Project Eye Sore

[tylervalo]

Roof is off :tup:

Also got a pair of tow hooks, cleaned them up and tried some Rustoleum spray on bed liner on them.

[spudz]

I LIKE IT!! Pull a parts are awesome!!

[tylervalo]

Any suggestions on how to weld the roof?
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[ghettoluxury]

Originally Posted by tylervalo

The name comes from someone from my subdivision that happend to mention to my wife (unknowingly) my truck was an eye sore.

Some people just dont understand that these trucks are historical already. All they know is that it doesn't fit in with the disposable life style they live and they have a payment on something that will never last long enough to be considered historical.

END RANT!

[spudz]

Originally Posted by tylervalo

Any suggestions on how to weld the roof?
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honestly you shouldnt of cut it like that. You should have drilled out the spot weld and removed the whole skin and do the same on your truck. Then just spot weld it back, seam seal and its just like factory. Maybe make a post in the body forum

[tylervalo]

Factory tow hooks back in, covered in spray on bed liner:


Sanded and painted the hubs with the same bedliner:

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Tried out some chrome paint, at ~$35 a vent (remanufactured at that) I figured it was worth a shot...that's a $140 just in a/c vents :xeyed:





Only $200 and I can make the first big order and get paint put on:


that was the only color that made sense to me, GM Sante Fe Tan....it's original, but rare and doesn't stick out. Thinking about doing the bottom black in bedliner to protect from rocks and such.

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Scored a like new windshield today, $30. The truck was an 89, but it looked like the windshield was recently replaced in it.


Also got scheduled to get a new roof skin on my truck, 2 weeks and I'll drop it off, then back and ready for paint (assuming I don't buy a new kayak before then).

[tylervalo]

Finally got my truck in the shop and getting the top replaced:





Not many convertible K-10 in the world:

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Got the truck back, over all very pleased at the quality of work:

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Got the carpet in and some trim:




Not sure if I want to put the old bench back in or the S2000 seats.

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Found some more parts, the Knoxville Rescue Squad dropped of their Suburban at Pull a Part, it had been VERY well maintained. I got the door panels, vent window assembles, the last of my interior trim, the hood, steering wheel and some other misc parts. I missed out on the dash and decided not to use that factory buckets in it (which were also in real good shape...should just got them anyways and resold) but I'm happy with what I could get.

The trucks pretty messy right now, been going fishing a couple times a week in it.

New factory 4x4 wheel:


New door panels, window crank and door handle. Originally tan, sprayed them with bed liner, covered the arm rest in left over headliner material:


New hood, not a dent on it:


Repainted the shift knob cause I was bored:


New vent windows:


$15 for the windows, apposed to several hundred each from LMC.
Hopefully some paint will follow this fall.

[tylervalo]

Made some kick panels to hide the butchered doors:






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