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tightened the u joint bolts and mounted the shifter bracket and cable. tomorrow night shd get the brakes bled and the old truck running!

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Man an old truck just needs a "Paris Hilton" friggin face lift!!!! heater core yesterday and
today damn rear brakes, wheel cylinder brake line frozen, puck another damn slow down
heated the darn thing up with mapp gas and slowly working the temp 360 degrees to work it loose and finally it gave, not to mention breaking out my big cutting torch to heat up break the drums free them. the thing that suck the most was no "Coors Light" in the fridge!! that blew hard, but i survived. anyways gotta do it:)

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drug my truck back to the house. Now just got to get it streetable.

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Started my floor last night. Got one coat on yesterday and one this morning. I should be able to put everything back together Sunday!!! Cant wait to get the cab done, but im almost there.

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Is that bed liner you are using for the cab?

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Indeed it is. Its kinda dramatic right now. After the seat and possible floor mats go in, you wont see as much.

Keep in mind, this is a daily driver and I dont want it too fancy.. :)

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I like the idea as far as sealing everything to prevent moisture from getting into cracks.

I am wondering, does it "off gas"? Meaning will it release funky, maybe toxic, fumes that you will be breathing in the cab? Probably not any worse though than epoxy paint.

Just a thought..

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Yesterday! I swapped my 1965 cab for a 1960 cab!

My buddy has an overhead crane on an I beam. That made the work so much easier.

Now the task of rewiring the new cab with my new harness and putting everything back together again. A few issues to work out is the steering column, brakes, and front cab mounts.

Overall an fun time!

First two pics are the old cab and the second are the newer better cab :)

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Getting ready to walnut shell blast the front clip and the bed.....beats the heck out of sanding it by hand. Photos will follow tomorrow on how it looks Naked.......Kieth

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...06508113_7XbsA

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Welcome to the rusty knee knocker club....looks like a decent cab

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Interesting thought. It is thinned with xylene<sp>. I would think when it dries and that evaporates, the gas/smell would be gone. It was kinda smelly when I put it on, but so was all the other paint in there.

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Finished up the hidden radio today, hooked up the antenna, finished assembly of the console and reinstalled the passenger seat.

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Installed a CB antenna in the original fuel filler location. An "era correct" addition (CB Antenna). More photos and data in my build thread.

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Started blasting the bed today..........................here are a few pics.....one cannot sand this fast........

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...07426574_ogvuC

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Took my old starter to Autozone and had it tested.... LOL It sounded like a coffee grinder in their machine and tripped the safety breaker. Tested the new one I bought... spun and sounded like a high power air drill... nice.

Installed the new starter and new wire harness.... one thing at a time.

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replaced drivers door bottom.
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tore out the seat and old carpet, sand blasted the instrument bezel and painted it, reinstalled the tacho, sound deadener and scored matching chrome choke knob and cigarette lighter at the junk yard for $10.

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Refinished my speedo today. Just need to finish the fuel and temp gauges and paint the needles fluorescent orange :uhmk:

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You can see more pics on my build page.




Tony

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My cab is about 90% complete and its back on the road today.

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Man that sure came out nice..... :thumbs:

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Changed out the door lock cylinders and got the new wing window seal in on the drivers side. Here's a little tip in case anyone is considering the seal replacement: Don't.

:cuss:

I did get it in, but it took a LOT of messing around. I'll post pics for the other side, as it should go quicker after the learning curve. It's not all that bad in hindsight, but requires a few rivets drilled out, and some 'creativity' on re-assembly, due to differences in the aftermarket parts.

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Finally finished driver's side of bed where I removed the old chain mounts - eliminated holes and latch cutout areas; started passenger side but ran out of MIG gas (bigger bottle?)!
Also patched the hideous hole where the antenna was…

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the bigger gas bottle costs almost as much as the little ones, my gas shop let me trade in the smaller one for the larger one, All I had to do was pay for the gas, also check and see what the gas settings are should be about 12 inside and up to about 15-20 outside

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Thanks. I got my little 20 cu. ft. from NAPA, only costs me $16 for refill - I'm using (wasting) less as I get better at welding, so I'll certainly check on the bigger one.

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Got the heater panel painted and the glove box door re painted, the weather finally got in the temps where the paint will work, not perfect but not too much dirt in the paint...

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She's Naked--------------call this the stripping thread :gmc2:


Kieth :uhmk:


http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...07426574_ogvuC

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WOOHOO!!!!! Show some :bann:

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wether was nice enough took the fork lift and got the diff out of its hidding place and placed it on the flat bed of the 65 dually. Now to just get it under the bed insted of on it.

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Spent the day in the following manner:

1. Spent about 2 hours trying like hell to figure out why the gas pedal linkage would not line back up with the carb throttle, removing the linkage and turning it around - Had installed the relay backward after painting it 6 months ago.


2. Spent an hour mounting the wiper motor and trying to remember how the relay linkage was laid out. Had to refer back to the pictures I took 4 years ago. TAKE PLENTY OF PICTURES!!

3. Spent 3 hours installing the interior defroster/heater combo and under dash heater box

3. Spent an hour installing glovebox liner, light, bumpers and door.

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BBC installed............

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What did I do to my truck today???
I took a picture of it cuz it looked really good as a daily driver parked in the high school parking lot.
I am proud of my daughter that she loves driving a 64 truck!
I was delivering a forgotten lunch.:chevy:
And it is still winter in Idaho
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I took the ol' girl on her first checkout drive. Still lots of work to be done but she drives OK.Attachment 712325

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got my truck dialed in..... runs freakin awesome.... EXCEPT..... it seems the float levals are still off a little. I will take running 90% better, then how ****ty it was running before. Now its time to get my temp gauge working, it never ends!
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1299899637

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Got the day/night Mirror installed, the transmission cover in place, the bench seat mounted, the choke cable routed and the gas pedal mounted with brass screws so they never rust. Also I created an album for your viewing pleasure called "Fal-Tor-Pan, The Reassembly". Those of you who are Start Trek fans will know what I'm talking about.

http://rides.webshots.com/album/579894970vydbSl

Fal-Tor-Pan, the Re-fusion. This ritual was performed on a 1960 GMC 305 V-6, 127" wheel Base Wideside Pickup in 2011. The ritual was considered very EXPENSIVE, both to the Owner of the Truck and to the keeper of the Katra, read "Purse". For this reason, it was almost never performed and at the time of Jake's Fal-Tor-Pan, it is unclear whether the ritual would be complete by June 2011.

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I forgot to add that I mounted the under dash tissse holder, Sissy but kinda kool to have.

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evobuilder what is your supension set-up and how much is it lowered looks awesome and just what I am after

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I finally installed my rear this week!!!
All new with 4:10 gears and an auburn posi
:hot:

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More of going back together... radiator core support, new fuel pump and oil filter.

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Sent the truck to get the floor and frame blasted......it's not going to be pretty..but I am sure it will be worth it

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I spent a little more time on the gauges this afternoon. I just need to wire up the LEDs and it's all complete :metal:


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Tony

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Took a test drive to try out the 5-speed transmission I installed in place of the column shift 3-speed. What a difference at highway speeds with the overdrive, it just cruises along without the engine screaming. Now, I just need to find an older looking shifter and boot to retrofit. And then on to the floor and rocker sheet metal.