1971 c-10 teardown & frame up resto

[Hottrucks]

I would get the ugly off with the oven cleaner and maybe lightly sand them to blend them a bit ( not to much or you loose the look)

I painted my frame when my bed was off thats easy..I also had to remove my inner fenders for wheel clearnce so painting that was easy too...thats why I suggested pulling the front clip off....you can take it off in about an hour...then you have easy access to the engine firewall and frame rails to clean and paint ..the fire wall will proably clean up pretty well since they don't get much abuse... yea your going to have to flop around a bit while the clip is off the get the frame under the cab but it will be fine..

there is a how too in the FAQ section to remove the clip the short version would be

remove radiatior, unplug wires, remove pan under windshield, remove 2 bottom fender bolts and 1 on top...remove the front rad support bolts (good time to change the rubber mounts) that go into the frame..) get a couple buds to hold the fenders up and remove the last 2 top fender bolts pick it up and set it some where that you can wash and paint the inner fenders... I would remove the hood first to make it easier to handle and clean/paint

you could pull the clip friday night paint things saturady and put the clip back on sunday...drive it to school monday...