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mcbassin · 08-11-2014, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Forgot to mention, on the body panels, I'm sanding/stripping the outsides and sandblasting the insides. That door pictured above, I just sandblasted the jamb and inside area to get nice bare metal to work from. Things like those louvered vents would be misery to sand clean. The sandblaster just gives shiny clean bare metal in no time.

This is the same process I used on my truck throughout, best to keep the media blast away from big flat panels. Warping can become a nightmare in short order.

I had a question.
What did you do to address your pinion angle at ride position? I may have screwed the pooch on mine as I have definite vibration from 50 mph up.
What gears are you planning on running in this truck?
thanks,

Tx Firefighter · 08-11-2014, 01:35 PM

Mike,

I haven't set the pinion angle yet because I'm waiting on my dropmember. It will move the drivetrain up some so I need to get it installed and the drivetrain in final location before I set the angle and weld the saddles on. Currently I just eyeballed it close and tightened the u bolts. Once I do get everything in place, I'll set pinion angle at ride height and weld it there. My truck will be a "drive around low and air it out when parked" kind of truck so that should serve me well. If yours is off, you can cheaply and easily get pinion angle shims to install and adjust it up or down as needed.

The truck has a stock (worn out) 350, Turbo 350, and 3.08 geared 12 bolt in it. I'm no where near a hotrodder so the 3.08 suits me greatly as I mainly just drive down the highway minding my own business.

Stoney · 08-11-2014, 02:01 PM

Do you use paint stripper then blast, to help loosen the old paint?

Tx Firefighter · 08-11-2014, 02:04 PM

On the areas I blast, no. I just laid them on work stands and dusted the original paint and primer off with the blaster just takes a second and sure beats the beating of sanding areas like door jambs and inner fender panels.

On the outsides, I used stripper to remove the majority of the paint. Then pressure wash thoroughly to get all stripper residue off. Then an hour in the hades sun we have here to dry. After that sand with DA and 80 grit.

rusty76 · 08-11-2014, 03:14 PM

The rear setup is looking good.

Tx Firefighter · 08-11-2014, 03:40 PM

Had to order a new tailgate. Mine is just too far gone to ever be nice. Dents and holes rusted through it.

I did step up with my big boy pants on though and bought a genuine GM approved, made in USA one from Mar-K. I'd rather be broke and have a made is USA part than save money and buy one made in Sum Flung Dung.

mcbassin · 08-11-2014, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Had to order a new tailgate. Mine is just too far gone to ever be nice. Dents and holes rusted through it.

I did step up with my big boy pants on though and bought a genuine GM approved, made in USA one from Mar-K. I'd rather be broke and have a made is USA part than save money and buy one made in Sum Flung Dung.

Nice score!

aggie91 · 08-11-2014, 06:29 PM

Progress looks good Kevin. I just now got caught up while still on Vacation. I know Texas heat is killer but its 107 here in Phoenix today...they say its a DRY heat, well so is an oven, hot is hot at anything above 85..lol

Katrina/10 · 08-20-2014, 09:05 PM

nice work!

rusty76 · 08-21-2014, 04:58 PM

So how's it going? We need our weekly Kevin update........

Tx Firefighter · 08-22-2014, 04:21 PM

I've been working from 3:30 in the morning till night on this thing. Somewhere around 60 hours per week I'd guess besides my full time 56 hours per week at the fire department. I have next month off from work so I can get even more serious about putting in the hours. Travis at ProPerformance had said he thought dropmember arrival would be possible around the first of September. I'm walking a line between pestering him and trying not to be a pain on his side, letting him know I'm serious about getting this thing done by February. I'm hoping it all goes through. I'll have a solid month set aside to work on the truck as many hours as I can humanly remain upright.

Repairs to rear bed sill.

Made a patch out of scrap metal. Bent with my little press brake. Trimmed and welded in.

Hammered the bed rails into a shape similar to what they originally were and then capped them off for a cleaner look.

Built new subfloor with ten bed to frame mounts. Welded metal bed floor to bed with about a zillion plug welds. New angle strips made out of 1.5 inch angle iron.

Sandblasted the entire bed to nice white metal, did body work and then epoxy primed and painted.

Shot Raptor liner inside bed and gate to really finish it off.

Floor is still kind of beat up but I just don't care. I have no interest in slicking out a pickup bed floor.

Today I started on the fender and steps. Everything is going to bare metal first step.

Wait till next month. I'm going to go full mental on working on this thing.

rusty76 · 08-22-2014, 05:11 PM

That's just what the doctor ordered! See I knew you had been busy.....Good work!

**Palf70Step** · 08-22-2014, 05:29 PM

SCOTI · 08-22-2014, 07:13 PM

Tx....

What did you think of the Raptor liner? Kit or??

Tx Firefighter · 08-22-2014, 07:19 PM

Raptor liner is fantastic. I can't say enough good about it. I bought the kit about 5 years ago and sprayed the inside of a cab with it. That used half of it. I saved the other half all these years and finally used it this morning. It's about fool proof, comes with its own gun, and the finished product is nice to look at.

flashed · 08-22-2014, 08:10 PM

I cant wait to see what happens next ,that bed looks great .

Tx Firefighter · 08-22-2014, 08:56 PM

Sun finally went down enough that I could get some better pictures.

Inside of bed

New angle strips. They're just generic angle iron that I drilled a bunch of holes into for plug welding in place. The bed floor and sides were way, way out of straight. This old bed was very abused in its previous life. It took a lot of pulling and clamping to get it back straight. 75 bucks don't buy much of a stepside bed anymore I guess.

