jetwrench
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And lastly relocate charcoal canister. Drilled holes in radiator support and you can see I painted the holes to reduce corrosion.
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"Bourbon and Water" build
- Thread starter jetwrench
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jetwrench
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next its time to work under the hood a little. There was a clacking noise which is very common on this TBI. The belt tensioner was giving way so I replaced the tensioner and idler. Might as well change the belt too. The P.O. gerry rigged a pair of junk yard electric fans. He attached to the radiator suppor with sheet metal screws and the bottom had a piece of pvc running horizontal along the bottoms and pulled thru old radiator support with all thread. Not optimum
. I installed spacers between the fan flange and rad support so there was no longer vibrating pressure against the radiator. Then I took 1/2 square tube(from a fence project) sectioned it put mounting tabs (for fans) and mounting flanges for the support. Paint and install
. I installed spacers between the fan flange and rad support so there was no longer vibrating pressure against the radiator. Then I took 1/2 square tube(from a fence project) sectioned it put mounting tabs (for fans) and mounting flanges for the support. Paint and installjetwrench
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I didnt take pics of the wiring mess but the fans had all kinds of resitors, plugs and unused wires from the oem application. About ten minutes of work and it looks factory now.
Next since this will be around water a lot and lots of gear that will be wet and muddy. I decided I liked the look of a gray bedliner. I decided to go with Al's Liner thanks to reading about it on CK5! I also wanted the kids to crawl on it and not damage the wakeboards etc so I would add the rubber crumb to the mix. So these pics explain themselves so Ill give the short tech on it.
1. remove what you dont want lined
2. Clean floor well
3. use 36 grit or coarser everyplace you want liner
4. fill any holes or cracks
5. vacuum Very well
6. clean with Acetone
7. mask off with 3m tape and 3 mils plastic
8. apply liner with chemical mask. Liner has some form of cyanide in it. Follow Als directions
The only "tech" parts I will add is the metal boom or support, whatever I made to hold the plastic up in the middle of the roof. Also came in handy when removing the masking. You have to remove the tape before it dries. This way the ceiling portion wont fall into your wet material.
I also bought a fender for the other shortbed and used the long cardboard to "plug" the window holes.Again single thick cardboard to ease the removal of masking quickly. I used the liner to cover the lower sections of door panels(inside) door sills, and rear inside cargo doors.
All interior lining was done rubber crumb for sound deadening and a more cushy feel when crawling on it.
One more tech item. The sent me 2 gallons of gray and one of tan. Takes over a week to get and since I didnt find out until after every thing was ready. When you get a gallon it has several parts to it plus a pint of color tint. So I went to Lowes and had them mix me some gray to match the parts I already sprayed. They charged me $5.00 for a quart of tint and $3.00 for the can. I sprayed it and it matched perfectly.
Now I want to mix up some blue and not add rubber and spray the blue shortbed lower section! Paint is awesome on that truck but wont be with all the dirt road driving I do. Ill get to that after I can tow the boat with the Bourbon.
Next since this will be around water a lot and lots of gear that will be wet and muddy. I decided I liked the look of a gray bedliner. I decided to go with Al's Liner thanks to reading about it on CK5! I also wanted the kids to crawl on it and not damage the wakeboards etc so I would add the rubber crumb to the mix. So these pics explain themselves so Ill give the short tech on it.
1. remove what you dont want lined
2. Clean floor well
3. use 36 grit or coarser everyplace you want liner
4. fill any holes or cracks
5. vacuum Very well
6. clean with Acetone
7. mask off with 3m tape and 3 mils plastic
8. apply liner with chemical mask. Liner has some form of cyanide in it. Follow Als directions
The only "tech" parts I will add is the metal boom or support, whatever I made to hold the plastic up in the middle of the roof. Also came in handy when removing the masking. You have to remove the tape before it dries. This way the ceiling portion wont fall into your wet material.
I also bought a fender for the other shortbed and used the long cardboard to "plug" the window holes.Again single thick cardboard to ease the removal of masking quickly. I used the liner to cover the lower sections of door panels(inside) door sills, and rear inside cargo doors.
All interior lining was done rubber crumb for sound deadening and a more cushy feel when crawling on it.
One more tech item. The sent me 2 gallons of gray and one of tan. Takes over a week to get and since I didnt find out until after every thing was ready. When you get a gallon it has several parts to it plus a pint of color tint. So I went to Lowes and had them mix me some gray to match the parts I already sprayed. They charged me $5.00 for a quart of tint and $3.00 for the can. I sprayed it and it matched perfectly.
