Put the new repop chrome front bumper on this morning. Looking awesome.
Last edited by Justhorsenround; Tue Oct 11 2022 12:39 PM.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne 4dr 230 I-6 one owner (I’m #2) “Emily” ‘39 Dodge Businessmans Coupe “Clarence”
"I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
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Originally Posted by Justhorsenround
Put the new repop chrome front bumper on this morning. Looking awesome.
Do you have a picture of the awesomeness? We'd like to see it.
Kevin Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. First car '29 Ford Special Coupe Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Powder coated my headlight rings. First time trying the stuff. Sanded and wiped with paint prep but there were still plenty of stubborn spots. Repeated process twice on both rings but ran out of time for a third coat. Long range I want my daily driver to be brown with all trim black. One step closer.
Todays project on the ‘62 C-10 was working on the freshly powder coated grill and headlight buckets to see if I could make them play nice together. At some point in this trucks life it took a fairly significant hit in the grill area spanning the entire length. Both headlight mounting plates (5952970 headlamp assembly) had bends in places they weren’t designed for. Think I got them workable, so now I’m waiting for small parts (adjusters and springs) to finish rebuilding the plates. Should be here tomorrow so I’m hoping to have the grill installed Thursday morning. Then waiting on rear bumper brackets for a Stepside to replace the Fleetside brackets sent by LMC. I’ll be able to put on the new rear bumper then. At that point the truck will be driveable again and I can concentrate on the little fiddley stuff.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne 4dr 230 I-6 one owner (I’m #2) “Emily” ‘39 Dodge Businessmans Coupe “Clarence”
"I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
I finished hooking up the parking brake cables and got them adjusted. Then I installed new cowl-to-hood anti-squeak strips and began installing the inner fender anti-squeak material. How the heck are you supposed to get the new staples through the existing holes when you can't see them!?
Brian
'51 Chevy 3604 Project '28 Chevy LO basket case '83 GMC Sierra 4x4
1962 C-10. Today’s project was to complete the grill and install it. Got all the needed parts in yesterday’s mail. Put the new headlight adjusters in the mounting plate and riveted a couple of brackets. Installed the mounting plate and the headlight buckets. That was this mornings work. After lunch and a short nap Ms Kathy helped me bolt the grill assembly back onto the truck. Nothing ever goes easily on my projects and this was no different. A bit of manipulation was required to get the 8 mounting bolts lined up and screwed in. Done with that part by dinner time. Back out after a good meal and put the headlights back in and roughly adjusted. Bezels were next and went on fairly easily. Couple of breaks in the process to shoot some paint on the old rear bumper. Tomorrow’s project.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne 4dr 230 I-6 one owner (I’m #2) “Emily” ‘39 Dodge Businessmans Coupe “Clarence”
"I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
Did you compare the old bumper to the new one with the possible misdrilled mounting holes?
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) 1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy) 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) 1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather) 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif) 1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe 1979 Ford F-100 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
Did you compare the old bumper to the new one with the possible misdrilled mounting holes?
Yesterday I did a LOT of measuring. Brackets are correct, bumper is wrong. Don’t know what it fits but it is certainly not a ‘62 C-10 Stepside.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne 4dr 230 I-6 one owner (I’m #2) “Emily” ‘39 Dodge Businessmans Coupe “Clarence”
"I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
Interesting. So the bumper isn't misdrilled, they sent the wrong one and/or mislabeled it in the catalog.
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) 1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy) 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) 1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather) 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif) 1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe 1979 Ford F-100 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
