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i would have lent him the commando my self,.. but i'm lil' biased. :lol:

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More cutting and in welding patches on my cab

Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel

Very slowly, but surely, this POS will be a truck again:lol:

Wew, I feel better now!

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I aired up the 63 for the first time in like 6 months and got it up on jack stands.

I also took the hood off in preperation to start installing my porterbuilt 60-66 hood hinges.

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Water sanded, water sanded and water sanded some more on my hood.

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Found steel wheels Friday, then that when to hell- guy was sure Toyota wheel was the same thing and we wouldn't have to jack a truck out of the mud for them... the offset is wrong so they wouldn't clear- no problem I go to pull GM wheels by myself. Mud. jack problems, toy wheel would not bolt on, so had to block up truck to try to get jack out... Finally I ended up with 2 GM wheels and 2 toy's (think they will fit camper)

Today started to paint the 2 GM wheels (and 2 ralleys I had), but old paint on them started to lift, guess someone did a crap white paint job sometime. I got a coat on, and will have to sand some bad spots out.

I found out why new wheels cost so much- because they are worth it.

Tonight I ordered tires and exhaust. Hope to have it installed and other stuff done so I can drive to Rust Revival Saturday. This week I will have to, do quickie interior paint to hide old yellow, repair window crank, hook up radio, bleed brakes, clean up some under hood wiring.
Would be nice list- lower front, replace flex fan,paint engine.

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I hate sanding, probably my least favorite thing to do besides sandblasting. The hood looks pretty simple until you start sanding it, and quickly discover how many nooks and compound curves and indentations there are. The only thing I found that took more time was the back of the cab.

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That right there is exactly why I kept a set of really nice, clean 5 on 5 steelies that came with a set of used tires I bought a while back. I'll have them sandblasted and powder coated to match my paintjob for cuise nights.

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dropped the tranny for the first time ever. pulled the clutch out then went to ever auto store in saint marys lookin for a 10 inch clutch disc. finally found on at oreillys. itll be here wednesday.:metal:

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I've been there also

Long story made short, myself and a friend had a 8 hour wet sand thrash sesson on my old car, due to a couple "paint flaws"

Started with 600 on the roof, then did the whole car in 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, and finally 2500

Lots of work, but the paint was absolutely flat when we were done.

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http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/k...3newwheels.jpg

Put on my new Rally wheels. They are vision brand, very reasonable. Sorry for the crappy pic, but the back ones are still six lug steel wheels. Fronts are five lug late model disc swap. Saving up for the axle swap.:metal:

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Glad to hear you're changing to five lug in the rear. After the front disc swap I added rally front wheels and bought what I thought were matching 6 lug rally wheels for the rear. It was an expensive lesson in reading the fine print. The only hubcaps that fit the 6 lug rally wheels were special oversize police style caps from the wheel manufacturer. To me they looked stupid, so I started over and had the axles redrilled.

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Dropped it off at the exhaust shop. Waiting for them to call me and tell me to come get it.

- Brian

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It looks like drilling the rear axles is by far the most bucks down solution thus far. I did cheat a little bit. I actually ordered six caps, and screwed the back two on for now.:lol: I still have two new caps for the 15x8 wheels for the re drilled axles and drums. You actually have to look pretty close to notice the difference between the wheels now though. Love those stainless screws!

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i didn't do anything TO my truck, but i did do something for it... i got a webpage set up to show it's teardown/ buildup... it's http://madammebleu.shutterfly.com

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I ordered my lowering kit from Jeff @ CPP, 2 1/2 spindles, 2 inch springs, 5 inch rear springs, trac bar, shocks all around & rear shock relocators. I'm anxious!!!WooHoo!! Oh yeah I got my hands dirty wiring my Start Em Up kit from Mad Elec.

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Passenger side spotlight and new rear springs showed up today. Spent all afternoon tearing down and rebuilding the spotlight. Rear springs will probably have to wait for the weekend.

About 2 years ago I had custom springs made for the rear, reducing load capacity from 1,000 lbs to 400 lbs. Couldn't have been happier, the truck rode like a Buick. After retiring, I started using the truck every week to haul grass and weeds to the dumps. So the bed cover came off, sand bags came out along with the spare tire and jack. All that stuff added up to about 400 lbs, and now the truck rides like a buckboard again which isn't much fun with deteriorating discs. So I ordered up a set of 2.5" lift springs for a Jeep Wrangler. Figuring regular Jeep springs drop the back 4-5", these should drop the rear a couple of inches which I wouldn't mind.

