Light restoration on 2000 k2500

[MYT HI]

oh i see you have a newer bumper too! that looks right at home there! great job on the resto!

 

[sparky24]

yea the bumper is off a NBS truck, had to fabricate some mounting brackets for it b/c the mounting points were way off

Actually the next thing i want to do is put on some new cab mounts because the bed doesnt line up very well with the cab, i actually installed 1/4 plate shims under the bed mounting points to raise it up over some of the bolts i installed.

A friend of mine has some poly cab mounts he has had for years laying around il see if i can get them for like 10 bucks i will shim them with some plate if i have to

 

[MYT HI]

Do you mind posting a picture of your brackets for the nbs bumper? I really like that

 

[sparky24]

Do you mind posting a picture of your brackets for the nbs bumper? I really like that

In one of the first pictures i posted you can see the mount before i finished it, just tack welded together it gives you an idea of how i made them

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[sparky24]

I think the bumper really gives the truck an updated look, im trying to think of some way to do that with the front but coming up with nothin

 

[sparky24]

tcase fluid and tranny fluid/filter this weekend. Planning on using castrol dex/merc

 

[MYT HI]

Wanna do mine? Ahaha

 

[sparky24]

No lol but i just picked up a 1999 silverado 2500 6.0L with 156k miles that needs the same treatment (worse actually). paid 700 bucks for it and drove it home at 90!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

 

[RyanMerrick]

Nice truck, what did you coat your frame with?

 

[sparky24]

i used rustoleum COAL TAR epoxy primer. Its a two part epoxy that mixes like molasses. I sprayed it but you can only spray it with a pressure pot gun and a .086 or larger gun orifice. In the future i think i will just brush it on, on the other hand it is impossible to get all the nooks and crannys of the frame unless you spray.

Its a steel ship primer rated for salt water immersion

You know i sort of ed up when i assembled everything, i should really have used sealant between everything i bolted to the frame to keep the water and or road salt out. I will probably pull the bed off again this summer and seal it up, sounds like a lot of work but honestly its just 8 bolts, disconnect the wiring, and lift with a chainfall.