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10-20-2010, 09:29 AM
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67cheby
 
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Yesterday my body man Mark Alexander(he is in one of the pics sweeping) from NEX-Hotrods, did my passenger side door gap (looks great) not 3/16 but very nice !! i went out sanded both doors down to bare metal and cleaned the rain gutter completley out (not one speck of rust in the rain gutter, that made me quite happy !! all in all a great productive night,(pretty awesome that he lets me come work on it to save me a little money,not many people let you do that ) i only found 2 little rust pinholes in the bottom corner of my drivers door, anyway heres the pics, man bare metal looks sweet !!
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10-20-2010, 09:39 AM
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VA72C10
 
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Looks good. Have you seen the cleared blazer FS on ebay right now...maybe you should just clear the bare metal
 
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10-20-2010, 09:42 AM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
im going to check out that blazer sounds cool
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10-20-2010, 10:39 AM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Oooooooooooooooh Yeaaaaaaaaah
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10-20-2010, 10:49 AM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Lmao !!!
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10-20-2010, 11:39 AM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Nice Progress....
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10-20-2010, 07:25 PM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
looks good
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10-22-2010, 09:20 AM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
last nights progress, removed the motor and trans from the frame , hopefully for the last time !!! when it goes back in the frame it should be done !! anyway more progress next week will finish stripping and work on the firewall
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10-22-2010, 09:27 AM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Man I know thats alot of work. You're doing good!
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10-22-2010, 03:24 PM
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low n' slo
 
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
i bought the welded up version on my truck. just drop it on, center it, and weld it up.
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10-22-2010, 03:39 PM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
i spent alot more than the welded version would have cost me having my fab shop weld it up, and i think my guys are pretty cheap they are 40 an hour!! i prob had double in it compared to what i could have bought one for !! but i thought it would just take them an hour or two , so learn from my experience and even if you weld yourself i dont think your time that you would spend doing it is worth it.... oh and one more thing i thought i would save money putting my own back half together , it prob would have been 1000 dollars cheaper (parts&labor) to buy the porterbuilt rear half and do it all myself !!!
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10-22-2010, 07:36 PM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Hind sight sucks sometimes. I got the rear dropmember weld in version. Figured I'll just do it my self right.... Welder crapped out first 15 min on it. It was an old welder but my truck is still in pieces. BOLT IN RULES!!'
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10-23-2010, 09:13 AM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
oh well , i guess we live and learn...its just freakin expensive to learn this way !!
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10-23-2010, 09:44 AM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
i feel your pain! my wallet is running really low from all the learning i've been doing myself.... Your doing a great job and don't lose the faith, we will be driving these bad boys someday!
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10-23-2010, 10:00 AM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
"we will be driving these bad boys someday" .......EASY FOR YOU TO SAY YOU HAVE 6 MORE YEARS TO CATCH UP WITH ME .... you have only been on yours for a year right??? LOL, mine is the eternal project , MY NEW GOAL IS THE DARYL STARBIRD SHOW IN TULSA OK IN FEB 2011, we will see if i can miss that goal also !!
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10-23-2010, 10:30 AM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Quote:
My Retro-Rod 67 has been APART for the frame off since 1992.
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10-26-2010, 09:32 AM
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low n' slo
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
so is that blasting or did you use something else?
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10-26-2010, 09:44 AM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Sorry... that is 12 hours of Sanding !!! no blasting, im just trying to give other people a better idea of what kind of time frame it takes to strip one by sanding it
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10-26-2010, 10:38 AM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Looks great! Blasting would never get to that look either on the metal.
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10-26-2010, 11:01 AM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
i agree, i think doing it this way smooths everything out a lot better !!
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10-26-2010, 11:09 AM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
fhew sanding down to bare metal , lots of extra work you still need to use filler and sand that too and you still have a hard time getting too the rust in the nooks and crannies , i done it on some smaller projects like motorcycletanks , alltough it gives a better finish there is the chance that heat generated from the rubbing distorts the metal , i rather have it mediumblasted or dipped and sanded a little afterward
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10-26-2010, 11:52 AM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
to get in all of the tight places....door jambs and window openings, i used a 3 inch disc with about an inch thick spongy kind of sanding pad, i dont know what it is called but it works awesome , you can strip a spot and put your hand right on it ,it didnt heat up the metal, and it gets in every nook, you couldnt have gotten it any cleaner blasting it , but blasting would have been alot faster !!
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10-26-2010, 12:56 PM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Are you going to keep the stock latched on the doors of the truck or change them out. I would put the new latches in if I were you. Makes it much easier to get the doors to close smoothly. Stock chevy latches wear out fast and do need to be adjusted from time to time. Just my 2 cents. Project looks great keep up the good work.
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10-26-2010, 12:19 PM
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Sand blasting is fine for heavy gauge metal like the frame & suspension parts but body parts should be baking soda blasted. It is much less aggressive and leaves the surface much smoother plus it doesn't change the PH level of the metal like sand blasting does. Parts won't flash rust after baking soda blasting like they will with sand.
With baking soda you can even leave the glass and chrome on the vehicle and it won't harm them. It will take the paint off a chrome emblem without removing the chrome. Great process and is well worth the money to have it done.
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10-26-2010, 12:25 PM
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67cheby
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
i think having one dipped would be awesome but i hear it is outrageous to have it done
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