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    ‘Roadster Shop’ Chassis for Square Body C10s

    Looks expensive. :-) Amazing that the intent is to create new truck driving feel with old truck body aesthetics. How much of that is nostalgia? I keep an old truck because I get a kick out of having and maintaining an old truck. If I have an old truck body on a new truck then isn’t that...
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    Where did you order your carpet from?

    What he said. You will be much happier if it can lay out and relax in a warm space for a few days. It can be a real pain to work around those kinks from it being folded.
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    High Beam Switch

    There’s a switch that is activated by a rod in the steering column. That switch gets gummed up and can break. It has a rotary contact in it that can also make for some odd intermittent action. The switch is actually pretty accessible (not easy, but accessible, probably only a few cuss words)...
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    Vent Windows

    Wasn’t too bad. Mine were solid but poor looking. I replaced the latch and blasted and painted the frame. I agree the seal replacement isn’t bad after you’ve done one. The first one took me a while and I had to do it over. I posted about it a while back. Having done them; I would have a hard...
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    Removing Old Paint

    I just realized you have slicks on it. I guess you mean "go really fast." :-)
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    Removing Old Paint

    That's funny. I actually bought my rusty c10 partly as a "learning platform" for a lot of body work and paint items that I wasn't willing to try on a chevelle I've been restoring.
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    Removing Old Paint

    Here's an example video using BLO for patina. Didn't watch the whole thing but there are plenty of examples of patina treatment with BLO and mineral spirits.
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    Removing Old Paint

    If you want / like that then I would go with the sander, and then possibly hit the rusty spots with some boiled linseed oil (just google "patina treatment with boiled linseed oil") to help season the rusty spots and perhaps slow them down.
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    Removing Old Paint

    Yeah, I think that unless you want to bubble off all the paint I would stay away from chemical strippers like airplane remover (always loved that name). I like the idea of seeing what happens with lacquer thinner maybe on some steel wool. You'd be surprised at what that can remove. I think...
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    What to do while I get things ready for paint?

    Couple things…. There are UV stable epoxies. Just have to look. Pretty sure SPI is UV stable. I have used a bunch of the black and it has not chalked up. On the sanding need, I think you are referring to the need to scuff epoxy to create a new “key” for a new coat to grab. That’s right but...
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    What to do while I get things ready for paint?

    Epoxy primer will seal it and can be driven around without issue for as long as you want.
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    Usa 1 Industries Dash pads

    Did mine with the windshield out. That helped. :cool:
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    Favorite Project Truck Sales Pitches

    Yeah I have to agree. I started the thread looking for laughs about BS sales pitches that you knew we’re gonna cost you money but have probably had the most fun with this one and with the “bottled hell” listing.
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    Favorite Project Truck Sales Pitches

    "minor body work needed" accompanied by a picture of a truck with three panels (fender, door, cab) swiped consecutively.
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    Favorite Project Truck Sales Pitches

    And its close cousin “ran when pulled” for an engine by itself. No mention of that knocking sound from the bottom end. :)
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    Favorite Project Truck Sales Pitches

    I’m just looking for a little bit of levity on this one. We have probably all come across funny sales pitches in project truck listings, so I figured I would try to see what others have found funny. I was looking at a listing today of a truck that has been taken down to the frame with metal...
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    Tool Recommend request - For sanding and striping panels and such

    Yeah. Blowtorch and one of those screwdriver shaped scrapers should work. Heat gun is probably safer. I did the same for old seam sealer. As to what tools to buy: if you are just starting out I would go for a little more versatility than that surface conditioner that requires those barrel...
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    Brake line, opinions needed.

    Had this happen on an old Cadillac I owned years ago. Pedal went from firm to squish in a moment. Brake fluid everywhere. Scary.
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    Windshield antenna connection

    I’m thinking the answer is nobody! Haven’t had time to address this problem yet. I will post back when I do. Here’s a picture of the challenge.
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    Windshield antenna connection

    I had a new windshield installed this week and the plug for the antenna is too close to the gasket to get the snap fitting of the antenna wire into the button on the windshield. I’m thinking this is a job for an exacto knife. I’m going to cut a bit of relief in the gasket. Anybody every run...
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    What is this??

    Yeah. You want that. It’s the vacuum torque converter lock up control. Basically you unlock your converter two ways: one is pressing the brakes, one is pressing the accelerator. In this era, the vacuum switch monitored for a drop in vacuum and sent a signal to the trans tc to unlock. It’s a...
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    Air conditioning

    I would check the charge as well. 3.2 lbs sounds very high. I think I got maybe 36 oz (about 3 cans) or less (my memory is 2.5-ish cans) in my 85 305 A/C unit earlier this year when I repaired it (meaning I put a new delco compressor on it and changed over to R134a). Edit: I may be off on my...
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    Air conditioning

    Yeah. Sounds to me like you may have missed some crud that got to your orifice tube. Is there any chance you didn’t blow out the lines from the condenser to the orifice tube completely while flushing? You said you flushed the parts but did you flush the hard line ahead of the orifice tube...
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    Little tips and tricks

    Great ideas. Here’s one I learned recently: if you have front posts on your battery with the threaded holes, and the hole strips, just use a short piece of soldering wire (lead) and insert it in the hole as you put the screw in. Tightens things right up.
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    Plastic door panel - thoughts / what I did

    For sure. I'm not opposed to buying new / repop stuff for the truck in the right spots, but I'm all about cheering on ideas to bring old stuff back to life with a little elbow grease and creativity. I also think tastefully restored old stuff has more character. Now, things that are beyond...

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