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man, your truck is lookign awesome! Nice work on the seat, and the stereo is awesome. I really like the tweeter install. I need to slide my column forward some too. I forgot how much cab room these trucks don't have in them. :lol: After looking at your truck I am getting second thoughts about putting steels back on mine. Keep up the good work!
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I pulled it out to bake in the sun the other day and snapped a couple pics right before i pulled it back inside. It's starting to really look like something. I have the hood ready to go on, just waiting for a few guys to stop by and give me a hand with that. Also got a nice delivery from GMCPaul yesterday....
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pspvkxdhin.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psyrh4uzoc.jpg A picture of the fleet... http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psqvxh0xbf.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps9ae4393a.jpg |
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Is that a new bed in the boxes ???? Your truck is looking great !!!
My build is a bit behind yours, but seeing how close your getting gives me inspiration. I need to pick the pace up a notch.... I want to be driving it before snow flies again ! Gary |
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perfect!!!
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Just found this - love the truck - Very nice work!
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Just ran through your build. Great job! Any updated pics? How's the interior coming together?
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Here is the most recent picture of the interior. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pscc5b6b8d.jpg And a few from the jaunt to the body shop. Being 1.5 hours away, its hard for me to get there too. The bed in primer is the last ive seen it. Supposedly the inside of the bed is painted and its on the truck now waiting to paint the outside. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps4dc453d9.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps9052d518.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps8983535b.jpg |
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Old thread that I'm glad someone revived! Very nice build! I'm in the process of doing my 72 K10 SWB now. Unfortunately I think mine is in a little worse shape, but reading this thread gives me some motivation :-)
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Just had to re-read through the thread again. Looking back at some of your photos, I would swear it's my truck :) Hopefully mine will turn out as nice as yours is
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Thanks for checking it out, stay tuned in the very near future for big updates. I've been working on it like crazy trying to get it on the road before summer is over. Have been slacking on updating this thread. Standby.....
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Ok here goes with the updates, I will try to do it in time order. I picked the truck up about 3 weeks ago from the body shop, 7/14/14. These are the pictures I have from that day. At this point all but the tailgate have been painted, sanded, buffed, and given a celebratory first washing.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps1a1jutqw.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psyyx5juv9.jpg Back in the neighborhood, and this time it's staying! I didn't like walking into an empty garage every day. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psypjtqely.jpg Ahh, that's better. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pszl8fxbg8.jpg |
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Next up was finishing the front end. I had to run the front light harness, install lights and lenses, and front bumper. I did the headlight relay upgrade that everyone should do as per this forum, and went with sylvania silverstar headlights. Haven't had it out at night, but they seem plenty bright. Shortly after that was wrapped up I contacted safelite to come put in the windshield. They came a week later with a windshield that had two 1" imperfections in it. Try again next week. 2nd try was the charm and it went in without much trouble. Took about an hour of slapping the glass and working the rubber in. I think a big help was that I decided to forego the stainless trim that a custom deluxe should have around the windshield. The upper corners on the inside aren't laying perfectly flat but I'm told they will calm down with time. Also at this time the CR Laurence 4-panel slider was put in. I ordered it with light tint and am very happy with it. Pics:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps8468581c.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps7e3688c8.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psf5001e61.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps54e03241.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps2593e90f.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps858d419c.jpg Ok back to work for now... Will upload another set when I get home later. Hope you like them! |
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This will be the last post bringing the thread up to speed. On Saturday I brought the truck up to the local Mineke muffler shop to have the exhaust installed. There is a guy that only comes in on Saturdays and he is the exclusive custom exhaust man. He did a hell of a job. The truck was on the lift from 10am until about 530pm. I went with true dual Flowmaster 50 series delta flow mufflers and 2.5" pipe all the way from the manifolds back. I also had him weld in an H-pipe just before the mufflers. I made the appointment a few days in advance, and it was raining like the hammers of hell Saturday morning when I had to bring it in. It broke my heart but oh well I guess "first ride in the rain" can get crossed off the list. I wasn't sure how to exit the pipes, so I went with the conventional exit behind the rear tire. I am very happy with the look and sound of it. I will try to attach a cell phone video of it idling. (I know, I know, I didn't rev it up).
Last things left are the wood in the bed, and still waiting on the tailgate to be finished. Why is it so common for people In the auto body trade to never finish things on time? http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psfb1e4b36.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps8c36ff15.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps7ebfca3a.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pse63a9bff.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pscf468f4e.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps7b8bd9e5.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psb51c9de2.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps3b56f797.jpg |
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Truck looks great Nick.
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Awesome old truck sounds!
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Looking and sounding great Nick !!!
Your a bit ahead of me in your build, can't wait to be able to fire mine up and hear it for the first time. Gary |
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Cool truck! Awesome work on the upholstery and audio!
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Nice work on the truck, it came out great!
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Great work, and everything is looking awesome!
