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1986 crew cab dually. It takes FOREVER!

which front end

  • 89 work truck GMC front end

    Votes: 8 25.0%

  • 86 double headlight with a GMC grille

    Votes: 17 53.1%

  • I am nekkid and only need 2 headlights!

    Votes: 7 21.9%
  • Total voters
    32
blazinzuk said:
I actually have other plans for my trim panels so this is just a temorary solution.

If you are going to do a permanently the only thing to do different is SEM I used dupli color stuff.

I washed all the panels with soap and water and then used a wax remover and degreaser. Getting them very clean is key. Since I am going to do something else next year all I did was paint them, if it was going to be permanent I would have used an adhesion promoter. I have had good luck with Bulldog and you can get it alot of different places.

I hope to have the truck up and running by middle of the month next month. I will report back on durability but I have moved them around a couple times and accidentally rubbed them on whatever and they held up well
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Thanks for the tips! I have been debating wether or not to sand the panels smooth. I know it would take a long time but this is a work truck model and doesnt have a headliner or any of the panels on the window posts so there would be less pieces to smooth out
 
muddermilitia said:
Thanks for the tips! I have been debating wether or not to sand the panels smooth. I know it would take a long time but this is a work truck model and doesnt have a headliner or any of the panels on the window posts so there would be less pieces to smooth out
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I actually played around with making them smooth, took a junk panel and did a couple things, its way easier to use some sort of filler material then to actually sand them down. When I was playing around with it I did both ways and it took about an hour to sand down just a little bit of the panel with a DA and get it looking good. Took about 40 minutes to do it with body filler but that was letting the filler dry and sanding and then do it again. I liked how it came out with the filler alot better
 
Working on interior stuff for me is a little weird, have never really been concerned about the interior.

Well this truck I want to be nice to drive around in so the inside was a big concern.

My first big project with this (well for me at least) was the headliner. When I tore the fabric off it some of the headliner came with it, leaving me with some very uneven lines that I was afraid would show through. In addition to this some of the headliner was delaminating for lack of a better term. I had several cracks around the edges too.

I have never repaired a headliner and there is not alot of useful advice out there, but some. So here goes, how I am repairing my headliner

I had to figure out a way to hold the parts that were coming apart together. Drywall tape came up in a conversation I was having with someone about it. I decided to use the mesh stuff that already had adhesive on it.

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I then sprayed 3m adhesive onto it

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then spread the tape out on the headliner to try to achieve a more even surface. I also used it to repair some tears on the sides and to rebuild a little of the headliner where the visors mount

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I put the tape wherever the board was coming apart to hold it together, almost every peice that hits the side actually goes all the way around the back of the headliner to help it stay together a bit more. All in all I think it came out good.

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I will be recovering the it with headliner material soon so we will see how it come out but it feels pretty smooth overall.
 
not to discourage, I redid my headliner in the crewcab with the 77 spray adhesive and some vinyl. The yellow "fuzz" that the vinyl is glued to fell apart and now its hanging.

I think when I go to fix it, I will probably use some foam padding and do the buttons every 4 inch or so and wire through the backing so glue isn't needed.
 
cybrfire said:
not to discourage, I redid my headliner in the crewcab with the 77 spray adhesive and some vinyl. The yellow "fuzz" that the vinyl is glued to fell apart and now its hanging.

I think when I go to fix it, I will probably use some foam padding and do the buttons every 4 inch or so and wire through the backing so glue isn't needed.
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I actually sanded all the fuzz off, till I got to something solid. but the buttons are actually a great idea. I may try to incorporate that somehow
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Thats why some of the tape seems to be in random places, still a couple places where it was loose (where the headliner seemed to becoming apart) the tape goes over those areas and across to what I think is a pretty solid area. Still only time will really tell if i succeeded or not
 
No real update here, I am borrowing a buddys truck to tow Horton to SD, getting my trailer fixed up (well trying to).

But I did get my carpet kit. I will take pics when I get it in but the place I bought it from has been great. I also bought seat covers (the nice ones that basically reupholster the seat) Well they e mailed me and thought the color choice was a little odd. In between the time I ordered them and then, my buddy had offered his truck to me to use as the tow rig. Since my time table wasn't rushed anymore they offered to send samples of all the colors I needed. The lady I talked to said as soon as I decided they would start on my covers that day and get them out ASAP. Very nice.

Here is the link to the company http://www.automotiveinteriors.com/

Also the carpet I got from the was ACC carpet. Fairly good price and the carpet and lower door trim peices I got arrived within the week. Very nice folks to work with
 
They look pretty good, I'm anxious to see how these will fit....post up some pics when you get em. How is the foam underneath the covers?
 
