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62stepside longbox 02-14-2017 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AJCK87 (Post 7858999)
Happy Belated birthday Nik!

Great progress despite the cool, all about persistence :devil:

Keep up the good work and you will be driving in the spring

Thanks Anthony, I'm pretty confident that it will be on the road by late spring, especially since I'll have 2 solid weeks to work on it during march break:metal:

62stepside longbox 02-15-2017 11:58 PM

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I got the new (new to me) motor mount in today! It took me a while to find one of these and I managed to find this one in Missouri, the guy decided an old motor mount wasn't worth much so he gave it to me for free! so I shipped it here (only $15 shipping surprisingly). Here it is, has a slight bulge but for being 56 years old it looks great!

62stepside longbox 02-16-2017 12:14 AM

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It's at least 5 times better than my old piece of crap!

62stepside longbox 02-16-2017 12:17 AM

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So it was time to install it, but first I had to dig the darn engine hoist out of the snow! Gotta love Canadian winters!

62stepside longbox 02-16-2017 12:19 AM

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I lifted up the front of the engine and bolted it on, now I'm almost ready to install the engine! Hopefully within the next week I'll get a chance to bolt the motor mount perch to the new crossmember and drop the motor in place!

65sub 02-16-2017 09:03 PM

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That motor mount certainly is an improvement. Keep checking things off the to do list and you'll be driving soon.

62stepside longbox 02-18-2017 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 65sub (Post 7861187)
That motor mount certainly is an improvement. Keep checking things off the to do list and you'll be driving soon.

It sure is, thanks for the inspiration Dale!



Over the past couple days I've been getting the firewall finished up, putting in grommets and clips, organizing wiring etc. And just last night I had two buddy's over to give me a hand getting the motor in, as you can see below we had success!

62stepside longbox 02-18-2017 01:38 PM

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All I needed to do to get the motor in was attach my front motor mount perch to the crossmember, to my surprise when I mocked it up it lined up perfectly! So all I needed to do was weld it up. I also plan to drill holes through the crossmember and install some grade 8 bolts just to be safe.

Palf70Step 02-18-2017 02:04 PM

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:bann::ele::bann::burnout:

TJ's Chevy 02-18-2017 07:34 PM

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:metal::metal::metal:

Advanced Design 02-18-2017 08:25 PM

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Looks really good Nick. Nice work!

Classic v6 GMC's 02-18-2017 11:07 PM

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Looks good!!

Grizz1963 02-19-2017 02:47 AM

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Impressed and pleased as always.

Looking good.

62stepside longbox 02-19-2017 08:22 PM

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:bann::ele::bann::burnout:

:bann:
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Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy (Post 7862786)
:metal::metal::metal:

:metal: :chevy:

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Originally Posted by Advanced Design (Post 7862827)
Looks really good Nick. Nice work!

Thanks Doug!

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Originally Posted by Classic v6 GMC's (Post 7863015)
Looks good!!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Grizz1963 (Post 7863106)
Impressed and pleased as always.

Looking good.

Thanks rian!




Yesterday I went on a parts hunt again and came back with a few neat items I got from a 61 one ton cab, one of them was a choke cable assembly, here it is.

62stepside longbox 02-19-2017 08:23 PM

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Here is the old one that needed replacing badly, some kind of aftermarket cable and knob that didn't fit correctly and was also broken

62stepside longbox 02-19-2017 08:26 PM

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I installed it in the dash and ran the cable through a grommet in the firewall and hooked it up to the carb. Now all the dash knobs match. The yellow one below will not be staying.

62stepside longbox 02-19-2017 08:31 PM

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And the other item I got from the 61 cab was this neat pair of chrome coat hooks that were attached to the upper corners of the cab behind the seat, not sure if they were an option or not but I thought they would look good in my truck. Chrome is pretty pitted so I'll probably just sand and paint them.

62stepside longbox 02-19-2017 08:34 PM

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And this afternoon I spent a few hours bodyworking one of the inner fenders and got it sanded with 60 grit then 120, then 220 and sprayed one coat of rustoleum, sometime within the next week I'll put another coat on and get the other inner fender finished. This will allow me to start bolting all the front sheet metal on.

TJ's Chevy 02-20-2017 02:16 AM

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Liking the progress man. Wish the weather was better for mine. :chevy:

62stepside longbox 02-20-2017 02:46 AM

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Liking the progress man. Wish the weather was better for mine. :chevy:

Thanks tj, unfortunately weather isn't good at all here, about 40 degrees and lots of rain. Still lots of snow on the ground as well. I just put on a jacket and a hat and I'm good to go :lol:

62stepside longbox 02-22-2017 09:44 PM

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Didn't have too much time today but I got started on the dash extension project. I made a template from construction paper planning out where the four gauges will be located and decided how I wanted it to be shaped. Here it is taped up to the dash.

