The poly carbide wheel on my grinder strips paint fast. It's just like erasing paint. This PS door panel took only 20 minutes. The tailgate took longer but has more uneven areas. I have a patch for the lower right corner.
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Pinching the door skin edges around the shell is a slow tedious process. You can't help but get nervous wondering if things will line up once the door is put back on the cab. The trial installation confirmed a good fit. This was a lot of work and I'm still not done.        The PS door needs a new skin. I measured and then cut off the old skin and prepared the inside of the door shell with POR-15. I cut out and prepared the original door handle brace too. With plans to finish the door later this week, I rebuilt the PS door hinges. That way the door will hang without sagging as I make final adjustments just before I weld the skin.      When I installed my T5 transmission, I decided to remove the 1965 E-brake crossmember and upgrade to the 1966 version. It eliminates the need for the 1965 frame crossmember. Using parts from a 1966 truck I parted out, I fabricated a hybrid of the 1965 and 1966 E-brake mechanisms. I removed my 1965 cable from the cab and replaced it with the slightly shorter 1966 cable.  The 1966 system uses a rod, 2 cable saddle guides and 2 pigtail cable guides. I did not need to use the pigtail guides.  The curved saddle guides hold the front section of the cable and provide tension when the E-brake is applied. The slotted saddle sits on the PS rod.
For this modification, I needed 12 inches of undamaged cable. I attached a new aluminum cable end stop.  A good smack with a 3 pound sledge hammer made the anchor secure.  I made sure the cable connection bracket would not slip off the cable stop.  I put the cable connection brackets on the ends of my 1965 cables.  The 12 inches of cable in the middle lays inside the saddle guides. Cable tension is adjusted by the 2 nuts on the end of the DS cable coming from the cab.  |
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