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this is one of the best threads i've read in a while.all of the great progress along with the best pictures and a great sense of humor.i needed a good smile today.

good luck! hope to see more!

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Thanks to all for your interest in my build,Ill do my best to stay current with my photos etc.I appreciate the feedback from you all,and look forward to making new friends here on this site.

Cheers,
Ed.

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Thanks Papa Kent,I appreciate it ! Im glad my build is keeping you interested,always good to make folks laugh !:c2:

Bye the way,nice truck,cool colour too !

Thank you,
Ed.

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Thanks Barney,glad to hear your following my build,and you can count on the daily updates !:ito:

Thanks,
Ed.

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Time to look at the drivers side cab corner,floor,inner outer rockers,hingepillars,cab mounts ,etc,etc,etc,Im starting to look like the banana !:bann:

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Like they say in the movies...CUT ! It seems like were getting closer,I just hope the finished side dosnt rust away before the cab is done ?:drama:

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.. the downside to having it blasted; it shows all the parts u didn't wanna know about. LOL

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Thats true....................,I'v decided I dont want to play anymore,Im going to my room.:whine:

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Lots of patience can be stockpiled when a feller goes to his room.

You've kicked @$$ on that thing.
Great work.....I sure am subscribed to this one. (It makes me think I had it easy on my repairs)

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Thanks for the good words Les,glad to see your on board with my build !:ito:

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This truck is going to be cool, Great job!

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Thanks for the complement bondo,Its easy to stay focused on the project when there's progress !
Stay tuned as long as I'm conscious there will be more updates !:fry:

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Almost all the rust is cut out,going to start with the front hinge pillar............I guess ? :bann:
Front cab mount, both inner and outer rockers on,cab corner soon followed.
Must of done something right...the door closes ! he,he,hah,hah, hoo,hoo,..........oh oh,Im seeing the banana again :bann:

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I am following this thread now. Cool build.

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Welcome Chris,glad to have you along for the ride ! How's Arizona these days ?
I used to live in Phoenix back in the mid 80's.Sure liked it there,lots of good people down that way !
Cheers,
Ed.

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I love phoenix all year except when it is under 65 degrees.
I freaking hate the cold. Hard to believe I grew up in Michigan.
Sorry to see you were taken advantage of on the cab.
Lot's of people forget that just because it is coming from Arizona, that doesn't mean it originated there.....
I have some nice cabs at the moment and feel lucky to have found them.
Cool build you have going there.
I am finishing up getting a roof over my build area and then on to the Pro-Street...
My biggest challenge is stiffening up the chassis without having the ugly roll cage come out the cab and make it look like a 4X4.

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Same for me,not big on the cold but started some roots here so......

Actually the cab was an original out of Arizona,just that someone knocked out the glass, and never thought to throw out the 70"s shag that covered the floor.A couple thousand monsoon's passed through, you can pretty much figure it out from there !
Stiffening up the cab..that's a tough one ! My 56' Pro was set up that way and could never get over the cage through the back either....wish you the best figuring that out ! Posted a pic of it,was a nice ride.

Cheers,
Ed

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Firewall was next on the list,Going with Vintage air heat,defrost and air unit,so time to eliminate the holes for the jolly green growth that used to hang there !

All firewall holes for the stock inner cab insulation,wiper hoses, etc. are welded shut.The main wiring harness hole is welded and later to be relocated for hidden harness channel on the inside top of the drivers inner fender.
Passenger inner fender will be set up the same for windshield washer feed hose and anything else I may want to hide out of site later on.:ito:

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Outer door skins and inner door bottoms replaced.Cab corners are completed at rear of cab.
Cab is now ready to go back on the chassis,but first the standard trans hump will be removed and replaced with a 65' automatic tunnel.
Hard to believe this is the same rust bucket,time,cash and patience.
Good times !:ito:

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Nice work!

Your moving along fast!!
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Thanks Joe,appreciate it ! :ito:

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Great job, there`s a lot of good metal workers on here...!:flag:

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Greetings Rich,thanks !

Ed.:ito:

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I forgot to mention that the gas tank was moved to the back ,so you can see in one of the last pic's the hole was filled.
I posted a pic of the inside of the cab before the new low tunnel is installed.

Its highly likely I'm related to that fee-fi-fo-fum guy that "chased Jack down the beanstock"...so this is good for me.., its a little more room to stretch out the legs on road trips.:ito:

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Hey Ed,

Followed your suggestion and your build of this '65. I must say I am impressed with your work and it makes me tired just thinking of my own project, as my '66 is pretty rough also. But, I'M NOT SCARED, MUCH...!

Never been to Kelowna, but use to spend the summers in Pentiction and really miss the Hosers and Kokanee Beer.... "Aye"....

Thanks for the inspiration.
Danny

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Some great progress in such a short amount of time. I'd be afraid to have by cab blasted for fear that it would fall apart.:lol:

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Wow, you have come a long way with your build! Keep up the excellent work on it. It really is hard to believe that this is the same cab that you started with. What is great is that you will have a straight, rust free truck when you are finished. Keep the updates coming and keep up the great job that you are doing on your truck!

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Great thread, makes me want to get back to my 65. Subscribed, can't wait for the next update.
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Trucks looking good!!

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Holy crap you work fast!!!! The way your moving along you will be driving your truck next month!! Looks great!

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Making great progress! Your fast dude!!
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Greetings all,I cant seem to keep up with all the reply's so Ill post as best as I can and say thank you everyone for your interest ! I appreciate it and its keeping me motivated !
Just so you all know,I'm behind on the pics...and the work done just looks like its been going at warp speed.
I have one and half years into this build to date and it never seems like its not getting done fast enough,but I'm somewhat of an impatient critter !

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Cab now ready for the chassis,had Steve the tow guy come pick it up with his flatdeck.Looks like Doug and I put it together right,the chassis rolled up the deck smoothly with no "skid marks" !....,Im referring to the deck of course !:lol:

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You might want to fill that slotted hole above the heater hole too, there's a cable that runs through it and you're not going to be using that anymore...

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Lowered the cab onto the chassis .No pics of that ...sorry folks,forgot to bring my camera for that step.:banghead:

My wheels on the way back to my shop.

Twas a great day !

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What is the deal of the tail end of the frame being boxed up like that,
Did I miss that along the way?
Just curious.

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Nice Build, I subscribed!!!!

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If you go back to my build during fuel tank relocation,you will see the original cross member was removed to accept the new rear mounted tank and this was welded into place at that time.
The reason behind doing this was to strengthen that area for the tank straps to hang from and not to mention a little more safe as an extra bumper in the event I get rear ended.

Cheers,
Ed.:ito:

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Thanks,Im glad to see you on board !

Cheers,
Ed.:ito:

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Gotcha.
Just checked and yup, I looked at it and missed it at the same time.

Completely understand...;)
I am using a stock 66 suburban tank and also the tank behind the seat on my 66 build.
Wired it up with a 79 dual tank wiring harness and set the switch just under the seat in the center so I can keep the stock look everywhere and still reach it.
I want to be able to drive as far as possible between fill ups.
Like my work truck, it beats me up when I fill it but I fill it 1-2 times a month.
Like this mornings fill up...:jdp: