Welcome to Pop's Garage!

Pop's Garage, not a real place, so don't look for it in the Yellow Pages, lol. Actually, my wife has called me "Poppa" since before we got married, and I thought it would be a good name for a garage if I were to ever open one. So I'm using it here.

On to the purpose of this blog. I love pretty much anything to do with cars. Mostly old muscle cars, classic trucks, mini trucks, diesel trucks, hot rods and some sport compacts. Some times, I either get to working on a project, or have ideas for one and I like to share the info with others. There are also times I am working on a car for someone and I need to complain about the engineers bad ideas, or rave about the good ones. So this is my place to do that.

A little background on me and my automotive experience. I have been driving since 1992, when I turned 16. I have worked in the automotive industry in some way since 1994, off and on, either selling parts, delivering parts, installing parts or making parts. I have been in to building custom cars for just as long. I have built about 10 cars of my own and helped my friends on dozens more in the past. I have been in 5 car clubs since I was 16, and president of 3 of those 5. The club names were Syndicate (Dayton, OH), Furious Stylez (president), Crossroads Customs, 0-60 of Dayton (President), and Positive Perception (President, current club my wife and I have been trying to start since '08).

So that's all about me. Later I'll post about some past, present and future projects. C-ya!


Thursday, December 31, 2009

Project "Locomotion" - 1982 Chevrolet C10 Silverado Diesel - Part 2

Welcome back for Part 2 of my truck project. We'll start from the dismantling, then from the bottom, the chassis, of the truck and finish with the interior and details.

DISMANTLING
First thing I'll want to do with this project is tear the truck down completely to the bare frame. I'll want to try to get everything apart in large chunks first, then break those parts down further, starting with the bed.

The bed of the truck is probably the easiest part to take off. Six long bolts and the fuel necks, unplug or remove any wiring for the tail lights and it will lift right off. I'll need to invite some friends over though or get one of those bed lift fixtures for my engine hoist so I can do it myself. During this process, I'll be taking the rear bumper off as well

Then I will move to the front of the truck, removing the front bumper and brackets. Hopefully, without much hassle I can pull the dog house off in one piece, but with this diesel, there are a lot more things attached to the inner fenders as compared to a gas V8 or inline 6.

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