Mar-K tailgate is super high quality. Made right there in Oklahoma.

hobbz · 08-22-2014, 09:02 PM

awesome

calvin78612 · 08-22-2014, 10:45 PM

This is such a great build. I have heard nothing but good things about raptor bed liner.

68Timber · 08-23-2014, 10:11 AM

Awesome work, as usual. I'm the same way about liner over bed dents, all that means to me when I see it is that its still used as a truck.

Hankster · 08-23-2014, 02:39 PM

Lookin' good!

rusty76 · 08-23-2014, 09:42 PM

The bed looks great!

tommyd241 · 08-24-2014, 03:56 PM

Nice!

jott_06 · 08-24-2014, 06:31 PM

You may not be giving up the color but even in black and white i can tell it is a matte finish. haha

flashed · 08-24-2014, 06:51 PM

Where did you get your tailgate chains and hardware ?

08-11-2014, 01:35 PM	#402
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Mike, I haven't set the pinion angle yet because I'm waiting on my dropmember. It will move the drivetrain up some so I need to get it installed and the drivetrain in final location before I set the angle and weld the saddles on. Currently I just eyeballed it close and tightened the u bolts. Once I do get everything in place, I'll set pinion angle at ride height and weld it there. My truck will be a "drive around low and air it out when parked" kind of truck so that should serve me well. If yours is off, you can cheaply and easily get pinion angle shims to install and adjust it up or down as needed. The truck has a stock (worn out) 350, Turbo 350, and 3.08 geared 12 bolt in it. I'm no where near a hotrodder so the 3.08 suits me greatly as I mainly just drive down the highway minding my own business. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-11-2014, 02:01 PM	#403
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08-11-2014, 02:04 PM	#404
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade On the areas I blast, no. I just laid them on work stands and dusted the original paint and primer off with the blaster just takes a second and sure beats the beating of sanding areas like door jambs and inner fender panels. On the outsides, I used stripper to remove the majority of the paint. Then pressure wash thoroughly to get all stripper residue off. Then an hour in the hades sun we have here to dry. After that sand with DA and 80 grit. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-11-2014, 03:14 PM	#405
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08-11-2014, 03:40 PM	#406
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Had to order a new tailgate. Mine is just too far gone to ever be nice. Dents and holes rusted through it. I did step up with my big boy pants on though and bought a genuine GM approved, made in USA one from Mar-K. I'd rather be broke and have a made is USA part than save money and buy one made in Sum Flung Dung. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-11-2014, 06:29 PM	#408
aggie91 I'm just glad to be here! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longview, TX Posts: 4,788	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Progress looks good Kevin. I just now got caught up while still on Vacation. I know Texas heat is killer but its 107 here in Phoenix today...they say its a DRY heat, well so is an oven, hot is hot at anything above 85..lol __________________ Karl 1965 Chevy Stepside(Grandpa's Old Blue) and (July 2015 Shop Build!)(2020, the Saga Continues) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=372424 The LST Challenge: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257 Korbin's 1st Square: "Sunburn" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=418618 1985 GMC Sierra: "White Trash", Korbin's 2nd now... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632305 Henry - 1984 Chevrolet, Owen's 1st Square

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08-21-2014, 04:58 PM	#410
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08-22-2014, 04:21 PM	#411
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade I've been working from 3:30 in the morning till night on this thing. Somewhere around 60 hours per week I'd guess besides my full time 56 hours per week at the fire department. I have next month off from work so I can get even more serious about putting in the hours. Travis at ProPerformance had said he thought dropmember arrival would be possible around the first of September. I'm walking a line between pestering him and trying not to be a pain on his side, letting him know I'm serious about getting this thing done by February. I'm hoping it all goes through. I'll have a solid month set aside to work on the truck as many hours as I can humanly remain upright. Repairs to rear bed sill. Made a patch out of scrap metal. Bent with my little press brake. Trimmed and welded in. Hammered the bed rails into a shape similar to what they originally were and then capped them off for a cleaner look. Built new subfloor with ten bed to frame mounts. Welded metal bed floor to bed with about a zillion plug welds. New angle strips made out of 1.5 inch angle iron. Sandblasted the entire bed to nice white metal, did body work and then epoxy primed and painted. Shot Raptor liner inside bed and gate to really finish it off. Floor is still kind of beat up but I just don't care. I have no interest in slicking out a pickup bed floor. Today I started on the fender and steps. Everything is going to bare metal first step. Wait till next month. I'm going to go full mental on working on this thing. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin Last edited by Tx Firefighter; 08-22-2014 at 04:27 PM.

08-22-2014, 05:11 PM	#412
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08-22-2014, 07:19 PM	#415
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Raptor liner is fantastic. I can't say enough good about it. I bought the kit about 5 years ago and sprayed the inside of a cab with it. That used half of it. I saved the other half all these years and finally used it this morning. It's about fool proof, comes with its own gun, and the finished product is nice to look at. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-22-2014, 08:10 PM	#416
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade I cant wait to see what happens next ,that bed looks great .

08-22-2014, 08:56 PM	#417
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade Sun finally went down enough that I could get some better pictures. Inside of bed New angle strips. They're just generic angle iron that I drilled a bunch of holes into for plug welding in place. The bed floor and sides were way, way out of straight. This old bed was very abused in its previous life. It took a lot of pulling and clamping to get it back straight. 75 bucks don't buy much of a stepside bed anymore I guess. Mar-K tailgate is super high quality. Made right there in Oklahoma. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin



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