Topic: Cleaning up the 82

[cgbemis]

I'm in the process of cleaning up my 82 which had been sitting in a field for about five years. I got the interior cleaned up, and engine bay scrubbed out prietty well. Now I need to get the air passage that sits just in front of the windsheild cleaned out (the vent/grille area that sits just behind the hood, and just in front of the windsheild on the out side). The top doesn't un-bolt like the one from my second gen did, and there are a bunch of leafs and sticks in there from what I'm guessing are mice. How do you get in there to clean that stuff out? Thanks for your help.

[79coyotefrg]

take the fenders off and you will see the little "passages"  where you can hose it out, chances are they are clogged

[cgbemis [OP]]

take the fenders off and you will see the little "passages"  where you can hose it out, chances are they are clogged

Cool, thanks. I will give that a shot this evening when I get home.

[cgbemis [OP]]

OK, so I'm getting to the point of being able to drive this thing. The doors were kind of messed up, so I got some new doors for it. I'd like to paint the new doors the same blue as the truck, since this is going to be my work truck for a while and needs to look halfway decent. Kind of a newb question, but what have you guys found as far as rattle cans that match the first gen blue?

Thanks for the help.

[kneedownnate]

Nothing I've found matches, how bout shooting them with a gun?  If not, any competent paint store can mix up factory colors and put it in rattle cans for you, but it usually runs $12-15 a can and won't set as well as paint sprayed from a gun.