Protrash Re-hash
 

........ Well everybody, out of shear boredom I am starting my 'rebuild thread'. For those of you who have been around here for awhile you may remember such jems as 'Protrash Contraption', Protrash Hatch', and 'Protrash Dash'. Welcome to PROTRASH RE-HASH.....where Im actually going to finish the original ideas conceived for this truck. Its changed a little bit and some things have been added and deleted, but its going to be here for you to witness. I would like to add that this will not be for the faint of heart: BE FOREWARNED. Hearts will be broken, egos bruised, and people shamed........:lol:....naw, not that bad, but close:D

The truck was purchased in 7/2001 and most of the work done so far was done in 2003-4. Ive done some small stuff here and there and collected many parts but let other projects get in the way. Now its time to do it. So check it out as it stands today and I will update when I finish or am in the process of one project or another.

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...........more pics

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.....plus, I dont think I can come up with any more cool names for my projects:lol:..........

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Damn that sh!t is clean.

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Very cool!!! Can't wait for the heart breakin' & ego bruzin' to begin!:lol: Good luck!!

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Wondering what your suspension and wheel set up is??? I like the stance it has...

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As allways;" SWEEEET"
totaly dig your work bro

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Just the way we all like em...... Shaved...........

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It's better than the prohash retrash I guess. That would describe me in my 20's.

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Hey, got any hammer tone on that thing!! :lol: Looking good!

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???????Ya know, I dont!!! I discovered that stuff on my 'burb projects and never used it here, but does a little overspray count?:lol:

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Cool man looks good!! About time for the build thread ;)

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That is great!!
I love it....so go ahead and try to break my heart and bruise my ego :lol:


you trucks are very sweet, I can't wait for more protrash stuff :thumbs:

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very nice truck as is

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A build thread ? Sweet !!!

Nice looking truck man...always digged it !!

Can't wait for the 'juice' build...;):lol:

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Cool! So whatcha planning to do to it now?

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Aaaaaaahhhhh, no....re-build thread:lol: Cant wait also!!!

First up is bodywork. The original primer/sealer is starting to deteriorate a little and I need to get it back in shape. I intended to paint it but got sidetracked with other things. 80% of the truck is good, so I need to just do some touch-up and small sections of bodywork to get it where I want it and seal it all up again. I have all the products to sand and clean, so I mite as well get started. Plus its 100* again.

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Yeah, there was no need to work on it until the weather warmed up.:devil:

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:eek: You won't be waiting long for the filler or primer to kick

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warm weather lol, he lives in arizona, it never gets cold there. lol I am looking forwardto this re-build thread...
I know Protrash loves this picture of "body by below zero"

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I've never seen soda blasting done before. That sh!t gets everywhere. After seeing that pic I think I'll stick with aircraft stripper.

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hey that looks like my dad's shop, the great outdoors.lol

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NO DOUBT.....when its 100+ that stuff sets up so fast!!!! It doesnt give ones elbows much time to rest.:lol:

.....damn it KD:lol:....I hate that pic!!!! Of course, thats what Im going to keep in mind while Im working.

Thanks for all the comments and all of you who appreciate having fun with this stuff. I really have gotten motivated watching everybody and what they've accomplished on their trucks. You all rock!:metal:

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:haha:
You realize that is snow, right? :umhk:

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Is this what you meant Joe?? :uhmk: :lol:

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What a great thing to come home to. Looks great vato.

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Muchos Gracias....


OK.....started looking it over to really see where Im at. Looking pretty good as far as I can see. Made a list and started knocking things off....one thing that I didnt do a long time ago is now done. Filled the notches for the tailgate hardware. Next are those spotweld holes across the back; and sanding and sanding and sanding.

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;)

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I know everybody likes to show off their welding skills; I like to show off my grinding skills;)....filled the holes in the tailgate and Im off to the next project.

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can you tell me about your door handles i see they are missing what is the setup for that, i understand you can have somesort of electrical type of opening but how did you do it. looks very nice

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Basically you delete the handle, and use a solenoid to pull open the mechanism. The solenoid is activated by remote and then a spring in the lower corner of the door pushes the door open when the mechanism retracts. I also added switches to the set-up so I dont need the remote. If you look at the interior pic on the passenger side, next to the glove box is a small chrome button. This activates the solenoid to get out of the truck. Many places sell kits to do this and I will be upgrading mine in the future....stronger solenoids. Its a pain in the a$$ when you have your battery out or disconnected.

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Solenoids ? Did someone say Solenoids ?? Is the juice going in ?? Huh, huh..is it, is it ?!?!?!

;)

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:metal:well i think it looks very nice

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you know something that we don't???

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ChiefRocka.... did you bump your head?? :lol: you lost me too man

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Looking good Jeff! :metal:

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Mabey Rocka is turning thread jacker.
Good to see progress Jeff.:metal:

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so where are the pics?

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I'm still sanding and waiting for more progress......so we can go back in time and see what the truck looked like circa 2003.......:uhmk:

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wowsers!!


what is that piece of angle on the bed side above your gate cables?