Recent content by Melman

I want to sell my Blue 1987 Silverado. I have a picture record in the members section. It is listed under Melman, I am asking $12,000.00 for it. I have all the receipts for money spent, not including labor cost. If you are interested you can leave me a message here on my page. I am open for a...

It would be good if I had the yards to go thru. Most of the junk yards around here have been cleaned up and crushed. Most of the screws I removed were in bad shape. The three phillips head screws that held the tailgate handle were rusty and I even had to remove them with a hammer and chisel. I...

Cold in GA Hey Nate, The temp. here has been in the 30 to 40's :mad:also. Whats going on in the world? I am like you when will summer come back. I believe all the US is in a deep freeze! I haven't been able to work on my truck. I have everything to put the tailgate together.I didn't want...

Hey Guys, I got a little bit done on the truck.The weather here in GA was perfect for the shade tree mechanic.:D I added the wheel and drip molding. Put some insulation inside the doors, I will build up the window and door assemblies next week.

I forgot to ask the brand of paint. I was so excited about the paint job I didn't ask! I will post later. The color is Dark Blue which is the OEM color for that truck. You asked for more pictures. Look in the photos for these years on this site. You might get tired of looking at my photos...

Painted Finally Well here it is, I believe it was worth the wait. Nate post your photo of the Benz. I like some of the German cars. I was stationed in Germany from 71-73. I like the auto-bahn, no speed limit, I guess that was why I got so many tickets once I got back home. They had also dropped...

Painted To-day Hey Nate, The truck was painted today. I will get to see it Monday. I have some new pictures posted. It looks good from what I see in the photos. I will post more once I go by the shop.:D

Color code Nate, The color is 29U.It is the OEM color that came on the truck, dark blue. He is using the base coat with three coats clear, with a sanding between the 2nd and 3rd clear coat.:) He can't paint until the temp. here in Ga. gets above freezing. It was 21 deg. this morning.:eek:

Today I spoke with my truck painter. We looked up the original paint code for my truck. The code is on the dash pocket liner of my truck. We were able to decipher the code. We mixed up an ounce to verify the color, it looked correct. It looks like he will start painting the interior next...

shifter Thanks Nate, I will look around for another one. I have a buffing wheel I will see if that will bring my old one back to a shine.:)

Parts Nate, You seem to have some good parts. I am looking for a decent gear shifter. The one on my truck is rusty and scratched up. Would you by any chance have a lever for auto,column shifter w/tilt? I have been looking for one locally, no luck.My truck is a 1987 model.I would pay for...

Rebuild Mike, This is a good hobby to get you out of your chair. If you enjoy working on the truck, to me that is not a waste of time & money. Take pictures and post them here to keep a record of your progress. Remember "Restore them don't crush them"

Wipers Thanks, Nate for the good advice!:D

Wipers Nate, You gave me an idea. I have my cowl open which exposes the wiper assemble. I need to do PM on them while they are exposed. Does it require just a good cleaning and grease job? I have a replacement plastic section for that area. The cowl cover piece had the paint pealing off so I...

A/c Great info. I will look into the condenser.Summit's price is under $100.00 bucks. I will check out the Sayden compressor also. Once I get it all together I will post some pictures. You know I like pictures,I can't wait to add the painted truck to the file.:) Thanks again for all your help!