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Thank you. Thats what Im going for. I have to pick and choose my projects until I get the barn up and some warmer weather, so im doing alot of the trim prep and restoration on the parts Im converting, but at least its getting work done.

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Heading off to pick up the new donar hood and passenger side inner fender.

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OK, got the hood picked up from Sharps, great looking hood and probably 20 hours less work involved than what I had in my original hood. Have two small areas to work on. Front driver side has a small dent/bondo (about 2"), and the front pass side has a little cancer (around 1.5" long). Rest of the hood is rust free. My current hood has issues along the entire front lip and needs work down both left & right sides/corners. Inner fender has one small area to reapir (around an 1" long), but thats ok, I have a rust free patch I pulled off another inner I had which will take most of the work out of the inner fender panel. He also gave me a tow bar, which needs a little work. I have some 1/4" steel plate that I need to work 2 - 2"x8" areas onto. No biggie. Also...will be going back this weekend for the rear half of the truck. Looks like I finally get to make my matching stepside trailor to pull behind the 63!!!

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Last pic of hood repair that needs done and the tow bar that needs new metal.

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hoods not bad at all, great score:metal:

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Great for our neck of the woods. My OEM hood is great for a work truck or always an upgrade for someone with more bodywork or rust in theirs, but I try and go as solid as possible on the sheetmetal with as little bodywork as I have to do.

I did also get my Opti-Kleen bottle done and installed. The decal was simple and straight forward. Did the best I could to polish the glass. Its dated 1961, so it has a little wear, but not much. It never had a decal when I got it, and there are several different ones out there...I guess there were some changes in different applications (cars vs trucks and different years). But I went with the one that closest matches the other GM Accessories tins, bottles and boxes. Either way, came out good, is installed and put up some pics to show it off. I dont know exactly where the dealers installed them, but it does show as an accessory in the book. If anybody knows, Id like to mount it in the proper spot. It will just hold extra windshield washer fluid for the system.

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Hey! Wonder if I could ask for a favor? I am working on getting a custom glove box emblem laser cut for Zane's Ride. Any chance you could send me some measurements of your Chevrolet Script glove box emblem, upper and lower case letter height overall length of script etc.? Posting the picture from page one of your thread.

Cool washer bottle BTW!

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Would it help if I sent one to you and then you mailed it back? Could be scanned if they have the right software. Or I can try my copy machine at work tomorrow. The base dimensions I put on a thread here awhile back...glovebox scripts I think.

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And thanks on the washer bottle. I know its such a small thing, but just one of those neat old things that you don't see anyone or very often. I like alot of the smaller touches.

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I think just some rough dimensions would do the trick, my guy can do the artwork.

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Another option would be to do a rubbing with a crayon or soft pencil. Just put a piece of paper over the emblem and wipe a crayon flat against the emblem surface. It will produce an exact size pattern you can take measurements from, and eliminates the risk of breakage in shipping.

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good idea. get me an address and i will get it for you.
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Great score Jon....its amazing the stuff you been finding lately, Calif too picked over by the swap meeters, you can`t find much anymore...

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Well, let me know what your looking for and I'll keep my eyes open. Might be able to help find some stuff here on the east coast.

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Great idea Mark! I will send a PM with my address.

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Okay....newest update. Be heading back up to Sanford on Sunday to get the frame and bed for the trailer. Maybe take a ride in the new John Lee if tags/plates are ready. Photos to follow.

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Frame towed home safe and ready to prep frame and reassemble the bed, then some trailer fab. More pics to follow.

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Going to get rid of everything that wont be used 1st. Ie...fuel, brake lines, wires. Be pressure washing, prepping and POR for next steps.Then bed assembly and frame work. Seems to be pretty straight forward of a build. Looking forward to it as its something different than my normally truck stuff.

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Have you ever used POR15? Expect ours to arrive today, and was planing on painting the frame with it. Your thoughts, experiences etc...

Thanks,
glenn

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Yes, Ive used it in the past. I have been very happy with the results of the POR products. Lays down easy and looks/works great. Hardest thing as with most products is the prep work involved to get it there.

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Agreed. Lots of prep time, and it went on smooth. Turned out great last night,

Thanks,
Glenn

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Cool. Glad it worked out ok for you. Its a great product in my opinion

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Nice product to start with! I'm looking forward to watching this come together.

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X2:metal: should look cool being towed behind your truck. :chevy:
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Thanks. I hope so. Looks like although its only half a truck...to do it right and make it look good will be just as much effort. But it'll be worth it.

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Got all non-essential parts pulled from the back half of the trailer. Old brake lines, wiring, etc and have washed it down. Next step will be to get bolts to reconstruct the bed and the frame prep.

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Another one of my long lost mystery parts found. I have been looking for a set of the OEM deluxe vents knobs with the "v" on them. They are extremely hard to find. I have looked for two years and have even been told that they didn't exist as I couldn't find any pics of them. But here they are in rough form. Cant wait to get them and clean them up. This completes my knob set. They are all now OEM knobs. Headlight, wiper, choke, throttle, radio, lighter and now vents. I realize this is probably a petty thing, but I dont care for most of the repop stuff, and none of the repop deluxe knobs looks correct. In fact, I have seen at least 3 different variations of the repop deluxe knobs.

