Getting my 46 WD15 repaired and back on the road

[Los_Control]

Thats a good tip on the workout mat from Amazon ..... sounds like something I might try.

 

Something I have been wanting to do is visit my local truck tire shop. I have 2 of them within 1 mile from me I live near a freeway on/off ramp.

I want to pick up a couple old junk truck tire inner tubes. .... Just saying a bit thicker then a car inner tube.

The rubber they have to pay for disposal, I would be happy to pay a few bucks for them.

 

They make some pretty decent spray on contact cement ..... My idea is to cut a adequate square of rubber, then attach it under the toe board .... A slit for the pedal to move through.

Then with the toe board in place, make another one for the top side.

 

I have the dust covers from DCM, I just feel I can do something a little better if I try & do not require 100 point restoration.

[lostviking]

So, I guess I'm at the "good enough" point, so I moved the truck out into the driveway to take a few pictures.

 

 

[lostviking]

Mounting the fender using the correct parts, means the hood gap is correct now. The PO didn't use the correct filler, so the fender gets pulled up into the cab, as you can see at the rear of the hood.

 

 

[lostviking]

Here is why the paint is "good enough". Some shots of the rest of the truck. That mess is what he put between the fenders and the rest of the truck everywhere. You can see how careful he was with whatever that black stuff is.

 

 

 

 

[lostviking]

I still intend to fix the running board, but I have to wait a bit to get the tool made. I'll get it done, and painted.

[Veemoney]

Nice fix from where you started you got it looking pretty straight. Most expect an old truck to show some character marks if it is a daily driver and are just happy to see it on the road. I'm sure you'll get plenty of thumbs up on it.

[Rodney_Hamon]

I think you did a great job repairing that. Truck looks great sitting in the driveway!

[lostviking]

One last post before I end this thread. The mat. I still need to final trim it a bit, and remove the white markings. Not bad for $37. It's not the smooth rubber I was expecting, but kind of sintered together. I can vouch that it's tough. I ended up using my sheet metal shears.

 

 

[Rodney_Hamon]

Fantastic.  You inspired me to go to web search for mat solution and I bought a cheap cargo rubber mat for the back of a suv. Around $30. Gonna trim and fit like you did. Ha

[lostviking]

Great solution. I wish I'd have thought of that.

[lostviking]

OK, so I'm not going to pull a Tom Brady, this is really the last in this thread, but there was one last thing I needed to do. The passengers side fender needed the correct parts.

Pulled it today, striped the felt crap off and attached the repop material I bought.

Needless to say, the fender fits correctly now and has a nice even gap at the bottom. No more rubbing when you try to open it