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:just a few more dics are on . now i have to run a spacer on the frony to keep
the wheel from rubbing the caliper great sounds like new wheels..:cuss: finished the steering link just need to get the power steering box and brackets and stuff..:jdp:

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sanded the cab interior… sanded some more (note non-OSHA-approved platform for sanding ceiling)

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well saturday i repaired my driver fender, and today i started on the passenger fender

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a few more pictures

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Nice body work!!!

Well my task this week included less finesse than body work LOL...

Used a hand grinder to cut transmission cross member from my '61, helped tons in getting the motor out :lol:....Needed the rm any way to put my 350 tranny in :metal:, oh yeah and of course I removed a the clip to do all this detail work :lol:

el_bole

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thanks el bole, i was shocked myself that i didnt screw it up!!

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I finished up my rear suspension today except for the track bar which is on it's way. I still have to order and install a new center crossmember to raise the trailing arms but at least it's back on 4 wheels for now. Brakes are probably next. I pushed it out of the garage and washed it up a bit before starting the next phase. Here are a few pics. I also borrowed member Frizzle Fry's idea for relocating the rear shocks. It worked out great. Thanks Friz for the idea.

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Your truck is really looking nice.
The cab appears to be in nice shape.

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Yeah I got pretty lucky on this truck. Minimal rust in the front corners of the floors and that's about it except for the passenger side vent assembly or whatever it's called. It's the outer part that the bottoms all pick up crud and then rust out except mine is also rusted at the top. I need a whole new one when I get to the point of rust repair. If you remember I asked obout that parts cab you picked up. But I"m a ways off from needing one, but it's on the list. I kinda grab stuff as I go when I find a great price.

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im interested in the geen fender and headlight in the bottom right corner of the last picture,any pics??

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Looks better than mine :o You're gonna love the high speed stability that mod adds. Nice work!
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Cage done...............check
Seats mounted.........check

Slowly making progress.....

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I will be sanding my ceiling while I have the cab rolled over on its back.

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Yeah, I had the cab on its back earlier and, despite being VERY careful, managed to slightly damage the sheetmetal on those tricky edge ridges; also kept feeling like I might put a foot through the back window stumbling around in there!
That being said, I recently realized I STILL have to rotate it back in order to paint with the gravity-fed HVLP sprayer. I think I'll try suspending the cab next time.

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Losthope,

Thats funny u r interested in the fender and headlight! I just officially inherited that car that the fender is attached to LOL...It was my Dad's '55 Olds, Delta 88 to be more specific....Asking $6,000,If I had the resources I'd rat rod it out and put some bags on it but thats what I got my 61' for Right:smoke:?. Here's a couple pics...

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looks nice !! its a four door id leave it the way it is besides lowering it and drive the wheels off it, thanks for the pics love them olds!!!!!

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I replaced my stock steering wheel with a Chevy Lumina wheel that I got at the junkyard for $20. It's much more comfortable for me and doesn't look too out of place. I can't really see the speedo that well because it's a smaller diameter and thicker grip but that's no big deal. Right?

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Forgot the picture.

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I`m sorry guys, I just hate to have my down to do anything I like driving it to much, lord knows it needs a lot of work....

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i would just swap the body to a two door body how hard could that be?:metal:

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4 years hard!!

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So Frizzle Fry and pdxhall, tell me about the shock relocation on the rear. I'm getting ready to order a 5 inch lowering kit for my 64 short stepside, which includes shocks and relocating brackets etc. I like the way that setup you have there looks.

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I got the idea from Frizzle, he did it first on his truck. He has a link http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...postid=4730005 where he shows how it's done. Basically you just swap the rear lower shock mounts from one side to the other and drill a new mounting hole. Then a hole is drilled in the frame for the upper mount and a stock front mounting bolt is attached to that. You will need to grind a little off of the trailing arm, as shown, and that's all there is to it.

