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Today was a lesson in frustration. Since I finished late last night,I took my wife to dinner and didn't gather supplies. We got an early start on our parts run but hit an obstacle at Harbor Frieght. The lid to my paint gun cup was cracked so I planned to buy one along with a few other items.
That's where my unraveling began. They didn't have the cup I needed so I decided to buy a small detail gun. I thought it has a small cup but it would be easier to use under the truck. Unfortunately it lasted about 5 minutes before it stopped spraying completely. Deep cleaning didn't help so I headed back to Harbor Freight. By now their shelves were depleted so I grabbed a mid size gun. I soon realized it was just too big to move under the truck so I resorted to rattle cans. Not what I wanted but its been very effective in the past so why fight it. We are prepped and masked so lets get some color on. |
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Despite the set backs I had a job to do and goals to meet. I wanted to have the truck back on the ground tonight. I had to decide if meeting my goal was more important than fine tuning the details. I gave it a hard run, but didn't quite finish up.
Instead I located matching bolts for the brake and fuel line clamp. I also cut the bolts down so they didn't protrude through the frame. It's a small detail but makes it look nicer and its easier to clean. Here's where I ended tonight. |
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Nice use of aluminum foil never thought about that. Cheap and contours nicely. You need to hit those rear drums with some black caliper paint.
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Really looks great. Nice work, even if with a spray can.
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Lookin' good! In to see what you do with the front shocks
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So close. All thats needed is to locate matching nuts and bolts, then blast and paint them. I had family over today so we relaxed around the pool and grilled. As much as I want the truck back together I wouldn't trade family time for nothing. The guys did have a nice bench racing session in the garage, so that counts as shop time doesnt it?
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What do you use on your black parts? I've taken a liking to the vht epoxy satin.
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My buddy N2billet uses an epoxy black that looks great. I ordered some from our friend Steve (STP67-72) and had planned to use it. As reported, that was an epic failure on my part. |
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looks great!!! if the shock extenders don't work out I have a extra set of front shock brackets I can send you.
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I got in late last night, but I had to crawl under Scarlett to look at the exhaust. I put a post on Facebook asking for local (Cypress, TX) shops to rebuild the exhaust. What was previously done will need some attention to satisfy my needs. Whoever installed the system used premium quality components, yet cut corners on the install. It has Borla Pro XS stainless mufflers and tips, but they mounted everything very rigid to the frame. They also cut the collectors off of the headers and welded everything together. I had to cut the mid pipes to remove the system. I'm plotting my course now, but be assured it wont go back like that. I am getting bids on having new mid pipes built with collector flanges added.
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Ok.
First video is with less than 5 miles on the Borla XR1. The rest will give you a idea of cruising and load on the Borla XR1. Love the way they sound. Best sound IMO. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gpL-eb...ature=youtu.be https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=mLVSye7Gl4k https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zbxVN9...ature=youtu.be https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GTlbex...ature=youtu.be https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=cpivfIrXJ0g https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JUNFSe...ature=youtu.be |
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The Borla Pro XS mufflers are quieter than the Borla XR1 race mufflers. But I got the bigger version of the XR1. They make a 12" and a 16". My exhaust is a full 3" X pipe custom mandrel bent tucked tight as it can go.
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I discovered I had a serious conflict of interest this past week and had to make a drastic change in my plans. I have a wedding to attend the same weekend as the Ft Worth Goodguys show. It's an event I wouldn't dream of missing, so Goodguys is a no go.
I found an alternative event to attend. It will give me less time to accomplish all my goals so I need to recalculate what I can accomplish. I wont cut corners to attend the event, so some things will be postponed till after. The new event is "C10s in the Park" put on by the C10 club of Texas and Squarebody_USA with Brothers-Trucks as the title sponsor. Here's a link to the events Facebook page LINK If you want to be a part of this awesome C10 event follow the link for more details. |
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With that said, it's time to get busy. I had a long productive day Saturday. Unfortunately I didn't do anything related to my goal with Scarlett. So I got a fresh start today and managed to accomplish my goal for the day.
I decided I wanted to drop the gas tank to check condition and allow better access to the floor pan. I pulled the tank to find a couple of positive things. First thing I revealed was a brand new fuel pick up and sending unit had been installed. I was also able ensure that there was absolutely no rust hiding under the tank or in the corners. This pic was before final clean up of the cab corner. Thats more of the red Georgia Clay you see under there. It cleaned up and looks like new condition before I coated it. |
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With the gas tank out in the open we wire brushed it clean, then scuffed it with scotch Brite and prepped it with Brake Clean. After several coats of paint it was ready for assembley. The factory insulation pad had deterioted beyond use, so we improvised with strips of sound deadner.
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While Chris put the final details on the tank assembly I did the same on the floor pan and frame rails. Since our time was limited today we only worked on the section above the tank on the drivers side. By breaking the work up in manageable sections we can control over spray better.
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Very nice work!!
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With the frame rails prepped and painted, and the floor pan covered with a nice layer of undercoating it was time to hang the tank. We replaced all the clamps on the fuel lines and set it in place.
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