1973-87 Chevy & GMC Truck Front Sheet Metal Alignment

1973-87 Chevy & GMC Truck Front Sheet Metal Alignment - Fenders/Doors/Hood

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@btrsmokeyt9524 5 ай бұрын

Gaps being off was driving me nuts. Previous owner didnt even try to get it right but this Video was a huge help. Well better go get myself a 12 pack tommorow and finish this 74.

@deankay4434 Жыл бұрын

Dave, if it is on the Blazer dealing with gaps, you covered it. Measuring frame, cab to frame, perhaps tap & die set to clean the threads (I like a Q-tip and anti seize, protect the edges, bushings... Dave; You are a benefit and Edgar is a great helper & asset to this fitment video! Congrats to both of you! DK, Omaha.

@oldblueshhrchannel1847 Жыл бұрын

Shim, shimmeny, it’s tedious work but worth the effort. It’s much better to have the panels aligned then having gaps and wind whistles. Thanks David! Awesome tutorial on Square body fender and door alignment.

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud!

@CavanalK5 Жыл бұрын

Dave is a great teacher. One of the best on KZfaq for the common truck enthusiast DIY'er. Kevin Tetz is another one in this realm (professionally shot work in studio garages). Derek Bieri and Thomas Mortske are also greats!

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@MLFranklin 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful truck. It's really fun watching it come together.

@here_to_watch2115 Жыл бұрын

I needed this video badly. Thank you !

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@greg6107 10 ай бұрын

Dave I am so impressed with you knowledge and professionalism. Your video's are so awesome..,,

@user-yg9qh2bv9s 10 ай бұрын

احلى ما انتجته الولايات المتحده الامريكيه سيارات قويه وجباره وتتحمل

@aroundlinemen Жыл бұрын

Great job , a lot of good tips , David thanks

@fret14u 8 ай бұрын

David, you nailed it. What a great, informative video. In fact, all your videos are the best out there. Thank you Sir!!!

@roykuhn973 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for your explanations. These have been the best educational tutorials I've ever seen. Sure wish you were my neighbor cause I could use your brain on my 72 C10 restoration

@8luggarage 5 ай бұрын

How is your 72 comin along? I'm currently replacing rocker panels and so on, on mine.

@richardabbott5601 Жыл бұрын

Great job explaining everything

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@malikdigger4544 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave first part of video really does make sense about using rubber strip lines as markings for door & fender reassembly on classic GM truck also good tip about radiator core support which is 4 or 6 hand person job.

@lazyhoundracing9621 Жыл бұрын

I'm doing a frame off on a 53 Chevy 3100. I have never seen a video that didn't have tips I can apply to my build. The rubber edging is a much better idea than tape. assembling newly painted parts is nerve racking enough. Thank you for your time.

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@chrismc.4437 Жыл бұрын

Great instruction! Thank you! Subscribed

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@TheMichaelfoster05 Жыл бұрын

Another great video

@davefagerstrom11 Жыл бұрын

This was very helpful. Thanks

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@leonardpeters3266 Жыл бұрын

You are a gift.

@tcollier4017 Жыл бұрын

the rubber on the edge is a great idea! that dab at the end though 😃

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@terrypett Жыл бұрын

@@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Me too! Assembling my front fenders and hood now. great video Dave!

@robertlambert5299 Жыл бұрын

Dave’s got cool hair. I wish I had Dave’s hair. Good vid Dave very informative.

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@nerdskateful Жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@C10_Menace 3 ай бұрын

😂😂 the dab at the end thoughhhh

@cesard2305 25 күн бұрын

31:00 couldn't have been said any better

@richardbates2367 Жыл бұрын

Hawaiian blue and frost gloss white two tone.. my grandpa had a 79 Chevy K10 Scottsdale long bed regular cab and it was the same colors even a white roof.

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@timhudson8958 Жыл бұрын

GM squares have holes in frame and body supports in alignment with each other you can stick a pry bar in for shifting the body around on the frame with.

@deegan727 Жыл бұрын

I found that my height adjustable stools are perfect for hanging doors😂 With one hand I can hold/balance the door on the padded stool and thread in the bolts with the other hand.

@jesseford7231 Жыл бұрын

😎👍

@hawkeyesaob Жыл бұрын

learned the hard way, i had everything painted and edges covered with tape and chipped the front edge of my door. that rubber would have helped.

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Hard lesson for sure!

@tonyjimenez7782 Жыл бұрын

What happened to the regular video updates? Haven’t seen a new one in a while now. They were so helpful.

@saschaeckhardt3122 Жыл бұрын

verry cool Guy 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇩🇪

@jamesvenneberg6273 Жыл бұрын

The reason he had to move the hinges up to get the hood to go down. The hinge spring is pulling the hood up when the bracket is too low. When the hinge is moved up the spring goes pass the hinge center pivot point resulting in the spring pulling the hood down. I would also lubricate the hinges with engine oil to free up the hinges, it would permit the hood to seek it final resting place without sticking.

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the detailed explanation!

@jamesvenneberg6273 Жыл бұрын

@@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV You also mention that the hood would buckle the first time you tried to close the hood. That is a manufacture design to prevent the hood from going into the windshield. The back corner of the hood area there is a large bolt sticking up from the cowl. With the hood close the bolt goes through a hole behind the hood hinges. During a frontal impact the hood shift rearward. The cause the slots on the back of the hinge to grab the bolts on the cowl causing the hood to buckle, instead of going through the windshield.

@terrypett Жыл бұрын

@@jamesvenneberg6273 wow!! Interesting

@junkyardsearcher6407 Жыл бұрын

I wish I had seen this video sooner, I feel like I should take my fenders off and re adjust my doors now… as much as I tried I couldn’t get the bottom of the doors to pull in.

@richardmathern900 5 ай бұрын

Where did you find the new foam in front of the doors? Running from top to bottom on cab between the door and the quarter panel.

@michaelbenardo5695 Жыл бұрын

That characteristic of the hood is due to safety concerns - they didn't want the back edge of the hood to come through the windshield and act like a draw knife. You can bolt or even weld metal strap across that area so that it won't fold. Before painting of course.

@demarcusshw 10 ай бұрын

Running into the same issue on my ‘79 c20 pickup.. hinge has no more adjustment. Did you just grab some washers to shim the door or is there a part number for the shims

@michaelbenardo5695 Жыл бұрын

You probably know the answer to my problem. I purchased a 73 GMC 3/4 ton Camper Special with no bed and a rusty cab, so I put a good bed and a decent cab from a Chevy C10 2WD. The Cab mounts for a 3/4 ton leave the back of the cab sticking up too high, but using rear mounts for a 1/2 ton 2WD have it too low at the back. I know how to shim, but are there any differences between the 1/2 ton 2WD cab and the others? What about the frame at the cross member that the rear of the cab mounts to?

@edbeck8925 3 ай бұрын

Some frames get bent a bit in the area between the cab and bed

@dallenbingham78 Жыл бұрын

Need help aligning 67-72 doors and fenders thanks !!

@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV Жыл бұрын

All the same concepts apply. Also, check out out other front sheetmetal alignment video for even more in depth techniques.

@Localtruthspeaker 28 күн бұрын

Why didn’t you show the inner fenders. That’s what I was waiting to see. Also get your camera a little closer when showing detail work. I’ve noticed it on a few videos that the camera doesn’t zoom in close enough. Sorry some of us don’t see well. Nice looking blazer tho.