Progress on my woman's '65 Short/Fleet.
 

It's been a while since my last update. After spending a few Fridays at the shop prepping the engine and tranny, we finally got to put some of the truck together:metal:. This past weekend I finally went for the rolling chassis and brought to the shop. Got the engine and tranny in and started on the exhaust. I thought I had a driveline ready for it, but it ended up being about 2" too long. My bro-in-law had one the right length, but we're waiting on new u-joints... Here's some pics... This was Saturday..:chevy:

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A few more...:ito:

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In the evening on Saturday, with the rolling chassis back on the trailer, we packed an overnight bag and went to my brother-in-law's (Fred) house up in Rowe, about 35-40 miles NE of Santa Fe(where the rest of the truck is). We spent the night there to get an early start on Sunday morning...

Sunday was kind of a scary day... We started off by switching cabs on a '62 that Fred's putting together to sell. We used a cab moving device that he built. Scary, to say the least, but it works..We didn't win any safety awards, that's for sure, but we got the job done...:chevy:

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Come on! you know ladies love'um big...get that 283 outta there! Look'n good man, is the project just going to be a factory restoration?

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Now back to Lisa's truck. Using the same cab moving device, we removed the cab from the '72 chassis it was sitting on back to the original, cleaned and painted chassis.

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Some more...:ito::chevy:

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And this is how it sits now... We can't wait to get back out there and finish... Look at that smile on her face... I don't think she minds that 283;)!

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Here's one more of my lady getting her factory automatic steering column out of a donor... Gotta love it!!:chevy:

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It was a helluva weekend... time for the cold ones! Enjoy...:ito::chevy:

I'd like to thank my Babe, Fred, Mario and my boy Stephen!

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Looking good Joe those 283 last a long time!! looks like your into the 60-66 trucks, do you have a few?going to be a nice truck after your done..:chevy:

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Nice!

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60-66's are the best!! We have just the '62 and this '65. My brother in law, Fred has quite a few on his property. He's building a '61 stepside and a '65 Suburban...along with a '67 Fleetside and a '71 Monte Carlo. Donor trucks are all over his property. My stepson's '63 project is also out there and my '73 Cheyenne Super. We're just a bunch of junk collectors!:lol: God willing, we'll get all those projects done one day...

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like any good 60-66 owner the property is littered with 60-66's!:lol:
that engine looks nice.

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Outstanding detail on the SBC - really nice valve cover decals! Family project to the max. Really quality looking work - even that rig to lift the cab. Please take some more of those great pics!

:chevy: Mac

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Keep up the good work!

I like the Corvette Rally's, It's gonna be a looker. :thumbsup:

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Those wheels on the 65 are sweet looking Joe:chevy:love the look it gives the 65!:metal:I love 60 to 66 chevy/gmc got a 63 c-10 shortbed and the 66 c-10 shortbed.Sons got a 66 c-10 here too:chevy:One happy Chevy family:lol:.

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Looks great Joe!!!:metal: I cant wait to bring the 62' up for a visit. If there is anything I can help with let me know and we can coordinate some weekend.:chevy:

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Looking good Joe! You can never have enough cool ones at the end of the day!! :barn:

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:thumbs:Y'all are doing a GREAT job on her truck. Keep it up.

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dude, looks good nice job and nice help:metal:

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Sweeeeet!! A couple of 60's Chevys trucks in the family and a Lady that wrenches along with ya - WOW! You lucky guy you! Great update!

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I really like those wheels on the truck, they look really good.
I've been looking to replace whats on my 66, do you have any specs on those sets?

Great project!

Jon

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I must say.........I am a very lucky Girl. It was a long weekend but it's been a long time coming! I have been collecting parts for quite some time and it's great seeing it come together.........one piece at a time!!!! Thank for all the hard work jchav62......you rock! and of course thanks to my wonderful Son & Big Brother!!! I am really lucky!!!

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Cool pics of your work.......I always like it when I get something done, good feeling. Looks like its going to be a nice ride.

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very cool!!

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looks good... I like the wheel/stance combo...

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Hey Jon,

We scored those wheels here on the board from a fellow member. Killer deal. As far as specs, I'm not sure exactly. The fronts are 15x7's and the rears are 15x8's. I don't know the offsets though.:chevy:

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Thanks for all the comments everyone! Next time we get out there to work on her, we'll be sure to snap some pics and keep y'all posted on the progress...

62ChevyStep,

Thanks for offering help! I know Portales is quite a ways from here. That's very nice of you to offer... You never know, I may just take you up on it one day... We'll have to get together one of these days and meet each other and look at our trucks.

JC62

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Hoser and Hoser's girl:

A very fine job you guys are doing. I love it when a plan comes together. Please keep up posted with the great pix and narrative.

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Dude....great job on the truck !! Nice to see everyone getting in there and helping out, specially the 'ol lady !!

The chassis and drivetrain look nice !!!

More pics !!

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Nice work

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:ito:Sweet pickup guys! Awesome to see you guys making it a Family Affair (Son, and Brothers all helping) my hats off to you guys! Cannot wait to go crusing with you guys! Dig the hoist, the guy who built it has a lot of tallent! Ur goona have even a bigger smile when cruising with JCHAV62 (KUDDOS TO THE MONA LISA)!:ito: GLAD TO SEE YOU GUYS BUILDING THAT *****EN 283 CU. IN. WITH RAM HORNS! NICE!!! WITH I WAS ENJOYING ONE OF THOSE FROSTYS AT THE END OF THE DAY WITH YOU GUYS!!!

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Did a little more work to the '65 this weekend. I did a little trade and go a factory automatic steering column. My lady cleaned it and sanded it and polished all the chrome pieces. I painted it on Saturday and we installed it on Sunday. Lisa cleaned all the linkage parts, I painted and installed those. The shifter works great! I also sanded and painted an original 'deluxe' steering wheel that we picked up from Tony (LILRED66). We didn't have a steering wheel puller so we didn't get to bolt that on, but it looks awesome..Here are some pics...jc:ito::chevy:

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Nice Job Guys! Props to La Mona Lisa! Can't wait to see that Head Turner on the Camino!! (The Six Five) LOL:ito:

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Looking good. keep us posted

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nice!

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Sweet Dude! I'm diggin that steering wheel!

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Well, it's been awhile since we did some work to Lisa's '65.

An update: The 283 which looks so beautiful in place on the chassis is now out on the ground. We had some issues with the flywheel. The starter was binding with a 168 tooth plate. I was going to pull it to try a 153 tooth plate and another starter. Meanwhile, my brother in law came to me with a deal on a fresh 350 that I couldn't refuse. So I'm going back in with that. Tomorrow I'm going to the shop to install gaskets, v/c's, manifolds, fuel pump, water pump, etc. on the new motor. Hopefully, by the end of the weekend, I can stab the engine in the truck. I decided to go with the 350 because;

1: it was a good deal, and

2: It's freshly rebuilt with zero miles and

3: the 283 was a running motor that I just cleaned, painted and resealed, not a fresh motor.

Anyhow, I'll post pics of the weekend's progress on Monday.

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Nothing like a good deal from a relative. Sounds like the 350 is a better choice versus a "rattlecan rebuild"(although that 283 looked good!).

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Allsome!