1966 GMC 1000 - Making it Mine!

[jkalgren]

Progress is slow but sure... stripping it down to the bare metal to address the rust that was peaking through here and there!



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[jkalgren]

The passenger door has always been a problem... I knew it had been reworked at some point. I knew it had bondo on it as magnets wouldn't stick at all... I just didn't know HOW DEEP the bondo was!



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Looks to be 3/8" in the center of the door!

[jkalgren]

Finally got the grill removed! It took a bit because the grill support had been so patched together they literally welded the grill bolts in place!

I cut, ground, and drilled the grill bolts and got the grill out of the way.



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Man that grill support is TOAST! I can't leave it that way. Off to LMC to order a new one!

[jkalgren]

Needed some inspiration to keep moving, so I took the hood off to get SOMETHING completed. It has 2 coats of epoxy primer, then some bodywork, then several coats of high build urethane primer, then sanded smooth... a final thinned coat of epoxy primer as a seal coat (since I burned through in some of the sanding)... and 3 coats of Kirker Ultra-Glo Urethane single-stage color... Mack Red. Pretty happy with it! It has some dust nibs (I am painting in my garage) and may get a cut and buff when the whole truck is done... but at least I see it moving along!



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[FetchMeAPepsi]

Originally Posted by jkalgren

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She's no show truck... but she runs and drives!

A quote from your first post - and now where are we? Keep doing work that looks like that and you'll surely have a show truck! She'd look awful nice with a few awards in the background!

Great work!

[jkalgren]

Originally Posted by FetchMeAPepsi

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A quote from your first post - and now where are we? Keep doing work that looks like that and you'll surely have a show truck! She'd look awful nice with a few awards in the background!

Great work!

Thank you! She will still have some flaws. If I REALLY wanted to put in the money/effort she would have gotten a new radiator support, a new radiator, a new driver's rocker panel and a new passenger door... not to mention a new bed. I don't mind her showing her 60 years with some dents and misalignments... just want her in a single color so my wife want to ride in her... and then tell me I need to spend the money on an A/C unit!

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