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looks good... I like the wheel/stance combo...

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Hey Jon,

We scored those wheels here on the board from a fellow member. Killer deal. As far as specs, I'm not sure exactly. The fronts are 15x7's and the rears are 15x8's. I don't know the offsets though.:chevy:

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Thanks for all the comments everyone! Next time we get out there to work on her, we'll be sure to snap some pics and keep y'all posted on the progress...

62ChevyStep,

Thanks for offering help! I know Portales is quite a ways from here. That's very nice of you to offer... You never know, I may just take you up on it one day... We'll have to get together one of these days and meet each other and look at our trucks.

JC62

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Hoser and Hoser's girl:

A very fine job you guys are doing. I love it when a plan comes together. Please keep up posted with the great pix and narrative.

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Dude....great job on the truck !! Nice to see everyone getting in there and helping out, specially the 'ol lady !!

The chassis and drivetrain look nice !!!

More pics !!

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Nice work

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:ito:Sweet pickup guys! Awesome to see you guys making it a Family Affair (Son, and Brothers all helping) my hats off to you guys! Cannot wait to go crusing with you guys! Dig the hoist, the guy who built it has a lot of tallent! Ur goona have even a bigger smile when cruising with JCHAV62 (KUDDOS TO THE MONA LISA)!:ito: GLAD TO SEE YOU GUYS BUILDING THAT *****EN 283 CU. IN. WITH RAM HORNS! NICE!!! WITH I WAS ENJOYING ONE OF THOSE FROSTYS AT THE END OF THE DAY WITH YOU GUYS!!!

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Did a little more work to the '65 this weekend. I did a little trade and go a factory automatic steering column. My lady cleaned it and sanded it and polished all the chrome pieces. I painted it on Saturday and we installed it on Sunday. Lisa cleaned all the linkage parts, I painted and installed those. The shifter works great! I also sanded and painted an original 'deluxe' steering wheel that we picked up from Tony (LILRED66). We didn't have a steering wheel puller so we didn't get to bolt that on, but it looks awesome..Here are some pics...jc:ito::chevy:

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Nice Job Guys! Props to La Mona Lisa! Can't wait to see that Head Turner on the Camino!! (The Six Five) LOL:ito:

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Looking good. keep us posted

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nice!

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Sweet Dude! I'm diggin that steering wheel!

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Well, it's been awhile since we did some work to Lisa's '65.

An update: The 283 which looks so beautiful in place on the chassis is now out on the ground. We had some issues with the flywheel. The starter was binding with a 168 tooth plate. I was going to pull it to try a 153 tooth plate and another starter. Meanwhile, my brother in law came to me with a deal on a fresh 350 that I couldn't refuse. So I'm going back in with that. Tomorrow I'm going to the shop to install gaskets, v/c's, manifolds, fuel pump, water pump, etc. on the new motor. Hopefully, by the end of the weekend, I can stab the engine in the truck. I decided to go with the 350 because;

1: it was a good deal, and

2: It's freshly rebuilt with zero miles and

3: the 283 was a running motor that I just cleaned, painted and resealed, not a fresh motor.

Anyhow, I'll post pics of the weekend's progress on Monday.

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Nothing like a good deal from a relative. Sounds like the 350 is a better choice versus a "rattlecan rebuild"(although that 283 looked good!).

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Allsome!

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Very true. That 283 was a good running motor. Didn't smoke or anything. Had a small leak from the rear main and the v/c gaskets leaked. I replaced the rear main and all the gaskets. We're going to hang on that motor. It may be going into a 49 Fleetline later.

As for the 350, it's bored .030 over, flat top pistons, it's got a set of freshened up 1.94 camel back heads, a healthy dual duration cam(not sure of exact specs), Edelbrock alum. intake and Edelbrock 600cfm carb. It should be a runner! Can't wait to get it driving.

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great pictures...........thanks for sharing

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Anyhow, I'll post pics of the weekend's progress on Monday.[/QUOTE]

See that you do or you will get thread jacked.;)

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Thanks for the update....keep us posted

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That little ‘283’ can wait for a nice rebuild (not that it doesn’t look good now) and go in something else. Having a ‘350’ that’s tight and at the right price is hard to beat.

This thread is a favorite - with the group effort and all. Classic. :metal:

Keep it going.

Mac. :chevy:

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wow! A woman that likes old trucks and will get dirty with you to have her own, yer a lucky dude!

Cool truck jchav62!

-W

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I'm very lucky!;)

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NICE WORK, AND GOOD HELP:lol:

Re: Progress on my woman's '65 Short/Fleet.
 

nice!!

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:agree: