"Project 64"
 

Well guys you know I've been on the site for a little while now, and have got to know a lot of yall. I have been lazy and haven't done a build thread. So I guess I'm going to start one now.

I bought the truck back in 04 from a good friend of mine. He had it for a while, he bagged it, swaped the 283 to a 350/T350. Bagged the rear on trailing arms. Swaped the bench for buckets out of a burb. Well i guess it's time for pics.

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More pics

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some more pics, I didn't do the notch, my buddy did when he owned the truck. It's some C channel that wasn't welded good at all. After I took the bed off I saw that the frame was stress cracked at the notch and was only held on but like a inch of metal per side.

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I was wondering if you ever would start a build thread. ;) Nice to see it.

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Well now on to some gooddies.

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Bought all this from Sucidedoors.com

2 VIAIR 480 COMPRESSORS
8 GALLON BLACK 8 PORT TANK WITH 1/2" PORTS
4 SMC 1/2” VALVES
4 SMC 3/8” VALVES
AVS 9 SWITCH BOX W/ LOCK
165/200 PRESSURE SWITCH
VIAIR HIGH AMP RELAY
2 DUAL NEEDLE AIRLIFT 200 PSI GAUGES
1 SINGLE NEEDLE AIRLIFT 200 PSI GAUGE
4 2600 AIRLIFT DOMINATOR BAGS
SMC 1/2" WATER/OIL TRAP
50’ OF SMC 1/2" DOT AIRLINE
50’ OF SMC 1/4" DOT AIRLINE

P-51 Raised Crossmember with tublar control arms for a 73-87, trans mount.
Performance online 6 lug rotors with 73-87 2 1/2 drop spindle
Brothers truck power booster/master cyclinder
Painless wiring harness for the 60-66 C10
A bunch of goodies for the 350/T350

Motor: 350 from a 77Burb
bored out to a 355
flattop pistons
stock crank
Heads worked with 2.02 1.60 valves
Z28 valve springs
Stamped roller tips
Airgap intake
Edelbrock valve covers
Demon 625
Mallory HEI
Hooker Headers

Trans: Turbo 350
B&M shift kit
B&M torquemaster 2400 stall

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Well on to the back for some work. I decided to do a back half, I'm going to change it up a little from the way it sits now, but you get the idea. This is the way the truck has been sitting for a couple months now. It's at my dads shop in East Texas and I'm 4 hours away.

There is a lot that I dont have pics for and I wish that I did. The front of the frame was sandblasted and put in PD90 till I could do the back half of the truck.

I haven't done any body work and I wont until I get the frame done how I want it and 4 linked in the back. I still need to run brake lines and mount my fuel cell.

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I know Alan I've just havne't got around to it. And that I haven't worked on the truck in months I didn't feel like posting since I wont be working on it much. I need to get the cab up here so I can start patching some of the metal.

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Nice job ruffrida. Chassis is looking much better.:ito:

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Really nice work and components.:metal:

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I just want to let yall know this will be a real long build thread. I dont have really any money to work on it and it's at my dads shop.

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I am getting some brackets cut out for my 4 link though. We have a CNC at work so I'm getting them done for free.

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Free is just the right price. If I had a cnc machine here at work, I'd go crazy with it.

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Well actully Joe your paying for my brackets. haha

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Crossmember kit looks nice. I ordered the same kit plus the rear kit but it hasn't arrived yet.

Looking good! Keep us posted.

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You will really like the front kit, Which one did you get the 47 or 51? I wish I had the money for the rear kit but I just dont!

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I got the 51. I didn't get the powdercoating though. I might call them tomorrow and see if it's too late to add it.

I will end up having to get different motor mounts made because of my 305 V6.

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How long ago did you order the kit, I took Jason over 2 months to do mine, but I told him not to rush since I was in Iraq. You should be able to have to get it done.

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I cut out my first bracket on the CNC for my 4 link. I got a bunch more to do then I just got to get the rest of the stuff to do it. I'll put pics up later

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Well I'm thinking of going to Wyotech for street rod and fab. Anyone have any insite on it?

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Your build is starting out great. Looks like you blew your wod already. You better grow that money tree. :lol:

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Yeah I blew my wod already to get this thing started. Hopefully I can get it linked and the frame done before the new year, Then I'll start on the body next year. Well that's if I dont go to Wyotech.

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awesome :metal:

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You bought enough to keep you busy for a while. Or do you have most of it done already?

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Nice to see ya started this!:metal: This will be cool to see going together; that pic of the front suspension by itself looks like something from a Terminator movie:lol:.

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I've got most of wht I bought done already. I took 2 months of vacation this year so that's what I did. I spent little over 7000 on the truck and I cant drive it. Or even sit in the cab on the frame for that matter. Money has been tight so I haven't worked on it much. I got to build the frame for my fuel cell to sit in, then I think I'm going to get it fired up. Should be nice and loud.

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Heres a ? for yall. If you can see the gold wires I have. I think I'm going to keep them, but blast the wires and paint them black. I'm wanting to do the truck in a flat orange, like UT burnt orange. I think it will look sweet with the flat black and burnt orange. What do yall think about the rims and what's the best way to strip the gold and chrome off it.

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Give it to a chrome plating shop. See if they can dip them to get the chrome off. Not sure what they will say about the gold though. I think the wires would look good gloss black, and the rim of the wire wheel orange with the flat orange body. The best way to do that would be to powder coat the wheels, and spokes, but they would have to be taken all apart, and could be expensive. Call these guys to see what it will cost. They're the best anywhere.

http://www.buchananspokes.net/

My son builds Cafe Racers from old CB Hondas. Here's one of the wheels he's done. Just to give you some ideas.

These have polished stainless spokes. I can't find a picture of the black spokes with red rims.
http://www.lossaengineering.com/imag...B550_05_02.jpg

http://www.lossaengineering.com/imag...a/Mosca_01.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5208131_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6702682_n.jpg

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i like the wires also

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I think I'm going to try and blast them first. They are pretty rusted so I think it will come off. I'm only going to do a black rim right now. They wont be the ones I run for good. Just to get by so I already have the DP90. Cant beat free.

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I ordered it in late July. I got the air management kit a few days later and the rear kit came 2 days ago. I'm in no rush either, my buddy is still working on getting his barn ready to build trucks so I have about a month before we can start on it.

I was planning on doing the wheels on my van with a flat orange/copper rim and flat black center. I've made a few cars in a video game llike that and it looks awesome.

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sweet I may have to keep that in mind, I'll probably spray a rim to see how it looks.

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Sweet your own build thread.:metal: Love the pictures of the custom c notch.:lol:

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yeah I wish I could do some more work to it. I have all my axle brackets cut out on our CNC. They fit good. Thanks to Jason at SD for hooking me up with the file. I'll get some pics up when I can.

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well guys a very very very slow thread just got even slower, I'm going through the big D and I dont mean dallas. I may have to unload my truck to someone to finsh it. But will have to see.

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Suck. Can't you just hide it.;) Or just kiss up. There all about the same.;)

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well you see the trucks not in my name yet so she cant touch it at all. Were still going to be on good terms

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Hope you keep it. I would like to see it done. Even if it does take forever.:lol:

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at this rate we might both be dead by the time I finish it. I'll be a ghost still working on it.

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You're further than I am.;) How long have you been working on it? You do have a lot done. I wish I was that far. Maybe another 5 grand.:lol: And a couple old ladies:lol: I was'nt to impressed with your first c notch but since then your work has really improved.