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forestb 04-14-2014 11:27 PM

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I have been on here for a while so I thought I would start a rebuild thread. "Rebuild" meaning, "Your truck looks like it is almost done why are you taring it apart?" The reason comes in one word, and that word is rust. Rust that has been covered with a layer of sheet mettle and then bondoed smooth and is now bubbling. Front fenders that have been welded to the cab because the brackets have rusted off. So far I have come to one conclusion. The more you dig the more holes you find. The first picture is of what the truck looked like before the rebuild. The rest are what it looks like now with a little work that I have dun on the fire wall and the door corners fixed. The rest of the front end is at the sheet mettle shop being straightened and having the rust removed. I am having the most difficult time deciding what color I want to paint it. On a side note, any one that tells you that new environmentally friendly paint lasts longer than old paint is trying to sell you something and my guess is that it is new environmentally friendly paint.

TJ's Chevy 04-15-2014 10:15 AM

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Good looking truck! Look forward to watching the build! :chevy:

forestb 04-17-2014 11:03 PM

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Some color ideas

forestb 04-17-2014 11:06 PM

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The center one is supposed to be silver on top and the top one is not supposed to have a green interior.

forestb 04-19-2014 02:31 PM

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Got front fenders back from sand blasting. According to the sheet mettle man the drivers side is not worth repairing.

forestb 05-27-2014 04:26 PM

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Did some more work on the fire wall.

PGSigns 05-27-2014 07:54 PM

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Super chevy is in a week or so in Bakersfield. May be a few parts for sale. Looks like you could use a couple of fenders. Got to love old trucks.
Jimmy

TJ's Chevy 05-28-2014 10:44 AM

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Nice work. Good to see an update. :chevy:

MisterC 05-28-2014 10:49 PM

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I'm in for this one, Forest. Sorry to hear about the rust. I've always loved your truck. I never would have guessed that was under there.

forestb 06-01-2014 07:56 PM

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Found more rust in the drivers side corner yesterday.:whine:
Maybe I should be posting this in the tired of working on your truck thread.

forestb 07-07-2014 02:07 PM

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A little update. I finally found the fenders I needed. The one that I got was perfect and right down the street (thanks Delmo). I am currently having the body work and priming done to all the front sheet mettle. It will be a while before I get any more work done since I had knee surgery on the 1st and will not be able to even drive for 5 weeks.

jbgroby 07-08-2014 12:12 AM

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IF you need any replacement part reach out to Rj Sisneros or 456 Chevy, they got the real stuff!

forestb 01-03-2015 09:36 PM

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Due to knee surgery and being to tired to take photos after working on the truck it has been a while sense I have updated the thread. Recently I have cleaned up and painted the front ends of my frame rails, installed a new oil pan and installed my break booster. Which will probably need to be reinstalled sense, when I originally got disk breaks, about 10 years ago, the guy that helped me install them thought the best way to do so is drill some holes in the fire wall and use the bracket from a early 70's pickup. Resulting in the bracket that is not lined up with the original hole in the fire wall and vary difficult to reinstall.

In recent news I found about a 1/2 inch of bondo on the roof while stripping the paint out of the drip rails. I figured there would be some but not that much. Now I know why they sell ladder racks. It is not all bad news though. I only found surface rust in the drip rails and the roof does not appear to have any serious rust either.

No that is not a sand trap on a golf corse that is bondo. The red arrow is pointing to where the bondo starts to thin out.

Captainfab 01-04-2015 02:35 AM

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It's unbelievable what some people do with body filler :crazy:

You know I do make a booster bracket for the '60-'62's that will solve your brake booster mounting issue.

Palf70Step 01-04-2015 08:54 AM

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I've had some bondo queens in the past. The rebuild is looking good. For you color ideas, all look good, but I like the original color scheme the best of the 3.

bj383ss 01-04-2015 10:22 AM

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Wow I thought mine had a lot of bondo on it. That must be at least a gallon used up there of bondo.

Monte's62 01-04-2015 01:43 PM

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Forest, I like the original paint scheme (#3) or something similar the best. Sorry about the rust and bondo, but it will be nice when your done.

joe dirt 01-05-2015 10:15 AM

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ya that's a lot of bondo...do they even make replacement roof panels?

