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And great job on your cab. I can see all the hours of work and sweat under the primer!!!

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I've stolen my fairshare of ideas, glad I can offer ideas in return! :metal:

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Bret awesome job would love to come see this in person some time.

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The bottom of the cab looks super! :chevy:

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Great build. Keep up the good work. Nice to see a build coming out so nice without throwing tons of money at it

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Thank You. It has taken longer than I wanted it to but the cab is coming along and now I have one more rust spot to take care of above the driver side windshield and then a few dents to pull on the roof and get the old paint off and prime and paint it. Top will be white and the rest midnight blue Hot Rod Flatz, with a fawn interior.

Thank you Don. The nail trick worked like a charm. Wish I had know about it sooner.

John your welcome to come by just give me a shout.

Thanks T.J. I keep wondering why I am bothering to clean and paint something nobody is going to ever see. But I will every time I change fluids!

Thank you. I love your truck and the fact you have had it for so long.

Bret

Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
 

Great work on the cab bottom. What's the next step? In answer to your question, yes, I went with the 23" double bend shifter. :metal:

Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
 

Thanks PDX. Next step is another coat of primer, seam seal all the welds I did and then some 3M undercoating and flip her back upright and get started on the bodywork.

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Wow...just read through your entire thread...that is pretty much what I want to do. My Dad gave me a 64 when I was 15ish...we worked on it a few years together and had it in pretty good shape...not show truck quality but daily drive worthy...long story short...I had an accident about 6 weeks after we had it out of the body shop...my Dad was overseas at the time and never got to see it finished. I joined the Navy soon after that and the truck sat in the drive for a few years...he wound up giving it away to a neighbor's kid who only kept it a few years and sold it. Trying to see if I can find it or another like it so I can restore it. My Dad passed away in Nov 2012 so I'll be doing this one on my own..maybe my son will help me.....

Anyway...love what you have done and look forward to contributing here as well in the future.

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Thanks for reading my thread and great story. Hope you find a truck soon and start a build thread.

Bret

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This morning I installed the new cabinets I have been working on for the shop. I made these from some recycled plywood cabinets I got for free from work. Just had to buy hinges and handles. Hung some pegboard underneath for some tool organization.

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After lunch shot another coat of primer on the cab and then seam sealed. Then some undercoating.

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I used 3M Professional Rubberized undercoating. This stuff laid down awesome and had a great texture. I used 3 cans. Going to buy two more to make sure it is nice and thick.

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On the way home a neighbor that is moving had some free stuff on the driveway. Scored a bunch of wood and a decent scissor jack.

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just a bit envious of the cabinets...:lol:

Great work!!! :metal:

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Free stuff...... WooHooooo

As Don says, you are really rather good Brett.

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Your garage is awesome :metal: nice job on the cabinets.

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A few small updates.

Got a 2nd and 3rd coat of undercoating on the bottom of cab.

I cut out some rust above the driver side windshield and welded in new metal.
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Stripped the roof down to metal. Still have a few place of rust that are being stubborn. May just chemically treat it.

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Managed to pull out the 2 big dents in the rear shelf part of the roof. They were oil canning bad so I used a combination of heat from a MAPP torch and stud gun to pull them out. They are not perfect but much better than before and won't require 1/4" thick filler. Pulled out a bunch of smaller dents. The HF stud gun worked great!

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Stripped the door jambs while it was on its back.

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Flipped it back upright with the help of my wife and MIL and started working on the firewall. I welded up the clutch hole. Still need to weld up a few more holes. I think there is one that is used for reverse lights and the manual choke. Don't need those.

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The driver side firewall panel was loose it came from the factory that way they missed the part behind with the spot welder they were to far down. I drilled some holes and welded it all back together.

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Then I ran some filler on all the spot welds. I have always wanted to smooth a firewall.

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Hope to get it in primer soon.

Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
 

Great work dude!!! You gonna do my cab? :mm:

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Getting there ehhhh Bret ??

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Awesome...:metal:

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Thanks guys. Yes Rian it is slowly moving along. I have a vacation coming soon in the next month so I hope to get a lot done during that time.

