New Project: 1974 2WD Shortbed

[Shady Chevy]

Some progress pics.....


I am removing the door locks.......











I removed the door glass from both sides.

[Shady Chevy]

Some progress pics. I got my hood from Harwood. One piece fiberglass lift off. I got a different door for the pass side from the Spring 2015 Carlisle swap meet. I have it down to bare metal. Welded the holes from the mirrors shut. Removing the door lock. Have the glass out.

[Shady Chevy]

Btt..

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Pass fender ready to go. Need to weld 2 holes up where badge was. But overall good fender. High build primer on the way from East wood. Set the door to fender gap better.....

[flashed]

Looking good .

[Shady Chevy]

Thanks! This project seems to be dragging out forever..LOL
Dave

[Shady Chevy]

I started keeping track of my hours back in August of 2014. I have about 300 hours in since then. Here is a breakdown of what I kept notes on.

Pass side floor fabrication.........................27 hrs
Fuel Cell Brackets.....................................5 hrs
Weld bed top and grind welds down............23 hrs
Fab fuel cell lid and hinges........................12 hrs
Driver door fabrication.............................23 hrs
Driver door body filler 40 grit...................42 hrs
Driver side door panel MDF and fiberglass...19 hrs
Top of bed body filler................................50 hrs
top bed high build primer 120 block sand......20 hrs
Bed sides high build primer..........................9 hrs
layout graphics so far..................................7 hrs
Tail gate body filler.....................................9 hrs
block sand bed 120 grit...............................10 hrs
wet sand bed 400 grit..................................12 hrs
fit new inner fenders....................................5 hrs
fab hood holddowns.....................................10 hrs
pass side door fab and filler..........................20 hrs

That is where I am at now...

[daddyjeep]

I just spent my lunch break reading through this. You have done really nice work while learning the process the whole time. Keep it up, I'll be following along.

[Shady Chevy]

Thanks!

[Shady Chevy]

I have been busy with life, but with spring here I am ready to get back to work. I am thinking that I am going to jump on some of the interior work for a while. Here are some pics of where I last left off with the interior. I have to make the center console, and the door panels. I want to work on those next.







The pass side door panel is not as far along as the driver side. So I have to play catch up on the pass side...

[daddyjeep]

Are those door panels built from scratch or did you use stock panels as a base. I have been thinking of some ideas for custom door panels.

[Shady Chevy]

These are made from scratch. I started with making a paper template based on the original size. Then transferred that to a piece of 3/4 inch MDF. I am building up several layers of fiberglass on top of the MDF. I have a ways to go yet. Then I machined out a lot of the extra MDF from the backside. No reason for extra weight if I don't need it. The speaker pods are made up the same way. I am going to make custom grill covers for them.

[Shady Chevy]

...I cut a strip of 1/4inch plywood to form the top edge. It is really strong once I got a few layers of fiberglass overlaying the seam.

[Shady Chevy]

The armrest is also fiberglass over MDF. I have pics a few pages back that show how I did that.

[daddyjeep]

Thanks. Now that you mention it, I remember reading the previous posts.

[Shady Chevy]

Off topic, but this is the first I have seen this technology. This is crazy stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsBg-m2hrIM

[Shady Chevy]

Back side. More fiberglass work.....


Cutting out excess MDF on the backside of the pass panel on the Bridgeport. I guess a router would work, but when the Bridgeport is sitting there, why not?

[dragonball98312]

Very creative :-)

[Shady Chevy]

Thanks. This is my first attempt to make door panels for something. We will see what I learn from it.

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Primed the hood last weekend. Wet sand with 220 and spray with Urethane Primer.