Project Truck with pics and video

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, even tho we do have a new truck, i still have a personal truck. It isnt anything special, but i bought it with the intention to fix it up my self. It is a 1989 Chevy C1500, Regular Cab, Short Bed, It has a Chevy 350, 5.7L, it also has a glasspack. Heres a link to a vid i made when i first got it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGXG-O7VVrI (i know its gay, but whatever).

Heres a link to some pics, i was gonna put a flatbed on it, but have decides not to for now.. http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=276305

I used bondo on the tailgate, and sanded, taped, then painted it. I know its not perfect, but im learning...

[TurfTrimmer 92]

Looks nice, and the interior is clean:walking:

[rusty_keg_3]

Looks nice, and the interior is clean:walking:

Thanks man, it wasnt bad when i got it, just some dirt and what not. I actually just came inside from my garage, i primed it up some more.

[rusty_keg_3]

After we used up all of the mulch that was in there, i primed the otherside of the tailgate...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, i just used the a few cans of primer on the passenger side. I need to replace the cab corner, but that will be in the future. I just replaced the transmission like 2 weeks ago, and some gears are messed up in the rear end (i messed it up haulin mulch and doin burnouts)

****The truck will be black when its finished up*****

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, i pulled the light covers off, and wiped the mud and stuff of them, and added some paint... What do you think?

[RedSquareLandscaping]

how long did it take you?

[rusty_keg_3]

I also just taped, and primed the right door. So, hows it lookin so far?

[rusty_keg_3]

how long did it take you?

How long did what take me?
Bondo on tailgate 1/4hr.
The tailgate (front and back) 1/2 hr.
The right side (bedside, door) 1/2hr-3/4 hr.
The light covers 10 min.

Note, i stopped priming for now because im out of primer, and you gonnt be 18 to buy paint in aerosol cans, so ill have my brother or mom pick me up a few more...

[RedSquareLandscaping]

i never knew that why?

[rusty_keg_3]

i never knew that why?

Well, other dumb as$ kids, like to huff paint or anything that comes in aerosol cans... So you gotta be 18 to buy paint and stuff like that, i think thats a law nation wide.

[RedSquareLandscaping]

o thanx for the tip!

[rusty_keg_3]

o thanx for the tip!

LOL, no problem, i guess.

[Lawn Enforcer]

Well, other dumb as$ kids, like to huff paint or anything that comes in aerosol cans... So you gotta be 18 to buy paint and stuff like that, i think thats a law nation wide.

I hate that they need to have a law for aerosol canned items because some losers want to get high off of them. I went to Lowe's a when I was 16 and tried to buy 5 cans of paint and the manager said no way. I'm glad I'm 18 now!

[2brothersyardcare]

hot man hot

[rusty_keg_3]

Yea, i found out when i was at Walmart last year, and was buying some paint. The reqister made a beeping sound, like when people buy beer or cigarettes, and she asked to see some ID. I asked to speak with her manager, and i raised hell (the clerk didnt know why i couldnt buy it). Funny thing, when the mager left, the clerk was like "im sorry, but that rule is stupid, but they do let you buy hairspray."

I thought what an idiot, i could still see the manager, so i went up to him and told him what the clerk just told me. He looked pissed, well anytime i want to buy paint, ill do the same thing and raise hell. :)

[rusty_keg_3]

hot man hot

Thanks man

[M and S Lawn Care]

Seriously.. mud and paint dont go well together. At least wash the truck before spraying paint all over!

[bigmudder77]

ya when i was 17 i tried to buy them at walmart and it beeped and said must be over 18 to buy and she just looked at it looked at me and hit ignore and keep scanning them lol

but i went to auto zone and got all my paint from them and never got carded but ya glad im 22 now dont gotta worry about that

but it is a stupid law people are gonna get high if they want and there gonna try more stuff that they can get

not bad work i wish i still had pics of a mustang i redid it was a crazy long time project all summer pretty much but looked good when it was done thats all that matters

well i think i still have some pics of my bike build but i dont think i have much of the painting i did just when it was a pile of parts but i got that painted and stuff in a month all with shaker can paint and it looked great

but ya good luck with painting this truck

[RedSquareLandscaping]

yeah really you can my airspray anytime, but you cant buy pinted

******ED!

[rusty_keg_3]

Seriously.. mud and paint dont go well together. At least wash the truck before spraying paint all over!

I would have washed it up, but like i said, it aint driving, I gotta do a axle swap. I busted it while i was mudding and what not in our fields. :(
But, i washed that mud off inside my garage, with the shop vac, and my steamer thing, then painted it... Problem solved! well kinda

[rusty_keg_3]

ya when i was 17 i tried to buy them at walmart and it beeped and said must be over 18 to buy and she just looked at it looked at me and hit ignore and keep scanning them lol

but i went to auto zone and got all my paint from them and never got carded but ya glad im 22 now dont gotta worry about that

but it is a stupid law people are gonna get high if they want and there gonna try more stuff that they can get

not bad work i wish i still had pics of a mustang i redid it was a crazy long time project all summer pretty much but looked good when it was done thats all that matters

well i think i still have some pics of my bike build but i dont think i have much of the painting i did just when it was a pile of parts but i got that painted and stuff in a month all with shaker can paint and it looked great

but ya good luck with painting this truck

Yea, thats to bad, and thanks...

