Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

with the forecast expecting 80* in sunny Kalifornia this weekend it was time to prep the replacement used fender for a coat of green

so I washed it, wire wheeled the rust off of it (as much as I could) and coated it with primer over the raw metal spots before tucking it in for the night

[cnorth]

Hey Greg sorry to interrupt the painting but is this the same z bar bushings that you got from summit, I found these at the autozone, they call them help/clutch linkage bushing

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by cnorth

Hey Greg sorry to interrupt the painting but is this the same z bar bushings that you got from summit, I found these at the autozone, they call them help/clutch linkage bushing

No sir, these are not it, do not buy this stuff. This is for transmission linkage for some other car. I bought this thinking that I can use one of them for the clutch pedal hole that accepts the push rod that goes down through the floor, but it did not work, I ended up smashing it with a mallet and it just shattered, its the thing in the top hole in this pic, the white looking thing

[cnorth]

Ok gotcha. when are you going to write a book of knowledge

[Gregski]

lets git sum paint

[Gregski]

since we have to paint both sides of this front fender (or at least the upper half of the inside, the part that shows above the wheel well) I hope 3 cans of paint plus a third semi flat will do

$70 bucks but this is a factory color match to spec (sort of crazy as our original paint had 40 years to fade and flatten out) but hey IT'S A TRUCK!

[Gregski]

after owning 3 Harbor Freight angle grinders, it was time to treat myself to one that works, I am no name brand jockey but this DeWalt is nice

the first of the Harbor Freight ones the Orange kind lasted me 3 years, the new redish style ones are terrible, the second one of the red ones broke on day one, that button you push in to remove or put on the wheel broke on the inside, these are junk (surprise)

[Titomars]

Originally Posted by Gregski

after owning 3 Harbor Freight angle grinders, it was time to treat myself to one that works, I am no name brand jockey but this DeWalt is nice

the first of the Harbor Freight ones the Orange kind lasted me 3 years, the new redish style ones are terrible, the second one of the red ones broke on day one, that button you push in to remove or put on the wheel broke on the inside, these are junk (surprise)

I have been using a Makita 4 1/2 inch grinder for at least 10 years. It does not show any signs of giving it up any time soon.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Titomars

I have been using a Makita 4 1/2 inch grinder for at least 10 years. It does not show any signs of giving it up any time soon.

Yup, my wife got me a Makita cordless drill over 20 years ago and I manage to have dropped it a couple times off of patio covers and second story balconies an stair cases on to concrete and she takes a lickin' and keeps on ... drillin'

[Titomars]

Originally Posted by Gregski

Yup, my wife got me a Makita cordless drill over 20 years ago and I manage to have dropped it a couple times off of patio covers and second story balconies an stair cases on to concrete and she takes a lickin' and keeps on ... drillin'

As Cordless's goes I would not use anything but Makita. I had one that I used at work dropped it off hoists, cars, into drain pans totally soaking it in ATF etc. and it never gave up. The only reason I retired it was batteries were dying and replacements were hard to find and expensive.

[rich weyand]

Originally Posted by Titomars

As Cordless's goes I would not use anything but Makita. I had one that I used at work dropped it off hoists, cars, into drain pans totally soaking it in ATF etc. and it never gave up. The only reason I retired it was batteries were dying and replacements were hard to find and expensive.

I have a Dewalt cordless I like a lot. The best part is that it has a battery conditioner -- not a charger -- where you can leave one battery in the conditioner 24x7 and it will maintain it. Most chargers you have to take the battery out once charged or it will drain, then it will drain on the shelf if you don't use it for a while. With the Dewalt, I always have one battery hot to go.

[cnorth]

$70 bucks but this is a factory color match to spec (sort of crazy as our original paint had 40 years to fade and flatten out) but hey IT'S A TRUCK

That is very cool, so the paint store mixed a rattle can of spray paint??

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by cnorth

That is very cool, so the paint store mixed a rattle can of spray paint??

Yazir, based on the the oirginal GM 517 Lime Green code off the Service Parts Identification sticker in the glove box

[greg64]

Originally Posted by Gregski

after owning 3 Harbor Freight angle grinders, it was time to treat myself to one that works, I am no name brand jockey but this DeWalt is nice

the first of the Harbor Freight ones the Orange kind lasted me 3 years, the new redish style ones are terrible, the second one of the red ones broke on day one, that button you push in to remove or put on the wheel broke on the inside, these are junk (surprise)

Nearly 20 years ago I bought a dewalt angle grinder, with the aluminum gear housing. It still works perfect, but looks like it has been through the war. I hate junky tools that don't last.

I have a bunch of Milwaukee stuff too that I really like.

[Gregski]

fender with a coat of primer over the raw metal bits

Greg, aint you gonna fix / bondo those small dents... Dents? What dents? Those aren't dents, those are love bites, and we don't mask love bites!

[Gregski]

one last wipe with some Good Natured Alcohol and into the [organic] climate controlled [by mother nature] paint booth

naturally we are back lit, so the photos will be very NASA moon landingish [ahem] questionable

[Gregski]

ok so feet shoulders width apart, relax your grip, make sure you don't get tangled in the air hose (joking) and here we go with Coat Numero Uno... for those of you joining us from Latin America

FYI: depending on the surface area, weather conditions, gravitational pull, etc... you may find that one coat = one can of material, which is what this is turning out to be

see you in 30 minutes...

[Gregski]

OK, second verse, same as the first, but a whole lot greener, and a whole lot worse, hee hee

[Gregski]

and then it was on to the third coat of the regular mixed paint (the last coat will be the semi flat finish)

[77K10Silverado]

Nice work Ski! Taking a break today, enjoying some skis... brewskis.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 77K10Silverado

Nice work Ski! Taking a break today, enjoying some skis... brewskis.

I hear that, pretty soon I am gonna have to go pick up a six pack too, big day today in the garage

[cnorth]

***edited sent pm***

[Gregski]

fourth coat overall and first semi flat coat (front only)

[Gregski]

fifth and final coat, this is the second semi flat finish coat to get the shine toned down a bit

I hope its flattening it out, took the pic while still wet so it should get even flatter

[Gregski]

welcome back to the College of Truck Knowledge aka CTK

heard a bit of a valve lifter / rocker arm / valve chatter so decided to take a deeper dive ol' school style - always wanted to see the oiling action of the push rods in real time, so it was time to fabricate some custom cardboard splash shields, ... [10 seconds later] done

at first (using a long breaker bar against my ear) I thought it was one of the 8th cylinder valves but then I couldn't tell where it was coming from so decided to play doctor