I continue to pull dents and slowly do cab corners, but I have been doing other little odd jobs to keep me from going cross eyed. After staring at the same task for a while ( sheet metal repair), it’s nice to do something different for a bit. I have stripped the doors in order to prep them for, you guessed it, metal repair. I also bagged and tagged it all and made a little note for disassembly/assembly. The vent windows on an AD truck I found WAY easier to remove/than the 67-72s. I also had to dig into my tickle trunk of cuss words to get it out. Luckily I didn’t damage anything. I can relate to those who have troubles with the inside door handles and window crank removal. If you don’t have the special tool, or you don’t know what you are dealing with, you are very likely going to damage something during disassembly. I have a couple photos that show how this tool slides in behind the handle and pushes on the spring the locks the handle in place. Get this tool. For $7 it’s pretty handy.Those bloody doors took 3 hours to strip! Without the tool I wouldn’t like to know how much more it might have taken.
I also began prepping the frame for some serious surgery. Purists don’t cringe, but I am going to make this truck a short box. I always thought the long boxes looked too long and the shorts just right. However,I think the exact opposite of 73-87s. I don’t like the look of a 73-87 short box. They seem too short. Weird... I have been battling with the idea since I reacquired the truck. Some cousins say,”cut it down.” Some uncles agree. Others say, “Leave it long.” My wife says, Long.” But Dad made the deepest impact. “It’s your truck. Make it what you want it to be and enjoy it.”
I removed the front bed mounts from the frame, measured and I made my marks on the frame. The long box will likely be sold and replaced with an aftermarket short bed. I will hang on it it until the project is done though. No cuts yet....
That long box might come in handy if I wanted to build a 72 K50 “Duke”...
1970 Chevrolet C10 Grandpa's -- My first truck -- In progress to shiny Follow the build in the Project Journal 1950 Chevrolet 1-Ton Dually "Ole Red Girl" In the Stovebolt Gallery More pictures here 1951 GMC 9430 1 ton dually--Shiny! | 1972 Chevrolet C20- Rusty- the puzzle box lid for the C10 | 1962 AMC Rambler American- my wife's Parts trucks- 1951 GMC 9300 | 1951-GMC 9430 | 1951- Chevrolet 1300
