LockDoc's "Low Budget", "Low Maintenance" Project Thread

[68Gold/white]

If its just a close fit, you may be able to adjust the hinges upward at the rear....to at least get by.....golly I'd hate the idea of having to swap the front clip

[kev2809]

noooo! don't go back to the 69 clip!

I'm a little biased but I love the 67-8 clips

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by 68Gold/white

If its just a close fit, you may be able to adjust the hinges upward at the rear....to at least get by.....golly I'd hate the idea of having to swap the front clip

I think it will clear if I use a different intake tube. I will know in a day or two.

Originally Posted by kev2809

noooo! don't go back to the 69 clip!

I'm a little biased but I love the 67-8 clips

I don't plan on it. I would probably get a cowl hood before I would do that.

Thanks for the input guys....

LockDoc

[LockDoc]

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Worked inside the shop yesterday. I would rather work outside but by the time I finished up the sandblasting I needed to do, it was a little too warm for working outside. I Blasted the brake booster/master and painted it. I started on the inner panels but gave up on them.

I decided to take the inner panels to a sand blast shop in the area. I had four truck rally/ralley wheels I needed to get done anyway so I just took all that stuff to him. My sandblaster is a little too small for parts that big. Only one of the inner panels had undercoating so I scraped that all off.

Dug out all my wing windows and found 2 pretty nice original ones with Soft-Ray glass. I'm pretty sure I have two tinted windows to match, I will check that today. In the picture I have the one on the left cleaned up and the one on the right still to do. I had the new felt channels on hand so I installed those.

LockDoc

[LockDoc]

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I Picked up the inner panels and rally/ralley wheels from the sand blaster this afternoon. He did a good job on them. Picture is before any primer. Charged me $120 for the 4 - 8 inch rallys and the inside and outside of the 2 inner panels. I didn't think that was too bad. I gave him a $10 tip.

I went ahead and primed the inner panels so they wouldn't start rusting and will work on the repairs tomorrow. I will also Epoxy Prime the wheels tomorrow. I don't really have a use for the wheels at this time but I may want to use them on the '70 Short Bed Fleet Side later.

We are just like a lot of other places in the country right now, hovering right around the 100º mark for the next few days.

LockDoc

[LockDoc]

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I wasn't sure if I would get this done today or not. I did part of it this morning and finished it up tonight. It's really hot. The heat doesn't bother me too much if there is a little breeze blowing.

Patched the drivers side inner panel, spot primed it, and put one coat of paint on it. I will sand it tomorrow and put another coat of paint on it. I also sprayed the epoxy primer on the wheels this evening. They turned out great.... Luckily I have some shade in front of the shop in the evening.

I just keep plugging away on it.

LockDoc

[kev2809]

nice work!

I usually try to get outside after work and my wife calls me crazy! ya, sucks working in 100 plus degree heat in texas, but I don't even notice it if I get some progress done.

[CG]

What are you going to use the rally wheels for?

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by CG

What are you going to use the rally wheels for?

Not 100% sure at this time Mark. The '70 Short Fleet is 5 bolt all around so I may use them on it. A friend of mine had to clean out a garage he rented and he was going to pitch them. I offered him $20 for them and he took it. Yeah, I know, "Big Spender"....

LockDoc

[LockDoc]

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Well, my day didn't start out too good this morning. I have been having trouble with Raccoons around here so I trap them in the live trap and re-locate them a long ways away. I went out to check the trap early this morning and lo and behold, there to greet me is a Skunk..... I got on the internet and looked up information on how to deal with it. One seemingly knowledgeable guy said to hold an old blanket up in front of you, walk up to the trap and lay the blanket over the trap. That way he won't be able to see you and it will be dark in there and the Skunk will feel safe. Then you pick the blanket and trap up and place it in the back of your vehicle. Take it to where you want to release it and put the opening of the trap up against some weeds so when the skunk comes out he can go straight into the weeds. It was a little hairy trying to get the door of the trap open and hold the blanket in place. When I finally got the door open he didn't come out. I'm standing there in this uncomfortable position saying "Come out of there you little sucker". I finally see a black nose poking out and hoping it will go into the weeds and not around the side of the trap. I move the door a little bit and he scurried straight ahead into the weeds. I stood still until I could see the weeds moving further down the embankment. I put the trap back into the back of the Dually, wiped the sweat off of my brow, and headed back home.


