Bring My Old Drag Truck Back To Life

[Pacfanweb]

Bottom side is finished in POR 15.   Don't think I'm going to put anything else on top of that.  Don't see the need.

Next up is to epoxy prime the rest of it and do the body work on the sides. 

[Colossus]

looking good

[1972cheyenne]

So how's the resurrection going? Any progress?

[rosidian]

Wondering the same thing.

[Pacfanweb]

On 3/23/2021 at 9:34 AM, rosidian said:

Wondering the same thing.

Well, nothing like updating 2 years later, lol. 

Not a lot has happened.  I've been super busy, and it's been sitting. 
However, in the past week I've finished the last of the metal work on the bed side.  
It now only needs to neutralize the Ospho, let it dry, epoxy prime and do the bondo work.  

Have almost pulled the trigger on an engine block a couple of times lately, trying to go with more cubes. 
May end up just buying a Bowtie from the dealer, since I get a good discount and they are actually available. 
I will update again, hopefully soon.

[Pacfanweb]

Have had the bed upside down for a good bit now.  Got my youngest committed to and off to college now, and have lots of time to work on it. 
Am making progress, slowly but surely.  It's been hot here, lol. 

 

All 4 bottom corners had some degree of new pieces welded in.  One had the entire bottom piece.   Doing the filler work on them, will flip and finish it when I have these corners in epoxy.

 

[Pacfanweb]

I have a small Youtube channel for water leaks and sunroof repairs, and my daughter suggested I do a series on the restoration of the truck.  

So I am.   Here's the first one, kind of a intro to the truck and a bit of the history and current condition. 

Going to add one about the motor, and then do a "catch up" video about the work on the bed, since I've already been going on it for awhile.  
Hope for some real progress on it this year. 

 

 

Edited February 28, 2024 by Pacfanweb

[Pacfanweb]

BTW, all 4 bottom bed corners are covered in epoxy and have been for awhile now.   Forgot to update. 

Oh, and got a tall deck Bowtie block for it.  Going to be a 572.  

 

 

Edited February 28, 2024 by Pacfanweb

[Pacfanweb]

Epoxied both bed sides.  Well into the bodywork on the left one now.  The right side only needs minimal. 

 

 

[Pacfanweb]

A little more progress. Here's a video with an update and a little montage of pictures at the end of it.

 

 

[Pacfanweb]

I made a longer video with an explanation of how I got to where I am now, a bunch of pictures and a few video clips at the end.

This is for the bed specifically.

I shot what should be the next to the last coat of epoxy on the left side yesterday. All it should need now is prime it with high fill, block it prime it, block it.. until it's straight. Then a final coat of epoxy and it will be ready for paint

 

 

Edited July 1, 2024 by Pacfanweb

[Pacfanweb]

I was slack most of the summer.  

But I'm back on it somewhat now.  I thought I was done with the filler work on the left side, but evidently not, lol.

That said, I shot another coat of epoxy this past week and the vast majority of it looks pretty good.  Didn't like the way 

the part right above the wheel well was looking, had a high spot that I missed, so tapped it down and here we go again.