85 GMC dirt cheap refresh

[Jaysonb]

I got the door all fixed up, did a round of body work on it, and shot some epoxy and high build primer on it. It turned out pretty nice, and I'm glad I took the time to fix it.

[Dads79GMC]

Looked great in person today and looks great now!! Awesome work!!

[pitterpat]

Originally Posted by Jaysonb

While servicing the rear axle, I found that the spider gears had a little play in them, so I ordered up some new ones. When they showed up, I pulled it all apart, installed the new spider gears, and new wheel seals, buttoned it up, wire wheeled, and painted. I finished up installing the new leaf spring bushings, and got the springs cleaned up and painted, and also blasted and painted the drums. The next night when things were dry, I got the rear axle installed with some new u-bolts, bent up and installed new brake lines, and got the rear shocks installed. I got all of the rubber fuel lines installed, and the new tank selector valve installed. Tonight I spent a few hours cleaning up the huge mess I had in the shop, then got the core support cleaned up, sanded, primed, and painted satin black, and also got the engine brackets blasted and painted.

Did you sand blast the core support or just wire brush and sand it?

[Jaysonb]

Originally Posted by pitterpat

Did you sand blast the core support or just wire brush and sand it?

I just cleaned it well, and sanded it, and I probably used a nylon abrasive cup brush in a drill.

[pitterpat]

Originally Posted by Jaysonb

I just cleaned it well, and sanded it, and I probably used a nylon abrasive cup brush in a drill.

Nylon? First I've heard of nylon in an cup, thought they just had pads. I'll have to get some. Thanks for the tip!

[Jaysonb]

They work good for prepping something for paint, they seem to scuff the surface a little better than a wire wheel.

[Jaysonb]

The seat upholstery ordered from rockauto showed up yesterday, so my oldest son gave me a hand with getting it installed. The seat frame, and foam are in great shape, so we blasted and painted the tracks, and installed the new cover. It's not perfect by any means, but I'm happy with the outcome for the price paid, and I think with some exposure to warm weather, and use, some of the wrinkles will relax.

[pitterpat]

Originally Posted by Jaysonb

The seat upholstery ordered from rockauto showed up yesterday, so my oldest son gave me a hand with getting it installed. The seat frame, and foam are in great shape, so we blasted and painted the tracks, and installed the new cover. It's not perfect by any means, but I'm happy with the outcome for the price paid, and I think with some exposure to warm weather, and use, some of the wrinkles will relax.

Looks nice.
You could take a blowdryer to it to warm it up and that should get some of the wrinkles out of it.

[Dads79GMC]

On the nice hot humid MN summer days, it'll straighten out. Lol!

[Jaysonb]

Finished up a round of blocking out the doors, and they got some epoxy, and high build primer. I will plan on blocking them out again this evening, and probably try to get the inner fenders and cowl prepped for primer as well.

[Low Elco]

some nice lookin' work! Dang I wish I worked that fast.

[Dads79GMC]

Boom! Awesome work once again Jayson.

[Jaysonb]

I scuffed up, primed, and painted the inner fenders. They are satin black, but are still wet in the picture so they look glossy.

[Jaysonb]

Today I got new bushings and pins installed in the hinges, blasted and primered them, finished blocking out the doors, and got the doors and hinges painted up.

[Low Elco]

Man, I need one of those door racks. Doors look good!

[Dads79GMC]

Originally Posted by Jaysonb

Today I got new bushings and pins installed in the hinges, blasted and primered them, finished blocking out the doors, and got the doors and hinges painted up.

Looks awesome Master!!!

[Jaysonb]

Thanks guys! The door/fender paint rack is awesome, they are made by innovative tools. They are a little on the expensive side, but they are pretty sturdy, and have a ton of adjustability. I have 2 of the door/fender racks, and 1 of the ultra racks for hoods, tailgates, liftgates, ect... They are worth the price in my opinion.

[Jaysonb]

Got home from work early this morning, so I spent a little time in the garage and got the doors hung. On my next days off I'm going to spend some time sanding and buffing what I have done so far, and get it moving under its own power, so I can back it out of the shop while I'm painting the rest. Even wrapped tight in plastic, some dust seems to find its way in!

[Jaysonb]

I finished getting the few last things hooked up to the engine, and got it running and in tune, and picked up a windshield today, and got that and the rear window installed, and have a good start on the sanding and polishing. This is the drivers door.

[Jaysonb]

The rear slider was a real pain in the butt! I thought about putting a solid rear glass in, but the slider is on the spid, so I figured I'll leave it for now.

[Greenlee]

Looking good! Nice work.

[Jaysonb]

Originally Posted by Greenlee

Looking good! Nice work.

Thanks! I couldn't help but bolting a little shiny stuff on the doors. The seals for the door glass and vent windows are on the way.

[Dads79GMC]

bling bling!!

[BIGglaSS]

Nice! Is that SPI black? Single stage or base/clear?

[Jaysonb]

Originally Posted by BIGglaSS

Nice! Is that SPI black? Single stage or base/clear?

The black is summit racing single stage, with 3 coats of summit racing high solids clear over it.