Deadbeats 1997 Centurion Conversion

[deadbeat]

Today will be the day the cab gets primer. It was supposed to be yesterday since it was warm but it didn't happen and I didn't want to work all night spraying it, but it is ready to tack and prime.

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[deadbeat]

Forgot to mention when I was taking the trim off between the a pillar and the roof skin I noticed one side would not slide up to come off the stud. Someone had glued it on because the stud was broke on the front. I like to never got it loose without damaging it. I guess I'll let the epoxy primer cure a day or so even though there are only 180 scratches and maybe either block the doors or begin to strip the hood and fenders. I think they will be easy, but I remember saying the cab and doors would be easy. I just hope all the body work is straight enough to block out and I don't have to re work anything.

 

[DirtBag]

Your persistence is unbelievable! Nice work and keep us updated!

 

[deadbeat]

Thanks you for the kind enthusiasm. First coat of primer on, had a bad experience with the first application, I guess it was old primer. It fisheyed and ran terrible, so I sanded out all the runs and shot some fresh 2k urethane primer over it all. It is amazing how much better it looks with it all one color.

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[Cokeman95]

Never understood why GM omitted those cab seams on the crew cabs. Keep up the good work.

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[deadbeat]

I am not sure either, the inner structure even has the seam in it. I wasn't going to put them in but as usual, after thinking some I couldn't do it without putting them in. It took me about 2.5 hours each to weld and grind and some time to work them after that. When I weld something like that I make tiny welds spaced a few inches apart, drink a beer and let it cool. Continue that until the weld is solid, otherwise it just warps and you can't work it very easily.

 

[gstubbz]

I only learned yesterday by looking at a crew cab myself it didn't have the body line behind the door. At first I thought it was bondo to make the line disappear, then I looked online at other images of gmt400 crews to see that they are all like that.


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[deejaaa]

as long as i've owned mine i never noticed the seam wasn't there.

 

[deadbeat]

New gas lines made up tonight. Dorman numbers 800-074, 800-075, 800-306. Hold them in flaring tool holder and insert metal ends which I already had.

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[deadbeat]

Painted the rocker backing plates, ready for seam sealer tomorrow and top coat the next day. It all got a wire wheel on a drill, hand wire brush, and then lacquer thinner cleanup before painting with rustoleum rusty paint. You can see where I cut out the 1 1/2 inch factory plug holes so I can run my paint gun hose in and seal whatever burned off during welding up.

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