I worked on the firewall some more got it in primer and started finishing on the inside.

I am enjoying bodywork and painting. Its a nice break from rust repair, welding and grinding.

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Shiny metal! I say leave the floors bare an clear coat em! No need for a cab light! :lol:

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Sorry T.J. Today's work got rid of all the shiny metal.

The inside of the cab is almost ready for paint. Just need to fix the radio hack in the dash and weld the gas tank brackets back in.

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A shot of what my floor looked like after I cleaned the bed liner and fiberglass patches covering all the holes. If I remember correctly I welded up like 35+ holes.
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A shot of the windshield area before
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Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
 

Looks good. Making nice progress.

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Great work....man, you guys have so much more clearance than our knee-knocker cabs. Sure helps when laying down primer and paint.

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Looking good dude! :chevy:

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Thanks Aggie

Funny you should say that I had a hell of a time painting the roof. Its going to be a pain to get a smooth even color coat on it.

Thank T.J.

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Great work on the cab.

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Thanks PDX

I didn't get as much done today as I wanted I ran out of welding wire and primer. Had already made one trip to the store and didn't want to go back. So I prepped the gas tank brackets and got them ready to weld back in and then did some more stripping on the back of the cab.

It was a nice breezy 85 today so we winterized the pool. Glad to have that out of the way.

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Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
 

Good thread. Its motivational for what I'm about to attempt. Neat garage too. Not sure what I'm going to do with all the parts once the trucks stripped, but I'm sure I'll think of something.

Like your wood working projects. Had a buddy whose gone now, use to do stuff like that. He made a WW1 German sub, with copper wire for the fencing around the deck, then various wood stains to replicate the rust down the sides. I wanted him to make me one, but he passed shortly afterwords.

Again, good job.

Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
 

I had the same issue with painting the inner roof, just a pain of a spot. I used a gravity feed gun, kept the fluid level high and did the best I could. Came out pretty nice for my novice hands.

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Thanks for looking in Cursed. Glad I could lend some motivation we all need it at certain times. Mine has been very high for almost the past year which is long time for me to stay on task. I have several different serious hobbies and I tend to burn myself out on one and then switch over and do another. But this year the woodworking has taken a backseat to the truck build. The poor woodshop is lonely for sure. Sorry to hear about your buddy woodworking is becoming a lost skill.

Bret

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Your paint job looks spot on to me. I use an old school siphon gun for primer as it just works so much better for me than the gravity feed. For color I use gravity feed. I have a regular size one and then a small touch up gravity feed. My dad suggested using the small one to do the roof as it might be easier to maneuver so I am going to try that out. I will keep it full like you said and cover the air bleed hole with a rag so it won't spill out.

Bret

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Nice work on your cab!! I also have a lot of bolt holes to weld up in my floor but I'm going to wait until I remove the bracing I welded in to support the cab. It's a real pain to work around.

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Thanks Mike.


Here is today's work. Fixed the rust in the cab corners. Pulled a bunch of dents on the back of the cab and 2 more on the roof. Finished stripping the back of the cab and then laid down some primer.

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Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
 

Wow dude!!!! Looks good!!! :metal:

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cab is looking real nice

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Thanks guys. Thought I would throw this pic up of where it sat for 10 years. I just passed the 2 year mark with this project. Although I didn't really get serious with it until mid 2013. Still have a long ways to go.

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Truck is coming along nice. The primer looks good and from the pics the cab looks straight. The hot rod flatz will cover up some of the minor imperfections. But from what I see it looks good and the pant will look awesome! God job! Also pm me your phone number again. I switched phones.

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Thanks John. Sent you a PM. I see you installed your new radio it looks good.

Bret

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Looking great. Should be in color soon!!!!

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I'm getting excited about that.

Here is what I got done today.

Sprayed the rust areas on the roof I couldn't get off with rust neutralizer

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Started the bodywork

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Also replaced the rear axle bump stops on my Camaro the factory ones where shot.

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Bret