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Thanks guys. I sure do love making my truck better. Polished up the passenger wheels this morning (drivers side tomorrow probably). You could hardly tell they were chrome before.
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Have you had any luck locating a used bedside?
I haven't ever tried to buy a used long bed bedside but I would think they would be easier to find than the short bed equivalent and long beds seem to generally be in better condition as well although I'm not sure why. |
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Score!
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Nice find, Jimbo. Now to get it the correct shade of ochre to match the rest of your truck.
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Got it at Joe's Truck Parts thanks to you Rich. I'm driving my truck down on Thursday to pick it up.
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You should be able to get that color matched in single stage acrylic urethane for really cheap. The fun part is going to be fabricating the toolbox door but you should be able to do it if you copy the original in exact detail. |
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Congrats! Joe's is like a candy store, only the candy tastes like steel, grease, and oil.
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I'm getting a second truck! (I know, this is where the Chevy truck addiction disorder begins)
Almost an exact copy of mine but 1970 model. Runs and drives, registered non-op. It belongs to my neighbor and I am trading some work and $500 for it. Attachment 1416639 Attachment 1416640 Attachment 1416641 Attachment 1416642 |
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You know...if you manage to find a cheap regular bedside to replace the damaged one on the 70' you can scavenge the tool box door and liner from that one and use it on your mustard truck. |
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I wonder if you can get one from the same place you just purchased the other one. |
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One is never enough, is it. Congrats.
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Started taking the AC system apart, but it's too hot out to work any more today.
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I got the evaporator case off the firewall this morning. It was a chore because you have to take the inner fender and hood off. Lots of leaves inside the case, but I was able to shake them out. Now to put it all back together and get cold air working.
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If you are keeping the stock style air set up now would be a good time to install a stainless steel trash guard into the cowl to keep leaves and other debris where it belongs, on the outside of the cowl, even though it is ridiculously expensive for what it is IMO it's worth it.
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AC system is mostly put back together. I have a few things to tighten up, then off to the AC shop for a charge of R134a.
Fingers crossed that all this work and $ will pay off with some cool air. :cool: Attachment 1423512 |
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WOW ,you have gotten things looking good under there ,good luck with the charging .
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Killer work on the AC system! You made that look way too easy. Looks great :metal:
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Have you given any thought to freshening up the paint on all of the various engine compartment pieces, it would go a long ways towards making the engine compartment look nice around that nice looking engine.
The media blaster wouldn't charge you a ton of money to do a lot of small pieces and the inner fenders. The hood hinge springs are kind of a pain in the butt to do anything with you can replace those with new ones. |
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