y5mgisi
1 ton status
If this is still around during the 4th of july, i might have to get it!
http://kpr.craigslist.org/pts/5040829438.html
http://kpr.craigslist.org/pts/5040829438.html
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1977 Silverado Crew Cab.
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y5mgisi
1 ton status
http://bend.craigslist.org/pts/5024049404.html
Also, i did get the front calipers installed the other day. Got the rockers adjusted and the engine all back together and stuff. Still runs about the same and still has a lifter tick.
Anyway, now its aperent that the right rear sticks bad too. So im going to put the disk brake setup i have on it here in the next couple weeks.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
So...are you trying to tell us something, Mitch? 
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Just that I can't seem to stay off Craigslist!
Don't turn this into my thread.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Well, we're on post 109, and so far all i have done besides talk about what I WANT to do is pressure wash it, adjust the rockers, hook up the choke, and do new front calipers. So it's actually worse off than your thread at the moment! At least lots of fun stuff is happening to your stuff right now!
But i'll get there. I have worked 230hrs of overtime so far this year... So that cuts into my free time. I have also been trying my best to focus on some house work. The fireplace remodel should be done just in time for the 4th of july. Once thats done, and the 4th is over, i should be able to hit the crew pretty hard until Halloween at least.
My number one goal (and the reason i need to stay off CL) is to get it painted by christmas. I know it seems like a dumb goal to have since show dont go and chrome dont get ya home. I just feel like its the biggest challange to me and all the mechanical stuff is a cakewalk. The 4x4 swap and whatever i end up doing to the motor i have no real concern about. But i want to be proud of the truck as soon as possible and get the hard work out of the way.
Right now, the truck, while bueatiful in my eyes, is viewed as an eye sore to the general public. Not that i care a whole bunch what the general public thinks, but its not fun to know that everyone is thinking your rig is a **** box. I would ratrher folks in general just didnt think about it all. And thats what im trying to achieve with the paint.
So, to continue rambling since im on a roll, I wont be spending basically any money on the truck until after the 4th. Then, i'll be spending as much as possible on getting it painted by halloween hopefully, but at least by chirstmas. After that i have to work on the kitchen remodel in the house. That will probably last at least three months which puts me back towards april. At that point i will hope to get the 4x4 swap done before the 4th of july 2016, and then do something with the motor at some point after that.
Life can be funny how it dictates your time sometimes. And also how it mocks your attempt at a well laid plan...
But i'll get there. I have worked 230hrs of overtime so far this year... So that cuts into my free time. I have also been trying my best to focus on some house work. The fireplace remodel should be done just in time for the 4th of july. Once thats done, and the 4th is over, i should be able to hit the crew pretty hard until Halloween at least.
My number one goal (and the reason i need to stay off CL) is to get it painted by christmas. I know it seems like a dumb goal to have since show dont go and chrome dont get ya home. I just feel like its the biggest challange to me and all the mechanical stuff is a cakewalk. The 4x4 swap and whatever i end up doing to the motor i have no real concern about. But i want to be proud of the truck as soon as possible and get the hard work out of the way.
Right now, the truck, while bueatiful in my eyes, is viewed as an eye sore to the general public. Not that i care a whole bunch what the general public thinks, but its not fun to know that everyone is thinking your rig is a **** box. I would ratrher folks in general just didnt think about it all. And thats what im trying to achieve with the paint.
So, to continue rambling since im on a roll, I wont be spending basically any money on the truck until after the 4th. Then, i'll be spending as much as possible on getting it painted by halloween hopefully, but at least by chirstmas. After that i have to work on the kitchen remodel in the house. That will probably last at least three months which puts me back towards april. At that point i will hope to get the 4x4 swap done before the 4th of july 2016, and then do something with the motor at some point after that.
Life can be funny how it dictates your time sometimes. And also how it mocks your attempt at a well laid plan...
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Got it registered, insured, and legal today!
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Upgrade! I got the truck with 6" speakers cut into the kick panels. I had these new 6x9s I was going to put in the 78. So after some measuring I decided it looked like these could fit in the kick panels. And they do!
Before,
After!
And plenty of room for the e brake.
Before,
After!
And plenty of room for the e brake.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Picked up a set of rear doors last night. Perfect condition but dirty for $25 for the pair and they were already off the truck! Friends in high places! The driver side one is the only one that really needs replaced. The passenger side one I just got so I could have matching factory tinted glass.
1BEATK5
1/2 ton status
Are you going to have maaco paint this one too?
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Nope! All things considered I would certainly use maaco again, but this one I'm going to paint myself.
1BEATK5
1/2 ton status
That's alot of Sanding.....
y5mgisi
1 ton status
No kidding! I'll have to buy my sand paper at Costco! And I'm going to have to get an electric da. There is no way my compressor will deal sanding a million square feet of rusty metal.
I'd opt for the electric DA sander too--it'll pay for itself in wear and tear saved on your compressor,and the electric bill...save the compressor for spraying the paint..
I've wanted one for a long time but dont use one often enough to justify buying new,and I haven't seen any used ones for reasonable money around..
When you have a large vehicle to sand (like my '81 G-10 van),it takes a lot longer than you think to sand it all down,and use up more discs than you expected too..though cheap discs seem a better bargain,I found paying the higher price for 3M discs was cheaper in the long run,they didn't self destruct as fast as the cheapies,or clog up..it took me the better part of 3 long days to sand off all my van's paint down to oem primer!..(it had quite a few patches and bondo to deal with,that added a lot of labor time)..
I've wanted one for a long time but dont use one often enough to justify buying new,and I haven't seen any used ones for reasonable money around..
When you have a large vehicle to sand (like my '81 G-10 van),it takes a lot longer than you think to sand it all down,and use up more discs than you expected too..though cheap discs seem a better bargain,I found paying the higher price for 3M discs was cheaper in the long run,they didn't self destruct as fast as the cheapies,or clog up..it took me the better part of 3 long days to sand off all my van's paint down to oem primer!..(it had quite a few patches and bondo to deal with,that added a lot of labor time)..
You could also use it as a buffer when youre done.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Indeed.
Pinsco63 (Scott) took the canopy off my hands today. I think it looks much better without it! Looks like a pickup now!
Pinsco63 (Scott) took the canopy off my hands today. I think it looks much better without it! Looks like a pickup now!
Very nice Mitch, looks like a dang tune boat.
