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The ol' set it and forget it relay rod. GFD 
Un cuento de dos cerditos
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Those brake calipers look to be the GM metric type, wonder what bracket was used...
Love this story and pig.
Dip the red scotch brite in a bowl of paint thinner and then scrub. It’ll go pretty quick.
Dip the red scotch brite in a bowl of paint thinner and then scrub. It’ll go pretty quick.
That knuckle weld may be from a cut & turn, no?
Yes.
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I was hoping so when I first saw it but the other side looks like a factory weld and it was hit hard on this side early on based on what I've seen. I need to clean up the other side and look a little better, but I only bitched because it appeared to only be one side. Lots of weird s*** on this thing. It was either a Monday build after golden week or was hammered to s*** and put back together half decent early on in its life for the tech available to do so.
The height difference between stock and sprung over on 33s is a good bit. Not gonna lie, kinda want a stock type beater to bomb around in
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I assumed JTO. This truck appears to have longer spindles than the 73, which is strange to me
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Driver door repair from many moons ago. This window rolls up and down easier than the one I was stuck riding to school in 30 years ago. With a little luck in the schedule and a lot of work, I'm hoping to have this camo gone soon. I'll probably head to Home Depot to give the suggestion @clrussell made a go on an inconspicuous spot. Biggest worry is ruining the non original respray and making more work for myself since I'm happy with that shade and finish.
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Nailed it, found the evidence of the other side when looking from underneath . Wish I knew who started this thing, they actually knew what they were doing. I've seen people charge money for worse.
I had seen this before the passenger side knuckle ball and assumed the worst. This and the vent leak spring tells me it smacked something pretty good
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I think I'm gonna be pretty happy in the long run. I owe @clrussell some beers for sure. A little laquer thinner and grey scotchbrite followed by wiping with a blue shop towel
After finding the original paint I spent all of three minutes with 2000 grit and a little compound on a shop towel by hand.
Same here, only the upper portion of the door in white.
After finding the original paint I spent all of three minutes with 2000 grit and a little compound on a shop towel by hand.
Same here, only the upper portion of the door in white.
Man I love seeing OG paint under spray paint.
I really need to finish stripping my 40.
I really need to finish stripping my 40.
So, coarse-spline birfs then?
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^Definitely. I was hoping maybe they had swapped birfs and hubs with the discs, not the case after a rabbit hole of hub identification.
Any of y'all seen Requiem for a Dream?
That lack of camo brings out the 30 footer in her! Loaded up what I'm told is the rear glass with spare side and door glass for this thing. It's been in the back of my truck the last couple weeks, so now the termites get to live indoors for a week or so
That front quarter's a lil' muddy. Luckily I have a deram
Any of y'all seen Requiem for a Dream?
That lack of camo brings out the 30 footer in her! Loaded up what I'm told is the rear glass with spare side and door glass for this thing. It's been in the back of my truck the last couple weeks, so now the termites get to live indoors for a week or so
That front quarter's a lil' muddy. Luckily I have a deram
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The one on the left turns 55 years old next month. The one on the right has a slim to none chance of turning 55, ever. I can put my thumb through spots in the frame if I was feeling like a man.
I am really loving watching this all come back. I just wanna know what type of lives this thing lived and how many of 'em. And I really can't wait to give it a new one. I watched my father navigate some of his best and worse times in his life while getting in one of these beaters day in and day out.
I don't think I'll ever be able to express how thankful I am for this dude exposing me to the most absolute sketchy situations in one of these eclectic hunks of steel, or explain how much I learned while being along for the ride.
I am really loving watching this all come back. I just wanna know what type of lives this thing lived and how many of 'em. And I really can't wait to give it a new one. I watched my father navigate some of his best and worse times in his life while getting in one of these beaters day in and day out.
I don't think I'll ever be able to express how thankful I am for this dude exposing me to the most absolute sketchy situations in one of these eclectic hunks of steel, or explain how much I learned while being along for the ride.
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60% of one quarter panel 
I'm ready to jump off a cliff! Good contrast panel with the door that's only partially sanded as well as the fuel door. I can live with the fade and burned spots.
I spot treated the good looking spot north of the fuel door with 2000 grit then compound using the happy ending method. This was before the previous pics. Can't wait to gloss this whole thing then seal it. This old piece of s*** will be the nicest thing I've ever had lol.
I'm ready to jump off a cliff! Good contrast panel with the door that's only partially sanded as well as the fuel door. I can live with the fade and burned spots. I spot treated the good looking spot north of the fuel door with 2000 grit then compound using the happy ending method. This was before the previous pics. Can't wait to gloss this whole thing then seal it. This old piece of s*** will be the nicest thing I've ever had lol.
Looking good! Just keep thinking about where you started at! This looks rad.
Have you considered a simple polisher from HF and some good compound? I went over my whole 55 with a hard cutting compound and then a medium polish in just over a day. I like the electric machine as it allows a lot of control if you want to really hit an area or if it just needs a light touch because you are about to punch through the last bit of paint.
Just a suggestion. But for $100 you could be flying if you don' already have a polisher. You'll save days at this rate.
Have you considered a simple polisher from HF and some good compound? I went over my whole 55 with a hard cutting compound and then a medium polish in just over a day. I like the electric machine as it allows a lot of control if you want to really hit an area or if it just needs a light touch because you are about to punch through the last bit of paint.
Just a suggestion. But for $100 you could be flying if you don' already have a polisher. You'll save days at this rate.
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I have one, and would use it if I felt it was that simple. It's not, as the layers aren't even and there's up to six in some spots (black, brown and tan spray paint on top of grey then white single stage aftermarket paint on top of red oxide primer) coupled with the panels aren't perfectly straight. Some spots have no red oxide or base white and just have the aftermarket grey single stage hidden by one layer of spray paint that wipes off with a little thinner and shop towel. Others have all the layers and are VERY thick (think fingernail thickness, no joke) and takes considerable attention. Last picture in post 35 is a good reference for this as it was all knocked down with a block and 600 grit wet. It went quick enough. I'm just trying not to burn through more than I need to because it's a quick tipping point. I personally get more visibility manually, as well as can feel where thick spots are or aren't.
Would I like an original rear latch? Yes
Do I need an original rear latch? No. Dude did a damn good job of making one outta plate steel tbh
I absolutely hate fishing, but loved watching Bill Dance on TNN as a kid for some reason. That's why I bought these sparkly Crocks, they reminded me of a bass boat which makes me think of Bill Dance. Sound logic, right? Kinda like throwing new seals into this ol' h42 and t case before throwing it into daily service.
When I first snagged the 73 I was surprised to find it was a 4 speed truck. Since it was very s***tily married to a small block Chevy bellhousing with a homemade adapter, I decided it needed a 3uz and did a little drinking and thinking and drew this up. A34X to hXX. At some point I'll double check my numbers and have a buddy 3d print it and plug along some more since I have everything to make it work sans the adapter at this point. Flywheel on 3uz with clutch and pilot bearing ready to rock. If I was an actual engineer I'd draw something up that had the seal/bearing retainer built in with ability to clock a GM internal slave. But I'm just an idiot with scissors and beer and a tape measure, so that ain't happening.