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Hey if you can drum up a picture of how the tail pipes route around the rear tank and rear springs i'd appreciate it.
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Also, Where does the fuel tank filler mounted? In the bed? Cant see it in the pics. Thanks!
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I will get some pics tomorrow after work when I'm at the shop. The fuel filler will be in the bed floor, but I haven't had time to put the wood in yet. The tailgate is painted, and should be hung on the truck tomorrow.
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Hey looks amazing!!! I am in the process of doing a 72 GMC Shortbed 4x4 right now, I am working no the suspension and your truck has the exact lift I am looking for. I'm sure this has been asked before but what exactly did you do to the suspension to get that lift? I saw you said it is a 2.5" lift, did you use aftermarket leafs? front? rear? I'm about to order some parts to get mine together and this is exactly what I want. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Looking great! Kinda makes me want to get out and work on mine...kinda :lol:
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Truck looks awesome nice progress!
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Just re read the whole thread again. Thanks for going to the trouble to post all of this. It is a real inspiration for me to keep slipping those $100 dollar bills away every payday. Love your truck keep us updated
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Had a good day out with the truck on Saturday. There was a car show a few towns over so I busted my butt getting the last bunch of things finished up so it would be roadworthy. I did a temporary bed floor out of 3/4" birch plywood. I have the 1x8" oak boards but just didn't have the time to fully install them. I think I'll run it with the plywood bed floor for the rest of the fall, and make a winter project out of the oak. I stayed up late Friday night and then got up early Saturday morning to tackle the punch list of things that needed done. Like a rear wheel cylinder that was leaking, new battery terminals, radiator overflow, door panels, fuel fill, heater core hoses, right inner fender skirt, rear bumper, and a few other things. I was quite busy but determined to get to that show. Well I made it there and home without any problems. I had a lot of compliments and thumbs up along the way which reminded me why I took on this project in the first place. It's still not finished but I'm damn close, and it is so gratifying to actually drive this thing. I probably put over 100 miles on it this weekend. (that's another thing, the odometer that I rebuilt only works when it wants to, gets hung up for a few miles when rounding the next 10).
Here are some pics First time reunited with the tailgate http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psfaaffmjk.jpg My 'temporary' wood floor http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psfmeofi8b.jpg Showing off at the Water Mill, NY classic car expo (parked next to my Uncle's 1966 F100. Cool truck, but not my style) http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pstbcvxwst.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pssprjzrzi.jpg On the way home, stopped off at a bar for a quick adult beverage with a good friend. First time I parked it anywhere in public. Good thing I found a secluded spot! http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psu4iqnhxo.jpg Then finally stopped by my dad's house to show it off to him, he hadn't been by the shop to see it in a few months, and I was dying to keep cruising. LOL http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pstnfagvyv.jpg I have more exhaust pics for those who asked, I'll get them posted in the morning. |
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Looking really good.
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Congrats on a job well done. Enjoy your truck!
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Hello, I am a new member here,and I just want to say great job on the truck! I love it. I was wondering if this would be a good first car project for my son. He really wants a 67-72 Chevy, he likes the blazer the most. We both do all the mechanic work on our cars, but never a frame off resto. Any updated pics?
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what a nice looking truck, :chevy:
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Love the truck. turned out amazing. great job
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Bringing this thread back to the top....
I don't have much new to report but a few more recent pictures. I did finally get the mirrors hung on there, I put a couple hundred miles on the truck without them and finally couldn't stand not having them anymore. So I mustered up the courage to drill the holes and I think they came out pretty good. I would not recommend trying that without a good quality step drill bit. If I remember, I put about 600 miles on the truck over the fall. Man, it sure is fun to drive but the only problem with having it on the road is it kills your motivation to do those finishing touches. Here's what I have left ( that I can think of right now): -Purchase and install Upper and lower body side moldings -Install radio antenna -Install wipers -Install fan blower motor -Route defroster hoses -Engineer and figure out fuel fill situation -Mill, drill, clear coat oak bed floor boards -Remove bed, install red oak boards -Hook up reverse light switch -Change oil, check everything after 500 mile shakedown -Front diff cover leaking -Change front locking hub dials to NOS pair -Replace U-joints on front driveshaft and install -Install carb spacer to try and correct hard starting when hot -Figure out some type of LED blue strobe lights for F.D. responding This winter would have been perfect to get some of that done but with all the snow, I had to keep room in the garage to get another car in. So I put the cover on the old girl around Xmas time and haven't looked at it since... http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pss2q58ibb.jpg Here are a few shots from days past, of much warmer weather with salt-free roads! http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps7pjk2orn.jpg Here is a cool before & after shot, October 2010 vs. October 2014 http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps9rwhddex.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psuilav9un.jpg Ran into a buddy of mine while checking out the waves at Main Beach, East Hampton. He's got a really nice 86 SWB k10. That's all for now, hope to start picking off that list soon! http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps1rzzhklp.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps4oj8ppdd.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psbuh5r47n.jpg |
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