The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1973 - 1987 Chevrolet & GMC Squarebody Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-17-2018, 12:23 AM   #176
Smniekamp
Registered User
 
Smniekamp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Palmer, Alaska
Posts: 135
Re: 1981 K20 Project - The Blue Ox

I finally have the passenger side rocker job finished up. I gave it the Bondo treatment to smooth out all of my poor welds. The can of Bondo I used was an old one my Dad had laying around. The copyright on the back of the can said 2002, so it was probably time to either get rid of it, or slap it on The Ox haha. It laid down well, after a little sanding I gave it a skim coat of paint. Lastly, I rolled on my bedliner. I like to use Herculiner on my vehicles, it seems to hold up well. I put it on my Nissan Frontier 3 years ago and it still looks great. Anyway...here are some progress pictures. Now all I have to fix is the driver's side and my truck will be rust free! Well.....for Alaskan standards that is...

Name:  IMG_4458.jpg
Views: 180
Size:  54.9 KB

Name:  IMG_4461.jpg
Views: 176
Size:  45.2 KB

Name:  IMG_4462.jpg
Views: 170
Size:  49.2 KB

Name:  FullSizeRender.jpg
Views: 169
Size:  57.5 KB

Name:  IMG_4485.jpg
Views: 170
Size:  69.9 KB
Smniekamp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-17-2018, 08:56 AM   #177
lowbrow454
Active Member
 
lowbrow454's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Anchorage, AK
Posts: 145
Re: 1981 K20 Project - The Blue Ox

Good work, coming along nicely!
__________________
'75 C10 SWB 454
'75 K10 SWB "The Gilded Turd"
'77 K5 Blazer Chalet #0661 Build thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=776072
'79 K10 Bonanza
lowbrow454 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-01-2018, 10:45 PM   #178
Smniekamp
Registered User
 
Smniekamp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Palmer, Alaska
Posts: 135
Re: 1981 K20 Project - The Blue Ox

Quote:
Originally Posted by lowbrow454 View Post
Good work, coming along nicely!
Thank you! Hope you guys like the budget build.
Smniekamp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-01-2018, 10:54 PM   #179
Smniekamp
Registered User
 
Smniekamp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Palmer, Alaska
Posts: 135
Re: 1981 K20 Project - The Blue Ox

With a little more confidence in my sheet metal skills I attacked the driver side rocker panel and cab corner. It turned out to be in worse shape than the passenger side, however, it came together easier. I knew what to look for and how to make my cuts this time so I saved a lot of time. For The Ox I think it turned out pretty good.

I noticed that I keep getting water in my cab that leaks now the sides of my kick panels and onto the floor, does anybody have an idea where this would be coming from? Possibly a clogged weep hole somewhere? It happens on either side of the truck.... This is the next thing I want to get taken care of to prevent future rust issues.

Name:  IMG_4511.jpg
Views: 119
Size:  76.8 KB

Name:  IMG_4515.jpg
Views: 117
Size:  78.6 KB

Name:  IMG_4517.jpg
Views: 117
Size:  53.5 KB

Name:  IMG_4516.jpg
Views: 117
Size:  71.8 KB

Name:  FullSizeRender.jpg
Views: 117
Size:  59.2 KB
Smniekamp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-02-2018, 04:18 AM   #180
Man With A Gun
Registered User
 
Man With A Gun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Northwest Florida
Posts: 287
Re: 1981 K20 Project - The Blue Ox

Looks great!
__________________
77 Chevy K20 Longbed
86 GMC C3500 Dually
07 Silverado 2500HD

All standard cabs
Man With A Gun is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-02-2018, 06:07 PM   #181
skyphix
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Hampden, ME
Posts: 406
Re: 1981 K20 Project - The Blue Ox

Love this project! Inspires me for mine since I've never welded anything like body panels before and only ever welded small square stock projects.

With regards to your ICM, I had a Honda that was killing them like yours is. Arctic Silver 5 solved that issue after trying all sorts of other products - Dia Grease, the cheap heat transfer sticky pads, etc. Did 50,000 miles on the ICM with Arctic Silver after losing 3 of the exact same brand/part number in a 1500 mile span.
skyphix is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:50 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com