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well I took my own advice and walked away from that pesky driver side kick panel and after a couple days gave it another try, and low and behold I manged to will her out, complements of a long flat screw driver
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now what you may notice is that the driver side kick panel was a bit brittle on the bottom, and that had me worried, but as it turns out after a simple trim with some scissors there was plenty of meat on it to save it
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the gasket around the air vent valve now that's another story, for some reason the one on the passenger side may be saveable but the one on the driver side parished
unless I am reading that wrong LMC Truck wants $30 bucks for just the air vent valve, page 94 http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/full.aspx?Page=94 ... they gotta at least kiss you first! jk |
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ok so here is the look at the evil twins side by side, they will also be getting the Dupli-Color or Dupa-Color as I like to call it (for my Polish Brethren) stain treatment like the door panels did
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OK, so I went a little crazy on the interior today, (taking things apart is just so much fun, oh look that's only held on with three screws...) and decided to remove the visors as well, I justified it by thinking, hey if I am painting the kick panels I might as well paint these too, I am not a big fan of storing already sprayed / used aerosole cans (even after flipping them upside down to clear the valve properly, I just prefer a fresh can)
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I know this is boring, but stay with me now...
here they are side by side before and after the bucket of plain water and paper towel treatment I think I will try to find a better passenger side visor as this one may be passed it already, and I can get past the mold? but its got that crease in it and it's torn a bit |
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ok enuff of that girlie interior stuff... what I really wanted to do today is warm up to the big Valentine's Day three day weekend big job (rear main oil seal replacement) by cleaning the radiator shroud a bit, I just got tired of looking over it / passed it at that shinny carburetor it just wasn't working for me
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in case you were wondering, and I was, if the radiator shroud can come out without taking the fan out, it can (brilliant and proper engineering)
the radiator shroud is held in with two 3/8th screws on top and two metal clips on the bottom (one of mine was broken, good to know I will pick one up at the junkyard this weekend) removing this solid piece was simple and easy and did I mention I love working on this truck, this shroud is hefty and sturdy as well |
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ok you got it out now what?
Geez, don't rush me, like a true artist, one must pause and admire the blank canvas, ok I had to go grab another beer ok, (had to buy me some time) |
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Only half way through your forum so far, but wanted to say that you've inspired me and have me really excited to get working on my old stepside. Sadly, it's still the middle of winter and Old Blue is hibernating for the time being. But you're doing some great work here.
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hey regarding your '79 Trans Am did you happen to "take the restrictor plate off to give the Red Dragon a little more juice. But it's not exactly street legal, so [you're] keeping it on the down low." |
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here we go...
what's that baby? Did I grab the dish soap? No, you know that's why I don't do dishes it dries my sensitive hands! |
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Scrub And Ye Shall Find [... the part numbers that is] well, something like that
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Although I did manage to get some minor interior work done in 20 degree weather a while ago. Despite being called crazy by my dad. :lol: |
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even though this came out decent I am still a cynic how coconut milk in a flamboyant red plastic bottle can turn back 40 years of father time
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I will touch it up some more tomorrow, but what the heck here's a quick before and after shot
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Great quote, Greg. I'll have to dig that movie out of my collection. The shroud looks a lot cleaner. Are you going to repaint it? I'll be honest, I don't much like the caddy air cleaner. Doesn't look like it belongs on a truck.
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I really enjoy these focused projects.
What did you say Greg? Say that in mechanic please. I said I really like friggen working on a little bit at a time. Oh, well why didn't you just friggen say so |
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then it was on to the fan
those of you that know me by now know that The Greg likes to keep the parts clean Ain't nothin' like it, her shiny machine. Got the feel for the wheel, keep the moving parts clean. name that tune boyz |
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no dish soap here, we called up our good ol' friend Mr. Mineral Spirit and his trusty side kick Brawny
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ok, that's the update for tonight, now back to you Greg, OldBlue, rich, bnoon, LSX, rusty, Matt, Jake, and green in the studios, you stay classy Square Bodies
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I love your OCD!
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aC/DC (damn autocorrect) she shook me all night long.
The fan looks good, and I know you don't paint in winter. :). If you ever discover sandblasting and por-15, you'll never get anything done. When I had my 64 all apart, I sand blasted everything. That took some time, but the results were worth it. On a hoist, the underside looks new. Stay classy... You sound like a will ferrel aficionado. :) |
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For some reason the forum double posted me.
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Your fan shroud turned out really good. Just in case it tries to fade back out on you, try this:
http://plastikote.com/products/Speci...per-Paint.html It does a fantastic job and does not peel, flake, or scratch off. I refinished the one on my '85 and it looks like new, has that semi gloss OEM finish to it. |
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just sayin'
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Speaking of horns, we got this crazy truck driver around here that passes by regular on short hauls, must be friends with one of the neibours, anyway, he has a genuine set of Kansas City Southern train horns on his Peterbuilt, Talk about get your attention!
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Re: Restoring Rusty - GMC Tailgate
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so decided to do a recon mission to one of the junk yards during lunch time today, just to know which ones to hit this weekend on account of that 50% off sale
so I am walking the yard, (I know it like the back of my hand) and I don't see any 73-87 trucks burbans nothin, usually there is at least four, then I see one, in the very last row, it's an 80 GMC I walk around the back to see if it has a GMC tailgate and low and behold not only is there one, but someone has already unbolted it, it's just laying there in the bed well they did that to yank the latch and the linkage, but for $37 bucks, I decided to buy it anyway like my buddy says "even a blind squirrel finds a nut some times" |
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don't get me wrong I'm happy as a clam with this tailgate, I really wanted one with the GMC in the middle and not off to the side, and I found one, anal I know
but anyway, now the real conundrum begins, this may be a "Second Design" tailgate and I kept my link assemblies but not the latches, man I don't even know if there are first and second design links, oh well I'll figure it out |
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