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Put on a new ignition switch and put some gas in the tank,primed the fuel pump only to have a dead battery and started block sanding my tailgate skin..
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today i put a used chrome bumper and a sanded down steeel grill on my truck to see how straight they are....answer is they are straight enough. i will continue to sand the grill until i go through all the grits and have all the scratches out...then clear coat. i'm not sure how to get the scratches out of the bumper without destroying the chrome so i will prolly get some weak acid and treat the areas that are brown get it as shiny as i can and clear coat it too. any better suggestions that a re cheap or free are welcome. i'm poor and i will not be buying anything new for a very long time. i actually traded my painted bumper and twenty bucks for the chrome one. i'm looking for an oem radio and an oem auto steering column by the way

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You could try some Hapitch semi-chrome polishing paste with a buffer worked purty good on mine. I think the paste is still under $10. What your doing looks good so far good luck....Vernski:lol:

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Wasnt all today but I have removed the rusted out rocker panels measured and almost ready to remove and replace all of the passenger front floor board, outer rear floor board, cab corner, front cab piller supoport, cab support, inner and outer rockers.

Also waiting on a sand blasting kit to arrive so I can make sure exactly what metal is good to keep and what isnt. The PO decided that instead of replacing rusty floors he would go ahead and fill everything with bondo and that would do just fine. So on top of removing rusty pieces I'm having to decide what is metal and what is Bondo'ed rust.

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stared back o n stripping the paint off the cab and the seam putty in the body joints dry and cracking and also on the top were they seal the roof
mine had a rust out were the water was geting in from not seam sealed all the way on the roof must have missed thr right corner of the roof when they
tacked it it .. it must have been a friday afternood build or an early monday morning and didnt have there:mm: yet .. who knows but just one more fun challenge for me on the old farm truck ..:uhmk::chevy:

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Took her for an 80+ mile drive around a nearby lake. Good cruise, didn't have any time to stop for pictures though.

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Pulled the next project in the shop, a 65 LWB, we are going to slam it, leave it patina'd pulled her in, cut the bolts that held the bed on, and removed the running boards........man does that look better........

Backing it in the shop:

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/65-C..._fg2LMwh-XL-LB

A LWB fleetside will fit in the shop:

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/65-C...5_CXhFn49-A-LB

It looks better without those running boards:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/65-C...2_zCRJTN2-A-LB

Cut the bolts that held the bed on, the wood is a little worse for wear:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/65-C..._3QTSPxZ-X2-LB

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I'm kinda glad you don't have the resources.

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got a little sanding done on my hood today. I can't believe the P.O. sprayed that nasty primer over the beautiful factory paint. I'll bet she had some awesome patina before.....years in the high sierra desert will do that.

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Well, not much progress, but I pulled the engine out last nite for a bath ....

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Fixed a flat......stupid nail! :cuss:
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Changed the old oil thats been it it for 7 years while it sat in a guys back yard.

Put in new halogen headlights so I could see when I drive it.

Took off the boat anchor back bumper that was on it, thing weighed a ton.

Scraped all the decals and crud off the back window. Removed an add on air conditioner that didn't work and cleaned a bit under the hood.

Just bought this 64 C10 and am fiddling around with it like a kid with a new toy.

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Stripped the top-end off my engine and began cleaning up the wiring harness. Bought copper tubing and header wrap to re-route the heater "hoses" and fuel line. Tucking any visible wires and hoses down and out of sight (except top/bottom radiator hoses, of course). The new intake manifold is going in tomorrow... Before and after pics coming soon.

Sam

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Pulled mine out to clean under it and turn it around. Second time its been outside since I brought it home in 09

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got the new 2.5" drop spindles installed, how do you like the new stance ?

New stance:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G..._9qGFfrc-X2-LB


Old stance:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...6_c5FVJVM-A-LB

Looks like the sun is coming back out, will clear her up and take her back over to the route 66 park and take some of the same shots with the new stance....that will be a better way to compare them. The first dreary shot of the gmc dropped does not look as good as the shot by the train due to lighting......

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New stance = Much better!

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Looks Great! Did you lower the back as well, or just the 2.5 spindle drop in the front?