Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

ChevLoRay · 09-23-2008, 08:50 PM

Okay, here goes. I'm going to have to put back together what I took apart. Speaking of the cab, which is gutted, I feel that the wiring harness should be the first thing to be reinstalled.

For those of you who have done this at least once and maybe many times, would you consider giving us amateurs some professional advice on what to do first, or what NOT to leave until last.

haysonj · 09-23-2008, 09:13 PM

I'd start with the dash pad and wiper motor, ebrake and heater box

msgross · 09-23-2008, 09:17 PM

next time im gonna start with NOT TAKING IT APART!

I need this info as well.....

haysonj · 09-23-2008, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by msgross

net time im gonna start with NOT TAKING IT APART!

I need this info as well.....

I'll go for that, I still have a can of bolts left. I just hope I replaced them with new ones.

**Boog** · 09-23-2008, 09:51 PM

Don there isn't much to the wiper motor and wiring harness but it is easier to put back in without the seat, steering column, etc in there. I know you have some truck manuals you can refer to for exploded views,etc.
I'd say the dash pad next then the heater case, but I think you mentioned maybe eliminating the stock setup and going with aftermarket later didn't you?
Radio, glove box, instrument cluster, pedals, steering column, gas tank then seat is about the way I go about it.

big_al_71 · 09-23-2008, 10:27 PM

I am doing this as we speak, this is what I have doen inside the cab so far..

* dynomat on the floor and back of cab
*dash harnes
*dash pad
*a/c evaporator box
* a/c ducts
*accelerator pedal
* brake pedal
*instrument cluster
* steering column
* gas tank and fuel line

this is where I am at so far...

trx450duner · 09-24-2008, 12:56 AM

Glad I read this my interior is almost completed I even put the seats in and I FORGOT THE DASH PAD!!!! I thought I would be smart and wait on putting it in so it wouldnt get messed up accidentily and I guess I out smarted myself, not that big of a deal shood just make installation a little more fun.

gcburdic · 09-24-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by big_al_71

I am doing this as we speak, this is what I have doen inside the cab so far..

* dynomat on the floor and back of cab

big al....great call on the dynomat.....aka...sound/ heat proofing the cab!!!

MrGoodpliers · 09-24-2008, 09:19 AM

This will come later in the process, but I thought I would throw it out there. When installing the front clip, don't forget the spacers between the inner fenders and the cab brace on the firewall/toeboard. If they are omitted, the lower part of the fender will be pulled in when the bolts are tightened and it looks terrible.

ChevLoRay · 09-24-2008, 11:53 AM

I forgot to mention, I'm gonna have the interior sprayed with Vortex, in lieu of using any other insulator material. Read an article in Custom Classic Truck magazine a few issues back and they were using this material, which happens to be what I had sprayed in my bed.

I guess that spraying that preceeds the wiring harness and dash pad install. Then, I can move on. But, Boog, I've decided to stay with the OEM A/C due to the cost of a new system. I've got a firewall replacement line up so smoothing the firewall and doing an aftermarket A/C won't have to happen.

Okay, guys, let's keep this going just in case anyone else remembers something or did something "unusual" right after saying, "Hey! Watch 'is".....

haysonj · 09-24-2008, 01:06 PM

The insulation and fiberboard should also go on the firewall pretty early in the process. I found on mine I had to be careful to not tear the foil back on my floor insulation when working under the dash. Next time I will install that after all the wiring and dash work. Had to fish a few wires for the alarm system under it.

MT1972cheyenne · 09-24-2008, 08:11 PM

Yep, firewall insulation panel should be the first thing. Then wiper motor, dash pad, pedals, center a/c vent, harness, heater box, duct work.......If you have an a/c truck, leave the gas pedal bracket loose at the front where it attaches to the dash. That lets the dash flex, and makes it possible to put the heater control panel in.

alfeefish · 09-24-2008, 08:25 PM

I can't remember? Should be one spacer for each side?

big_al_71 · 09-24-2008, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by gcburdic

big al....great call on the dynomat.....aka...sound/ heat proofing the cab!!!

here are some picts of it!!

alfeefish · 09-25-2008, 09:07 AM

one more time?

