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So all of the panels are on and the blue has been sprayed. We're waiting until it warms up more to paint all of the silver on the truck.

 



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On the way home now with a new to me L33 5.3L      

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Well she's all hooked up an running. Great oil pressure compared to the old motor. Only problem is that the shift cable broke, and now I have to wait for a new one. Ugh! It's always something.    

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Re-painted the frame yesterday using POR-15 this time around.


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So yesterday I spent a full day on the truck again. I got a 2nd coat of POR-15 on the frame, and a 3rd coat underneath on the new inner rocker panels. I also got some body work done to the passenger side, and all of the chrome stripped off of the grille.


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Decided to separate the grille shell from the rest of the grille. Currently prepping it for paint. Also went to the junkyard today. Had to get a new interior trim piece I broke during the rocker panel repair, some weather stripping, and a fuel door since mine was rusted. Only cost me $20.90f375bd00c8411f15b57a4c17d969f6.jpg

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Finished up the body work on the cab today. Not much to do on the bed. Also got the grille ready for primer as well.


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I really like the color matched grill. It would look even sweeter with some custom color matched headlights!! Awesome job!

How did you dechrome the grill? I started to on mine and then got tired of it quickly and just sanded and etched primed it before paint.

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I really like the color matched grill. It would look even sweeter with some custom color matched headlights!! Awesome job!

How did you dechrome the grill? I started to on mine and then got tired of it quickly and just sanded and etched primed it before paint.

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Thanks! I sanded it until the chrome became thin and then I used a razor blade to peel it off.
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Looks great Daryl! The silver on the bumper cap and tailgate is how GM should have painted it from the factory. I would have painted the handles too.  

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Looks great Daryl! The silver on the bumper cap and tailgate is how GM should have painted it from the factory. I would have painted the handles too.  
Thanks! It would look good, but I like to keep the everyday use pieces on the truck stock plastic.
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So the next project for the truck is a full front end rebuild. I've already got newer tie rods installed, but I need everything else. I ordered an idler arm last night to start with. I'm going to collect the parts and tear it down to figure out which pitman arm I need, and then I'll pick one up and put it all back together.

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Looks great


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