Build #2 Crusader!

[mrhino]

Iv calm down now and can actully look at it again. its gonna need a new fender for sure. your right at least its black. and it could have been a lot worse.

now the windshield its looks great witha windshield in it. i took some pics of what i though or think is a crack. you guys tell me. its right where the antenna fixes to the glass and its looks like a perfect curve. it could be just where the antenna meets the glass but iv never seen one like it so whats your opinion/ is it cracked or the way its suppose to be.

[dhaymaker]

Originally Posted by mrhino

...so whats your opinion/ is it cracked or the way its suppose to be.

That's interesting (yeah, I know, probably not how you've been describing it ). At first look, I would say the windshield is fractured. But, looking at the pictures for a while, it sure looks like the arc is nearly perfect and you wouldn't expect the line to be so straight and clean. At this point, I'm inclined to believe it's part of the antenna attachment and the windshield is okay.

[luifer76]

Originally Posted by mrhino

so whats your opinion/ is it cracked or the way its suppose to be.

great looking project bro some nice work you're doing to the truck...... as far as the mark on the winshield i dont think is a crack or defect since my 73 has it in the same spot and is the same shape after noticing mine i asked a couple buddys of mine that have the antenna in their winshield and two of my buddys had the same mark on their truck so i felt a little better after that lol i think it has something to do with the antena being threre....... sorry about what happened to the fender btw....

[gmech]

Bummer about the ball joint, thankfully it happened when it did though. Sucks when you try to keep the budget down and they cant even make a halfway reliable part. I just hope that Moog's that I put on mine still have the quality.

[mcbassin]

Sucks about the whole ball joint. I know of an Autozone ball joint failure my nephew had, it was brand new too. Caused him to hit the ditch at about 40. Did probably $3k damage. 2007 2500gmc. They told him at AZ that since the truck had a lift no warranty. Not sure where to buy good parts? Moog parts maybe?
Your truck looks great !
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[mcbassin]

Oops. Double post

[mrhino]

oh and I put in a powered sub. while i waited for the filler to dry

[Igorsgonemadd]

So what are you going to do about that air duct? Won't eliminating it cut down the air flow significantly?
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[mrhino]

Originally Posted by Igorsgonemadd

So what are you going to do about that air duct? Won't eliminating it cut down the air flow significantly?
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It would cut down on the amount airflow slightly. were talking about one vent. when I added the A/c I was figuring reconfiguring the vent routing anyway. With that vent not used I believe the other three up front would see a slight increase in velocity and/or volume. besides the truck never had A/C therefore there was not a vent there anyway, so my theory is we'll never miss it. At least thats what I tell myself.

[68Timber]

That looks like a defect in the glass. I've been following your build a good while now, you have too much time and money is a truck built for wifey to let that slide. I'd have to take it back to them. You're a lucky man, I only wish my wifey wanted a nice square.

[Organism_ike]

My windshield has the exact same arc in it. I'm almost certain that it is not a defect, otherwise it's a very common one.
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[dieseltech]

Originally Posted by Organism_ike

My windshield has the exact same arc in it. I'm almost certain that it is not a defect, otherwise it's a very common one.
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same here

[mrhino]

Originally Posted by maxxxy

Very nice on the dash. Have you thought about putting some sort of trim around the vin hole to clean it up a little?

Thank you i thought about a little black paint around it to give the impression of some sorta trim

Originally Posted by Brad18xx

Verry nice work!! Where did you buy or order the black pieces from i really want to do the same thing?

Thank you. I got them from my former employer they are cheap speaker grills used in some RV.

Originally Posted by BRUISER

That really turned out well. The texture is great. You could use black front dash trim to match the speaker grills and vents, but it'd have to carry over into the doors. Thinking out loud here.lol I'm still geeking over you guys with brides that'll get into the hobby like that and let you build something for them. Looking good!

Thank you. Yea I have a little Sumthin' Sumthin planned for the trim. Somtimes it nice having the wife in on the build and sometimes not so much.

Originally Posted by 67cheby

yes sir, very nice work !

Thank you. If any body knows good work it would be you.

Originally Posted by dieseltech

same here

it makes feel better knowing others have the same thing.

[jitteryguy]

Originally Posted by mrhino

11-11-11 sounds like a great day to start a build.

you should try to duplicate these picture's now the truck is paint'd and new wheel's. it would be cool to see the difference.

[mrhino]

yea thats a good idea. I will

[mrhino]

Got my SPI epoxy primer in. The nice thing about SPI's Epoxy primer is, it is very Flexible. I guess if your gonna paint your dash this would be the primer to use. I decided at the last minute that I was going to roll it on. Im thinking maybe the roller would leave some texture... It did. Im still on the fence about it. Will see how it looks with some gray interior paint on it.

















Ill shoot the gray tomorrow.

[mrhino]

It looks better with gray.

[jitteryguy]

I am completely recover'n my dash with fiberglass but dont want it smooth I like the way role'n the primer on left a texture on your's, I am definently gonna try that .

[Brad18xx]

Originally Posted by mrhino

It looks better with gray.

What do you plan on doing with the holes where the speaker goes?

[mcbassin]

Great work on the dash!
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[coggonobrien]

that's a great idea, i was trying to figure out what i could do to fix the interior of mom's 79 monte carlo (uv's dry rotted the b pillar's to the point that quarter size chunks fell out) this might be the ticket fiberglass to repair then rol on primer

[maxxxy]

Very nice on the dash. Have you thought about putting some sort of trim around the vin hole to clean it up a little?

[67cheby]

yes sir, very nice work !

[Low Elco]

Looks great! Giving me ideers!

[mrhino]

Here are a few more things that got done. I put in the headliner and the trim. What a drastic change from before not having any trim or headliner. I also painted and wired in a new LED dome light. Me and the wifey put in the rear window. now it has all it glass.











If some of you remember, I had made places for grab handles to go through the headliner and bolt to the roof way back on post # 114. Now that the headliner is in I haven't been able to locate their exact location. I dont wont to start poking holes in the liner until I find them, and I Dont really wont to take the liner down unless I have too. Ill have to think of something.