Aleu - The Rebuild of a 1980 Pickup

finished up the wheel wells and got the bed floor wire wheeled. gonna wire wheel and clean the rust from underneath either later tonight or tomorrow. then once thats done, i can start laying down the POR and primer!

 

Man its looking good keep it up man

 

well today was kinda short lived lol. completely forgot the rust converter requires 24 hours before you can paint over it. BUT the entire underside has been cleaned of all the dirt, rust converter sprayed, and i have an undercoating that will be going on. once thats on and dry....que the POR 15 and primer! cross your fingers...but i should be "done" with this bed by the end of this week.

that way i can finally clean the garage and get started on the cab!

thanks man!!

 

Keeping them cross bro a lil bit at a time will equal a job well done man.

 

That is dedication!
Wish I had that much patience, I just cut my bed off and dumped it.

 

well shiiiit. thought 2 cans of undercoating was gonna be enough....NOPE got me about 2/3rds done lol. need to go pick up 2 more cans haha

haha, thanks lol, trust me....i know the feeling haha. almost 40 hours so far just into rust prevention on the bed. still got the cab to do lol

 

whooo, 3 more cans later, and the bottom is about 95% covered. need to get another can and i can finish up the spot of the bed thats closest to the floor. i should HOPEFULLY be starting the POR and what not tomorrow

 

Hell yeah dude transformation is amazing looks great

 

What is the rust converter you are using? I'm restoring the bed on my 85.

 

i just got whatever Lowes had, i dont remember the brand, but its whatever they had in the paint section

 

Excellent. Thanks

 

today was a great leap forward. got the bed degreased, metal prepped, and got my POR15 laid down on the floor and side walls. I used the entire can I got, but POR recommends 2 coats, and I got 3.5 coats out of what I had. super happy with the outcome. just need to finish the underside as there are a few more spots that need undercoating, then tomorrow, 320 grit the floor, sand the bedsides, bumper, and front, and I can lay my primer! lets hope things go as planned lol

 

Chris not sure if you need or are looking for any OEM parts but there is a guy in another thread that stated he prob has anything you need.Here is his current rigs

My crawling rig: 1980 custom chassis, LQ4 6.0l, Atlas, 43s - The Dirt Squirrel



My RHD 1980 with a 1uz/5spd on 37s (long-term restoration project)



The Deer Lease rig
Pic to come later

The Flatbed (for sale)


The newest project: 1981 w/ a 3rz/w56/duals on 35s (For sale once i put it all together)



Just sold these two:

my 1979 2wd on a 2002 tacoma frame: 2rz/5-speed, full tacoma dash


1980 SWB on 33s with a rebuilt 20r



the_white_shadow, Yesterday at 7:50 PMReport

 

check it out guys! FINALLY primed, took me 5 hours almost to scuff up the POR15, sand down the bedside surfaces again, and get the long bed primed. 45 hours total (give or take lol) and the bed is finally in a spot to go back on the truck. i THINK this will be the last time it will be off

it aint perfect in no way, no barrett jackson resto in any way lol. more of a rust rescue lol

 

im gonna have to hit him up, im going to see my parts guy this weekend to grab a bunch of things i need. Ill see what im in need of afterwards lol

 

Aleu is coming together and I like the flat black I know its just primer but it looks bad ass

 

thanks man! i cant wait to get the cab done

 

this long weekend was a success. got most of the AC parts, still looking for more pieces though. got my axle parts, spindles, hub/rotor assembly, locking hubs, 22re longbed fuel tank, factory skid, blower motor evaporator, climate control module, bunch of misc AC related parts. I cant wait to get this baby driving again