Project Grande Slam: Coley's Hot Rod Shop

[67cheby]

Nice work !!
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[shawno72]

Looking nicer with every post. Great job guys.
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[CC69Rat]

Question:

Should I stay around the house for my wife's purse party on Sat. or go to Dad's place and work on the GMC? Humm ..

I'm basically trying to get the GMC running good while the weather is still too bad to paint on the 68. I haven't forgotten about it!

[72BlckButy]

I LOVE this truck!!!

Awesome work! You made a great choice on the ECE 4.5/6" drop kit.

[CC69Rat]

Thanks for the compliments guys! I really appreciate it

.. just to mention, the firewall was simply wiped down with Simple Green and paper towels. It looks like the original paint (to me) and has not been painted during the detail. It came out really nice. While we had the dist out of it I sat up in the engine bay and wiped it down. (at the same time found the casting numbers on the block ) With a little more love and an altitude adjustment I think it will make a great daily driver I can add a little to here and there.

Dad has been driving around town a little. He said it is doing really good. after the ride home I have a lot of confidence in it already! Pretty stoked about finding it.

[72BlckButy]

I would be as well... would love to take it off your hands.

[502ms]

Great find! I love it
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[CC69Rat]

Much appreciated !

More pics if you want to see. When we bought the truck it didn't have an antenna on it at all. There is a big gaping hole in the fender (bothering me pretty bad) So, the first thing we added was a new (original style repro) telescoping one.

The ole cowl looks pretty clean! Dad found a piece of the original antenna retaining bolt that may have broken off over the years (?) Who knows .. but it looks a lot better.

[Lolyin58]

Wow very nice truck. I love how your truck is coming along.

[shawno72]

Hey where did you get that antenna and how much did it cost? Looks great man, I love them factory black trucks, you don't see them around here.
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[BigCountryx]

Originally Posted by shawno72

Hey where did you get that antenna and how much did it cost? Looks great man, I love them factory black trucks, you don't see them around here.
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I bought one online, It's a Dii brand and fits well. 50 bucks and change plus shipping

[CC69Rat]

I bought it off the forum actually, it came from GMC Pauls and the guy had bought it and just never used it. New, in the plastic wrap for $50 shipped. They are $79 at GMC Pauls, plus shipping. I offered $45, he countered at $50.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=511623

[Hotrob72]

Dad/son projects........are the best!

[VA72C10]

Looks like I'm headed down your way. Won't be able to stop on the way down but hope to on the way back and check out this project!

[mcbassin]

Looks like another great project. Great price and solid truck. I'm in.

[CC69Rat]

Dad and I started working on the paint on the ole GMC on Saturday. The first thing I noticed about this truck when I walked up to it is the orange peel. The paint is pretty decent on it but it looks like dry spray or maybe too much paint overall (?) The final coat looks heavy to me or it was just never buffed out.

I'm pretty particular when it comes to stuff like this. I won't be able to paint this one (at least not for a while) but I want to make it look as good as I / We can. I started the 1500 cut on Sat, just a little buffing on a wool pad / swirl remover on a light foam pad and it looks incredible. The passenger side bedside is coming out really nice. We're actually picking up some reflections now. We're just lightly wet sanding the peel off of it and man .. it is way better than I expected.

I'm thinking maybe polished Coys now (?) .. we'll see I guess.

[CC69Rat]

Got a chance to do a little rubbing over the weekend Dad and I have the passenger side looking a LOT better, the picture of the driver's side is how it looked before. The paing is decent 'driver' quality. It is just single stage black, probably painted in the mid 80's if I had to guess. While definitely not perfect .. I think we did pretty good.

It had quite a bit of orange peel on it. In fact it was one of the first things I noticed when I walked up to it the day we bought it. .. Not anymore !

Keith (lolife99) .. the big ole mirror is gone (pass side) You wouldn't know of any good stainless mirrors around would you? .. hint .. I have a good driver's side arm, I just need the mirror heads and a good pass side arm.

Check out the shine now !!

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by CC69Rat

Got a chance to do a little rubbing over the weekend Dad and I have the passenger side looking a LOT better, the picture of the driver's side is how it looked before. The paing is decent 'driver' quality. It is just single stage black, probably painted in the mid 80's if I had to guess. While definitely not perfect .. I think we did pretty good.

It had quite a bit of orange peel on it. In fact it was one of the first things I noticed when I walked up to it the day we bought it. .. Not anymore !

Keith (lolife99) .. the big ole mirror is gone (pass side) You wouldn't know of any good stainless mirrors around would you? .. hint .. I have a good driver's side arm, I just need the mirror heads and a good pass side arm.
Check out the shine now !!

How did you know I bought a used passenger side sport mirror last weekend?
Who's telling you my secrets?

I need to look at it better.
I have no mirror heads.
The only time you need mirror heads,... is when you have repop mirror bases, that let the heads fly off going down the highway. Ha.

I have a NOS set,... but I want to keep them.

[67cheby]

Wow amazing work
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[lolife99]

Oops,... I guess you need the 67-70 mirror arms/heads,... not the 71-72 sport mirrors.
My mistake.
I usually just buy new round mirror heads from Classic Parts of America.

[CC69Rat]

Let me know if you want to part with that mirror arm, or know of any more around (?)

I color sanded it with 1500, got 99% of the peel off of it but the paint is a little thin in places. You have to look for it but I was really careful with it .. it just adds a little patina character to it. 3M compounds, wool pad, then swirl remover on a foam pad, hand waxed .. It's coming out nicely.

Thanks for the compliments!

[mcbassin]

Wow! that paint shined up nicely. Looks 10 times better now. Elbows are probably feeling it tonight.

[shawno72]

Looking better with every post. Keep it up.
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[CC69Rat]

Question -- I have some parts money and about to start moving along a little.

Considerations -- I am going to convert it over to wood bed. The bed in the truck is pretty rough really. It has some rust up near the bottom edge of the front panel and it is slightly dented. I am thinking I will replace the front panel. The floor is pretty rough around the edges and the back stake pockets. There is a golf ball size rust thru spot in the front floor area near the bed and in the back near the tailgate. Both seem to be a common area for rust. I have already purchased a good set of inner tubs for it (from Crazy Ray in CA) The ones in it now are a little rough around the bottom edges. They get replaced with good GM ones.

At some point it looks like someone tried a cheap bedliner in the truck. It is a metallic silver. I am not sure if they put the bedliner in and then painted over it? .. but it is peeling off now. Looks worse than it really is .. but it bugs me. It looks like it has rubberized caulking in the front to give the bedliner something to bond to (?) But it looks pretty bad. My guess it has been there for 10+yrs or more.

Here's what I'm thinking. If I pull the bed off and Order / put the new front panel, cross sills and wood (of course) in it first thing, that means the bed is out of the way. I can pressure wash the frame rails and paint / detail the frame while it's off. The floor will be easier to replace while the bed's off too

Once the bed goes back on, as I collect some more parts money .. I do the suspension, wheels / tires.

Should I do the bed and detail the frame rails first, or drop it now and put all my new parts on the old dirty frame?

[shawno72]

The only thing that I would try to accomplish while the bed is off is the Cnotch if you are installing a notch at all. Everything can be done with the bed on but the notch is a little easier with the bed off. Just my thoughts.
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