70C10Step · 09-25-2008, 09:26 AM

Hey lets keep this thread going. I am the Ford guy who bought a 70-c-10 truck and I am putting my frame back together now after Por-15 and the cab will be next... I am starting with a new wiring harness etc...

haysonj · 09-25-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 70C10Step

Hey lets keep this thread going. I am the Ford guy who bought a 70-c-10 truck and I am putting my frame back together now after Por-15 and the cab will be next... I am starting with a new wiring harness etc...

You should know my neighbor he has a couple of Mustangs and an Edsel in the garage. No Chevy's I'm sorry to say.

69long"n"low · 09-25-2008, 09:46 AM

I just getting ready to pull my interior apart this is all great stuff to know before i take it apart

msgross · 09-25-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 69long"n"low

I just getting ready to pull my interior apart this is all great stuff to know before i take it apart

In that case take a lot of pictures, then bag and tag every bolt, part and screw.... Don't get rid of anything until you are done...

MrGoodpliers · 09-25-2008, 10:38 AM

alfeefish, if you are asking about the inner fenders, the way I do it is fit the entire front clip and then add whatever it needs for shims between the inner fender and the brace. I think that's how they did it at the factory because I have disassembled some original trucks that had zero, one or two shims.

c10addict · 09-25-2008, 10:43 AM

Get a free LMC book... They use pics from the factory assy manual and are a great reference!

gcburdic · 09-25-2008, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by c10addict

Get a free LMC book... They use pics from the factory assy manual and are a great reference!

Good point....also buy the Factory Assembly Manual....center bottom of this link http://www.lmctruck.com/ICATALOG/CB/full.aspx?Page=166

There is not a real sequence of this manual, but it has a LOT of good pics for well....assembly!!!

67dragtruck · 09-25-2008, 03:25 PM

This is a great thread. I subscribed. You can tell from the pics in my new build thread that a lot of this will come in handy for me.

Thanks,

Tom

canadianchevy72 · 09-25-2008, 04:46 PM

Im glad to see this thread as well ive been looking at mine wondering where to start once i finish the paint on it.

Longhorn321 · 09-25-2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by haysonj

I'll go for that, I still have a can of bolts left. I just hope I replaced them with new ones.

You're sposed to have bolts left over! Don't you know that when you put a bunch of bolts together in a can that they multiply?

09-23-2008, 08:50 PM	#1
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... Okay, here goes. I'm going to have to put back together what I took apart. Speaking of the cab, which is gutted, I feel that the wiring harness should be the first thing to be reinstalled. For those of you who have done this at least once and maybe many times, would you consider giving us amateurs some professional advice on what to do first, or what NOT to leave until last. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

09-23-2008, 09:13 PM	#2
haysonj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Maria, Ca. Posts: 1,423	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... I'd start with the dash pad and wiper motor, ebrake and heater box __________________ 69 Chevy 4x4 383 Power

09-23-2008, 09:17 PM	#3
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... next time im gonna start with NOT TAKING IT APART! I need this info as well..... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer" Last edited by msgross; 09-23-2008 at 09:39 PM.

09-23-2008, 09:51 PM	#5
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,035	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... Don there isn't much to the wiper motor and wiring harness but it is easier to put back in without the seat, steering column, etc in there. I know you have some truck manuals you can refer to for exploded views,etc. I'd say the dash pad next then the heater case, but I think you mentioned maybe eliminating the stock setup and going with aftermarket later didn't you? Radio, glove box, instrument cluster, pedals, steering column, gas tank then seat is about the way I go about it. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

09-23-2008, 10:27 PM	#6
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... I am doing this as we speak, this is what I have doen inside the cab so far.. * dynomat on the floor and back of cab dash harnes dash pad a/c evaporator box a/c ducts accelerator pedal brake pedal instrument cluster steering column * gas tank and fuel line this is where I am at so far... Attached Images __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

09-24-2008, 12:56 AM	#7
trx450duner Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Highland Ca Posts: 79	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... Glad I read this my interior is almost completed I even put the seats in and I FORGOT THE DASH PAD!!!! I thought I would be smart and wait on putting it in so it wouldnt get messed up accidentily and I guess I out smarted myself, not that big of a deal shood just make installation a little more fun.

09-24-2008, 09:19 AM	#9
MrGoodpliers Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gainesville, Georgia Posts: 704	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... This will come later in the process, but I thought I would throw it out there. When installing the front clip, don't forget the spacers between the inner fenders and the cab brace on the firewall/toeboard. If they are omitted, the lower part of the fender will be pulled in when the bolts are tightened and it looks terrible. __________________ We made Oklahoma a little after 3, Randy & his brother Bob & my old GMC...

