Popular Post DieselDeere Posted March 13, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2016 Got her unmasked and put the hood cushions on the cowl with some stainless hardware and pulled her outside to clean the shop and take down the temporary walls. I know the floor is still stained but everything else stayed clean haha. the plan this week is to get it up on jackstands and clean and paint the frame. The same friend who helped me paint is going to help color sand and buff towards the end of the week. I finally found some double faced lights for the fenders with a black housing that werent LED so once those show up I can put those and the headlights in. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-327424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It is going to be sharp when all the bright parts are on it. Paul 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-327431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DieselDeere Posted March 21, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2016 got some of the frame painted, the new wheels on the front, and played with the emblems. also got the door panels looking much better, and ready to be installed. i dont have a picture of both done, but i took one when i finished the passenger door. so its kind of like a before and after. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 What did you use for your paint and primer for the truck, the frame and door panes/interior. As a DIY painter that info can help others since it looks like the products worked out well for you. Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg1 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Looking good Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DieselDeere Posted March 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2016 21 hours ago, thomastractorsvc said: What did you use for your paint and primer for the truck, the frame and door panes/interior. As a DIY painter that info can help others since it looks like the products worked out well for you. Start to finish for the body. -DA with 80 grit -2 coats of high build Nason primer (if i were to do it again I would not reduce it at all. It calls for 4:1:1 but i would just mix it 4:1 with the activator) -wetsanded with plain water and 320 grit -1 heavy coat of Nason sealer -3 coats of Nason black paint -let sit for two days then came back with 600-800 grit wet to sand out any runs or imperfections i couldnt live with -buff with wool pad with 3m heavy cut compound (this is the first time ive ever buffed anything. wished i wouldve learned on something smaller and easier to reach haha) -finish with foam pad with 3m swirl remover. Speaking of the foam pad, last night i finished polishing the fenders and sides of the hood, so I took a break from holding the heavy buffer to mount and wire in the fender lights and the rebuilt headlight assemblies. of course i hung the emblems up once again, but i still still need to clean those up before i mount them permanently. This only the 3rd vehicle i've painted, and each time was outside with different materials, so there was a learning curve here. I'm happy with how it turned out considering how it looked before and how much damage had to be fixed. As far as the door panels, it may sound crude but what ive found is best for carpet that wont see any wear is rustoleum high temp grill paint. it comes out a satin black that matches new black carpet, and it can be dusted on very gently so the carpet doesnt become stiff like it was full of dried paint. The grey is just duplicolor interior trim paint which by shear luck matched perfectly. 8 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Thanks for posting that info. Not many posts with how something is done start to finish. My hope is if someone starts reading this one they will not be afraid to tackle some of the work. 1 Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 quite a transformation from the first pics posted that Great Mountain Climber is lookin good Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Truck REALLY looks great!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDeere Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 9 hours ago, thomastractorsvc said: Thanks for posting that info. Not many posts with how something is done start to finish. My hope is if someone starts reading this one they will not be afraid to tackle some of the work. I'll be the first to admit I'm bad at documenting my work, and I'm even worse at teaching. If anybody has any questions about something I did I'll be happy to answer them in detail. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 That is going to be a really sharp rig for a lot of years to come. Congratulations. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DieselDeere Posted March 26, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Mirrors and door handles went on wednesday night. Today I spent the majority of the day messing around with the exhaust brackets and getting things lined up with clamps. one of those situations where everything fit great in the mockup when i wasnt worried about scratching the paint and all the nuts were finger tight. Now everything was a fight. I took a chance and tried some new galvanized paint on the exhaust seeing as how it will never get very hot and it will be combatting condensation sitting around. Im not entirely sold on it, but most will be covered with the headshields on the mufflers. I wont put those on until everything is tight and even and square. so maybe tomorrow. Edited March 26, 2016 by DieselDeere 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 looking good wont be long now Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DieselDeere Posted March 27, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2016 Got the heatshields on and pulled her outside so i could sweep the floor. took an obligatory new exhaust picture. 8 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
85snowdog Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Looks great ! I like the exhaust tips. And very impressed with paint. 1 Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-328829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDeere Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Today i got the frame needle scaled and a painted. I also threw on the inside rears just to evaluate my studs. Now, im not very experienced with these style of nuts, but I think I will need to get some stepped nuts to engage on more threads since these aluminum wheels are thicker than the steels. Also, I'm a little concerned how the nuts sit in the conicals of the wheels since the wheels are so worn. I included one picture of each situation. opinions are welcomed... Edited April 2, 2016 by DieselDeere Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-329313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Looking good to me but those inside nuts look to be on the wrong side of the rim or maybe its just my eyes are getting old dunno I would have thought there should be a lot more cone hanging out side the rim it looks like its on the side of the rime to me Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-329328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I've had similar problems with Alum Budds replacing steel when working on older MCI coach conversions some time ago, generally we left steels on the inner... only cure I've used is new longer studs to get a deeper purchase of the inner nut. I also see the same problem on front hubs, there has to be two threads showing after full torque (dot rules). I think there is a solution to the rear inner nut, I've seen but can't locate a supplier of a deeper thread nut that gets a better grip on the original stud and thicker rim. maybe someone has the solution already documented, try a Euclid catalogue as they are my supplier of the regular studs and nuts. If I find any references in my old bus info I will post it. Whatever you do, make sure you have enough thread purchase on the inner nuts, I've seen a lot of Budd duals still bolted together on the side of the road, one stud fails and it cascades as the load transfers to the adjacent stud. BC Mack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-329345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) diesel deere the studs you are showing are for STEEL wheels only i will post a picture of of the correct studs if you intend to use alum rims both inner and outer I don`t have one handy right now but will get one up tomorrow ps your wheels are not worn Edited April 3, 2016 by carlotpilot Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-329347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDeere Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 6 hours ago, carlotpilot said: diesel deere the studs you are showing are for STEEL wheels only i will post a picture of of the correct studs if you intend to use alum rims both inner and outer I don`t have one handy right now but will get one up tomorrow ps your wheels are not worn Thanks for the responses. I knew something didn't seem right. So per this catalog i found, it looks like should order all new wheel hardware. Front and rear? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-329360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDeere Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Today I got the new lock cylinders in and got all the mechanisms cleaned and lubed. This allowed me to get the door panels on. I was anxious to see how the passenger power window worked considering how it barely moved when i got the truck. I determined most of the lack of movement was due to only 2 screws holding the regulator assembly into the door panel as opposed to the required 6, because it was flexing and binding. Its no rocketship but it reliably goes up and down without issue so im pleased. Since i determined (thanks to your guy's help) that i needed new wheel hardware, the outer wheels were going to sit around for a while so to get them out of the way I leaned them against the hubs. plus it just looks a whole lot better after seeing it for 3 months on 6 wheels. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-329425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 no you don`t need all new hard ware just 40 of these little cuties 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-329426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDeere Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 16 minutes ago, carlotpilot said: no you don`t need all new hard ware just 40 of these little cuties ok great. I just ordered 20 lefts and 20 rights. hopefully i'll have them wednesday or thursday. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-329429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 5 minutes ago, DieselDeere said: ok great. I just ordered 20 lefts and 20 rights. hopefully i'll have them wednesday or thursday. Thanks for the help. what are they charging for them now ? last i bought new were around 6.50 each Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30650-gmc-general-at-abandoned-house/page/21/#findComment-329431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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