After the excitement was over I dug out a good pair of hood hinges and started cleaning them up. I wasn't happy with the way it was going so I decided to remove the springs. Removing the springs is the only sure way to check the tightness of the pivot points, so I killed two birds with one stone. I think I am going to soak them in White Vinegar for a few hours and pressure wash them to remove the rust.

White Vinegar and pressure washing worked good. You have to make sure you pressure wash them really good. I then blow them dry with the air hose. I just need to touch them up with a small wire brush before primer and paint. They will flash rust almost immediately if you don't blow the water off of them. That isn't a big deal for me since I am using Rustoleum primer and paint.

Sorry about the long post....

LockDoc

[artctp]

Hi Leon. Nice job on the hinges...and getting rid of the skunk. That is what I always worried about catching in a live trap.

I will have to get over to see your truck...nice posts on progress.

I have been working on 68.

Art

[LockDoc]

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Originally Posted by CG

Hinges look great. Good job on the skunk relocation!

Thanks Mark. I was a little concerned on the relocation but it worked out good... This time..

Originally Posted by artctp

Hi Leon. Nice job on the hinges...and getting rid of the skunk. That is what I always worried about catching in a live trap.

I will have to get over to see your truck...nice posts on progress.

I have been working on 68.

Art

Hi Art,

Thanks. I think I am making pretty good progress on it for as crappy as the weather has been. Good to see you posting on here again. I will be calling you in the next few days, I need some small stuff if you have it.

Also glad to see you are working on the '68.

LockDoc

[CG]

Hinges look great. Good job on the skunk relocation!

[Ol Blue K20]

Hinges look great! What color is that?

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Hinges look great! What color is that?

Thanks Dale.

Paint is good old Rustoleum grey primer and Semi-Gloss Black. I buy it in the spray cans for the small stuff and quart cans for the gravity feed spray gun, for the big stuff....

LockDoc

[LockDoc]

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OK, it's time to put the springs back on the hood hinges. It's always a pain in the keester for me, so I'm trying to think of an easy way to do it. I finally came up with this.... I have a bare C20 frame sitting out in front of the shop, so I got to thinking, If I get a small ratchet strap and hook it to one of the holes in the front of the frame and hook one end of the spring in the hole across from it I should be able to stretch the spring enough to get the hinge in place and then release the ratchet strap. It worked great, there was plenty of room to slide the hinge in and release the ratchet. I had a couple of small places to touch up on the hooks of the springs but that was it. And no hospital trips...

LockDoc

[Getter-Done]

Great Job

You should have made a U tube Video.

I seen one a Guy slip the springs on

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Great Job

You should have made a U tube Video.

I seen one a Guy slip the springs on

Good idea! Problem is, I don't know how to make a video, let alone put it on YouTube....

LockDoc

[regan wilson]

That's looking good.

[kev2809]

gaps are looking good to me. you didnt have to use any spacers anywhere?

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by regan wilson

That's looking good.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by kev2809

gaps are looking good to me. you didn't have to use any spacers anywhere?

Thanks.

The hood needs to move over to the drivers side about an eighth of an inch. Yes, I had to use spacers on the passenger side fender at the cowl. I don't have anything bolted down tight yet, just snugged up.

LockDoc
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[kev2809]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

Thanks!



Thanks.

The hood needs to move over to the drivers side about an eighth of an inch. Yes, I had to use spacers on the passenger side fender at the cowl. I don't have anything bolted down tight yet, just snugged up.

LockDoc
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to push the cowl out..or the fender?

[Palf70Step]

Those are some healthy looking tires on the rear. She is ready to do some work! Looks real good.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by kev2809

to push the cowl out..or the fender?

I had to shim the fender out.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Those are some health looking tires on the rear. She is ready to do some work! Looks real good.

Good ol' Iowa mud & snow tires. I am going to put regular street type tires on it when I am ready to start driving it. I don't want to do it now. They might be dry rotted before I get it on the road....

Thanks,
LockDoc
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[Ol Blue K20]

I like it......a lot!