09-24-2008, 11:53 AM	#10
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... I forgot to mention, I'm gonna have the interior sprayed with Vortex, in lieu of using any other insulator material. Read an article in Custom Classic Truck magazine a few issues back and they were using this material, which happens to be what I had sprayed in my bed. I guess that spraying that preceeds the wiring harness and dash pad install. Then, I can move on. But, Boog, I've decided to stay with the OEM A/C due to the cost of a new system. I've got a firewall replacement line up so smoothing the firewall and doing an aftermarket A/C won't have to happen. Okay, guys, let's keep this going just in case anyone else remembers something or did something "unusual" right after saying, "Hey! Watch 'is"..... __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

09-24-2008, 01:06 PM	#11
haysonj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Maria, Ca. Posts: 1,423	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... The insulation and fiberboard should also go on the firewall pretty early in the process. I found on mine I had to be careful to not tear the foil back on my floor insulation when working under the dash. Next time I will install that after all the wiring and dash work. Had to fish a few wires for the alarm system under it. __________________ 69 Chevy 4x4 383 Power

09-24-2008, 08:11 PM	#12
MT1972cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 223	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... Yep, firewall insulation panel should be the first thing. Then wiper motor, dash pad, pedals, center a/c vent, harness, heater box, duct work.......If you have an a/c truck, leave the gas pedal bracket loose at the front where it attaches to the dash. That lets the dash flex, and makes it possible to put the heater control panel in.

09-24-2008, 08:25 PM	#13
alfeefish Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Harrison TN Posts: 183	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... I can't remember? Should be one spacer for each side?

09-25-2008, 09:07 AM	#15
alfeefish Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Harrison TN Posts: 183	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... one more time?

09-25-2008, 09:26 AM	#16
70C10Step Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lompoc California Posts: 366	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... Hey lets keep this thread going. I am the Ford guy who bought a 70-c-10 truck and I am putting my frame back together now after Por-15 and the cab will be next... I am starting with a new wiring harness etc... __________________ All Toys: 1971 C10 Fleetside - I needed it! 1970 C10 Stepside - Midlife Crisis 1969 C20 3/4 Longbed - Beast! 1966 Mustang Fastback - Daily Fun 1965 Mustang Fastback - Money pit!

09-25-2008, 09:46 AM	#18
69long"n"low Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SURREY BC, CANADA Posts: 278	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... I just getting ready to pull my interior apart this is all great stuff to know before i take it apart __________________ - Josh Im not white trash, I'm one step above that..... more like white clutter

09-25-2008, 10:38 AM	#20
MrGoodpliers Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gainesville, Georgia Posts: 704	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... alfeefish, if you are asking about the inner fenders, the way I do it is fit the entire front clip and then add whatever it needs for shims between the inner fender and the brace. I think that's how they did it at the factory because I have disassembled some original trucks that had zero, one or two shims. __________________ We made Oklahoma a little after 3, Randy & his brother Bob & my old GMC...



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09-25-2008, 10:43 AM	#21
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... Get a free LMC book... They use pics from the factory assy manual and are a great reference! __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

09-25-2008, 03:25 PM	#23
67dragtruck Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bethlehem, GA, USA Posts: 389	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... This is a great thread. I subscribed. You can tell from the pics in my new build thread that a lot of this will come in handy for me. Thanks, Tom __________________ No more dragtruck for me. I'm building a new ride though. It's a '71 fleetside, 400 sbc, 700R4. Working on it now, finally. Soon to have Edelbrock Pro Flo EFI, Vintage Air, 1 piece windows, buddy buckets, etc. My new build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...17#post2861817 Best pass with the old dragtruck: 5.32 @ 131.6 mph 1/8 mile w/ a 1.25 60' Fogger/Plate 2003 Best pass with the street 406 hydraulic roller motor w/ mild plate tuneup 5.93 @ 114 mph 1/8 mile w/ a 1.29 60' 2003 or 2004

09-25-2008, 04:46 PM	#24
canadianchevy72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Thorsby AB Canada Posts: 206	Re: Reassembly guidelines for beginners.... Im glad to see this thread as well ive been looking at mine wondering where to start once i finish the paint on it. __________________ 1972 Chevy C/10 350/200r4

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