Junkyard Jimmy Super Low Buck Build Thread

[fattyarbuckle]

should have kept on pulling...move 90* it would come off....

btw what made you stop? when did you realize the pully wouldnt come off?

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by fattyarbuckle

should have kept on pulling...move 90* it would come off....

btw what made you stop? when did you realize the pully wouldnt come off?

The puller was going to slip off the edge and really wasn't making any progress anyway. I knew after the first few cranks it wasn't coming off like that but I wanted to see how far it would go.

There are other embarrassing moments I could have posted throughout the build, I chose only a select few to post.

[hgs_notes]

I borrowed a timing light and got that set at 10*, 8* seemed a little sluggish of the start, 10* was better but there is a miss at part throttle under load. Culd be the carb jets, or it still needs more timing, or the advance in the dizzy isn't coming on right, etc. The main thing is that it runs and drives.

I got a new fuel filter in it.


Decided to use my extra new battery tray. This way I can use the battery hold downs to at least make it harder to steal, and I put some new cable ends on it. Spent about $5 for the filter, $3 for the cable ends, $75 for the battery with tax, the tray was about $25 if I remember correctly. Total spent is $3484. (The other battery I bought I credited back because it is now in my C-10)




I talked to the body shop today about letting me use some space in their shop for a while. I need to take the top off and pull the windshield to fix some things, give Marv access to try and hammer out the bedside and then I can do some spraying and sanding without messing up my garage anymore than it already is. And I can keep my C-10 at home to finish up the odds and ends rather than find storage for it. Too many projects, not enough stalls.

[litew8]

Link not working but I know what you're talking about, it's a cop-out!

[hgs_notes]

I got a second opinion on my bashed in bed side and whether it could be hammered out. I think I'm going to remove the wheel tub and the filler plate above the inside of the wheelwell and see what can be done. I think it's worth a shot before I start cutting and welding.

[hgs_notes]

I've been trying for weeks to get my garage cleaned out enough to make room for a 2nd vehicle and finally got there today.


Beautiful sight ain't it? First thing I did was see how far in the panel was pushed in. Not so beautiful...


So I pulled the rear passenger side tire off and cut the spot welds holding the inner panel to the wheel well arch. Then removed most of the wheel tub bolts (2 will need some extra work to get out), then used the air chisel to pop the tacks loose.

Then came the experimental technique for panel straightening. I'd heard of it before, read it somewhere and wanted to give it a shot. I used my free napa football from a few years ago as a tool. I inserted a ball inflater stem into it and deflated it, then slid it between the inner and outer bedside panels like so...


Pumped in some air until it pushed the panel back out...


Let it deflate again and slide it up to another spot and repeat until I thougth I got out about all I could.


And here is where its at for now...


The wheel arch is still a mess, but I had to break off for dinner and rest. The main panels is much better now, some work with a stug gun and puller will take care of most of it. Maybe tomorrow I'll test my hammering skills and just see if I can keep improving it. I might have to replace the arch though, we'll see how it goes.

[VA72C10]

Nice work!!! Huge improvement already!

[litew8]

very cool

[hgs_notes]

Todays progress report. Here's where I started...



The inflated football got the basic shape of the bedside back, but the wheel well arch was a complete mess yet. For that I used a combination of hammers, dollies, blocks of wood, pliers, etc. I made enough improvement with that to bring me to the point where I could say to myself, ok, this should work out. Which would justify soldiering on, which meant stripping paint so the stud gun would be effective and make it easier to "see" my work without the rust and paint lines. Which got me here...


During the stripping my buddy from the body shop stopped by to check my progress. He was shocked and offered me a job. I told him he couldn't afford me. He said to just take my time and keep on and gave me some tips for working with the puller.

A couple things I learned today, first the slide hammer can be used for more than just sliding the hammer for pulling. I figured out that if I just used my weight to jerk it back it was probably more affective. There is less shock on the stud because the force isn't just banged on and as for weight and force, I think I can generate more energy jerking my 245 lbs back than the couple pounds of the slide hammer.

Second, you can put the slide hammer on the stud and give it steady pull and use a hammer around that spot to knock down some highs. Kind of similar to having a dolly on the back side. Anyway, here's where I ended the day...




Not done yet, but it has come a long way and if I keep working it I won't even have to use a ton of mud on it to get it smooth.

[VA72C10]

That's a 1000% improvement. You must have a great sense of accomplishment!!!

[Tynee]

Whoa...
I'm absolutely blown away.

[hgs_notes]

Taking a day off today and got back to hammering on my bedside. Heres where I started the day...



