Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Hello. I thought I would introduce myself and post some photos of my project and that might be of some interest to other 60-66 owners.
I lowered the top lips of the front fenders 2.5 inches to better match the rear fender stretch. http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...n_after1-1.jpg Here is the rear fender with a 3.5 inch stretch to accommodate the 31-inch tall tires. http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...ellstretch.jpg To fit the 18 inch wide rear tires, I stretched the wheel wells, too. http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...eltubs_a-1.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...s_both_a-1.jpg |
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Welcome Vince!! Nice Truck!!
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Interesting mod on the front fender. I've thought about doing the opposite; raising the rears to better match the front. Can't wait to see how it looks.
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:welcome2: to the board from Mid-MO!!!
Great looking project! |
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:welcome2: From Ohio:chevy:
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Congrats on welding that reproduction front fender, i put one on my truck last week and it is some light guage metal.
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Looking good! Could we get some better pics of the front wheel opening mod? That to me is the only issue these trucks have is the fact that you cant 'tuck' smaller rims and tires under the fender like you can with the 67-72's.
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lookin good
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Interesting. I'm anxious to see how it turns out. 18 inches wide, those sound like some good meats. What motor to turn em?
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welcome to the board from Idaho! I like your mods, but need bigger pictures
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Thanks, everyone! I never knew about this forum until 62 short step clued me in...much props to him. I had just been kind of plugging away on things on my own. I wish I had known about this site earlier, it would have made things a lot easier in working on this project. :rolleyes:
Here is a little larger image of my front fender modification. The weld line is about where the original lip was located, which is what necessitated the 2.5-inch spacer in the middle. http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...rLipDrop2a.jpg |
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Sweet man! That's the kind of stuff I like to see. I bet hardly anyone will notice when it's done.
You know, you can also tub the front end for more tuckage. |
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LOOKS COOL ,I LIKE THE FACT IT LOOKS LIKE ITS STOCK ALSO, NICE WORK AND WELCOME:metal:
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Cool lookin ride......hope to see some more pics.
Congrats to Dinos63.......I think you didnt have any typos!:lol: |
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Here is a photo of the rolling chassis (before I dropped the front fender lips), and of the Pontiac 455 mock up. The previous owner apparently got happy with his drill and Swiss-cheesed the fire wall, so I've been welding up all of the holes - what a PITA!
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...de_Height2.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...mockup4a-1.jpg |
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We need wide shots after the fender mod!
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WElcome to the board from North Idaho. What are the specs on that Pontiac? Ought to be one sweet truck when it's done. Keep the pics coming.....I love them '63's
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Welcome from Kansas City, KS. I like the fab work...very nice and clean.
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Howdy from BC. Nice metal work.
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Nice, great work
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Hows it going vin?
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I'm not moving from this chair till I see pics! ;)
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