When i redid my headliner, i heated the material with a heat gun and slowly pulled it off of the backing. Then scuffed all the high spots, used high tack 3m adhesive spray , bought a larger that needed piece of felt from walmart . Then i glued one(lots of glue) end and sprayed and stretched it over the backing, came out real nice and cost 12.00. Then i tried to to the old beat up dash pad, i used a small sander and ground the high spots, then put 3m tuck tape over the cracks. I glued the same felt and stretched it over the dash pad, smoothed it out and all done, 10 bux into that. The headliner/dashpad are now 5 years old, the headlined has lasted and is still in perfect shape, the dash pad would of been too but i had to remove it 3 times and the edges got stretched, ill do it again soon if i dont find a cheap or decent pad.

What sux is when they remodeled the local walmart they removed the fabric/sewing material section....
 
rob h said:
When i redid my headliner, i heated the material with a heat gun and slowly pulled it off of the backing. Then scuffed all the high spots, used high tack 3m adhesive spray , bought a larger that needed piece of felt from walmart . Then i glued one(lots of glue) end and sprayed and stretched it over the backing, came out real nice and cost 12.00. Then i tried to to the old beat up dash pad, i used a small sander and ground the high spots, then put 3m tuck tape over the cracks. I glued the same felt and stretched it over the dash pad, smoothed it out and all done, 10 bux into that. The headliner/dashpad are now 5 years old, the headlined has lasted and is still in perfect shape, the dash pad would of been too but i had to remove it 3 times and the edges got stretched, ill do it again soon if i dont find a cheap or decent pad.

What sux is when they remodeled the local walmart they removed the fabric/sewing material section....
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Very good tips... I need to do the headliner in my 88 crew cab...


BTW, I have the first grill that was posted... I hate it... Been looking around for a nice stock one with all the jewelry, cause the PO painted it all but the grill...
 
The trick to doing the headliner is to get the board good and clean before glueing.

I can tell you its not cheap to do the interior on one these. I would have to add it up but I bet I got more then 4 grand in doing my K5 last year. My carpet come from ACC, not cheap but good stuff.

Are they doing them to look stock or are you doing something different?

I hope you have better luck with seat covers then I did. I order some from Classic Ind. that where suppose to look like factory, but they where junk, had to send them back and just have them recovered.
 
My seat covers are their "basic seat cover" Velour fabric, pleated on two sides with a solid piece in the middle. The pleated material wasn't wide enough to do the whole seat. I talked to them about the fit and they said if they don't fit perfect send them back. Sounded very confident in their quality. I found the website because I was looking for seat covers and they sold everything else I needed so I just ordered from one place

I can do the side panels and front panel (bottom of the seat, the edges and front) in either velour or in vinyl. I am getting samples of both, then I need to decide to color to do the piping. So they don't really look stock, My foam seems to be in good shape.

Just using the stock bench seats, I actually find them fairly comfortable and I wanted to retain seating for 6. Why I dont' know why cause its just me my wife and my little girl.

With the all the trim panels painted and the door panels painted new carpet and new seat covers, plus the repair work I am doing to the dash and it painted to match everything else, and the headliner should look pretty good on the inside.

Part of my goal with this rig was to make it very comfortable to ride in. Most of my plans with this truck focus in on making it a luxury truck I guess.
 
Just make sure that the material they are using is good quality so it will last. the ones I had ordered where made with cheap stuff.
 
blazinzuk said:
Just using the stock bench seats, I actually find them fairly comfortable and I wanted to retain seating for 6.

Part of my goal with this rig was to make it very comfortable to ride in. Most of my plans with this truck focus in on making it a luxury truck I guess.
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Eric, my 85 had the stock bench in it, and I rode on that as long as 16 hours, only stopping for gas. I thought it was a pretty comfortable seat for a bench, and I have back issues! I don't think you'll be dis-appointed with it.
 
I always though these old chevys had such comfortable seats. I like the bench in my crewcab and the buckets in my CUCV are probably the most comfortable seats ever. I drove it 6hrs from chicago to st. louis and my back/butt didnt hurt at all when i got there
 
I've had failure w/ that 77 spray. My choice has been DAP Weldwood https://www.dap.com/dap-products-ph/weldwood-contact-cement/. Used that on my car stereo install and it's lasted almost 2 years through AZ heat, no sweat. You do have to make sure that you sand any loose material off, or it will come loose again. Coat both surfaces, let it dry, and put your fabric on - just be sure it's exactly where you want because once it touches, it's NOT coming off to straighten, or pull a wrinkle out.

I voted dual headlights, but on my old Jimmy someone along the line replaced the factory grill w/ a heavy gauge woven mesh - like 3/16 wire thick industrial and that thing was awesome. If I could find it locally I'd totally do it again.

Josh
 
Damn I can't believe I haven't done anything to this in 6 years.

For shame for shame.

I got the headliner done.

And a new engine trans donor



6.5 with a 4l80 that needs rebuilt.

I really hope to chronicle progress this spring summer. I'm gonna get it together with what I have making it as nice as possible for as little as possible

Here's the 86 eyeballin the 93

 
Oh and I'm doing a 73 front clip. I must have another thread on this thing somewhere
 
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