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Originally Posted by beonkey
Thank you for the tips. I walked into the local auto paint supply store that is about 5 miles from me and my neighbor is behind the counter! Turns out he owns it and lives 7 houses up the street. He doesn't know it, but he is going to be my biggest resource. He said is is going to let me borrow his guns and will cut me a break on materials.
As always this forum is going to be a great help as well.
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Good deal on the guns and materials, and good luck.
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Originally Posted by jjzepplin
Good luck! You have inspired me to keep my 72. I was gonna strip it and sell it but it is in much better shape than yours and you are fixing yours so I will fix mine. At least one day someone will be able to restore it. It was real cool to drive and got a lot of looks. It had 406ci-700r4-203/205combo-14bolt rear and dana60 front-4.10 gears and lockers. So go for it !  |
Cool, have fun with it. Sounds like a platform for one badass rig. You may need to change your signature though to something like "close enough for government work" or "If you can't do it right, at least do it cheap!"
For those interested, a cost update, was at $3502, bought a new GMC tailgate for $200, but it replacing the one I paid $190 for, so a $10 bump. Plus the rocker and fan control, and the paint costs so far are another $112 or so for a total spent of $3624. Will need another rocker and more paint yet, plus the cost of the bed liner and whatever else comes up. Trying to work a trade for some other parts with someone, hopefully that works out.
Punch list (in no particular order, * for priority items):
*finish bedside body work
*Finish roll bar install
*fix dent on driver side fender
*finish body work on fenders
*body work on hood
*body work on doors
*tranny o-rings and kickdown cable
*change fluid in both differentials
*replace windshield
*finish and install gauge cluster (need bezel, paint job sux and its cracked)
*make sure wire for gas gauge is hooked up to sender
*lights, lights and more lights
*tranny cooler lines
*seat belts (have them)
seat covers (got 'em, not installed)
Al's liner inside of tub
mark/drill holes for single wall top in bed rails
sandblast and paint front bumper
electric fan install (got it, ordered controller)
heater install
wiper washer pump
manual throttle
glove box (need to buy)
hammer out dents in grill
door panels, dash pad, visors, etc. (have them, need paint, cleaning, etc.)
stereo (have most of it)
paint, started (mayan gold metallic)