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05-26-2011, 01:02 AM | #1 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
More on the cab corners...Yeah I know they will need a trim of 1/2 inch to even them up.
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05-26-2011, 01:05 AM | #2 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
More on outside pillar of the cab....getting to the firewall next!
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05-26-2011, 01:07 AM | #3 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
More on the front...
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05-26-2011, 09:12 AM | #4 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
wow great progress man keep up the good work.....
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05-26-2011, 12:49 PM | #5 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Lookin' good man.
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05-26-2011, 11:10 PM | #6 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Thanks guys!
I built a cab tip stand today and got started on wire brushing the underside of the cab and then rewelding my seams from below.
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05-27-2011, 01:20 PM | #7 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Very nice progress Gordon.
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05-31-2011, 07:15 AM | #8 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Great effort, Looks fantasic what you have done so far
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06-06-2011, 06:01 PM | #9 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Looks awesome so far Gordon! I love the attention to detail... the LQ9 tops it off very nicely! Can't wait to see it driving!
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06-07-2011, 02:03 AM | #10 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Most of us would have just bought another cab, Gordon just likes to weld and very well I might add great work buddy....Vern
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06-07-2011, 04:48 PM | #11 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Thanks guys...but my welding still sucks!! lol
It is a bit better though then when I started. My only advice to someone starting out doing rust repair is do the easiest things first & keep playing with the settings until you find the sweet spot for whatever metals you're welding. I'll try to update pics tonight if I get done what I'm working on today.
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06-08-2011, 12:13 AM | #12 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Ok, here is what I've been up to:
lots of patching and grinding...getting close to being able to mud it!!
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06-08-2011, 12:20 AM | #13 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Now today I've been getting the cab ready to put my bucket seats into it...it's alot of work!!
There are some good threads out there regarding this so I won't repeat the same stuff. I did extend my seat tabs so there is more of a slope in my seats b/c I'm 6'2" and I need the leg room. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374352 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=306720 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=44028 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=321966 http://www.73-87.com/7387garage/inte...ry_buckets.htm Thanks to Jeff (BigBlock73) for his website that had some good info on the swap too!
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06-09-2011, 12:30 AM | #14 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Just more cleaning and little things today....fixed rear cab mount nut as it was spinning when I took out the bolt.
Should be sanding tomorrow and painting the floor / underside with POR15 by tomorrow night.
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06-09-2011, 11:44 PM | #15 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
I POR-15'd my cab floor and undercab. Plus behind the door hinges.
POR-15 is VERY runny, stinks to high heaven and will not wash off with varsol. So wear gloves, a respirator of some sort and wash off any that gets on your skin right away with LOTS of varsol!!!. I tore a hole in my glove and now have black spots on my fingers & hand --- perfect for my meetings tomorrow, they are going to think I'm a leper.... It is drying glossy, I thought it dries kind of a matte finish or satin...will match my Tremclad gloss black frame though. Tremclad was alot thicker to apply, but it stunk about the same amount as the POR-15.
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
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Lookin' good. Slow progress on my cab, almost done cleaning the pookie along the pinch weld seam that goes around the windshield, solid and mostly clean except for a couple of spots, easy fixes. |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Looks very nice man...
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06-16-2011, 05:05 PM | #18 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
hey man
couple of quick questions... i may have missed the answers to. what color red is that and did you have to notch the frame to use the dirty dingo mounts or does it clear. |
06-16-2011, 10:27 PM | #19 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Thanks Dusty...getting it ready for body work and paint so not much to update these days.
Motor color is Ford Engine Red. Dirty Dingo mounts cleared just fine for me without notching anything. I liked them alot because you can adjust how they sit forward and back.
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06-17-2011, 12:45 PM | #20 |
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great progress man keep it up.....
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
Sorry to thread jack but im working on a similar project. were the dd mounts the ones for the 73-87 trucks or did you order a different set??
you are making bangin progress. i wish i had your talents. you are getting alot done in your workspace. |
06-18-2011, 10:07 PM | #22 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
They are for the 73-87. Just call up Brent there (I think that was his name) and they'll get you whatever you need. They were good to deal with.
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06-18-2011, 01:23 AM | #23 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
So you should be cruisin by august long?...
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06-18-2011, 10:10 PM | #24 |
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
lol...I'm going to be gone for work next Saturday until July 15th more or less.
I wanted to be driving it (even if it was only in primer) by August 25 as I found the truck's in service paper behind the dash that was dated August 25, 1986 & I thought having it back on the road for it's 25th anniversary would be cool. No way that will happen now.
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Re: "The Ayatollah of Rusty Hole'a 1987 SWB 6.0 4L80E
great progress....the detail you put in is awesome so far, keep it up
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