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I have to agree....That is one beautiful truck :thumbs:
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Absolutely beautiful
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I have been peeking in on your projects also, and things look fantastic over there! I need to get in touch with you, but keep forgetting about it. I need to get a set of sunvisors, and have them upholstered to match the seat that you guys did for me! Quote:
I don't think that you will ever regret shaving them!...Everybody comments. You really need to start rockin' on finishing-up ole Steiner! I have logged almost 10,000 miles on Old Blue already!!! Hop to it man! Quote:
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How are things going for you??? Have you been making any passes with that truck lately? Is she on spray yet? Drop me a line! |
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Nice job, BEAUTIFUL :metal:
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Well guys, it has been a while since I have posted anything....
I have been slowly getting cabin-fever over the winter months, and finally decided that I am going to start building/installing a sound system into the '66. I am planning to do this without cutting up anything...In fact I am trying to keep it somewhat hidden in the sense that that you may need to look closely in order to notice it... I am going to start with building of the subwoofer/amp box while I do some more research on the direction that I will take for the rest of the system. A few weeks back, I went up to where the truck is stored and took some measurements, then I started to draw the box up in Solidworks so that I could optimize material usage. I thought that it was going to take a lot more material than what it actually did! Here are some pics of cutting the speaker/amplifier openings in one of the CNC mills at the shop...https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/pJzHKR.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/XjyOJv.jpg And here is a pic of the front panel with the amplifier opening, and the rest of the material all cut up and ready to assemble. The intentions are to assemble the box with screws, then disassemble & cut the front panel into 3 pieces (with perfect gaps) then re-assemble using glue and screws. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/Hf4Zmv.jpg ....Skipping some of the steps, what is pictured here is the glued & screwed, radiused & sanded, box with the removable amp cover missing...The cover is getting painted to match the interior color.... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/IWm3fn.jpg Keep posted for more pics on a even-more regular basis! LOL! |
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Nice looking box.
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Hey man, I just caught up on your build after my 3 yr absence and your truck is looking fantastic. Quality work.
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Box does look good...
Scottybob doesn't remember the material from your seat, probably because since then a lot of others have clouded his mind. See if there is a place under the seat that you could snip off a small piece to match. You might go to a local shop and look through their swatches to get the name of the material. Will PM you later. |
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Thanks...You haven't seen anything yet!!! I have the material samples here in the envelope that you originally sent them to me in for approval! They all (3) have the color names written on the back side. I am going to go up to my storage to confirm that these are all correct and let you know the outcome. And just in case you don't remember what the seat looked like.... |
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Well guys, over the past few weeks I have started to make a bit of progress with my stereo system project for the '66. I have started to see the UPS man more often with some of the selected items arriving.
The first items to be chosen for the system are a JL Audio 900w/5ch amp with a pair of Rockford Fosgate 10" DVC 2ohm subs...I will be picking-off other items as I need them, but I already know what I want. LOL! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/hauH3W.jpg I have carpeted the box with exact matching carpet as already installed in the '66 and added an aluminum moulding to split-up the carpet & painted areas. The amp cover for the box is primed, sanded, & ready for paint, but I am waiting because there are a couple other items that I will be painting to match also... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/27hZJl.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/8P0jzy.jpg I will have more to come Soon! |
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This has to be one of the most inspiring threads on this website! Amazing work! Makes me itchy to get started on mine!
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I haven't posted in a while, and when you said that, it made me look for myself....I saw a lot of things that I had forgotten about! LOL!...Good times! |
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I have been working on my audio project pretty heavily lately, and decided to remove my kick-panel vents, and replace them with front speakers. I don't really use these vents, because they seem to pick-up all of the exhaust fumes in traffic (cruising).
I built these plates from aluminum sheet to replace the vents, and contact-cemented some 6x8 baffles to them that I bought from Crutchfield to enclose them, and protect the speakers from the weather. I painted the adapter plates to match the interior of the '66. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/fYrrRF.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/Po7OfF.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/hAKjIM.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/n2Hr9t.jpg Have a Happy Easter Everybody!!! |
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Those look great!
