all out and get it ready to spray. I have not keeped up on the hours for paint so I will try and get it all up to date.
Rocker repair 16hrs
Cab paint prep/body work 8hrs
Firewall/inner fender prep and paint 8hrs
top of dash and kick prep and paint 4hrs
misc prep material $150


Kevin
LFD Inc.
166hrs main build
$6043.00 main build
61 Paint hrs
$705.00 Paint

cool, just caught up on the engine, pedals and seats. I might have to look into shipping you my clutch and brake setup. I'm 6'3" and could use a little room....

Amazing work...

We have color!! Well we have a tack coat and the first real coat. Now I am waiting my 40min then I will nib it down, wipe it down and lay on the second coat! Pic's tonight:metal: I hate to wait so I came inside so I did'nt try a second coat to soon;)

Kevin
LFD inc.

Just a touch of fog in the booth but I still had to post pic's! Hard to see the real color but I will get more tonight. This is coat 2 and once it sets off it may be the last if all looks good.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Looking Good, Kevin! Did you make a paint booth in your shop @ home?

Looking Good, Kevin! Did you make a paint booth in your shop @ home?

Yeh for shooting this one I did not want to put out any money for a booth like I did for Lemon Drop. I have my shop sectioned off and right in the center is a 16'x24' area that I put a hard ceiling in with 18 or so 4' lights. Then I have one solid wall with a 3' man door that is 16' long with an 8' wall comming off at a right angle and both walls have 4' lights in the walls for side light. Then I just drop plastic for the remaining walls. It works well but it was designed for doing body work to keep the shop a bit cleaner but for a DD paint job it works fine. I wet down the floor with a soap and water mix to lock down any loose debrit that I might have missed as well as over spray.
Today it was a bout 45 degrees out side but in the booth I have heaters (off when painting) that get it right up to 75-85 degrees to help bake the paint a bit.

The cab is all done now except for the white on the roof. Turns out that Drip rail sealer I used SUCKS! It shrinks about 70% and looked like crap so I took it all out and ordered some good 3M urethane and a $100 gun to use it with. It won't be in untill Wedsday so the roof will wait till thurs day for paint. After I removed all the caulking I primmed the gutters again, sanded it all down so it was ready for paint then masked off the roof. The blue wraps down the inside or the gutter rail and stop about the bottom of the gutter. Now I will do a real tight masking job so the caulking will roll up the blue and cover the seam then die into the roof judt below the body line of the roof it self. Then 30min later I can shoot the white right over it. This should look alot better then it was going to and the white will run right to the top of the drip rail edge. I will need to use my Sata mini jet4 gun to get down in the rail the way I want it then kick things up to the Sata 3000 for the rest of the roof.

Well so much for this being a real quick paint job like i started to do. I wanted to just do a bit of body work and shoot it all together. Then i found the rust in the rockers so the doors had to come off as well as the fenders. Since the fenders came off that ment I had to remove the hood as well. While the fire wall was easy now to get to I opted for a repaint so it would look a bit better and make my EFI panels blend in better. Then the body work started and I just could not bring my self to let any little flaws not get fixed while I was their, it will only take a few extra minutes right! Then I decided I had to go a bit further and almost gut the dash so it would turn out decent and that ment more time and work to prep. So all in all it will end up nicer than I had planned but as my wife said I might as well do it right or I would never be happy with it if I didn't! She know me too well. But keep in mind this is still just my shop truck that will be used for dump runs, trailer towing and all around beating on.

The last vehical that I finished for my self was a full on 71 Bronco rock crawler that ended up in for 4X4 power mag and was totaled 24hrs later when I was down in Johnson Valley on a wheeling trip. So this one will be nice but it will get used as well.
Another 7hrs for today's work.


Kevin
LFD inc.
166hrs main build
$6043.00 main build
68 Paint hrs
$705.00 Paint

Turns out that Drip rail sealer I used SUCKS!
I used the 3M 2K self-leveling stuff on mine over a year ago. ZERO shrinkage and it still remains slightly pliable when cured, so no worries on cracking. Highly recommend.

Well so much for this being a real quick paint job like i started to do. I wanted to just do a bit of body work and shoot it all together. Then i found the rust in the rockers so the doors had to come off as well as the fenders. Since the fenders came off that ment I had to remove the hood as well. While the fire wall was easy now to get to I opted for a repaint so it would look a bit better and make my EFI panels blend in better. Then the body work started and I just could not bring my self to let any little flaws not get fixed while I was their, it will only take a few extra minutes right! Then I decided I had to go a bit further and almost gut the dash so it would turn out decent and that ment more time and work to prep. So all in all it will end up nicer than I had planned but as my wife said I might as well do it right or I would never be happy with it if I didn't! She know me too well. But keep in mind this is still just my shop truck that will be used for dump runs, trailer towing and all around beating on.

The true story of a perfectionist. :chevy: All for the better though

Looks good wish I was close to color..

Here are a few pic's from this morning. I did not get alot done because I had to play house keeper before everyone gets here. I hope to paint the roof on NewYears day:metal:
5 more hrs on the clock!

Kevin
LFD Inc.
166hrs main build
$6043.00 main build
73 Paint hrs
$705.00 Paint

Nice,...very Nice.

Wow looks great...I can't wait to see it done

looks really good, what color is that?

and i guess i missed the part where you made your nice little gauge there, nice:metal:

The color is Nason Med blue. It is kind of a blue grey in the shade and a nice brite blue in the sun. I hope to have teh top painted white later today (12:03am) and then get a few pics out side this week.

Kevin
LFD inc.