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Got fat and happy and got all the hardware installed on the bed floor.

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perfect!

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Thanks ;)

That looks cool. Do you have a how to posted somewhere?

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well i have one more photo of it in my build thread but you take it down to bare metal tape off all of it draw squares cut out the ones that need to be black paint it then take off the taped squares still there and clear coat

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http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h7...cture002-5.jpg
here it is ready to paint after everything is cut out

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:thumbs: X2

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For a moment there I had a Batman Flash Back. The red/orange color against the gloss black made the barbell look like something from the trim of the Adam West Batmobile.

That gives me an idea. What WOULD a truck/WHat truck would Batman have used to modify look like IF Batman needed one? I figure he would want a '60 GMC to start with (hood snout - Nose of bat?) Maybe a 59/60 ElCamino becasue of tailfins?


Dudes we just got to draw this up. Lets have some fun with this. Lets make another message

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I picked up some wheels that I thought might work at leas until I get some nicer wires, But after fighting to get them bolted up (universal lugs suck), they don't clear the caliper when torqued. hey did look pretty cool with the old school meats, though.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...1-23103845.jpg

<edit> Still working on the logo for the center caps, that one is OK, but I like my design better. :lol:

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Well, I tried some poverty caps to go on my painted steel wheels w/trim rings ??, still can`t decide which ones ???

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gave sara a bath a rub down then went for a drive

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If the interference is minor and in a limited area, you might get away with some light grinding on the calipers. There's a lot of meat on the calipers. I did this when I was running mid 1960's vintage 5 spoke mags designed for drum brakes. I also had to be careful that balancing weights (Tape-a-weights) were mounted near the centerline of the wheel or they would run into the calipers. After the minor grinding they worked fine with no issues.

Here's a picture although the disc brakes aren't visible:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/563/dragmaster.jpg

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I might try that, but it seems to be the whole face of the caliper. I haven't tried mounting the front, the back is a Caprice axle.I noticed as soon as I snugged them up, I couldn't see light between the caliper and the wheel. I thought they looked pretty sweet, but what I really want is a set of Caddy wires. These were just too good to pass up. I might even make a buck. :lol:

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Update on the wheels. Put them up on CL and they sold today for twice what I paid. Now to find some wheels that fit. :lol:

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finished bending and installing my trans lines. no leaks.:metal::metal:

gave her fresh coolant . cant wait to take her out for a ride!!

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I dropped my pro street truck off at the body shop last night and the elves were all over it.....they called me at 7 pm and were still at the shop working on it....thats got to be good right ?

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you getting body work and paint whats the bill on that going to be?

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Measured another guys project today to check the cab to rear axle to see if all my calculations have been correct so far. Everything appears to be spot on. So i moved to the front end and took the radiator support off of the caprice and started mocking the 1964 truck radiator support. New pics uploaded on "My build" page

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I bought some new seats yesterday and I sat them in the truck today. They are tan buckets from a 2001 F**d. I got them for $40.00 on craigslist. They are in great shape, very comfortable and seems that they are darn near a perfect fit !!! They fit the shape of the floor pan nicely, but I'll need to drill new mounting holes. They seem to sit a little higher than the stock bench but that ok with me because I'm not a very big guy. Now I just need some ideas for a console for in between the seats.

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Installed my newly designed mirror arms. The original made it so that the bar between the side window and the vent window landed smack in the middle of the mirror. So I cut about 3 inches out of the arm and welded it back together and painted it black. I think my next step is to get a 5" convex mirror head to give me great visibility.

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[ATTACH]Attachment 834940[/ATTACH] went from one 6 to a new 6 :metal:

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I like the way they look, I wonder how that would work on the 4-5-6 years

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After making a final decision to use the Caprice core support mounting hardware I cut the holes and welded in plate to hold the 64 core support. Looked over the Caprice radiator and made mental notes on how to integrate it.
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Welcome to the forum.

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thanks hope to have a cool truck like everyone else on here some day

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Still driving her every day, and loving it. :metal:

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Installed my new-to-me Deluxe heater. I have to admit, at first, I was thinking - "Man, that sure is a SMALL heater core." It didn't take long to change my mind though!! I could've baked bread in the cab this morning!! During my 20-minute drive to work, it got SO hot in the cab, I had to turn the heater ALL THE WAY OFF and roll down the window to get some relief!! I wired up the blower motor switch last night just to make some heat til today, now, I need to figure out what all the flappers and cables do and get them installed and connected.

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I just about have the underside of the cab repaired, just one more front cab brace to go. I painted the firewall section flat steel blue and undercoated the floor while i had some warm weather. Now it's back to normal temps and I hope to tip the cab back down so I can get it in the garage but it's freakin pitch dark at 4:45 in the afternoon....sheshh!

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samuellg1977, thank you for your military service and protecting our freedom. If it was not for YOU we couldnt enjoy the priviledge of extreme hobbies like this. Thank you...

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Thanks. All I ask is that my friends and family keep Old Glory flying for the Soldiers and the families that have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

Sam

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Today i printed out and used this thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...elay+headlight and wired up some headlight relays into my truck and the difference is AMAZING! My low beams look like high beams now! this upgrade is so great i already went and got another set of relays that im going to wire into my other classic car.Thanks "markeb01" for the great right up!

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Painted my thermostat housing to continue the dechroming of Stanley...
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The plan for today is to finish off the '69 and get it back on the road. had a slight delay,waiting for new headers. Interested to see how the new cam/intake combo improves it. Waiting on a new dual electric fan setup, but put the clutch and original shroud on for now with a new triple pass aluminum radiator. Bought a Gearvendors over/under drive off another site and should be hear by next weekend, so will be able to cruise the highway at about 2200-2400 rpm and still keep my 4.11 gears and my TH400. She is working on her little project and we hope to fire off that big block maybe tomorrow for the first time.

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I'm glad you found it helpful!

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What kind of relay do you use for headlights ? I am not electrically inclined, so I don't have a clue. Thanks

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if you go to your local parts store ask for a heavy duty headlight/horn 30 amp relay they will get you the right ones cost around $5 each or you caan get them on ebay : http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=....c0.m270.l1313

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Picked up a "parts" truck today for the fleetside bed. but the truck seems to have a lot of good parts.. Spent some time cutting up the caprice radiator support and mocking it into the 64. Hopefully I will have it ready to put in tomorrow so I can start figuring out what to do with the inner fenders..

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worked on the passanger sie sunvisor mount and striped down the rear saw bar for powed coating will take it all in next week..:metal::chevy:

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here is the sway bar
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