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great find on the vent knobs, looking forward to the trailer.

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Thanks flips72....trailer parts are starting to come in, taillights & wiring here, looking for a decent donar tailgate and will have to order a new forward bed panel. Still haven't decided if going to use wood or metal in the bed. Have the frame stripped and have started cleaning to get ready to POR. I need to replace my truck shocks also, so they will get put on the trailer. Once I have frame ready and box mocked up, I'll get it over to my dads so we can cut and weld the rest. Paint will come, but be down the road.

I have seen the knobs before, just no pictures or part #'s for reference. I have only seen 1 other truck that had them on the Stovebolt site, but cannot fid the picture. Anyways...I know its probably petty, but it's what I've been looking for.

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needed 1 final hubcap for the trailer. been watching them on ebay as it seems to be the only place to find them. auctions were from $80-120 for a single when 1 popped up today for $50 buy it now. great deal for a deluxe stainless cap w/no dents and above average condition.. my find of the day
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Ok, getting closer. Engine is being picked up on Memorial Day, bellhousing is at my Dads being machined to accept the Novak hydraulic clutch conversion, 1 ton foldable engine crane has been ordered from harbor freight ...sent to the house for only $6.99 s/h. Use coupon code 83087728 untill 5/22/13 if interested...saved over $85 on in-store purchase. I will replace the chain on it per Markeb recommendation. I have the clutch/flywheel all ready to go, new bellhousing/engine bolts (went with 3/8-16 1 1/2" grade 8 and the new t-16 borg warner main case enroute. Now just have to get the main case swapped out. I have a broken mounting ear on mine. So....wont be long and the front end comes off the 63, new drivetrain installed and new front end installed. Will finally be a year for some progress. Lots of time and monies have been saved for this one. Pictures to follow.

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Just read this from the beginning, really like what you're doing. Lots of nice details and plenty of work done to get it how you want.

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thanks for the compliments dan. my constent work in progress. i have most of the parts to complete the truck as i want. i had to make it functional enough to be a daily driver and i had to find alot of the missing parts, upgrade others and of coarse add a few personal touches. i am pretty much down to converting the brakes to discs(which i have the parts), swapping the new front end on (when i do engine swap), and swapping the doors...fitting the new trim. then paint and body and i should be in business. hard part is doing it all in stages to keep as a daily driver or just down a few days here and there. 2 jobs and ems work and my sisters 3yo daughter whos staying a few months. but its going one day & part at a time and always a few projects on the back burner. did you get your fuel issue resolved? hows the truck going?
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Tough building like that while using it for a daily driver, I can't take mine out of service either on account of always using it for hauling. Probably going to pull and cream my tank and keep a lookout for a better original, but there's always something that needs fixin.

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check w/sharps40....he just disassembled a 64 that was his daily driver until he was tboned and the truck was totaled
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Been spending alot of time getting the last of my engine projects ready. Will bring the block home next week. I have completed the parts for the hydraulic clutch conversion. Will do pics tomorrow. Will have my bellhousing back from my Dad next week w/the machine work completed. Have new clutch/flywheel, to bearing, slave, clutch master, brake master, front disc brake kit ready, plumbing for clutch and brakes. On engine I have to install pulleys, alternator, water bypass kit (which i just got done plumbing), carb/linkage, install and it should be ready. Trans has to be swapped to a new main case as it has a broken mounting ear. Anyways....here some new pics. These are of the water bypass system i have built for the Edelbrock RPM Air Gap intake for the big block. Will plumb into the intake near the rear to help balance the engine temp from the back of the block to the front. The bolts are ARP stainless hex that are 2" and 3" due to the spacer. The water neck is a 1" spacer w/2 - 3/8"NPT ports. I used -08AN hose and 45deg fitting for the intake. Will mock up next week once engine is here. I know the AN fittings and stainless hose is probably overkill, but it looks great and will definitely hold the pressure. I have gotten pretty good at making these hoses, they are a real PITA until you learn the little subtle tricks that help. I use heavy masking tape on the fittings to tighten down also. The make special $80 AN wrenches, but it you use thick 1/2" masking tape w/several wraps and go slow/steady, they will tighten up w/o tearing up the anodization.

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I hope you post some serious photos of this bypass install.
You really have my attention on this one as I never seen or heard of this being done before.

Otherwise it looks cool :metal:

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no problem, will definitely do that. i posted some questions on this in the engine section, and evidently there were some small blocks that used a bypass also, but it was plumbed into the head. edelbrock shows a water bypass kit, but its the head version. they put the bosses on the intake and threaded them, so id rather plumb them rather than plug them. i dont expect a hp increase, but rather even temp range across the block. will have more pics next weekend on this project.
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Nice work on your truck ! Looks great ! Love the color of the rims and steering wheel. I think back awhile you said the rims were from a 71 Blazer 4x4 ?? I'm doing a disc brake convert to my 64. My rims are not OEM and I don't like them. I want to get a set of OE steelie's. Are your rims 15 or 16" I'm going to have to try some of the yards up here but things like that are hard to find here ( ont, Canada)

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thanks. and the rims are 15". i believe there was a set in the classifieds here a week or two back. check with special-k, he had them. they were 16" though.
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