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  1. C10_Blackie

    Door Hinge Spring Replacement

    While replacing the window channel seals over the weekend on my '81 C10, I finally noticed that the driver's door was swinging freely without resistance and I had to prop a garbage can in there to keep the door in place while working on it. Have always taken for granted that car doors will come...
  2. C10_Blackie

    Painting rally wheel rim

    Those look good and thanks for the advice! Up to now I've avoided getting into owning a paint sprayer but maybe it's getting time to reconsider that. You can tell I know less than nothing about auto painting (my only experience is with using a brush on houses), but I'm starting to see that there...
  3. C10_Blackie

    Painting rally wheel rim

    I saw that Eastwood primer and that would have been my choice if I could get it locally. Found a rust-oleum filler primer at Harbor Freight that ought to do the job. Replaced the window track seals today on both doors, which is the first improvement I’ve made myself since getting the truck...
  4. C10_Blackie

    Painting rally wheel rim

    OK then - sounds like I’m going with some sort of sealer/filler primer - probably just rust-oleum or whatever the local hardware store has and then a couple thin coats of my rally wheel paint and I guess I’m good to go. Thanks for the help.
  5. C10_Blackie

    Painting rally wheel rim

    Thanks for that. Do you have a locally available favorite? Would a POR-15 DTM top coat work?
  6. C10_Blackie

    Painting rally wheel rim

    That sounds right to me. I hope the one can of paint will do it for just the one rim but will hopefully be able to find another locally if I need one. And if the surface prep turns out to be just a cleaner, I’ll find a suitable primer. Just found a photo from the factory and it is clear they...
  7. C10_Blackie

    Painting rally wheel rim

    The spare rally rim on my new project truck had a lot of surface rust and a junk tire on it. I pulled off and discarded the old tire and sandblasted the rim. You can see where the rust came off but it looks pretty good and with the trim ring on it when in use, it is going to look just fine. I...
  8. C10_Blackie

    Recommendation for Steering Columns Galore

    One more recommendation from a recent experience: this one for Steering Columns Galore in upstate New York. I wanted to repair the floppy tilt steering column in my 1981 C10 but was not ready to do that kind of work myself. The mechanics at the shop I used warned me that once you get into...
  9. C10_Blackie

    Strong recommendation for Rob (SirRobyn0) at Luke's Redmond Automotive in Redmond, WA

    I'd also like to add that one of Rob's best qualities is PATIENCE. I basically inundated him with information and there was a lot of stuff to sort through and discuss in order to find the right solution for the long-term (what to work vs. what to leave for later). Rob was very patient and kind...
  10. C10_Blackie

    Strong recommendation for Rob (SirRobyn0) at Luke's Redmond Automotive in Redmond, WA

    Wasn't sure where to put this - hope this is a good place. I just wanted to strongly recommend Rob Norenberg (@SirRobyn0) at Luke's Redmond Automotive in Redmond, Washington. I took on my first square body project only recently and needed a lot of help. Fortunately, other people on this forum...
  11. C10_Blackie

    Busted Alternator Bolt

    Sorry for taking so long to get back to you - I haven't logged in in a while. I see Rob already answered and yeah, it's still at the shop and there are a number of issues that will have to be dealt with. Rob has been busy - as he said - but I've assured him that I'm in no rush at all. Rob has...
  12. C10_Blackie

    Spray vs Plastic Bedliner

    That’s not a bad idea, and I’ll give that some thought.
  13. C10_Blackie

    Spray vs Plastic Bedliner

    Thanks to everybody so far - you've been a lot of help. Aside from resolving any safety issues my first priority is to get the bed figured out so i can start using it for spring projects.
  14. C10_Blackie

    Spray vs Plastic Bedliner

    Thanks. I'm leaning towards Line-X with the UV protection.
  15. C10_Blackie

    Spray vs Plastic Bedliner

    Thanks for that. I was specifically wondering about how the bed would weather under a plastic liner if moisture got in there.
  16. C10_Blackie

    Busted Alternator Bolt

    Quick follow-up: I made it to the shop, but just barely. I did a couple of short test drives and my temporary fix held just fine but when I set out on the actual trip to the shop it dropped the belt in the first couple of miles. I didn't notice anything much with the gauges until I was on the...
  17. C10_Blackie

    Greetings from Seattle

    A quick follow-up - I ended up taking it to Rob over at Luke's in Redmond and he's been giving it a look. So far he's been able to tell me that it's a keeper so I've got a service manual on order and here we go...
  18. C10_Blackie

    New here from the Wet Coast of Canada

    Welcome from Seattle. I'm new too and just bought an '81 C10. You've got me re-thinking going with a stock grille - that looks great.
  19. C10_Blackie

    Spray vs Plastic Bedliner

    I have a 1981 long bed fleetside C10. The prior owner had an OK paint job done on the exterior but seems to have applied some sort of bed liner material himself and because of poor material and/or workmanship it didn't last hardly at all. So there's original paint showing through in many places...
  20. C10_Blackie

    Busted Alternator Bolt

    And here I was thinking that I was just going to enjoy many years of mostly bolting new aftermarket parts on. I'm almost glad the truck decided to remind me that stuff like this happens. And that was the last time I go anywhere in this truck without a good selection of tools.
  21. C10_Blackie

    Busted Alternator Bolt

    Let's hope that is the case. If I hadn't been able to come up with a temporary solution the next thing I would have tried was some more penetrating oil and a screw extractor before giving up, but the way bolts tend to seize up in heated applications made me doubtful that anything other than...
  22. C10_Blackie

    Busted Alternator Bolt

    It is really hard to see, but mine looks more similar to hers. I don't know the names of things so have to make stuff up as I go, so what I'm going to call the 'tensioner' bracket is fixed to the head and then a bolt attaches the bracket to the alternator with a bolt that allows it to slide and...
  23. C10_Blackie

    Busted Alternator Bolt

    Yeah, what you said earlier gave me the impression that you understood what I did from the get-go and after a few more short test drives nothing has loosed up. Thanks also for confirming my suspicions that this isn't something I want to leave this way for too long. I'm also with you on the...
  24. C10_Blackie

    Busted Alternator Bolt

    Thanks for all the great responses! Here's what I did (pics attached). You can see the new bolt, washers and nuts I installed in the wide and close-up shots at the bottom of the alternator to the right of that interestingly-placed (at least to me) gas filter. So I had pulled off the bracket and...
  25. C10_Blackie

    Busted Alternator Bolt

    I’ll take some pics tomorrow. Thanks.

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