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Old 07-20-2008, 11:28 AM   #801
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it's fiberglassed
Did you lay the glass over the original pad, or did you have to do something to seal it first?
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Old 07-21-2008, 11:48 PM   #802
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how did you do your dash? IT LOOKS GREAT!!!!
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Lots of time, patience, resin, filler, sanding, priming, patience, sanding, filler, sanding.......
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It looks amazing! did you strip off the foam and use fiberglass mat??
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I love that dash too but I bet it's gonna glare in the window badly while you try and drive in the sun.

So if you didn't strip it then what was done? Just glassed over the original sanded and painted?
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I heard people talk about the glare too but this is not a daily driver and gawt damn it looks good!

Like I said about the dash...

It takes a lot of time and patience to get it smooth. It didn't always come out great looking after the first time it was primed, or the second or the third... I mean we played with it and filled in spots and sanded until it was ready to paint. Don't expect to get it perfect in a day.
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I know how it is to do bondo work.

I've done body work for a few years now so I've been through it plenty.

I just wondered if you used resin and mat, which should stick very well and hold it's own, or if you used a filler/putty like bodno or duraglass.

If you used a filler I wondered if you just roughed up the surface or used some kind of adhesive promoter to help it stick to the dash.

It looks great, love it. I figure no matter if it's a daily or not it's gonna glare and probably bad, my black one does I dyed in my monte carlo and so did the 86 k10's I used gloss black and they glare, but I wouldn't change it to save my a$$. I love anything and everything shiney, just the white might be too much, not sure.

Also what's bad about the fillers is how they don't stay stuck to things that are common to expand and contract or flex. Being white, that helps reflecxt heat so that might help you alot, and if she doesn't set in direct sun for a long time that'll really keep it nice for a very long time. Just make sure some idiot doesn't jam their hand down on it hard and crack it.
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Yes we used fiberglass resin and mat to make sure it stuck. After that the guy who painted it took it and did his thing with filler and sanding and getting it smooth as possible. Left it alone for a few months just sitting in the inside of my truck. Meanwhile, I did some other projects and then came back to it later. Had a couple spots that lifted a little and he went back and sanded it more and filled in where it was neccessary and painted it.
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Old 07-22-2008, 11:22 PM   #803
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Hey guys I'm pretty new to the site. Here's a pic of my 87 C10 dad and I rebuilt.
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:49 AM   #804
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good looking truck, it must not be you DD, since it doesn't have wipers blades lol
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nice colour i was planning he same after seeing the 57 buildup here
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Old 07-25-2008, 02:34 PM   #808
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how much drop is that, and what size rims/tires? looks good
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good looking truck, it must not be you DD, since it doesn't have wipers blades lol
lol it has wiper blades and taillights now. That picture was taken right when we brought it home from picking up the bed from the paint booth. The lighting doesn't do the paint justice either I need to get a picture of it in the sunlight.
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Old 07-26-2008, 01:18 AM   #810
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I'm new on here but anyone know where you get fiber hood or front cap?


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http://www.usbodysource.com/Pages_Trucks/73-Chevy.htm
http://www.up22.com/chevytruck.htm

i might be interested in the sheetmetal you take off the truck , it looks pretty solid on the pictures
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lol it has wiper blades and taillights now. That picture was taken right when we brought it home from picking up the bed from the paint booth. The lighting doesn't do the paint justice either I need to get a picture of it in the sunlight.
that how mine was, also no seat belts, no windows, and bunch over stuff wasn't on it. My truck need the right light for the pearl to pop, only bright sun light or fluorescent light, heres my truck when it left the paint shop

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Old 08-03-2008, 12:33 PM   #813
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whats up guys been on here a while so i figured i should post pics of my baby aka BRUNO

just had the wheels and tire put on thiss weekend heading to castroville tx for a cruise next friday.

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* Paint red/orange and gray two toned
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those torque trush look good under just about anything , realy like those rims
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whats up guys been on here a while so i figured i should post pics of my baby aka BRUNO....... just had the wheels and tire put on thiss weekend heading to acastroville tx for a cruise next friday.

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Loosen up the rear bumper brackets, put a jack under the bumper & lift it to square it w/the body. Looks like the bolts weren't tight enough & someone stepped on the bumper to get into the bed causing it to drop until the brackets bottomed out.

Looks like a solid truck though.
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Loosen up the rear bumper brackets, put a jack under the bumper & lift it to square it w/the body. Looks like the bolts weren't tight enough & someone stepped on the bumper to get into the bed causing it to drop until the brackets bottomed out.

Looks like a solid truck though.
i need to get on that tomorrow i just put the bumper on a few days ago so yes add that to my list either that or put the roll pan back on.
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i need to get on that tomorrow i just put the bumper on a few days ago so yes add that to my list either that or put the roll pan back on.
Nix the roll pan. The sport bumpers look sweet on GM trucks.
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Hey SPR85GMC , What are the specs on the front wheels and tires ? Backspace and size of the rubber . The 20's look good . I like the dark center wheel on your dark truck .
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Hey SPR85GMC , What are the specs on the front wheels and tires ? Backspace and size of the rubber . The 20's look good . I like the dark center wheel on your dark truck .
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Well, that is one simple answer.

Thanks

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I was looking (hope ing) for a more complete answer, maybe along the lines of...

we roughed the surface and layed glass mat with three layers of resin, then sanded and filled and sanded and filled...

or

we cleaned the dash and very carefully layed glass cloth over the entire dash with only two coats of resin and very carefully added filler to the craters the used heavy primer to finish out the somooothe look.

Sometimes people will blow you off when you ask a question, maybe the answer is to complicated or maybe they don't want to let their secret out, maybe they didn't do the work, maybe they had a bad day and everyone has asked the same question (ie 'my cousine has one just like that,except...)...

Share and share and share is main focus of this board, if you don't want to share no problem, I wont ask again.


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what color is the ss boh trucks look killer
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They have confederate flag license plates in Mexico?

I guess I shouldn't be surprised, I have a mexican blanket here in TN. Bought it in Mazatlan back in the Navy days.

Nice wheels and stance, spr85gmc
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They have confederate flag license plates in Mexico?

I guess I shouldn't be surprised, I have a mexican blanket here in TN. Bought it in Mazatlan back in the Navy days.

Nice wheels and stance, spr85gmc
haha yea, I'm on the border with mexico (piedras negras, coahuila) - texas (eagle pass), The truck also is of texas... greetings...
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what color is the ss boh trucks look killer
thanks, the color is victory red...
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