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Awesome trip! thanks for sharing the story and pics.
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Workin'! I like it!
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I'm working on fixing up my diningroom, and getting the boat ready, and need to fix my sons blazer again (something with the MAP sensor is off), and daughters softball twice this week, and oh yeah, working to pay the bills. Might still paint that Jimmy one of these days also. |
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I'm on pg 14 of this one. I did not realize how much work you were doing on this one as you were working on the Jimmy, somehow I thought it was basically done and you were having it painted. Had no idea you had 2 projects in this stage at the same time. I'm super impressed!
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When I closed the garage up for the night and there was just 1 dim bulb shining down I thought it looked cool, so tried to take some pics with different lighting and some minor editing. No update on this, I was sanding the Jimmy :(
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Alright, major update coming. I've been working on this particular thing for a long time and it's finally done. These parts were bought long, long ago in a land far, far away. Well, ok, I got the one thing at a swap meet last year, but anyway, I found the part I bought to complete this project when I was cleaning out the Jimmy and figured I better do it before I forgot again. So here goes... I worked furiously (ok, I got off my ass and just did it) for like 10 minutes to install the new grommet in the valve cover so my new chevy bowtie breather would fit in the hole. And replaced the wingnut on the air cleaner lid with a fancy schmancy one. Why did it take 10 minutes you ask? Well it was dirty so I spent about 8 minutes wiping it off.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps2486c440.jpg On zee engine... http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps4d287dee.jpg As for other stuff going on, interior materials for everything except the door panels are in hand. The upholstery lady will be getting to it in the next week or 2 (maybe). And hopefully by then or while thats being done I will be spraying color on the Jimmy. |
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I finally got the last part of my upholstery order delivered. New door panel skins.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psb308fa77.jpg Now its just waiting for my turn at the upholstery shop. |
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Nice to see you finally got your correct door panel skins!
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I pulled my original door panels out of the garage attic and tore off the covers. I need to sandblast and primer them. Maybe I'll have the upholstery lady teach me how to do the door panel covers myself, so I can get a little credit for hands on with the interior. Diehard DIYer. ;) |
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Scrub the hell out of the steel, primer, etc. Lay out where you want your skin to be on the panel and sharpie the back of the upholstery. Get some 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. Spray the steel and the back of your upholstery. Carefully line up your marks and moosh those dudes together. Slice your crank holes and wrap 'em over. Spray the inner edges and wrap them around and slice to fit the corners. Install and enjoy. Easy Peasy.
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Sweet door skins.
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I found this at a garage sale today. My wife and daughter just laughed and said it was perfect for me.
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Finally got the call from the upholstery lady this morning. So I ran out (seriously) and pulled the seat, arm rests and dash pad out of the truck. Got the visors out of the parts pile and got it all delivered with the new materials. She will get the seat frames off and leave them for me to pick up so I can clean up the welds and paint them black. Spent about half an hour talking about the details and design. She said it was no problem if I wanted to do some things myself and would guide me as needed. Gotta love small towns and how people will take the time to work with you.
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I got the new cable for the driver side seat bracket that releases the back when the bottom is folded forward. And I have most of my welds on the brackets cleaned up. Just about ready to spray them. I stopped by to check the seat progress and she was working on the center arm rest part. It's looking good. And the color is a brighter version of the turquoise I had, with a bit of gloss to it and it's gonna brighten up the interior a little I think. Probably won't be done until next week some time.
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Glad to hear you're getting it done! I'm really anxious to see how it turns out!
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I got the seat mounts painted satin black yesterday. If I get home from work in time today I will drop them off for her to mount the cushions back onto when she's ready. |
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Sneak peak of my own upholstery work. Gail showed me how to do it and get the corners right. Not bad if I do say so my self.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psdcbc73e4.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psaeb4baad.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps0997355e.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psae7e653b.jpg Driver side of the seat is about done. I don't know if she'll get the other side done before the weekend. |
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Very nice! Sure beats plain old steel huh? :lol:
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The other day I stuffed pillow fiber fill into the cab corners behind the speakers. I've been told it helps the sound. We'll see if I can notice it. Eventually I will add more power to the sound system.:metal::metal::metal: |
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i personally like the shirt!!! good choice. and the panels look good also!
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Beautiful truck! I lobe the color. I have a 70 longhorn thats medium green. It will be a short step soon like the one in the first of this thread that you saw at the body shop. Just curious how you got the collector ring back on the reducer over the o2 bung! :lol:
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Awesome work on the door panels. They turned out great!
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