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Got my bed strips back from the powder coater then realized I got the wrong bolt kit. I got the carriage bolts and need the ones with grooves. I think the carriage bolts will work if I use an air ratchet. Now I just need the wood and have my friend cut it then I can finish it and put it all back together.

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Got the side wood pieces installed, and most of the crossmembers hung. I have to mod one of the "wide hole" ones to make it a narrow (bought used ones). Progress! Pics tomorrow in better light.

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Good for you! Make sure to take tons of pictures before you turn a wrench so you'll have plenty of "before" pictures.

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Congrats on the interview! Most of us will never share that experience. Very cool indeed!

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Well, I spent several hours over the last few days using CLR and water followed clear wax to bring out the beautiful natural patina on my AZ native 1964. But since I posted those pics in a separate thread lets instead enjoy here a couple pics from today when I was able to enjoy the fruits of my labor and use the truck and my fat tire bike to explore some of the local back roads and trails in preparation for a planned trail ride on horseback this Sunday.

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Not much to report back other than the smiles per mile continue to add up to more than the smiles per cost per liter to run this beast.

Weather forecast is rubbish with intermittent rain and possibly storms, not that it should stop me really, there is always something that needs doing.

Have I mentioned that I really do like (that's better than love) my wife Nicola??

This week they started doing some remodeling at her work, clearing out a lot of old equipment and stuff that is no longer fit for purpose.

They had an 8 meter deep skip that was filled with chairs, furniture and much much more.

At some point she went outside and got a bollocking from the judges of the County Court who they share a car park with for firstly having a large skip on site and secondly....... the local jobless alcoholics had removed all the chairs from the skip and taken them down to the "beach" on the River Medway to have a party..... OOOOPPPss?

Well, in pursuit of the chairs some steel cabinets had been dragged out of the skip and set down next to it..... when the chairs were returned and the skip collected, the steel cabinets had not been returned to the skip.

Nicola saw them, and immediately took a couple of pics she texted to me with just one word : "WANT??" Of course I said yes as I still have some old wooden bedroom wardrobes in the garage to replace with steel cabinets. She then got some of the funeral directors and bearers to drag them back indoors for me to collect later.

Did I mention I liked my wife ??

Went to fetch them the next evening at about 7pm with Mickey riding shotgun to help me load them.....

Today I will unload them and empty one more wardrobe and replace it with a steel cabinet.

Garage is getting there.

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Last night after work I popped over to my mate Martin who had bought a 1965 LWB Fleetside C10 truck about the same time as we got ours. He works in the "Disability motor vehicle conversion business" Interestingly, he and his wife have two Mazda MX5's as well, so we seem to have a fair amount in common. He had managed to get some brand new loose car mats for my truck and Nicola's MX5 from dealers who remove them prior to conversion to hand control etc. So I popped over to look at what his cars looked like etc.

While chatting about various things including the last weekend towing the Grizz-Pod with the truck I mentioned I was going to remove the small but ineffective round mirrors and replace them with the slightly larger (unattractive to me) rectangular ones. He offered to pick me up a pair of heads when he is in the USA later in the year (so I get to keep my stalks and mountings) as they are only $10.00 each. He also showed me the mirrors that had been on his truck when he got it, I suspect they are moderns, ugly but functional.
Later in our discussions it turned out that his glove box was missing its "liner" so I offered him some 1.2mm ally plate to make one, in the end he suggested that if I made him a new liner, he would trade me for the mirrors if I was interested...... Typically I agreed. He also offered to fit Rivnuts to my door once I have done the paint and repairs as part of the deal.

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I will make a mounting plate for the large mirrors, which has a 4 hole mounting plate that will fit the standard 3 screw/nut fitting, and with the Rivnuts in place I will be able to remove the standard mirror when I want to to the Teardrop long distance. The Rivnuts will just mean that I can remove the mirrors without losing the thread in the door.

Martin had these mirrors on his truck when he bought them..... Soon to be mine.

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This weekend I want to make two if these smoker cookers from old gas bottles.

My mate Woodsie works in demolition and a lot of the stuff they remove from sites have to go into skips and be "recycled" (read: exported to China and turned into cars)so when I showed him the pics I took at a car show a while ago, he was game for me making us each one as well. Fair trade.
He is off to fetch a new used motorbike for his wife this morning, but my drop in later to drop of the bottles he rescued.

This is what I will be aiming at.

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This was just after the smoker/cooker was loaded.


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Welcome ratrod11!

Alan will you autograph my firewall? Very cool sir.