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I am trying to plan this system out so that nothing in the interior is de-faced in the process....It is getting harder as I go though! |
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I have started building enclosures for the corners of the cab from aluminum.
I will be adding component speakers to these also! These will be fastened in-place by screwing or riveting them to the weatherstrip flange on the door-jamb, and believe it or not, I will be taping the other flange to the rear wall of the cab using sound-deadener...LOL! I was originally going to use automotive structural panel bonding epoxy to secure them, but when I went to remove some of the sound-deadener to do so, I decided otherwise!!! I appears that the adhesive on the sound-deadener will work just fine. Here are some pics of the panels that I built... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/S8lbmj.jpg I then added sound-deadener to the back-side of them, and carpeted the fronts. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/F3LC7H.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/Puo2ST.jpg And finally installed the speakers & crossovers into the panels...If it ever stops snowing here, I will get these mounted into the truck!!! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/BdnOaL.jpg |
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Hey Guys!
It has finally stopped snowing here!..Crazy, I know! Funny, but I was listening to the radio this afternoon, and they were talking about today being the last day of snowboarding/skiing at a local resort!... I have also finally gotten the chance to mount the sub-box and my cab-corner enclosures in the '66. Here are some pics with the seatback removed to make wiring easier....I was alone and couldn't figure out a way to get the whole seat out! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/rpouLt.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/CSqOaA.jpg The amplifier cover turned out pretty nice also! Hard to tell in these pics, but it looks soooo damn custom... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/xoVMnN.jpg I am getting really impatient to get this audio system finished-up! I've got some pretty non-conventional ideas for the receiver unit and it's placement! I am pretty sure that NOBODY has done anything quite like I have planned........yet anyways. Stay tuned to prove me wrong. |
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Very Nice!
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Now that is the rock n roll stereo. Wow. Beautiful installation and used the space behind the seat to the max. These cabs are fairly loud inside at highway speed, but this one will have concert hall sound inside. Crank up the rock n roll.
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looking so custom now that it seems hard to trump that.
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For the longest time, I wasn't sure that I even wanted to have a strereo...But every so often you get that urge to rock-out!!! Quote:
I have worked really hard at making this all match the rest of the interior without modifying any of the existing cab! |
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Well Guys, sorry for the delay!
I had decided to design a console with cup-holders to house my stereo head-unit but after 20+ hours of messing around on the computer, I decided to toss my first design ideas into the garbage. I had mocked-up a full-size cardboard model of the console in an attempt to finalize the design before fabrication began....I am so happy that I did, because I hated everything about it!!! It seemed that a full-on console gave me a feeling of being crowded with absolutely NO spare room inside of the cabin!!! I have already given up all of the space behind the seat, and now I would be giving up all of the space over the tunnel too......Just for a stereo. One of the things that I hated about the console idea with a bench-seat was that you needed a space between the seat & the console to allow for seat adjustment, which made things look odd when the seat was all the way back.....Otherwise, you couldn't move the seat to store things underneath very easily. I went back to the computer and started over with my original thoughts, from before my elaborate mind took over to maximize things. I came-up with a new idea for a mini-console that travels with the seat, making the seat easy to adjust, and store things under. There is a support that attaches to the bottom of the seat frame (without drilling) to support the "mini-console" and allow it to travel with the seat...Here is a pic. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/8hZZE3.jpg I fab'ed the support from aluminum to be rigid & lightweight https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/OUUA4o.jpg I made a another cardboard model.....I hope that you get the idea! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/qCYTjq.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/V9g87K.jpg I have already started the fabrication, and it won't be long before I have the real thing in place!!! |
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And another cool idea :thumbs:
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I like the idea. Now to see the finished product.
I agree with you, a console and bench seat usually does not work out well. |
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Beautiful work!!! :metal:
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Nice!