[rusty_keg_3]

yeah really you can my airspray anytime, but you cant buy pinted

******ED!

Yea, you said it... Freakin Communist America! Lol just kiddin.

[rusty_keg_3]

I am probably gonna buy a gallon of primer, and use the spray gun... But one gallon is like $40... But i have already spent like 20 to do what you see...

[metro36]

Looks good. I know the lawn is stupid. In NY I think it is only on paint not all areasols. It was more of a way to stop graffiti around here. I can buy paint at the local lumber yard (I am 16) because I know everyone who works there and they know that I am not going to do anything stupid with it. I use spray shellac and stain killer primer all the time for wood working projects.

[rusty_keg_3]

Looks good. I know the lawn is stupid. In NY I think it is only on paint not all areasols. It was more of a way to stop graffiti around here. I can buy paint at the local lumber yard (I am 16) because I know everyone who works there and they know that I am not going to do anything stupid with it. I use spray shellac and stain killer primer all the time for wood working projects.

Huh, well maybe u are right for Ohio too, but it makes no difference to me i just want primer!!!!!!!

[rusty_keg_3]

Bump......

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, for my 17th birthday i got $60 Menards Gift Cards, so ill get more primer there...

[RedSquareLandscaping]

good youll need it'

[rusty_keg_3]

yea, its expensive!

[cgaengineer]

Well, i pulled the light covers off, and wiped the mud and stuff of them, and added some paint... What do you think?

I hate those tail light covers...when I see them on a truck I want to ram the truck because it makes seeing the taillights more difficult, especially when the sun is shining on them.

[RedSquareLandscaping]

eh i dont think so

[rusty_keg_3]

I hate those tail light covers...when I see them on a truck I want to ram the truck because it makes seeing the taillights more difficult, especially when the sun is shining on them.

Well, i didnt add them, and they make the truck less stock lookin.... And i meant the b4 and after...

[RedSquareLandscaping]

u run it yet?
i dont view all pages

[rusty_keg_3]

Run it?
No, i gotta replace the rear end, but it runs... (well it kinda drives, but some gears in the rear end broke...)

Heres some pics, i pulled it out of my garage so i could work on our JD 420...

[borwicks]

Nice. Thats better then the mower you worked on.

[rusty_keg_3]

Nice. Thats better then the mower you worked on.

Thanks, this will be my truck, that mower was just for fun... We dont even use it...

[rusty_keg_3]

I replaced the rearend finally!!! I did a ton of work this weekend, will throw up the pics tomorrow... I used a whole can of bondo, and 5 cans of 15 oz primer...

[rusty_keg_3]

That was the rust on the driver side, bed...

I pulled the crap off (old metal), and cleaned it out... Then i put a layer of bondo, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another. Then went to bed, sanded it down, put a layer of bondo, then sanded that... Then put on some primer... What you think?
Im still new to bondo, i got a TON more to do, and will sand this down more too, but it looks better for now...

[Jhill19]

yea, its expensive!

Just wait till you need to go buy actual paint... That's when it get's stupid expensive.

[tallrick]

Bondo cannot fix metal structurally, and rust will return if not neutralized. The only repair that lasts is welded metal with a good paint or galvanizing behind. My truck had rust on the roof line but I fixed it 5 years ago by cutting, welding and filling with old red lead paint. My friend who has a 1993 F350 fixed his roof line with fiberglass cloth and bondo. The rust returned last year worse than ever. Paint is indeed overpriced but one day I want to paint my ancient 1990 F250.

[rusty_keg_3]

Just wait till you need to go buy actual paint... That's when it get's stupid expensive.

Yea, not looking forward to it, im half temped to take it in to have it painted tho...

Bondo cannot fix metal structurally, and rust will return if not neutralized. The only repair that lasts is welded metal with a good paint or galvanizing behind. My truck had rust on the roof line but I fixed it 5 years ago by cutting, welding and filling with old red lead paint. My friend who has a 1993 F350 fixed his roof line with fiberglass cloth and bondo. The rust returned last year worse than ever. Paint is indeed overpriced but one day I want to paint my ancient 1990 F250.

Yea, i know, its temporary, im still gonna have both rockers replaced, passanger side cab corner, and that repaired (cut out, and replaced)...


Heres some pics while i was working on it... The hood is half sanded, to see what it looked like... Then it primed... Then b4 and after for one the driver door...

[rusty_keg_3]

It kinda sucked tho, one day a few weeks back, i used black spray paint to paint the passeger side. Well, it looked like crap, so i sanded that, then re, re primed it... lol, i didnt think to take a pic tho...

Well, heres what the truck looks like now. But i did clean up the rims and tires...

Well, i found a pic with some of the black paint still on the door... I know, it was stupid to do in the first place, but i learned my lesson...

Im gonna keep working it when i have time, im gonna get estimates to get the rust cut out and replaced. Im also gonna keep using bondo on the dings on the body, and their are a few spots where the paint was peeling, but i just primed over it, so i will sand it down, the re prime it...