Now I want to mix up some blue and not add rubber and spray the blue shortbed lower section! Paint is awesome on that truck but wont be with all the dirt road driving I do. Ill get to that after I can tow the boat with the Bourbon.
jetwrench
1/2 ton status
I feel longwinded here...but in the previous panel of pictures if you notice the 3rd pic there is a large magnet with a thin piece of sheet metal in the cargo door frame. That turns off the light switch to not kill battery. Just a quick way to do it. Also in pics 4 and 5 you can see just how clean the body was on this 20 year old truck, no rust on that floor anywhere. It still needs to be wiped out. that passenger section was only scraped and vacuumed.
jetwrench
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In some pics in the last panel you can see how nice the plastic is held up by my rod...Seriously , Also notice I taped the trim area on the sides then I screwed the cardboard in. Then covered the screws with 3m tape. I double over the tape on one end so it would stick out and give me handle to quickly remove before the liner dries. Its a good thing because you wont find any tape unless it has a tab. This stuff covers very well.
jetwrench
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The front valance could have been masked off a little better but it was an after thought. Im showing it so you can see what the liner looks like with out the rubber in it. I may doo all the lower section outside like it. We'll see how th e paint comes out first.
jetwrench
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The foam in the cargo doors is to reduce the cubic footage of air space in the door for the subwoofers. Free air subs cost too much for such a simple solution. I made cardboard templates of the door profiles. Stuck them in to separate the latching mechanisms for maintenance and the "enclosure areas" . Sprayed in foam and then covered with Als liner to sound deaden. I bought Jamb tech door switches from Jeggs. They are pricey($24.00 each ) but now I wont have wires dangling for the subwoofers. I will make jumper wires for partying when we need the doors open and want the tunes but for the majority of the time its best not to have the danglers.
hidesertwheelin
1/2 ton status
Looks nice. Are left side battery trays really going for $100?
str8axle55
1/2 ton status
Nice build, will be watching for sure. I like the look of the Al`s liner, interetsed to see it in paint. I wish my rear wheel wells had metal like yours. And I thought 35`s wouldn`t fit on my Burb...silly me.
jetwrench
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LMC sells them for a hun. Cheap at junk yard they're just hard to find
very nice I like where this burb is going 
Quad headlights started as an option in 1981, and were just that, an option, through the rest of the run. He has a lower optioned Suburban, so it doesn't have the quad headlights.
Martin
jetwrench
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Truck came with a bench seat in the front. Im switching to buckets in the front because I want a console to store all the crap needed for partying and boating. No contest when it comes to consoles. Im going with a Tuffy. I premounted it and it seamed to be about an inch too low in the front. I thought ...OK Lets add some stuff to it for more storage. I welded some square tube to the 1" square tube for pens etc. I also added eyelets for to hold the sunglasses. Im going to add 12v outlets to the console also but that will come when the audio is going in
jetwrench
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Paint
I just finished sanding the truck this morning about 11am. Took it down to the paint shop. Finally...So tonight when the fams in bed Im going to tear down the bucket seats I bought at the junk yard. At least one has a broken back. I would like to weld that up and take all the seats to the upholsterer Monday. 4 day turnaround and he does excellent work. Truck comes back from paint either wed or thurs.
I just finished sanding the truck this morning about 11am. Took it down to the paint shop. Finally...So tonight when the fams in bed Im going to tear down the bucket seats I bought at the junk yard. At least one has a broken back. I would like to weld that up and take all the seats to the upholsterer Monday. 4 day turnaround and he does excellent work. Truck comes back from paint either wed or thurs.
jetwrench
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Thats the old bench seat
ACannell
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Dude that is P-I-M-P
jetwrench
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Heres the "new" buckets. 1st is broken back. 2nd and third are the brackets I made to convert the seats to fit and mount directly.. I actually used an old lawn mower blade for the steel. Very hard , has a slight angle.
Burbdood 74
Giver of not a single damn...
That looks great! Yet another use for an eye bolt. Just one question though, is the shifter gonna clear your cup holders when you shift into reverse?
jetwrench
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It will fit with the shifter better than the bench seat! Of course I forgot to check it with a big gulp in the cup holder. I should have it in end of next week. I have the new carpet in the box.Just need to get it back from paint and put the windows in first.
Burbdood 74
Giver of not a single damn...
Well it looks awesome. Taking a good product and making it better by fitting your needs is what makes it so cool. I love the eyebolt trick for the glasses!
