Skylark's dually

[skylark]

You're a brave man, I wouldn't have the heart to rip apart a beautiful truck like Pearl. But with her storied history I'm sure there's some malice there that gets a kick out of it?
At least it'll be going back together bigger and better.

She definitely needs a repaint to be beautiful. We loved her so much that we didn't want to part with her but she didn't suit our needs. This way we get to keep her and she'll do what we needed.

Sometimes sense just doesn't make sense.

 

[BNielsen]

She definitely needs a repaint to be beautiful. We loved her so much that we didn't want to part with her but she didn't suit our needs. This way we get to keep her and she'll do what we needed.

Sometimes sense just doesn't make sense.

Nah makes complete sense to me.
But that's also one of the great things about GMT400s, they're modular enough to a degree you can build a pretty capable rig, at least that's how I feel about it.

 

[skylark]

Unfortunately this is as far as we're getting today. My left hand was bit by a wasp. It is quite swollen and I don't have strength or dexterity.

The good news is that the nose is off, everything is stripped from the firewall that needs to be for cab removal and the seats and carpet are pulled. I found the A/C leak.

The bad news is that "self clearancing tires" hammered the bottom of the fenders. The dash is seriously cracked. We'll most likely have to replace the carpet.

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[HotWheelsBurban]

Those door panels look very familiar! Get the seats outta one of these,you can see how much real estate there is in a 400 crew cab. I'm digging your cooling setup and shade.

 

[skylark]

Those door panels look very familiar! Get the seats outta one of these,you can see how much real estate there is in a 400 crew cab. I'm digging your cooling setup and shade.

It is over 100 degrees and I'm going to need the gantry crane here shortly. It should be just the under the cab stuff left before we're ready.

 

[skylark]

Cheap paint somehow isn't cheap when things like this are happening. I can't find my DA. The adhesive on the sandpaper won't stick to my jeans (probably because it is 20+ years old). My "classic" long board sander went from retired to DOA. My filler and glazing putty are custom shaped bricks. It looks like my kid may have made off with my tack rags. I decided to finally step up and buy some nice flexible sanding blocks.

I've hit Amazon for over $400, Napa for $100 and I'm still looking for the DA.

 

[skylark]

Son of a gun! I just realized that I haven't seen my good paint guns, just my primer gun.

 

[skylark]

I believe that we knocked out everything under the cab tonight. The only thing that I'm aware of that is still attached is the body ground to the back of the head. I'll get it when we start lifting. Hopefully tomorrow evening we will have the cab on the trailer.

 

[skylark]

Guess what??? Tacos are good.

My brother in law made chicken tacos and my sister suckered us in with lemon blackberry bread. Time with them is precious. Maybe the cab will be off tomorrow.

 

[skylark]

I think that I might rent a forklift to put the cab back on. There is too much potential to damage the paint when the time comes.

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