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[gwaii]

you do have tims on the island dont you?

let's put it this way...as far as businesses go,if it's part of a chain you've heard of,it aint here.

 

[JoshT]

I don't know if you are familiar with the checkmate fiberglass flush mount tonneau covers. I picked up one for my 86 locally at a steal. I want to remove the factory locks and do something custom to latch it down. Now this thing uses a standard cabinet style lock, and when I remove it there will be a hole the size of the lock left. before doing anything else I will have to fill/patch these holes. Any suggestions on how to do this?

i'm not familliar with that particular cover...is it painted to match the truck?

usually on something like that i'd grind the inside so it tapers from full thickness to a knife edge at the hole.then i'd put a piece of tape over the hole on the outside,and build up to original thickness on the inside with fiberglass matt.after it sets,remove the tape,and use filler to finish the outside(it should need barely any)then paint to match.

The CheckMate FX is constructed from a specially manufactured panel consisting of two layers of gel-coated fiberglass (white on one side, black on the other) with approximately 1" of polystyrene sandwiched between the two layers of fiberglass.

I think I've figured out my best solution. That is to just replace the locks with new ones. I only paid $150 for it, and IIRC they go for around $600 new. Like I said I got a good deal on it. It is currently painted but that paint will be removed because it doesn't match the color I will be painting the blue and brown 86 in the background (what ever color that winds up being). The main things I want to do while I am stripping the paint and getting it ready to mount on the other truck is to replace the piano hinges with quick release hinges. The only reason it was on the newer truck is because it was the most convenient place to store it at the time. It's propped up on the back porch now, because the week after these pics were taken I found a Undercover Tonneau for the 99 for $200.

Click pics for Larger images. (when I said larger I meant MUCH LARGER. **Not 56K Friendly**)

 

[Boggin]

let's put it this way...as far as businesses go,if it's part of a chain you've heard of,it aint here.

no tim hortons!?!? well maybe you could take a road trip on the island on the other side of canada lol

 

[gwaii]

I think I've figured out my best solution. That is to just replace the locks with new ones. I only paid $150 for it, and IIRC they go for around $600 new. Like I said I got a good deal on it. It is currently painted but that paint will be removed because it doesn't match the color I will be painting the blue and brown 86 in the background (what ever color that winds up being). The main things I want to do while I am stripping the paint and getting it ready to mount on the other truck is to replace the piano hinges with quick release hinges. The only reason it was on the newer truck is because it was the most convenient place to store it at the time. It's propped up on the back porch now, because the week after these pics were taken I found a Undercover Tonneau for the 99 for $200.

Click pics for Larger images. (when I said larger I meant MUCH LARGER. **Not 56K Friendly**)

ok,i see what you've got...if you did want to patch those you'd do pretty much what i said-except it would be ground from the outside face.then when the glass was set up,you'd grind it flat and dress it out with filler,then paint.

 

[gwaii]

no tim hortons!?!? well maybe you could take a road trip on the island on the other side of canada lol

no timmy's.....but i still drink tim's coffee every morning.just have to get it imported.

 

[rockin86ranger]

dont know why but i just realized how much this has im common with a viper

 

[gwaii]

i've said it before...well,here it is

vipers....whadda they got,like 10 cylinders?

aint that cute.

 

[CHKNFKR]

they do have 6 speeds though. just sayin

 

[gwaii]

they do have 6 speeds though. just sayin

ya,they need them....because they can't pull power over as wide an rpm range.

just sayin

 

[CHKNFKR]

so you've got three standards in one truck but you're running an auto in your uber race car? you don't see a problem with that?

 

[gwaii]

not a problem at all....

it hasn't really been a consideration.

as i'm building a street rod and not a race car i'm more concerned with it looking cool and being driveable than getting the last drop of performance out of it.

 

[Josh40601]

ok,i see what you've got...if you did want to patch those you'd do pretty much what i said-except it would be ground from the outside face.then when the glass was set up,you'd grind it flat and dress it out with filler,then paint.

how would you get the glass to take the shape? This is where i am lost. How do i keep the mat from drooping, or falling down?

 

[RatDog8o8]

Originally Posted by gwaii
vipers....whadda they got,like 10 cylinders?

aint that cute.
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Is your engine the 5.3 or the 6.0? Just wondering. I know the Viper V10 went from 7.9L to 8.4.

 

[TheTopher]

I think gwaii has gotten lazy. He's just repeating himself at this point.

 

[RatDog8o8]

According to some, the Great Creator had to rest upon completion of his vast labors. So too, must this great creator rest upon occasion, to enable his wondrous abilities to flow anew!