Aleu - The Rebuild of a 1980 Pickup

Instead of POR-15 you could use something like SEM's Rust Mort. It's a chemical conversion coating. Turns rust into a black oxide that can be painted over.

 

oooohhhhhhhhh, I think that may be a better alternative for me with how parts of the bed and cab are

 

What did you use to get it all down to sheet metal? I am needing to repaint my 81 and i am just planning using paint remover and sanding.

 

hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates. this past weekend I went out to Tampa for GuardianCon 2018, was a blast. picked up my "new" front and rear windshields and the other set of doors im gonna use. I'll get some pictures up in the next day or so. but its time to hit it once again and get this bed at least done this week lol

hey sorry for the late response, I used a combo of paint stripper from Lowes and elbow grease with my die grinder and palm sander hooked up to my 30 gallon husky air compressor!

 

Finished yet?

 

actually yes, just finished

 

small update for now, got one of the wheel wells mostly cleaned up and put more paint stripper on the other. should be fully done today hopefully. gonna try to finish up the bed floor as well

 

oh i almost forgot, picked up my new windscreen and rear window along with the doors. doors are nothing special, but they are relatively complete

you can also see my high steer setup too

 

I bet when you vacuum up all those little pieces, it makes that super satisfying sound in the vacuum tube. I love that.

 

you are strange lol

but it is nice sucking all that shit up and seeing a nice cleaned up bed lol

 

alright...todays progress. finished getting the rest of the liner scraped off. bed floor and wheel wells are pretty much good to go.

need to figure out what im gonna do to get the rest of the inner wall liner off. found a good rust spot that the previous owner fiberglassed over, shouldnt be too hard to fix

 

Man I miss that sound, i think it's time to find me one.

 

yeah....I cant wait to get mine running again....

 

I want it on the road like yesterday!

 

some updates again lol, been busy with work and havent been able to do much. But, I decided to take the bed off the truck so i can finish everything up. also got more of the paint stripped off, getting real close to getting all the paint off

 

been meaning to share some updates lol, got about 99% of the liner off the bed. now just to finish getting to bare metal and I can prime the bed and get working on the cab

 

havent been able to work on the bed, but all my stuff for rust prevention came in. just gotta finish getting all the paint off and I can put the POR on then prime everything and worry about body work once the truck is ready to drive. also not pictured is a Raptor liner kit for the inside of the bed

 

getting really close to the point where i can put POR and primer on. just gonna finish up some parts as it doesnt need to be 100% metal to be primed. gonna stand the bed up so i can get to the bottom to seal the bottom up... getting super close. almost at the 40+ hour mark lol

 

another update! didnt really get anything done this week because of nights, but i did get the driver side and bumper valance area finished up. all i got left is the wheel wells and wire wheel the floor and clean the under side of the bed and im finally good to start POR and Priming everything.

also got my full float kit in and my crossmember and skid plate!

gonna try to finish the bed this weekend and get started on the cab