62stepside longbox 02-22-2017 09:56 PM

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I cut a couple of pieces out and that's all I got done so far. I'll be continuing progress on this tomorrow

AJCK87 02-23-2017 01:17 AM

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Hey Nik, man your really knocking it out of the park! Your making me feel lazy, working dispite the weather hahaha. That engine is sure looking good back where it belongs :metal:

Palf70Step 02-23-2017 06:21 AM

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:agree:

RKS0069 02-23-2017 11:41 AM

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Looking really great! I've never seen a engine perch like that before, my V6 has the horseshoe mount but it bolted directly to the crossmember. I think it's amazing that you are making such good progress and spending very little money along the way. Keep it up! Can't wait to see you driving her down the road.

62stepside longbox 02-23-2017 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AJCK87 (Post 7867166)
Hey Nik, man your really knocking it out of the park! Your making me feel lazy, working dispite the weather hahaha. That engine is sure looking good back where it belongs :metal:

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:agree:

Thanks guys, I'm really trying to get the truck drivable before summer starts so a little bad weather isn't going to stop me!

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Looking really great! I've never seen a engine perch like that before, my V6 has the horseshoe mount but it bolted directly to the crossmember. I think it's amazing that you are making such good progress and spending very little money along the way. Keep it up! Can't wait to see you driving her down the road.

Thanks, this mount used to be riveted to the old crossmember but I welded it on to the new crossmember, I also plan to put some grade 8 bolts through it as well just to be safe. As far as spending as little as possible, it's more so because I have to. I am not rich by any means :lol:

scoot_mcgrute 02-23-2017 01:01 PM

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I know I've said this before but the your attention to detail and the quality of the build is awesome! I wish I had half the skills you did when I was your age, you're going to have one sweet little head turner of a pickup soon :metal:

62stepside longbox 02-23-2017 11:06 PM

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I know I've said this before but the your attention to detail and the quality of the build is awesome! I wish I had half the skills you did when I was your age, you're going to have one sweet little head turner of a pickup soon :metal:

Thanks so much Scott, it's all about learning experiences. I have a feeling you're going to like what I'm unveiling right now.



Here is the gauge cluster almost finished up, I really took care keeping the gaps tight, the welds good and smoothing it out to a finish that is so good it won't even need a spot of filler. It's all made from just plain old flat 20 gauge sheet metal. I used a hole saw to make the holes for the gauges. Here is a front view of it.

62stepside longbox 02-23-2017 11:08 PM

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Here's a good picture of the bottom, the weld seam is literally invisible.

62stepside longbox 02-23-2017 11:09 PM

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Another shot of the bottom side

62stepside longbox 02-23-2017 11:10 PM

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The backside

62stepside longbox 02-23-2017 11:14 PM

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And a front view.
I brought my tires to the school shop the other day and got them mounted, so I'll put up a pick of those tomorrow.

TJ's Chevy 02-24-2017 01:41 AM

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Good job man, it'll look good in there. :chevy:

65sub 02-24-2017 10:22 AM

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Nice job on the gauge panel. That really fits the look of the dash.

The1960APE 02-24-2017 10:31 AM

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The seatbelt tailgate latches are awesome, there is a guy here locally that did it on a 50's model....COOL IDEA!

scoot_mcgrute 02-24-2017 10:59 AM

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That gauge pod is going to look great, nice work! :metal:

62stepside longbox 02-24-2017 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy (Post 7868017)
Good job man, it'll look good in there. :chevy:

Thanks tj!
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Nice job on the gauge panel. That really fits the look of the dash.

Thanks Dale, thats what I was going for.

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The seatbelt tailgate latches are awesome, there is a guy here locally that did it on a 50's model....COOL IDEA!

Thanks, I actually got the idea from a thread on these forums.

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That gauge pod is going to look great, nice work! :metal:

Thanks Scott!

Here are some pics of the tires mounted on the rims, I put the hubcap on just to get an idea of how it will look. I'm extremely happy about how good these look especially with the caps, the tires are not overly aggressive but they're still rough enough to get the job done :chevy:

62stepside longbox 02-24-2017 10:07 PM

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Another shot

Captainfab 02-25-2017 01:29 AM

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Very nice work on the gauge pod :thumbs:

rusty76 02-25-2017 08:50 AM

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I am digging the gouge pod as well. The tires and wheels look great. Cool.


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