Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

I believe so, I will find out for sure in the next day or two when I get it fired up

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Hood bird looks good!

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Thanks tj

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Waiting....No truck noise yet.........waiting.....No truck noise yet...waiting..... Is it time yet??

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Not yet bill, but I did find out that I need synchromesh transmission fluid for the t5 which here in Canada will cost $50 just to fill the tranny, when will the costs stop?!:mad:

But on a positive note I did finish rebuilding the engine for my dirt bike, I did a big bore kit, clutch and bigger valves. http://youtu.be/_hzehgbL5mM so now I'll get to spend some more time on the truck. :chevy:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Just filled up the t5 with penzoil's finest. Got it started up and right away I could tell that the gasket is now sealing. It's really quite, except for backfiring. Yep still having problems. It starts easily now but it just won't idle, I have to keep the rpm's up then it just backfires and usually dies. I've played around with the air fuel mixture screw and just can't get it to idle or run smooth. Here's a video http://youtu.be/k-DiHR2XeO4
Thanks

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Oh never mind guys, once it warmed up it would run smoothly but would idle too low and then die. I bumped the idle up and it runs great now, idles at 300rpm. Exhaust has a nice sound to it. http://youtu.be/0Zxcsv9oupM

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

that's great to here that it is fixed

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Yes it is!

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Sounds Great man! Good job!

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Thanks tj, She sure does!

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Got a bit of work done on the rig today, fabbed up an inner rocker for the passenger side. Still needs some grinding but it's starting to take shape

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Glad you got it running right, always a big relief. On your piston shifter, I wonder if a engraving shop could cut your Shifter pattern in it for you? Then you cut put some paint in the new reliefs? Just a thought. I'm enjoying watching you work on this

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Awesome man! Starting it is always a high point in the build :metal:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Thanks, it still needs a bit of tuning but it's running pretty well. That's what I was thinking for the shifter if I could get it engraved then paint then sand with a high grit paper, since the engravings wouldn't be touched by the sand paper they would be the only remaining paint if that makes sense.

Thanks Scott, yeah it sure feels good to get it running

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Got quite a bit done after school. I finished making the inner rocker panel and got it fully welded in, now it just needs to be ground smooth.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Nice!

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Nice work as always. How long did it take you to weld in the inner rocker? How do you go about doing it? Do you tack a few spots here and there and then let cool for a while?

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Nice work!

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Very nice work Nik

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Thanks tj
Thanks Ben
It took about 15 minutes of welding. It's ok if the metal heats up a bit since it is part of the floor and it's all covered by the rocker and floor mat. I usually tack a couple places then use a small hammer to persuade it into the spot I want then more tacking.
Thanks

Thank you

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

I thought I'd show you guys a donor truck I'm picking up in the next week or so.
1978 GMC Sierra that is complete minus the motor. $300. I will be using the front crossmember for the 62 so I can have disk brakes and cheaper front end parts. I'll also use the rear axle plus all four 15" 5 lug steeleies so that it is 5 lug all around instead of having 5 on the front and 6 on the rear. I'm considering also doing power steering.

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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Good find!

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

That '78 will provide lots of good parts. I'd recommend doing the power steering. It sure is nice to have when you're backing into a tight parking spot at a cruise night surrounded by spectators.

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I disagree. Few things in life are more exhilarating than trying to maneuver something with the nimbleness of a farm tractor into a tight spot while surrounded by show cars; owners of the cars nervously watching and on-lookers staring in awe as you frantically spin the wheel side-to-side as if you where driving a semi through an autocross slolem. :smoke:


On a more serious note, I will never convert mine over to power anything. The lack of power anything, A/C and auto transmission helps ensure that my wife and my kids will never ask for the keys...

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Thanks tj

I'm still not sure if it want to do power steering guys, I'll think about. I haven't even driven the truck yet so I'll see how I like it without power. I'm definitely doing power brakes though.

Haha that is a good idea Ben. I find it kind of cool that lots of these trucks have power nothing.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Here is a spot that I cut some rust out of on the backside of the cab

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

And here it is with the new metal all welded in and ground smooth with some paint on it to protect against rain. This one took quite a while to finish despite of how small it is. I admit this one is not 100% perfect but it's still looks pretty good and since its behind the bed it isn't even visible

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Looking good! :chevy:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Thanks tj, I'm trying to get all the rust repair on the back of the cab done soon so I can get the bed back on and clear up some space in the driveway

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Started to assess the rust in the passenger cab corner. It is definitely worse than the drivers side. It has lots of bondo. But the bright side is that once the passenger cab corner/cab support is done the cab will be basically rust free other than one or two spots that I need to finish up

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Time for some fire power! lol!

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Been there before on a '69 I did a few years back.In the end rust free looked good and sounded good.Truck got sold due to that factor one day. Great job movin' along.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

You just keep banging away ehhh Nik?

Love checking in on your build.

You take on some serious challenges.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

You got it!

Thanks, if I keep on working it will eventually be done.

Thanks rian, Yep just gotta keep on banging away at it to get the job done. The rust repair has been a real challenge but you know what they say, "if you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything".

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Getting closer. Yoou have been doing outstanding work, way better than this old man can do!

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Haha thanks bill

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Today I'm moving lots of vehicles and parts around to make room for the donor truck coming tomorrow. I uncovered my seat and realized that I haven't shown you guys it yet. It's the original seat cover from 62, had a couple small rips and tears plus a couple broken springs but I repaired all that a while ago, but it's in pretty good shape for being 54 years old. I will eventually redo it with a new cover and foam but for now it's plenty fine.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Very nice!, I thought you were just going to use an old bucket upside down. ;)