Dad's '98 Resto

[Laredo]

With as much time and money as you're putting into the truck, it would be a shame not to rehabilitate the chassis. Regardless, I'm enjoying seeing the progress and new life you're breathing into the truck. Keep it up!

 

[98BlackSierra]

Got a message yesterday about some issues with the 3rd door body lines lining up with the body line on the back of the cab. It’s an OEM door so not sure what happened, but it had to be shimmed.

Today I got a couple photos of this, which looks way better than it did. Looking back at old photos and some of other trucks, it’s not far off. Cab corners still need to be worked on, but it’s coming together little by little.

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The old door for comparison

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[Orpedcrow]

Mmm. I think he needs to work those hinges some more. That offset line will stick out when it’s all painted and beautiful.

 

[GrimsterGMC]

Got a message yesterday about some issues with the 3rd door body lines lining up with the body line on the back of the cab. It’s an OEM door so not sure what happened, but it had to be shimmed.

Today I got a couple photos of this, which looks way better than it did. Looking back at old photos and some of other trucks, it’s not far off. Cab corners still need to be worked on, but it’s coming together little by little.

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The old door for comparison

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Life's not perfect and sometimes you just have to accept the best you can get. I would be happy with that under the circumstances and as my wife always tells me "nobody else is ever going to notice it, just you" and she is right most of the time.

 

[Keeper]

Have they spec'd the new door measurements against the old one?

 

[98BlackSierra]

I’m not sure what steps he’s taken so far to make it line up. I know he has worked on a lot of these trucks so he knows what he’s doing. I have 100% faith in him, there just isn’t much adjustability with these doors.

I’ll post more photos when I find out more.

 

[Erik the Awful]

You could always take it to Junior Conway's shop, wait two years, and pay $50k+ to get it straightened and painted. I read once where he was having trouble correcting the bodywork on a '60s Ferrari, so he took measurements. The car had been hand-built and one side was a full 1/4" off from the other side. He took the better part of a year to cut the bodywork apart and correct it before he painted it. You know you're good when you cut and weld a classic Ferrari and increase the value.

 

[SentandBent4x4]

Sweet! I will be doing something very similar to protect from the mud salt in the winter.

 

[93chevyluvr]

Sweet! I will be doing something very similar to protect from the mud salt in the winter.

I’m also thinking about coating my rockers and lower doors with bed liner to help as well. Roads here in Ohio are TRASH

 

[Caman96]

Roads here in Ohio are TRASH

…yes, but they started here in MA.