Scott's 1972 Chevy K-20. A place to start.

[Moto Moto]

Man....I like it. always loved these trucks as 4x4. Rocker repair look real good sir.

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Originally Posted by Moto Moto

Man....I like it. always loved these trucks as 4x4. Rocker repair look real good sir.

Thanks Jeff, this one seems to be taking forever, but I continue to move forward on it.

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Forgot to mention that I had put the bed back on the truck. The rhinolining seemed to add a little bit of weight to the thing, and 4 of us struggled a bit more than normal. It also broke the dolly that I had built a number of years ago. (No pictures of the broken dolly, but we managed to move the bed before it collapsed.)

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I also put the new tailgate on the truck. The old one suffered from the typical bow in the middle, and it was rubbing my rear bumper, which had managed to scratch all of the paint across the back.

The handle was dirty, but no rust on it...





It ended up lining up nicely.




Required one quick bit of trimming to clear the latch on the driver's side.



And like I said it was a good fit, but not perfect.

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Of interest, and being a bit on the cheap side, I'd been scouring eBay for a while to find tow hooks. I've seen them running from about $250 - $400, and have decided that I really didn't want any gold plated tow hooks (didn't think they'd match.)

So, I found a couple of old, heavy-duty military hooks that measure about 9" long, 5" from the base to the top of the hook, and about 3" wide. Haven't quite figured out just where or how to mount these yet, and will need to wait till I get the front bumper back on before making the final decision.





So today, I'd cleaned them up a bit, and gave them a shot of paint.

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One last thing, and I may post this on the main board as well. How the hell do you get the door latch mechanism out of the door? I've been using an impact screwdriver (ex 1), and had the screws (ex 2) sprayed with WD-40 (ex 3) over the last two weeks, and nothing... any hints?

Ex.1


Ex. 2


Ex. 3

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Well, I reached out for some advise on the Message Board, and they had some good information. I thought it was good anyway, and started to tap out the screws. Well, I broke two 3/16" bits and ended up getting frustrated. But a pictorial version of my steps are as follows:

Step 1, swear at the door latch.



Step 2, remember that a friend bought you bolt/screw extractor set (that you put in the back of the tool box because you didn't really think that they'd work.)



Step 3, select a shiny, never been used 5 year old tool that hasn't ever been out of the case but looks like it'll slip down into the phillips screw recess with a partially wallowed out 3/16" hole.



Step 4, find the big-arsed crescent wrench and a pair if vise-grips and twist.



Step 5, place door latch assembly gently on table so as not to find yourself spending $50 to order a replacement.



Step 6, offer the old door a humble apology.

Step 7, have a beer, because I actually accomplished something today.