Couldnt hold out any longer

[55chevyman]

Im to lazy...


well heres some more pics and a cpl are rusty pics...

Inner wheel well, this so far is the worst rust. It ate threw most of this well and the fendr, also had alot of rust threw the bolts so i had to cut what was left off, its replacable though.It looks like a battery leaked at one time and ate some metal.




heres the whole in the fender were these met... this so far is the only spot were rust came threw, but i think it was battery acid actually.


well got the front clip all the way off



alot of cleaning to come....


fuse box is gonna be replaced as well i think, looks rough..


here are they dents on the roof




dash was removed...


the nasty dash...lucky me get to replace it




thats it at the moment but as soon as this weekend comes i hope to have the bed removed and cab. I got friends coming over for superbowl party. I hope to get them to help lift these two items off if i have it all unbolted, and ready to go....

[FordeatinZ71]

yea, i got a few dents like that on my roof...you'll be fine.

that dash looks NAAAASTY!

[JaxRhapsody]

Originally Posted by 55chevyman

your touched.............

If you take that off I'll buy it from you, the onlty thing I could trade is the sport mirors off my truck.

[55chevyman]

Originally Posted by JaxRhapsody

If you take that off I'll buy it from you, the onlty thing I could trade is the sport mirors off my truck.

I dont want yuor mirrors man....you need them...

pm me if you pay shipping you can have it

[JaxRhapsody]

Naw I cant see **** out of those mirrors for some reason they cant be adjusted perfectly. I have a set of the larger mirrors like the ones the vans and trucks shared. How does it mount to the hood?

[55chevyman]

hey man I dont know what is wrong with you? Did you get dropped on your head ?


Its not the mirrors jack ass its you...

Forget it....the chrome piece has a lip that goes under the hood and mounts with screws....

If anybody wants this chrome piece just pm me. i dont but i dont wanna toss it either...

[55chevyman]

After three days of non stop rain i am unable to work on my truck again to to dang cold and muddy out. So i been surfing for parts and such. There is an endless supply of people selling things.....Anyways i cam across this place thought id share, some things are reasonable while others are priced hi but there headers is what is making mme post ...most headers i seen are 400+ theres are lowere does this mean they are junk or? Anyone use these before ? any feedback...

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/se...8&Vh=Chevrolet

[Jaymez]

Damn, I'm getting ready to price some headers, too. I've seen some in Jegs for $90. Granted, they aren't ceramic coated or stainless. I might go with those.

It has been too cold to work on my truck, too. I got my manifolds unbolted from the pipes today. I'm at a standstill until my buddy tells me what to remove next. I've never done a resto before and I'm more of a body guy than a mechanic. Once I get my motor out I can start on the body.

Looks like you're making some good progress. Keep the updates coming!

[55chevyman]

Well I am at a stand still right now. I was supposed to have help today but all my buddys ( 2 of them) called and cancelled coming over. Not sure why heck i got steaks, beer and brawts what else is there? So i was hoping to pull the bed off today bed oh well theres other days. And with all the rain we got last cpl days i can barely get to my garage with out a boat,lol.

I think i found my motor, i am just gonna get a crate. Much easier for me...

[44gmcnewf]

heck i got steaks, beer and brawts what else is there?

Move next door to me and i will be over every day helping, nothing better then eating a steak off the bbq and nice cold beer.

Common friday!!!

Are you selling the chrome thing on the front of the hood??

[55chevyman]

if you want the chrome thing its yours just pay shipping for it....I wont use it.......

Well sunny today but sadly i cant get to my garage there is standing water all the way to it and its a mud pit. I could be real lazy and drive my k5 to it,jk. Maybe tonight i will get the bed unbolted and off?

[44gmcnewf]

tip for the bed get someone to stand on the top of the cararige bolts and use a impact gun to get them off after soaking it in pentrating fluid.

[JaxRhapsody]

I think the sport mirrors suck and thats that. the larger ones are better, **** the mirrors PM me about that hood piece I want it.

[55chevyman]

bought me a 10x 20 carport thing today to extend my work area i bought it used off a guy down the road and he has this in his backyard for sale...

http://redding.craigslist.org/pts/561288237.html

i sweear i cant leave the house without blowing my restore money. I already blew 1k of it on a ps3 and games i wanted...So anyways havent got any further as of yet but tomorrow is looking good for bed removal day

[Dale87chevy]

screw a ps3...lol the chebby is more important ...did you get the burban...for 350...i couldnt have passed it up!

[55chevyman]

I dont have the cash to get it man not for a week or so. by then it will be gone. Its nice inside and out, couldnt see any bad rust there were a cpl lite spots. I really like the burby but sadly i can afford it right now

I forgot to add these pics of the carport thing, I tell you is much better then my little garage.

[55chevyman]

Got the bed all unbolted and i seraching for help to remove it. Thing is heavy. Anyone tried to remove on by themselves? if so how?

[crimepaysvideo]

i did a my short bed with one other person....dont think a longbed would be possible

[Jaymez]

Do you have an engine hoist and some chains? Hook the chain into the stake pockets, put the boom of the lift in the middle of the bed, hook the chains into the lift and use that.

I think you have the same problem I do, though. While I can get the lift in there, because I don't have enough solid ground in back of the bed (garage has no driveway, just lawn) I can't roll it back out of the way.

[GreaseDog]

i used a 4x4 the length of the bed, with two pieces at either end of the bed running full width. i put an eye bolt in the middle and hooked my hoist to it. removed the bed from start to finish by myself in 20 mins.