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Started the tear down on the wrecked 87 i got from my dad for my disk, 5 lug, and powering steering swap for the 65. Also posted the 66 on the atlanta CL http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/1747878136.html.

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Took the spacers out of my sway bar so I could lay the crossmember again. Ah, I was getting dizzy from all of that thin air up there.

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I popped in the starter in the 66, and I found the one that came out of my 65 with a newish harness and a battery cable attached. I put in the battery box I had laying around and some oil and a filter. I acually got to finally check and see if the light and stuff worked and the engine cranked over a bit. Still need to hook up spark plug wires, hoses, and tranny lines. Almost there. It was nice to hear it turn over anyway.

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I finally got to talk to someone at the DMV with a brain, (I know right?) and got the information I was looking for. Time to start the tear-down.:bomb:

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I hope you got the persons name. That's a rare commodity.

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I don't remember her name off the top of my head, but there are only a few people that work in the local branch and she is the one I usually deal with. She is very polite and helpful, and she was not in the day I first went in. But I got what I was waiting for before I put any work into the truck, so tomorrow I get to start pulling it apart.

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my seat got picked up for upholestery yesterday and i told the guy i need back by tues. so as soon as i get it i'll post some pics..

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Kinda sounds like some those guys on CL.:lol:Causal encounters. Oh ya I put my engine in.

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made some new tailgate links outta the hardware section at lowes.

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teaser cell phone pics!
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9.../IMG_68072.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...52/newseat.jpg

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is that metalflake? thats sweet. im going that route myself.

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who is makin that for you? that is EXACTLY what i want for my rig. but with gold flake.

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it is metal flake and here is the a link http://www.yourautotrim.com/zoglvi.html it's made by zodiac. my bro actually bought the material for me at joan's fabric for me. i can not wait to get it back. i have never had a seat upholestered before..if you guys are using stock bench seats i could talk to my guy and maybe make a couple more with my seat as a template for you?

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This is my first post in several moths. I am working on a '64 GMC shortbed fenderside. I have a long way to go but I have made some progress.... See for yourself. I hope you all won't mind if I ask for help as I bebuild the rear half of the truck this summer.

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New tires, brakes, master cylinder, water pump, heater core, heater hoses, radiator hoses, clutch adjusted, steering box repaired, frame repaired, hubcaps added, new tail lights, bed wood, exterior mirror, front bumper replaced, replaced inner fenders, replaced front fenders, new front bed panel, etc, etc.

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This truck will be painted light gray. I plan to complete the bed and the rest of the rear half of the truck over the next several months. The bed wood and strips will be painted black as well as the frame. I'll use Por-15 on the frame and Por-15 + topcaot on the bed/strips.

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Not today, but yesterday I got to spend the afternoon and evening pulling the front end apart on my truck. I started working on the cab/interior, but ran out of steam as I had spend the whole morning doing a lot of yardwork. I forgot to post this before I left for work today, so I don't have the pictures to upload on this thread. But if you want to see, i did update my build thread with the couple of pics I took when I was finished. Link to the thread is in my sig. Not bad for a few hours of solo work...

here's a photo of my end results for the day.
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Been water sanding and buffing. Set the hood and washed it today.

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Looking sharp DPowers...do you plan to paint the off-white circle in the front of the grille recess?

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In an attempt to drive my '64 GMC a few miles from my shop to my house, so it could sit on a busy street over the sunny weekend, to get some good exposure, the fuel pump took a dump on me. A tow and a trip to the local auto parts store later, she was back in business.

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Well done Andice...inch by inch, life is a cinch! Good luck with your project. I like the flavor of what you are doing to it.

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Thanks- yes when we do the doors- do you happen to have the paint code for that?

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I ordered my fuel cell and got the fuel line run and painted my heads to match the motor. Oh yea and bought a car trailer from a friend and helped a buddy rejet his carb for next weekends drag race.

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installed a camaro rear sway bar....

It looks cool so even if I am not king of the auto cross circuit, I am still happy with it.

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