Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

You stole my flippin idea! Damn. :( Looks GREAT though! :)

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

the bumper filler was easy too! You'll have to do a lil notch or bend for the licence plate light , thats the only issue I had ,

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

you might need to drill a little hole in it to prevent any rainwater from puddling in there

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

Mine has been designed for a while, just need to get it cut and formed. I notched mine for the light. Does yours lay flat from bracket to bracket...or should I say, are the tops of your bumper brackets all lined up acoss? Looks great again man.

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

I made a filler out of 3"x16ga flat bar and had a 1/2 lip bent in it on the front side to stiffen it up drilled holes to bolt it to the outer brakets like the stock one does painted it black looks better then stock. but I'm thinking I'll get it chrome plated or make a new one out of stainless and polish it

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

Yep somehow the mounts were all laying flay and it bolted down better than expected , I was gonna make it outta stainless also but really didnt want to bring any attention to it ,

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

I wonder how it would look painted body color?

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

i was thinking about that too theres a piece missing underneat the lid painting that part in the bodycolour could opticly fill it

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

I think it would look good painted the body color but on mine the rear panel behind the bottom of the gate was painted black so I did the filler in black , the body guy painted it black to blend in with the rino/line-x that I'll have sprayed in once I can drive it there, hopefully soon !

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

I was able to get out there and get the overflow mounted up today,

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

Looks sweet man & love the clear tubing!!!

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

x2 very cool ideas here!!!!

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

glad ya like, Well I got it filled up tonight and it dont leak! I also got the front hood adjusters on and adjusted , those are a lil tricky , I also took the rest of the grill trim / bezels off . I'm gonna paint the area behind and above the lower grill trim black to bled it in more ,

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

Was able to get out there today and get the top of the bumper filler painted black, got the grill brackets all lined up with everything ,and everything put back together , even got the the new amber turns in there for Jeffs approval !

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

Looks much better...if I do say so. ;) Love the truck man. Get the new parts cleaned up yet and put in? :)

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

Thanks I knew you would be proud ! I havent got them cleaned up just yet , did you sand the woodgrain down on your dash trim ? I did get primer on the key rack, everybody at the shop really liked it , thanks again,

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

steel wool will remove the woodgrain easily...that is how I did mine.

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

Cool, I'll get on it !

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

got my wiper motor ready to mount up, gotta love the rebuild in a can !

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

I call it an aerosol overhaul :)

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

next up on the list is gonna be the big fab job of makin the gauge panel, I have gotten lots of ideas from the group on this , I built this one below a long time ago I sectioned it back to try and see if I could get the gauges pointed up a bit , but I think I'm gonna make the same type panel out of smooth aluminum and flat, I'll roll some rings up to fit the inside of the gauges and just angle them up , kind of like Jeffs and others I've seen but with a custom panel that I'll have painted or powdercoated ,

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

Got lots done yesterday , front bumper on upper and lower grill trim I think I got the front end is done , also got the shifter linkage tuned up trans vacuum line hooked up, the wheel well moldings , wiper motor , cowl vent and the seal mounted up , got the right height set too , I worked on the drip rail molding but just couldnt get them on there, any ideas ? other than that it was a good day ,

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

not much real progress , but I was able to make a rough draft of my gauge panel outta plastic, I went the easy route without taking the gauges apart and just mount them flush , its an easy part to change later if I wanna make another one , I wanna round the top inner corners and maybe angle in the sides ? just dont totally care for it all squared off ,

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

ive seen aftermarket parts for these made out of fiberglasss . not sure though

Re: 77 yellow gmc swb
 

100mph @ 800rpm? You should get really good mileage.

Dash panel is going to look great man!