I spent a fair amount of time (3 days) trying to adapt the 70's van column to the 62 and finally got it done yesterday - shortened the D-shaft about 4" then spotted and drilled the new spacing and added 4 aluminum rivets as shear pins. Started the 66 front e-brake cable routing to the DS boxed frame.

Got the last two tires for the front ground, sanded, mounted and balanced, then on the 62.

Pig roast later today but I wouldn't mind some of grizz's bbq - loves me some yard-bird - looks good man!

Garage Tiki ~ very happy...
rg

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endlessearth - you got a fine looking truck and I always enjoy your pictures too!

Thanks for sharing.
Bob

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Thanks Man! That means a lot.

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got some nos gm brake/clutch pedals and a nos gm water pump.

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Finished the install of my cross members.

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Tore the front end apart now I can start patching...http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/...ps573b2afd.jpghttp://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3bb594d0.jpg

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Thank you Sir. I just wish I talked more. ;)

Haha ;)….... well if you really want me too. :). Btw thank you.

Nice work on your truck!

I went to a show today and brought this home

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didnt feel like taking out the bumper bolts there randy?:lol:

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Been avoiding body work for a while. Finishing up drivetrain work and front to back all parts a new. Frame still needs to be powder coated, but I'm just glad it running like I wanted. Pulled off the generic door panels and started air chiseling off the heat/sound covering and opened Pandora's box. Making a list of patch panels to order and the nightmare begins.

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started the front end conversion on my 66, it will get a new 1987 1-ton front end , power steering and hydro boost brakes. [IMG]http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...psc1d75e91.jpghttp://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...psdc46fc10.jpg[/IMG]

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gmcdeadhead, what components are you going to use for the front end conversion? New parts, or used, and if used, what is the donor vehicle? Are you replacing the entire front crossmember? Very interested in watching this, please post some pics along the way.

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I enabled the fuel cut on deceleration on my EFI setup. Now the injectors completely shut off when I'm coasting down which I do a lot of since it's a manual trans. I also got most of the cruising areas really leaned out. This 350 still runs fine at 15-16:1 air fuel ratio at very light cruising load. Now I really want to figure out how to hook up my stock speedo to the T5 so I can get an idea of my MPG.
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the donor truck was a 1987 r30 1-ton chevy. i already put the 14 bolt rear in a couple of months ago. the front end had all brand new parts already on it when i bought it. i switched out the whole cross member in about 4 hrs. old one out , new one in. i'll be doing the power steering conversion sometime today. i'll get some more pics up later.

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4 hours, man that's fast!! Thanks.

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yep 4 hrs. my bolts and nuts were not that rusty , just road grime on them. they all came out pretty easy.

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Well, luck does favour the brave.... or am I missing something here?

Popped around to Mickey's this morning for a chat and he was cleaning up a huge pot and reviving the plant inside it, from a job he did yesterday.
His sons work rebuilding, decorating and gutting office space.
Yesterday they had to take down a load of offices, and one of the casualties ended up being a load of White Oak skirting boards.
They are 90mm wide and I am not sure how thick...... Hope you are getting my drift here.

Anyway, a load had been claimed by one of the guys on the job, buut there were still some in the back of his van he mentioned, if I was interested in them before he went to the skip.

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So I cleared the lot out and brought them home in the hope I could salvage some bits for the garden furniture we have, that has seen a lot of seasons outside and are now starting to show their age.

I previously rebuilt a garden bench using offcuts of White Oak as well, which is still in use.

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Once I had sorted the pile out, this is what I was left with.....

The pile to the right is all under 1.8 meters long, so only good for rebuilding the furniture.

The pile to the left though, has about 19 strips, and at 90mm wide, I need 18 strips to remake the floor of the truck which is currently plywood.


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After sorting it out, stashed under the bike trailer for now.
The cleaning up of the wood to get all the glue etc off it will take some time.
Unfortunately the side I need to use is the side with the glue, the other side it grooved.


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I am looking forward to the day I can fit the white oak to the bed.

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taped the template to the frame, and started to drill. then installed gear box , just left it loose, need to get new rag joint and reconnect steering shaft. [IMG][IMG]http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...psfb3fd0b4.jpg[/IMG]http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps2d70c360.jpg[/IMG]

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Installed my manual steering box that I just had rebuilt by Benchworks. They did an awesome job.
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Look what the man in Brown dropped off to me today.. They will be installed in a week or so.

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Man-o-man Steve your truck looks bad to the bone setting there!

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LOL,The truck is sitting on a 70 4x4 frame and had to cut the horns off to put the 64 horns to match bumper..

