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Ill have to give him a shout. I have an NOS gasket and Ill have to figure out how people are polishing their trim. I think LocDoc said do it while its still in the rubber before you change it out. And then dremmel and polishing compound of some sort. Do you know if he put extra sealant in it, or did he just use the gasket?

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Pulled my truck out of the shop and gave her a quick wash. Cleaned up her spot good and then made the leap and took the first step in disc brake conversion. I have all the front steering and suspension removed. All that remains is the upper and lower A arms on both sides. Ran out of gas and called it a day.

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Finally finished rebuilding seat and recovering. Now the refurbished interior is nearing completion. Just need to finish trimming carpet, install seat belts, door panels, head unit, and steering wheel.
https://i.imgur.com/NcSQDoz.jpg

Reclaimed R12 refrigerant so I could disassemble a/c system enough to remove core support for rust repair (battery area) and repaint. Temporarily buttoned a/c system back up so I could evacuate to keep moisture out and re-use filter/drier. Going to change expansion valve while I have it opened up (evaporator flooding issues). No, I am not doing a BMW engine swap!
https://i.imgur.com/iRWBFsp.jpg

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You may need a bigger fan! Looks like your body panels are nice and straight, wont be too long and you will be running down the road. I am ready for fall, much more enjoyable to work on trucks, or outside in general.

Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
 

Yes, he used a new improved sealant he recommends and guarantees.

I polished the trim myself.

Call me cheap and crafty but I used a variable electric speed drill with a locking trigger button. :lol:
I put the drill upside down with the trigger in the up position in my bench vice and used the cheapo Harbor Freight cotton buffing wheels.



I started by taking some 1000 grit wet finishing sanding paper for taking down any fine scratches/blemishes. The trim is all stainless steel and being careful when polishing is pretty forgiving.
Being careful to not bend, keep your hands close together on the section you are polishing and keep moving to avoid heat build up when buffing.
Hope this helps everyone out.

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[QUOTE=Davidf;8769647]Finally finished rebuilding seat and recovering. Now the refurbished interior is nearing completion. Just need to finish trimming carpet, install seat belts, door panels, head unit, and steering wheel.
https://i.imgur.com/NcSQDoz.jpg

Thats looks great Davidf ! :metal:
I'm on this same pathway ;)
Sam

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Short of an AC fan I don't know if a bigger fan would do much more than blow more hot, humid air over me! I have an exhaust fan near the peak of the roof in the shop I kick on as well to pull a bit more air through but it's awfully loud.

I've got my list of items to get, just ordered some Moog cross shaft kits and new from springs from Rockauto. Will get my conversion kit on order in a week or so. Got lots of cleaning to do before it goes back together.

Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
 

Bill I may have missed it but are you lowering it at this time or going back with stock suspension?

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haha, any air is better than no air, yesterday was a no air flow kind of day. Getting past the cleaning part is when the fun begins, when you can start putting on new parts. I wish ECE was still around, made it easy to one stop shop.

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Boog,
Lowered it 4" in the rear and plan on 2-1/2" drop spindles in the front. I did the shock relocate in the rear and adjustable trac bar but wanted to keep front steering and suspension geometry which could use standard length shocks. I didn't want any radical lowering, just enough to make the stance lower and level.

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Ah ok. It should drive nice with that setup.

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[quote=samkost;8769701]Thanks Sam...let’s see some photos!

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Getting closer Davidf !
I still need to upholster the bench with the Black with Orange and Black Houndstooth cover, DynaMat , Carpet, door panels and install the 3 point belts.

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Chillin with the shop dog.

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Cute.

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Writing this at 02:30. I drove mine to work tonight so when I see it waiting for me in the morning it'll make me smile after doing six 12 hour night shifts in a row and now can enjoy her the next few days.

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Made some covers for the side of my seat. Think I'll do a bead roll around the outside of the holes.

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Started the cowl gutter. Was going to shave it but decided against it . More pics to follow on the gutter channel. I made a die from wood and made the hump area so far the rest is just bending and using the metal stretcher and shrinker.

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Looks great! Very nice truck

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Mine looked like that when I started. I found some very bad rust that was hidden under the cowl panel that I couldn't see until I removed it. I'm glad I went the extra mile and removed the cowl or I would have had water issues after all of that hard work.

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Got home late after a trip to power plant in east AR so all I did was unbox my new front springs and remove the upper passenger side A arm. Got the cross shaft ends loose on the bottom A arm so I can now take the U bolts off and drop the arm. It was hot, I was tired, and called it a day.

My new cross shafts should be here today. Ordered those and the new springs from RockAuto. New parts on the work bench motivates me. Even though these are weeks, possibly months from installation.

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You probably already know this, but I would opt for the 9/16" lower cross shaft u bolts while you already have it apart, unless you have already done this mod.

Mod Thread

Dorman 13503 U Bolts

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Yep, on my list to do upon reassembly. Thanks for the information as I was going to go look for it.

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Welded up the gutter. While I was cutting out the rot I used the borescope to look inside the cowl actually real clean . The prior owner had put screening on the cowl cover so there was nothing in there . But they never cleaned the gutter . Was packed with dirt and pine needles when I got it.

Spent the day cutting fitting and welding couple of spots look bad but they are solid just rusty. A little more grinding and sanding ,a little filler and some seam sealer and I'm calling it done

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Long story short I recently removed a ton of paint off the evaporator housing. 20-25 minutes oven cleaner, followed by 5 hours of patience and lacquer thinner. Ecstatic they're in great shape for just polish. I have a general cleaning to do yet, and they'll see a fiberglass polish I hope to see as the ticket.

More than that the painter took my cab, cowl & hood today, and dropped off this bed and tailgate.