Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Yup. Sorry if that confused anyone. Just wanted to give 71Sleeper an idea of what they look like, and how mine turned out. Oh, and I did get mine from Jonathan.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Quote:
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Quote:
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
1 Attachment(s)
Got my gauges almost finished up. All I need now is a new circuit board. Thanks to some advice from Jonathan I was able to save the lens and I believe it cleaned up pretty good.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Quote:
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
That looks great! And the gauges have very nice faces on them so you definitely scored on that dash!!! :chevy:
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Also what an improvement those lenses and bowtie make. Amazing how they really make a truck look better!
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
1 Attachment(s)
I got home late tonight and just could not help myself. Seeing her sitting there with all the colorful lights reflecting off her bumper and new bow tie. :smoke:
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Very cool picture! thanks for sharing.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
5 Attachment(s)
It was a beautiful day outside today so what else would be better then sending the day playing. Started by pulling my stock pile of parts out of the cab to see where I wanted to begin. When I got everything out might as well pull at the seat and nasty carpet to see what was hiding underneath. And what I found was a pleasant surprise. The floor is solid as a rock. A little surface rust that will easily clean up.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
4 Attachment(s)
Got a new heater control thanks to board member (tkorinek). What a big improvement it will make. Got my new heater core put in just got to finish hooking everything back up under dash.
Got a refurbished door latch from another board member (Va72c10), thanks. Man what a difference it makes I can actually lock my door now. Also snapped a few pics of my door and the more I take this old truck apart the happier I get, she is solid all over. |
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Great truck and nice progress.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
3 Attachment(s)
Got some nice hardware also from a board member (-sean-). The handles are near perfect. And the emblems I forget who I got them from but are also near perfect.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
3 Attachment(s)
Looked a little rough at first but with some CLR and elbow grease they turned out good. May work on them some more but hey got to cut cost somewhere. I got bigger and more important parts to buy right now. Like my 2.5 drop spindles and new circuit board.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Man what a great deal you got on the truck. Can't complain with a floor like that!
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Not having to deal with rust is a definate blessing and a rust free truck is worth the extra money, that is why I bought mine I figured if the body is solid the rest would be a cake walk.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Yep! I am not a body man, though I would like to learn one day. I can unbolt and bolt all day. What's funny is I told my wife last night that if I had a shop right now. The truck would be in pieces and would had turned into a full restro. Who knows it still just might one day.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Sweet truck!! Same color as the one my grandfather had.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Just finished reading thru your build. Nice Truck! your doing an awesome job. keep up the good work.:chevy:
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Take it from me starting with a rust free truck is huge. My truck is 2 years into the resto and I'm still working on rust. I wish I would have started with a rust free truck like yours. Can't wait to see some pics after you drop it
Posted via Mobile Device |
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Thanks guys, I was able to finish up the heater controls today and started installing my glove box light and under dash lights. I've got a few pics just haven't downloaded them yet.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
That floorboard looks amazing. I would love to have one like that to start with.
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Good work on the gauges! They look brand new! Got a real solid truck. Making great progress. Spend it while ya got it! :lol: :metal:
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Quote:
|
Re: 71 Ol' Blue
Quote:
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:44 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com