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A big day... finally arranged transportation to haul my project the 30 miles to my house... a quick overall pressure wash to get years of farm dust and dirt off of everything... got the trash out of the cab and vacuumed it as well. Bonus find! A brand new set of AC Delco spark plugs new in the box for the 283!:metal:

Just a heads up for those who may be interested... my plans do not include the long bed frame or 4x4 components, I will alert you all when I get the truck apart!

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Saturday's goal was getting the weather stripping around the drivers side door installed. When I lifted the carpet, I found so much rust on the floor pan that the game plan changed. I hit the rust with a grinder and a wire brush, next came the rust converter. Sunday I spent priming and painting, today the weather stripping went in. Both doors are now done! Also installed a thermal sender for the dummy lights, now I have a separate temp gauge and the stock lights, too.

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A special thanks to Jack Quesenberry for the transport!

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Good luck RatRod11. Keep the pictures coming and wecome to the board.

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I bought a dent puller from Northern Tool today. Tomorrow I am going to try and remove most of the dent from each of the (lower parts of the) doors on my truck. Last in is first out and work around the dent is what I have been told by those who know more than me...wait, that is all of you. ;)

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ratrod if you are not using the frame and 4x4 gear what are your plans for what you are using? (boy that truck has a LOT of patina LOL and less sheet metal) welcome aboard!! PS if you don't use the mirrors keep me in mind thanks Richard.... if it wasn't so far away i would love the frame and gear

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Thanks 1964Chevy and jtrichard! Seems to be a great bunch of guys on here! JT, if you know any truckers who come to the east coast, maybe you can get one to deadhead the frame back to you. I have a 79 Chevy shortbed frame lined up that has already be redone, including 3 inch dropped spindles! No plans for the mirrors, like the rest of the truck, they're a little rough too. (patina! LOL!) We'll see what we can work out

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Spent half a day at discount tire trying to find rims for my 6 lug pickup.
Vintiques is 6 weeks out. and dt do not have simple steel wheels.
I want to run in the Good Guys rally race Oct 4-6th here in Texas and want to lower my pickup, install all new hardware up front, but can't start until I find rims and tires......
But I'll tell you what, if that is my biggest concern in life, well then, life is pretty good.

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Thanks!

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try summit they carry wheel vintiques

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Hey ratrod11 WELCOME aboard and another 62 to boot - can't beat that.

Too tired to get too serious today so I ran to my favorite parts store and picked up the intermediate cable and routed my e-brake cables which is a bit snug but should be okay.

I changed all the 62 stuff out for 66-68 front and rears & drilled the trailing arms for LMC cable brackets.

I pulled some e-brake hooks and hardware out of my spare parts, spotted and then drilled the frame and routed the cables through a "special bracket" I made up from an old factory exhaust hanger, a old cab mount washer, and a 3/8" bolt.

It anchors the front cable inside the DS boxed frame securely ("like" the original) only there are differences in the conduit length and clamping methods from 62 to 66 sooo...

this bracket bolts where the 62's frame clamp bolted and extends forward into the boxed area to allow the 66 cable to snap into the flat washer much like it does on the ds frame rail. No drilling of the frame required. Used a piece of 3/8" fuel line to insulate the 66 front cable where it passes into the boxed frame just aft of the firewall.

Routed the intermediate through the slots that formerly held the bars at the center of the frame and it looks nice tucked up in the frame.

After I was done with that I decided to mount up a GMC grill I had for some years now without the letters I gave to my buddy for his GMC. So I welded a couple of fender washers onto the letter bar and made some spacers to mount a 58-59 Apache hood badge to see how it might look.

I'm not sold on it yet but I'll give it some time... Let me know what you think.

rg

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Hey robber grin,
I like what you've done with the GMC grill and the early Chev badge. It looks different but that's what this is all about. Make it like you like it.
I notice you have a "62" only grill surround/mount with the shallow frame horn cutouts. What is it about the "62" frames that makes this work? I have tried to use one on my "64" but the frame horns hit the sheet metal. All other years are much more open/deeper than the "62". Thanks and nice truck.

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Hey Dean Thanks - I had that GMC grill forever it seems and picked that earlier badge up some where along the way so last night I just decided to try that set-up.

I've seen some cool stuff done with alternative center pieces floating in the GMC grills. Mark's 60 is quite cool for instance.

I guess it's not terrible and that's sort of where I'm at for now... I think I might like it better once it's back on the ground. Maybe black out the opening behind it too.

The earlier filler panels / grill surrounds are not as deep at the frame notch because the frames are not as tall as the 63 and up frames are.

I had a buddy cut his to make it work on his truck. You could buzz a little out at the top of each notch, which should allow you to tuck it as tight and neatly as you like.

You also will have to drill for the earlier grills on the later panels but it's no biggie.

thanks man - bob