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Here is my 65' long bed just dropped the rear 4" with cpp springs and cut the front coils in addition to drop spindles. Sitting on steel 17's front and back.

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That truck has air bags? Or are they helper type of air bags? Maybe a picture would help.

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there is a 3/4 ton in the wrecking yard that has some inflateable air bags inside the rear springs, I wonder if that is what he has?

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her is some pictures of my dad`s old truck a 63 Chevy

this was a car my father bougt when he was 17-18 back in 74 he changed out the bed for a newer stepside, the front suspension from a 78 in around 80-81. 72 kingswood rear with 3.73
and a 402 from a biscayne.... coool car,.. he sold the truck to he`s cousin, who changed the bed back to the orginal fleetside and changed out the spring to air bags..


http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282932615

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282932615

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933311

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282932739

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933134

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933133

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933133

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933133

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933133

her with air ride
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933133

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933311

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933311

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933311

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933134

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1282933134

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Is the yellow truck the same truck?

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yes is it.. its around 2 years ago :)

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Wow, he went to all the trouble of finding a Fleet bed for it and painting it black to match then decided to make a color change? I've gotta say, it looks very very nice in the yellow. Clean job.

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hehe, my father painted the truck black back in the late 70`s with step side, and he seld the car in 98, then hes cousin changed the bed, and after almost 30 years the owner of the car thinks that the truck need a new paint ;)

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I like your dad's version best of all! With the stepside bed, the roll bar and the cab lights it has character.

Your cousin's yellow version is really nice, but when it comes to character it can't compare to your dad's version.

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So do I. Black paint and the stepside fenders that should have come on these trucks when they were new. Great photos. Thanks for sharing them, and welcome to the site!

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Very nice truck and a cool history as well. I find this particularily interesting as my first vehicle was also a '63 long bed which I got in 1975. Although mine was never as nice as your dad's. I'll leave that up to my son as it is his now. Thanks for sharing.

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Hehe, thans everyone :)

i`m also thinking about buying a 63 longbed and change out the fleetside with a newer stepside and paint it black, like my dads old truck. that would have been cool

But thers onley a 63 model i want becouse i like the old style dashbord and windshield from the 60-63.. and i want the 63-72 frame becouse its easier to use the whole front suspension from a 73-87... I also think the 63 grill is the coolest one;)


hers a truck i have thinked about
http://www.blocket.se/simrishamn/Che...2.htm?ca=6&w=3
New 350, 4speed manuell... 75 000, its 9.49 USD

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Yes, this is the system that this truck has. It has the large springs directly under the bed perpendicular to the bed, then there are two coil over shocks. The air bags are inside of the large springs. They have dry rotted and I would like to get them replaced. Anyone have any idea of where I could start?

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I think those were a factory accessory , kind of a helper for the spring...
I think areotruck63 might have some literature on them... not sure where you could get some now....

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Air Lift link
http://shop.airliftcompany.com/

I used their bags tucked into the rear coil springs. They'll need to know the width inside of your springs and height required.

The bags were not a GM item in those years. The Chevrolets had a helper leaf spring.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_jlNKkl-rSbc/Sl.../image0-35.jpg

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My '63 910 chassis has that option.
You always come up with the coolest stuff aero
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this is just... WOW! love it!

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My truck had a set of those helper leaf springs on it. The PO had heated the original coils to lower the truck and there was only about an inch of travel before the helpers would kick in.

When driving the truck over bumps in the road the helper springs would engage and bounce the back end up into the air. Like an amusement park ride :lol:.

The way the PO mounted the helper springs was to take a piece of I-beam, cut it in half down its length and then he welded the web and flange of the beam to the frame.

The other scabbed on plate must have been a rear bumper mount?

PO's... go figure....

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Hi Everyone

Here is some pictures of my 1965 GMC. It has a small block 350 motor with a 4 speed transmission and a 12 bolt rear diff with 4:11 gears. I just finished the 4 link suspension for the truck.

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Sadly with a lot of previous owners, these were just yard trucks and they really didn’t care what the modifications looked like, as long as they sort of worked. That looks better than the 57 Chevy sedan I bought. It had a 350 installed, and the engine mounts were stick welded cold. Both had broken off, and one side was held on with vise grips while the other end was help up with a C clamp! I thought it prudent to tow it home.

Beautiful work, can’t wait to see it finished.

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i just removed these from my truck. when i installed the 6 inch drop the aux leaf springs rested on the ends of the rear control arms. what a PITA to get off.

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1960 and 1964 Timbren's have a pair of these?
http://www.timbren.com/ses-kits.htm
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1247411695
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1247419424

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Here's my rig..

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...0/mini-475.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...0/mini-474.jpg

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Not Mine..

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The hood inserts look cool. Is the vent panel chromed?

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stripingbyakin- really like the truck man. good colors too.

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No offense intended but the only thing I was thinking was that truck would be perfect WITHOUT the chrome vent panel and hood vents.

Different strokes for different folks. Or in this case, "different trucks for different...uh...er...."...you know what I meant:lol:

P.S. I'd forgotten how awesome the slot dish mags were when they are in as-new condition. You pretty much only see them dulled down nowadays. In the mid '60's if you were WEALTHY enough to afford those (and no one would have put them on a truck in those days) you were the schit! I remember seeing them on a dark green matallic GTO in '68 and thinking that was the most beautiful car I would ever see.

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Yes it was chromed.

The black truck had a lot of personal touches. For instance it has wood grain in the body side molding, and the same woodgrain on the little chevy emblem located cab trim.

And I liked the hood inserts also (but as you can see from the picture of my truck below, I am hardly impartial). :lol:

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Got any from under the hood? Curious how they mount.

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Lakeroadster,
I hope you didn't takre my opinion the wrong way. I did not mean to offend. I think the hood insertts are practical from the "letting heat out" stand point, but I think I would have preferred louvers. Then again, louvers are expensive and those hood inserts could probably junkyard sourced if you were lucky to find some in decent shape.

Love your rims, especially the fatazz tires in the rear!

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Dan,

No offense taken! :thumbs:

I got the Camaro louvers off Ebay. I have designed an air induction set-up to use these to feed the air cleaner, similar to the cowl induction used on Camaro's, see pdf's below. I have most of the parts, but other items are taking priority at this point.

Mike,

The louvers simply bolt to the hood, (6) studs each louver.

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Custom? :devil:

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V12

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Ugly Custom :uhmk:

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x2

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i finally got the grand slam kit from cpp installed. 5" springs w/ c notches in the back, 3" springs and 2.5" drop spindles in the front. its still sitting in my boss' warehouse. hopefully get all the new brake lines bent and bled tonight.

has anybody used this front setup? my tires are scarily close to the fenders and i was wondering if anyone has had rubbing issues. 15" rims w/ 235/75 tires..

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Is that you back in '64 Rednose LOL
Nice truck , not sure about the mop though
T

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WTF???? wow that is ugly looking, anyone got more info on this??? kinda interesting....

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there was a thread a while back of a guy building a early 60s V12 truck. He finished, drove it in some parade and donated it. The picture above was a guy that chimed in and had already completed his build. If yo saw under the hood you may think differently. I think it would have been better looking if the wheel opening wasn't so big but each has there own taste;)