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08-28-2011, 09:23 PM
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Re: 69 GMC "Ol' Blue"
Today I cut the floorboard out and got the new one cut down. I just have to send it to my friend and have him bend the front lip down. Maybe by next weekend, I will have the metalwork done on this cab so I can start on the chassis.
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08-28-2011, 10:00 PM
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looking Good!
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09-05-2011, 05:04 PM
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All I could muster today was fitting my floorboard and placing a couple of tacks. It's not quite fitting right, and I marked it incorrectly. Kinda just sucked all the life out of me today.
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10-09-2011, 11:23 PM
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Well, today was a major milestone for me. I have no more new pieces left on the shelf! I still need to flip the cab up so I can finish welding a few areas on the bottom. It feels pretty good to have made it to this point, but I still have a looong way to go
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10-10-2011, 10:24 AM
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great looking work !!
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10-10-2011, 07:22 PM
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10-10-2011, 08:37 PM
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Great job! The rust repair always seems to take the longest. Well, until you start putting the truck back together and can't find half of your parts.
Keep up the great work!
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10-10-2011, 09:16 PM
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10-23-2011, 11:31 PM
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Finished with the major metal work today! I flipped the cab on its nose and finished up welding a few of the loose ends. I also decided to spray on some rubberized undercoating. Hopefully that decision doesn't bite me in the a$$ later.
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11-06-2011, 11:11 PM
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 Looks like you used what I used (3M product)?
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I actually used Duplicolor's professional series. It's supposed to be the sound deadening type as well. I was surprised that it took 3 full cans to cover the whole bottom.I actually have had the '47 much longer than the '69. I'm thinking I'll be getting rid of it as I just don't think I'll have time to work on it. |
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11-06-2011, 09:05 PM
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I didn't directly work on the truck this weekend, but I build a dolly for the bed to rest on, as well as one for my Fleetline that I had to bring home. I've actually had the car for about 10 years, but sadly I haven't focused any effort on it.
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11-06-2011, 10:49 PM
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Hey your cab looks great! Sorry I missed all the progress. I am thinking about doing some type of under coating too. You mind sharing what you used on yours?
I'm diggin your bed dollys. BTW, that looks like a cool old car project you brought home too. |
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11-06-2011, 11:33 PM
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Maybe a very similar product. I used 3M and it too said liner/sound deadener, and I swear it looks identiacal to yours.
Got a very good discount on my cans ($5 each, normally $9 I think) and I layered it on very thick (multiple coats), especially in all the crevices, seams and all. I think this is it  Awesome stuff. I could hit (easily) anything I pointed at from 3+ feet away. You're method smarter, since you detached your cab. Don't forget to spay (or seam seal) your welds, or both.
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11-07-2011, 12:00 AM
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Yeah, I'm sure they're pretty similar.
I sprayed the crap out of all the joints, but I'm going to hit them with seam sealer as well. I'm also going to coat the inside of the rockers with Eastwood's Internal Frame Coating to try and keep the rust from ever coming back
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12-18-2011, 09:59 PM
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This weekend has been hella productive
As I mentioned before, picked up my new front end yesterday. Then today I was able to pull the engine/tranny/TCase. |
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11-07-2011, 12:03 AM
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Cool. Seam seal your naked welds (inside & out), then coat. Looking real good!
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12-02-2011, 02:36 PM
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Nice work on the cab. Very impressive ...
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12-04-2011, 11:45 AM
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Thanks guys!
Well, I was hoping to get out and get the bed off the frame but it turned way to cold for me to be outside
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12-11-2011, 01:49 AM
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Well, with help from some friends today the bed has been pulled off. Now maybe I can actually work on it this frigid winter
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12-11-2011, 02:38 AM
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Found one more pic
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12-11-2011, 05:57 PM
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Well, today's progress is more in my mind that in the physical world
Here's where we are with the chassis: |
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12-11-2011, 11:10 PM
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Removed the emergency brake lines, and mufflers today. Doesn't look like a whole lot, but it felt like a whole lot
Turns out this is a different TC than I was expecting: |
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12-12-2011, 10:29 PM
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 Looking like some good progress to me. Take advantage of that help when you get it. Sometimes it's hard to come by. |
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12-12-2011, 08:40 PM
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Keep at it man!
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