1981 Chevrolet C50 Pick-up Conversion

[MalibuSSwagon]

Originally Posted by UPNADM

These belts have no retractors. They are old school lap belts. Click them together and pull it tight.
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Then carry on! Love this project.

[UPNADM]

Started the job I was dreading... Inner fenders.

So far so good. Easier then expected.

Hit the topside with some paint stripper and gave it a quick going over with my orbital. Need to spend some time on it tomorrow to give it the finishing touch before some paint and primer...

[UPNADM]

The underside looked like it was going to be a lot of work.

I had a small torch and a scraper sitting by, and heated it up and it scraped off with rather ease.

[UPNADM]

The underside, like the topside needs to be sanded out and painted.

Lots of years of undercoat on the inners... Good riddance.

[truckfan]

another one. someone needs to be next. 29K on a Cat 3208.

http://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa...38&acctid=1194

[68Timber]

Originally Posted by UPNADM

Started the job I was dreading... Inner fenders.

After all you've done to it that is what you've been dreading?

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by BRUISER

After all you've done to it that is what you've been dreading?

Actually it went better than anticipated. I was dreading stripping the undercoating, but after heating it up a little it scraped off pretty easy.

[UPNADM]

Got started on the interior tonight.

Got a few other loose ends tied up as well. It is always the small stuff you seem to drag your but on.

Replaced the rear marker lights.

[UPNADM]

Bought some other pieces for the interior...

[UPNADM]

New dash, dash inlay and stereo to install.

Looks like I will have do some trimming from the previous cassette hack job...

[68Timber]

Originally Posted by UPNADM

Actually it went better than anticipated. I was dreading stripping the undercoating, but after heating it up a little it scraped off pretty easy.

I'm not laughing at you, just kidding with you. After all you've done blowing apart a project this big it was a little funny that you were dreading doing the inner fenders, that's all. Beautiful work, as always.

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by BRUISER

I'm not laughing at you, just kidding with you. After all you've done blowing apart a project this big it was a little funny that you were dreading doing the inner fenders, that's all. Beautiful work, as always.

No worries my man, I never took offence to it... They are just so big and bulky to work with. I just hate having to handle them sanding etc.

I really thought I was going to have to take the undercoat off with an wire wheel on my angle grinder, which would have meant getting covered in the muck.

But I had a small torch out for something else and thought "what will happen if I heat this stuff up" and it literally came off with ease.

[JRANGER]

Someone totally just nominated you for TRUCK OF THE MONTH....***whistles and looks innocently away***

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

Someone totally just nominated you for TRUCK OF THE MONTH....***whistles and looks innocently away***

Thanks for the nomination. Very nice gesture.

[MrBeast]

If you all want to vote for TOTM linky here

[JRANGER]

thats not the vote thread yet but it will be up in a few days

[UPNADM]

Making some progress on the interior...

Got the passenger side door panels and lower carpets on.
Installed new front speakers.
Test fit the dash and instrument bezel.
And made a cut out in the instrument bezel for my new jvc.

Quick break for some dinner, and now back to the shop... Like to finish the stereo installation and possibly get some matting on the floor tonight.

[JRANGER]

looking good!!!

[UPNADM]

Long day, but a lot done...

Dash fitted and installed.
Gauges and bezel fitted and installed.
Radio hooked up.
Cool it mat started.

Hope to get the mat finished tomorrow.

As I am unable to get a pre cut carpet or even a rubber mat (every company I call is sold out... hot seller, ya right), I am taking the truck to a local auto interior guy and he is going to make me a carpet.

Getting closer to burning some fuel on the streets of Lindsay!

[hopelessredneck]

are you keeping the huge steering wheel or changing it??

[UPNADM]

Plan on keeping the wheel for now.
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[rusty76]

First off I just started reading this thing and man I killed almost an hour or better. Killer build! Have a guestion for ya. I know you changed the doors out for 77 and later doors. My guestion is, are the doors that came stock on this the earlier doors for 73-76 doors? My guestioning is that I have been eyeballing these trucks for awhile for doors. It seems these doors on these trucks are usually more rust free. If they are the '76 earlier doors this makes it easier for me to find good doors without buying new. Thanks again.

[UPNADM]

Originally Posted by rusty76

First off I just started reading this thing and man I killed almost an hour or better. Killer build! Have a guestion for ya. I know you changed the doors out for 77 and later doors. My guestion is, are the doors that came stock on this the earlier doors for 73-76 doors? My guestioning is that I have been eyeballing these trucks for awhile for doors. It seems these doors on these trucks are usually more rust free. If they are the '76 earlier doors this makes it easier for me to find good doors without buying new. Thanks again.

First off, thank you for your compliments.

As for the doors, I do not know what the difference is between 73-76 and 77 and up doors, so I am unable to comment.

With that in mind, I know the doors I took off are the same as I bought.

I can additionally comment that the interior parts (dash etc, are the same as a 81 and up.

Hope that gives you some insight.

[lilpoindexter]

Originally Posted by UPNADM

First off, thank you for your compliments.

I do not know what the difference is between 73-76 and 77

The earlier doors use cute little door panels on the inside that leave about a foot of exposed metal on the bottom of the door.. The later doors use big door panels that pretty much cover everything from the window down.

[rusty76]

Divermind. I went back and looked at the picks that you had of the interior and answered my own guestion. I knew that '77 and later doors used the more plastic and less desirable to me panels. I had hoped that these trucks would have used a more utilitatian door panel. Oh well. I've noticed around here that the C50s and so on seem to have good doors. They don't seem to rust like the pickup varieties. Thanks once again for your help and keep on keepin on. Killer build either way!