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Told my son to wash mine so he could take it to a local car show while I'm in Nashville at a BMX race with my daughter.
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I welded up the new bottom piece for the core support.

It turned out great! Tomorrow I am grinding the welds smooth and painting it.

It will be good to FINALLY have at least one part done!

Steven

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makeb01 let us know how the full floor vinyl floor mat comes out??

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10-4. A bunch of us have been asking about this mat for a year or more, but apparently no one on the forum has installed the entire mat yet to provide photos. I'll get some good clear shots whether it fits great or turns out to be a disappointment.

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finally figured ir out

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Sorry, no explination. Bottom pic is pretty much how she looked when started. Top pic, I stripped out the interior and painted it. Previouse owner had a hole cut in dash so I cleaned it up and installed stereo. Grand Daughter cant wait to hear some tunes.

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Classic kid priority - nothing more important than making sure the radio works! Great photo.

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Im right there with ya, just in a different state :waah:

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Changed the oil on my 65.

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Nom nom nom:metal:

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Replaced my heater core that had sprung a leak. Sanded up and painted the housing while I had it out.

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Painted the wheels red.:metal:

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on my daily driver i painted the valve cover hammered texture black but didnt like it so stripped it down and painted it a hammered texture charcoal grey to match my twin pipes. I also chopped and tacked my project 68 frame.
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1st coat of primer on my truck.

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Finished the front bumper brackets and remount. Driving it for at least a steady hour today to test for the power tour on weds...
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Installed the middle seat belt so I can take my kids fishing. Too bad I'm work this weekend and they're in school next week. Maybe the week after.

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after the clear coat was all dry i installed my charcoal grey valve cover on my daily driver. now all the details match under the hood.:metal:
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On the '66 Burb:
Well, after alot of disCUSSion, found my mathmatical errors on my front crossmember. Luckily, the fix was simple and all is square again with the world!. Re-installed the upper and lower control arms, made new lower bag mounts and installed eng/trans. Hopefully will have the steering u-joints later this week and will have the column mounted, also.
Been away from this project for about a month while getting the shop truck to driver status. Will post pics later this week.

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I ordered a new alt harness to replace the fire damaged one. I spent the day doing minor body work and got the cab interior primered.

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I got my 78 burb crossmember bolted in my 62 C10.

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Finally finished the process of painting the wheels that I bought. The wheels are from a late 70's early 80's 4x4, they were originally white, and had center caps only (mine didn't have them when I got them mind you). I had a 71 Cuda with factory rally wheels a long time ago. They were a similar design to these, except the center section was inverse. I think the similarity in design
is what attracted me to these wheels.

First I had a buddy machine the center hole in each rim out to 3.625. Don't recall the exact beginning dimension, but the dimension was about 0.020 too small, and they would not fit over the hub front or rear.

Second off to the sandblaster. At first I was a little upset as the finish after blasting was very, very rough, and all of the rust was not gone. While I used rust converter (applied liberally), I put on my thinking cap as to how to deal with the rough finish.

Medium steel wool is what I tried first, and I was very pleased with the result. The rust converter seemed to do it's job... so I did mine, man I am sore... steel wool + 5 wheels (all surfaces) = one day of hard labour. I was also left feeling a little unsure as to how the paint would end up looking.

So, off to the laundry tub for a good scrub with soap and water, towel dry, a liberal application of One Choice wax and grease remover. Two coats of primer, and three coats of semi gloss black, and I am very happy with the result.

Tomorrow, ordering the rubber, hoping to have them on by the weekend. I am a hot rodder at heart, so big ones back there, and littler ones up front.

Next up, beauty rings, and center caps!

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This !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Excellent, I really like how they turned out. Looking forward to seeing them on your truck.

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Me too! Undecided on the tire sizes, either 275/60R15's on the back, and 225/70R15's on the front, or 295/50R15's on the back, and 235/60R15's on the front...

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Retrofitted the fan shroud off of my '77 350 sbc parts truck and installed in my '64. A lot of notching and I had to fab some brackets, but it fits and works well.

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Finshed the grill and got the new rear window rubber in. More pics on my build thread

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Should you be interested in something to compare against, I’m running 255/70’s on the rear and 215 /70’s on the front, all on 15x7” wheels. The Fleetside bed accommodates much wider rear tires than the stepside. As a diameter reference my front tires are 26.89” tall and the rears are listed as 29.1” tall.

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Got the '85 donor crossmember bolted in...

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Thanks, appreciate that. BTW, I told my wife that markeb zero one said my wheels look good, and if markeb zero one says wheels look good, then your wheels look good! A compliment from the master, hopefully one day I can snatch the pebble:ito:

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Wired up my heater and then put in the defroster hoses!
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Dropped spindles and rear springs came in today, gonna be an interesting weekend!

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Finally finished mounting the bed and took it for the first drive in 20 years!! :metal:
Wow! I forgot how much i love this truck!
I need to tidy up a few things and get the tailgate painted etc. But i am super happy

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Raked 64,

Looks great! Congrats on her "maiden" voyage.....

el_bole:ito:

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Congrats Raked 64 that must be a blast I cant wait till I can take my build for its first drive. :burnout:

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AWESOME, CONGRATS, must have been a great feeling, let's see some more pics of "finished" product!!!!

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Got a couple of steering wheels painted and assembled.

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Just curious do you sell them or are the for your personal ride?.... They look good!!!!... I like the one on top
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Just cut and buffed the hood.

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been working on a bunch of small items, its taking me forever theres alot of parts you dont realize that need to be cleaned or finished if you are going to do it right .painted these bad boys up still need glass and weather strip

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