Truck Detail

[Kevin Brown]

Recently, I spent some time dialing in a work-truck.

The owner decided to have it cleaned up, as it was no longer going to be used in the field.



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Thanks to Holden_C04 for mentioning that I should post the write-up here at Autopia.

I apologize for not taking the time to load the pics & text on this site, as I am a bit short on time this month- I didn`t want the write-up to get too old before reposting it here!

[Holden_C04]

As I said before, this is an absolutely amazing job and everyone should check this out. It`s a transformation.

[oN3fastSS]

Great turn around!!

[imported_Sludge]

The attention to detail is amazing. Great job.

[Old Pirate]

Great job, looks great!:xyxthumbs

[P1et]

That cannot be the same truck, wow!

[imported_weekendwarrior]

Simply Amazing. Part restoration, Part detail, just amazing.

[Frito Bandito]

Excellent work for sure!



FYI - Your detail caught the attention of some guys over on performancetrucks.net as well.



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[imported_shine]

Truly a great job and attention to detail!

[Kevin Brown]

Excellent work for sure!



FYI - Your detail caught the attention of some guys over on performancetrucks.net as well.



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Oh, wow!

Hey- Thanks for telling me about this! I had no idea. :faint:



Thanks for the nice words, guys.

[JohnHenry]

Excellent job and GREAT post! I learned so much by viewing your interior panel disassembly pics.



Thank you.

[David703]

AMAZING!!!!



I would NEVER have the patience for that amount of detail work.. Did you say how long it took you?>??????????

[imported_JoshVette]

Nice job, kind of restored it/detailed it.



Looks great, how long did the whole job take from start to finish.



Josh

[Kevin Brown]

... Did you say how long it took you?>??????????

...Looks great, how long did the whole job take from start to finish?

Yes. I wrapped about fifty hours into the deal.

Since I figured twenty-five or so hours to finish the project (sight unseen), I was way off on my time-schedule.

Oh, well... It had to be done & it`s not like I stick to the timeline often, anyway.



If I`d had a hot water/steam unit, the chassis-work would have been maybe four hours less... And saved an hour or two on the engine.

I tried to pull the wheels, and by the second lug I gave up.

He`s just had new brakes installed, and those lugs had to be torqued to 150 lb/ft.

I didn`t need the drama of stripping a stud pulling them off, so I just did them on the truck. I could have saved a couple hours with them off (Better access to the back-sides, brakes, rotors, & front suspension).

Some things I didn`t take pics of- The window rubbers & felts, for instance. They were LOADED with dirt that had to be cleaned via soap & all purpose cleaner, toothbrush scrub, and finally a (low) pressure washer rinse. That truck had two or three per door panel, and I wouldn`t have been able to get to them unless I removed the panels. Stuff like that adds up.



It was what I`d call a `done-properly` detail.

Not ridiculous, but certainly pride-worthy.

Done a lot of those over the years.



Thanks.

[Mark77]

The job you did on that truck is truly amazing. One of the most extreme makeovers I have seen here or on MOL.