I just cut off the studs in the areas that I don't think will help it anymore, cleaned it up and sprayed some rattle can etch primer on it so I could see better where I was at. Borrowed the stud gun again but didn't use it yet today. I also borrowed a long handled dolly and a good body hammer and started banging away at it. It's much better than yesterday, but still has some issues to work out. The circled areas are high bulges (the ones above the wheel well will pop in and out). The lines are low areas. I think I'm within 1/8" on almost all of it. The top of the wheel arch is in and I need to figure out how to pull it out straight. Coming along better than I ever imagined though.

[rondog4416]

wow what a great job your doing !!!! keep it up !!!

[1956cameo]

Nice work!

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by rondog4416

wow what a great job your doing !!!! keep it up !!!

Originally Posted by 1956cameo

Nice work!

Thanks guys. Got another hour or so out in the garage. I wanted to try a shrinking technique on a couple of the bulges above the wheel well. Those in particular because they would pop in and out. If I tried to push them in, them mudded it smooth and later they popped out, I think my mud work would pop out with it. So to stabilize those areas I needed to shrink the steel back after it was stretched with the tree or rocks that smashed it in.

First I tried using the stud gun with a different tip that is like a button. Just rest it against the spot you want to heat, push the button and heat it up, pull the gun away and lay a wet rag on the spot to cool it and the steel will contract or shrink. I used it in 3 spots and it did help. It was most effective in the spot where the wheel tub bolt was pushed through the outer skin.

Wanting to see if I could get the bulges to flatten out more I used my little propane torch to heat a bit larger area, layed a wet rag on it and I think it helped some. There are still high spots there, but they seem pretty stable. No longer popping in and out.

With that done I decided to see what I could do with the back end of the panel. It was smacked in bad also and the worst of it was right at the top rear by the reverse light. Heres where it was when I started...



I took out the reverse light assembly, and used pry bars, dollies, hammers, punches, pliers and anything else I thought would help get in to the back side of those dents. I got the worst of it out. So now I'll strip off the paint there, clean it up and use the stud gun and puller to get it close enough to smooth out with a thin coat of filler. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out so far.

[67chevy1series]

nice! come work on my bedside!

[VA72C10]

You are turning into a regular body man!!! Great work!!!

[litew8]

Great progress for a few days.

[1972hays]

looks good i like this tread a lot and your jimmy

[bollybib]

I've been watching your work in this thread for quite a while but haven't posted. I like your style. You're sort of like an alchemist; transforming junk into gold. Bravo.

[Mt Man Chad]

GREAT WORK, keep it up....
Looks like night and day.

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

nice! come work on my bedside!

Do you even have a bed for your truck? lol

Originally Posted by VA72C10

You are turning into a regular body man!!! Great work!!!

I don't know about "regular" but maybe irregular.

Originally Posted by litew8

Great progress for a few days.

Yep, just a few hours beating the snot out of it and it fell into submission.

Originally Posted by 1972hays

looks good i like this tread a lot and your jimmy

Thanks.

Originally Posted by bollybib

I've been watching your work in this thread for quite a while but haven't posted. I like your style. You're sort of like an alchemist; transforming junk into gold. Bravo.

Thanks for posting. Dpending on how much time I put into it, it'll be in the range from tin to gold. I'll be happy if it at least has more value than the cost to build it, which is a rare thing with these trucks.

Originally Posted by Mt Man Chad

GREAT WORK, keep it up....
Looks like night and day.

I'll keep hammering away. I'm having some trouble getting the top of the wheel arch outward a bit more. If I can get that, the rest is a piece of cake.

I'll probably get back to it tomorrow. Thanks for the kind words and encouragement everyone.

[67chevy1series]

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

Do you even have a bed for your truck? lol

i see you have been following along! LOL i dont have pictures but it does have a bed on it now

[hgs_notes]

Last night I took an hour to strip more paint and hammer more dents. The area above the taillight was a layer of old filler. Looks like someone beat it with a hammer. Borrowed the stud gun again and pulled most of it out. That area s hard to do because of te thickness of the steel and the sharp bends. The studs won't stick hard enough to pull it hard, but I got it much better. Also added studs to some of the other areas that were low and got it smoother. I'll postsome pics later when I finish getting the old paint off and have it all in primer.

[hgs_notes]

Got most of the old paint off the the bedside and cleaned off the studs for the puller work. Sprayed with the last of my rattle can etching primer. If you look close with a critical eye you will see lots of dings and it is no where near done. From here out though it will primarily be body filler work and some hammering on the high spots. I need to finish up the inner lip of the wheel arch and weld the inside panel back in place.

I also need to decide how to handle the front of the wheel arch. Both sides were cut for tire clearance. I could leave as is (not), or just put a flush patch in to close it up and maintain the tire clearance (maybe) or cut a patch from a truck bed and replace it back to original (maybe).





Where I started from...