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It looks like I have been missing for quite some time! Here are a few pics of the finished console!...I thought that I had posted these months ago! I think that it turned-out sweet, and I can't wait to hear all of your comments. The first two pics are during trial assembly, and before faux carbon was added! If you look closely, on the upper right of the front (when installed in the vehicle) there is a USB port & Aux-in for playing music from a flash drive or ipod, and on the upper left there is a JL subwoofer level control knob.....It seems that the pics aren't very clear. Sorry... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/VmdbAU.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/8zCwtQ.jpg Here is a pic of the console unit wrapped and installed in the truck. Just in case you are wondering, the center portion is a single piece of aluminum sheet-metal bent into a odd shaped tube with a welded seam. Then tabs were welded inside the open ends to attach the sides plates, which were CNC milled. The sides plates are fastened using 3M heavy-duty plastic velcro, which makes it easy to access the wiring of the head-unit. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/Y4d9zF.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/aWI5qc.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/I4x7i6.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/Fgv3SR.jpg Please respond with your comments. I really want to know what you guys think!! |
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That’s pretty special mate.
Beautiful Engineering |
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Very nicely executed. Well done my friend!
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Very, very nice. Good idea. :metal::metal:
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Beautiful work.
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HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYBODY!!!
I hope that you all had a great holiday season! I thought that I would post a few pics of "Old Blues" new hidin' spot. I am lucky enough to have a friend that bought & renovated a space to store some of his toys, and he gave me the opportunity to rent some space. It is heated & air-conditioned, has cameras, and an alarm system, plus I have unlimited access. As you can see, it is really crowded, so there is a downside to all of this...LOL! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/LaDtO4.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/EidtPP.jpg |
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Good news Mike.
Happy New Year indeed for the Chevy, and to you and the gang. Thank you for the offer of the steering wheel for my Blazer, hope to fit the one Ian Brown sent, today, as well as making bracketsvand fitting my new steering wheel |
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Thanks so much! LOL!....We have probably messaged each other a hundred times on messenger since this! |
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Hello everyone!
I see that it has been quite a while since I have posted to the forum. I am truly hoping that in this time of Covid-19 awareness, that everybody is doing well. During my period of "social distancing" I have made some recent alone-time to start taking care of some items that I have been meaning to address for a long time. One of those items needing change being the length/position of my steering column, and how close the wheel seemed to be to my chest.... Recently I sat in another C10 that my buddy is restoring for a customer that has an aftermarket column in it, and I fell in love with the way that the position of the steering wheel felt. Since my truck is using a newer OEM tilt column with the smart-stalk, I couldn't just purchase another column to swap it with....Everything on my column is wired-in, and being utilized. The cruise, intermittent wipers/washers, & dimmer-switch are all functional. So the decision was made to just cut 3" out of the existing column!!! Yeah.. "Cut it off" they said. "It will be easy" they said. So I decided to yank the column and Chop it down! I guess it did all sound so very easy, that is until I started to dis-assemble it!!! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/x5lJnn.jpg Things became more complicated the further that it was taken apart... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/uEVbCN.jpg Originally I thought that I may be able to shorten it without totally dis-assembling it...Not the case. You must pretty much take it completely apart in order to get the steering shaft & shift tube out. If you are going to attempt this, TAKE MANY PICTURES!! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/QIHCHB.jpg Finally down to the shift tube & outer tube... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/cW474Z.jpg Here is a pic of the two tubes & the shaft, all cut-off & re-welded. If you do this modification, be sure to note the orientation of the tubes when re-welding in order to maintain the position of the ign. switch, shifter, & shift lever. They must be positioned at the same rotational angle when re-welding. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/bhDS8H.jpg Here is a pic of the column all re-assembled, and painted. You can see where I have welded it back together in this pic, but you must really look for it when installed in the truck. You may also want to note that the ignition switch & dimmer-switch linkages must also be shortened to match the distance taken from the column. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/HrKG0u.jpg And finally, a pic of the column re-installed! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/7M6mkt.jpg I know.. The wheel is upside-down in this pic. LOL! ....And the next stop is going to be Air-Conditioning!! Stay well Everybody!!! |
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Congrats. on a great job of shortening your column.
Very nice truck too, by the way. |
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Nice! Good to see updates on your truck. I always liked your build.
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Great work as usual. I'm looking forward to the AC install. I've got that decision to make soon
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Cant wait to read this whole thread when time allows. Right up my alley
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