What did you do to your truck today?
10-01-2014, 08:47 PM
Well, not sure how many of you remember what my truck looked like before, but I have spent many weekends and late nights doing a bit of bodywork and I got done painting her Monday. Now to get her back together.
10-01-2014, 09:11 PM
10-01-2014, 09:24 PM
They call it calypso green when they look up the paint code, but on my window sticker it was called Tobago green. And the paint code for the oxford white doesn't come up for a 94...had to bump back to 93. Weird.
10-01-2014, 09:51 PM
Does anybody know what Moog springs you need for a 4" lift on the front? Before I did ask the bodywork, I put all new suspension on which raised the back up....after I just leveled the front with new Moog 824's I believe....already bought extended radius arms, drop pivot axle brackets and all the goodies from broncograveyard.com ... but the from needs to be raised 4 inches if I remember right. Need to measure again after I get the bed back on, but does anyone know what Moog spring would do this? Don't want spacers, just don't like em done that way...personal preference...
10-02-2014, 01:12 AM
Does anybody know what Moog springs you need for a 4" lift on the front? Before I did ask the bodywork, I put all new suspension on which raised the back up....after I just leveled the front with new Moog 824's I believe....already bought extended radius arms, drop pivot axle brackets and all the goodies from broncograveyard.com ... but the from needs to be raised 4 inches if I remember right. Need to measure again after I get the bed back on, but does anyone know what Moog spring would do this? Don't want spacers, just don't like em done that way...personal preference...
Buy a lift spring from any of the suspension manufactures that offers the correct lift your truck.
10-02-2014, 12:43 PM
As for me, I was going to clay, polish and wax but looks like rain is headed my way. I ended up cleaning my auto hubs, soaking them in tranny fluid and putting them back in. Work like new!
10-02-2014, 10:21 PM
Yep, did every bit of bodywork and painting myself. Had a buddy that does bodywork going to help me, but could never get him to actually show up, always busy doing something else. I imagine if you do it for a living you don't want to spend your weekend doing it also do I understand.... Heck of a learning experience that's for sure. Never done any kind of bodywork before. Got to know a guy online on another site fairly well, bought quality materials and I think that helped. A lot of work, long late hours, sometimes all night, learned at least a new guy, an amateur if you will can't rush bodywork....patients patients patients....that's the hard part sometimes. I used patch panels on the bed and welded them in.....turned out great.....but if I ever do it again, or another.....might just go the beside route. In the end, not sure you really save a lot with patch panels. All the sanding, high build primer, etc.... but she turned out awesome. I bought a new DeVilbiss Tekna Copper spray gun...which is a sweet gun....used a harbor freight gun out of their two gun kit with a 1.8 tip for the high build primer and it worked just fine for primer. Used a 1.3 for the base and clear with the Tekna Copper.