Winsleydale
Newbie
Hi everyone,
I have a 1995 C1500 W/T that's been in my family as long as I have, in fact according to the build sheet, we even have the same birthday!
It's seen better days and later this Spring or Summer, I'm going to undertake a full body restoration, and hopefully a full mechanical restoration shortly thereafter. (The body's far worse for wear than the chassis and suspension, else I would do those first)
The problem is that I have done exactly zero body work on anything before. that said, I'm decently mechanically apt and a quick learner, but I'm still pretty nervous.
I have to replace my driver side floor pan and rocker, and my passenger side cab corner, and the whole bed.
I bought a parts truck for the hood, bed and cab corner, and I got the full floor pan and rocker from the interwebs, along with a driver door, tailgate, rad support and both fenders.
I have a lot of welding to do and a fair amount of body sealing as well, and then the whole process of painting... Any advice you all have, or if there's anybody near metro Detroit who is able and willing to lend a hand, would be much appreciated!
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Side note, I am happy to sell parts off the parts truck - it's another 95 W/T. Has a running 4.3 in it, manual trans is spoken for as of right now but anything else, just ask.
I have a 1995 C1500 W/T that's been in my family as long as I have, in fact according to the build sheet, we even have the same birthday!
It's seen better days and later this Spring or Summer, I'm going to undertake a full body restoration, and hopefully a full mechanical restoration shortly thereafter. (The body's far worse for wear than the chassis and suspension, else I would do those first)
The problem is that I have done exactly zero body work on anything before. that said, I'm decently mechanically apt and a quick learner, but I'm still pretty nervous.
I have to replace my driver side floor pan and rocker, and my passenger side cab corner, and the whole bed.
I bought a parts truck for the hood, bed and cab corner, and I got the full floor pan and rocker from the interwebs, along with a driver door, tailgate, rad support and both fenders.
I have a lot of welding to do and a fair amount of body sealing as well, and then the whole process of painting... Any advice you all have, or if there's anybody near metro Detroit who is able and willing to lend a hand, would be much appreciated!
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Side note, I am happy to sell parts off the parts truck - it's another 95 W/T. Has a running 4.3 in it, manual trans is spoken for as of right now but anything else, just ask.
