The RedBurb

[Big Ray]

I couldn’t let it be.

Y’all either didn’t notice or you’re really gracious.

The first attempt at paint was less than satisfactory as the sunlight made it obvious that the paint was uneven and streaky. I think it was partially due to using a gun too small for the task. So I went to work giving it all a light sanding with 1,000 grit. Shot it again today giving it 3 more coats on top of the first 3. It’ll be a few days before it sees sunlight due to inclement weather, but I think this time full coverage was achieved. I’m contemplating a wet sand and buff once the paint has fully cured. We will see.

I modified the filters on this first photo so we could see just how uneven the paint was.

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I half enjoyed the dulled look of the sanded fresh paint …

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But I prefer the shine.

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I know, I need to fix the gaps on those cargo doors.

Andy

I have old eyes and a small phone. Looks good to me!!

 

[Truckman4life]

I'm not generally a fan of red but that is a good looking red.

 

[AugustDiesel]

I'm not generally a fan of red but that is a good looking red.

I am not either. But since the original truck was red and I didn’t want to have to have a mixed matched interior to the exterior, I went with red again. I love it. It’s really good.

 

[70jimmy]

Great looking color!

 

[AugustDiesel]

Put the cab lights back on and test fit some wheel well trim today. I saved these trim pieces off the blue suburban and they are going on the red one. Got some nice pieces coming for the roof too. I’m going full on grandpa with this truck.




Andy

 

[AugustDiesel]

Also got the barn doors adjusted. Had to take the top hinges out and manually align them with a 4lb adjustment tool. I probably should have done that before I painted them. Oh well. Paint can be fixed.



Andy

 

[AgDieseler]

This is looking great. Really nice work man.

David

 

[AugustDiesel]

This is looking great. Really nice work man.

David

Much appreciated.

It’s far from perfect, but it’s the best paint job I’ve ever done. I’ll call that incremental improvement.

 

[AugustDiesel]

Slapped some fender trim on tonight. I’ve never been much for the chrome accents, but something about this red makes me want it all.



Andy

 

[AugustDiesel]

Got the input shaft swapped out in the magnum and married the 205 to the 4500. Didn’t take any photos of the process so only have the finish product.




Andy

 

[AugustDiesel]

Lil side project.

Who knows what this is …



Andy

 

[doubletrouble]

A little rear spoiler/ air deflector action? That had to be hard to find.

 

[AugustDiesel]

Cleaned up and put together the rear air deflector. Is gonna look good up there. But I am running into a problem: the 1/4-20 rivnuts are not wide enough to fill or even grip the 1/2” holes in the roof. I can’t remember how this was done before. Anyone have any ideas?

I almost want to say it wasn’t rivenuts but some kind of plastic insert that was in there before.



Andy

 

[Fastereddie]

Bigger rivnut?

 

[AugustDiesel]

Bigger rivnut?

That is exactly what I did. I was hoping to use the original hardware, but that was clearly not going to happen. 3/8 rivnuts for the win.

I used a hodge podge of hardware to bolt it down, try still get replaced with new stuff, but it’s on.




Andy

 

[Big Ray]

Much appreciated.

It’s far from perfect, but it’s the best paint job I’ve ever done. I’ll call that incremental improvement.

That's how you learn Brother!

 

[Big Ray]

As far as the rivnuts, they used
a rubber type rivnut.
Allowed for vibration.
The rubber in my old 86 chafed/wore away over the years. Started leaking into the cabin. Finally got rid of it due to the Mrs.'s constant...encouragement. lol

Had to look them up. Rubber well nuts.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-24-x-10-Brass-Brass-Well-Nut/3012493?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-hdw-_-ggl-_-CRP_SHP_LIA_HDW_Online_E-F-_-3012493-_-local-_-0-_-0&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw34qzBhBmEiwAOUQcF2iNm1Qp4-x1lWd0izktFx8s1RE8CgI-v4mu26KwpcmiNhceBb548hoCwNoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Also, they used oval head screws

 

[AugustDiesel]

As far as the rivnuts, they used
a rubber type rivnut.
Allowed for vibration.
The rubber in my old 86 chafed/wore away over the years. Started leaking into the cabin. Finally got rid of it due to the Mrs.'s constant...encouragement. lol

Had to look them up. Rubber well nuts.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-24-x-10-Brass-Brass-Well-Nut/3012493?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-hdw-_-ggl-_-CRP_SHP_LIA_HDW_Online_E-F-_-3012493-_-local-_-0-_-0&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw34qzBhBmEiwAOUQcF2iNm1Qp4-x1lWd0izktFx8s1RE8CgI-v4mu26KwpcmiNhceBb548hoCwNoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Also, they used oval head screws

I should have been more patient maybe haha. It’s done now.

 

[Wes Harden]

Ain't nothing to drill out rivnuts

 

[Wes Harden]

As far as the rivnuts, they used
a rubber type rivnut.
Allowed for vibration.
The rubber in my old 86 chafed/wore away over the years. Started leaking into the cabin. Finally got rid of it due to the Mrs.'s constant...encouragement. lol

Had to look them up. Rubber well nuts.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-24-x-10-Brass-Brass-Well-Nut/3012493?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-hdw-_-ggl-_-CRP_SHP_LIA_HDW_Online_E-F-_-3012493-_-local-_-0-_-0&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw34qzBhBmEiwAOUQcF2iNm1Qp4-x1lWd0izktFx8s1RE8CgI-v4mu26KwpcmiNhceBb548hoCwNoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Also, they used oval head screws

Going to use those well nuts when i redo my mirror mounts