TJ's Chevy 01-05-2015 11:42 AM

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Bondo wagon! lol!

forestb 02-21-2015 09:20 PM

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I installed my newly painted radiator support and my new radiator. My original 62 fan shroud does not fit even thought the radiator fits right. It is wider than the new radiator by about an inch on both sides. I think I might need to get an electric fan set up.

I started to install my old hooker headers that have just been ceramic coated but it started to rain.

forestb 02-21-2015 09:27 PM

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Won't be working on the truck for a little while. I broke my arm in a car crash. It is so disappointing because I am so close to getting it to paint and I now have to use some of my truck money to get another daily driver.

cv65 02-21-2015 11:11 PM

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Run Forest Run !!!
sorry I couldnt help it,Im with you on the new paint Im wishing I would have done single stage,I think the old stuff was the best.I vote for the tan color,it always looks good with black rims.My truck had alot of bondo in places it didnt have to? I think the guy just filled dents with bondo without trying to pound them out,good luck with your build.

Ronw435 02-22-2015 09:18 AM

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Yeah mine had some nice dents that the PO just decided to fill with about 1/2 to 3/4 inch of bondo. And most placed you could get behind to knock the dent back out.....go figure!
CV65 what is the color you painted your truck. Looks good. We are going to paint our 65 step British Racing Green. Hope it comes out as nice as yours. Looks good.

cv65 02-22-2015 11:38 AM

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Yeah mine had some nice dents that the PO just decided to fill with about 1/2 to 3/4 inch of bondo. And most placed you could get behind to knock the dent back out.....go figure!
CV65 what is the color you painted your truck. Looks good. We are going to paint our 65 step British Racing Green. Hope it comes out as nice as yours. Looks good.

its gm 1965 -505-dark green
http://paintref.com/paintref/model/g...%20Truck.shtml
thanks

hey Forest, what is the drop on your truck I really like the stance? tire and rim size?

forestb 02-22-2015 07:53 PM

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its gm 1965 -505-dark green
http://paintref.com/paintref/model/g...%20Truck.shtml
thanks

hey Forest, what is the drop on your truck I really like the stance? tire and rim size?

The wheel s are 17 by 8. It has a 4/5 drop with 275/55R17 in the rear and 275/50R17 up front. I had to roll the rear lip to get the tires to fit and even with that it is carry close to rubbing.

Joe Pass 02-22-2015 11:39 PM

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Sorry about your car wreck....get well soon

Palf70Step 02-23-2015 07:43 AM

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:agree:

forestb 04-13-2015 11:47 AM

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Well my cast is off. I still need some physical therapy but I think I will be working on the truck this Saturday.

Captainfab 04-14-2015 12:24 AM

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That is good to hear. I've had a cast only once, but I still remember how good that felt to get it off and get some fresh air to the skin.

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Well my cast is off. I still need some physical therapy but I think I will be working on the truck this Saturday.


forestb 04-18-2015 07:33 PM

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First day back working on my truck in two months. I installed my recently ceramic coted headers and ground down and reathreaded the rod that goes to my power break booster so that I can youse it with my new bracket. Pictures to come.

Palf70Step 04-18-2015 09:20 PM

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Glad to hear you are back at it. Looking forward to your updates.

forestb 04-19-2015 12:06 AM

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forestb 04-19-2015 12:08 AM

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forestb 04-19-2015 12:10 AM

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forestb 04-27-2015 09:05 PM

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Some color ideas. The gray truck would have a chrome Grill.

Not to sound arrogant, selfish or mean but before anyone asks I don't have time to do a rendering of there truck right now.

forestb 05-03-2015 05:27 PM

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Big Day!! I started the truck up for the first in almost a year. I didn't run it long enough to worm up because it only has headers and I live in the city. It is running great. I also installed my power break booster and master cylinder on my new bracket.

forestb 05-16-2015 08:47 PM

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Another big milestone today. After almost a year the front tires are back on the ground. I can almost feel my wallet getting lighter as I get closer to sending her off for body work and paint. I would have taken the tarp off for the photo but it was beginning to sprinkle.

Monte's62 05-16-2015 09:41 PM

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Looking good forest. She'll be finished in no time. I like your engine and was curious about what kind of headers your running and if you had any clearance issues. It looks like you have plenty of room.

forestb 05-17-2015 11:05 PM

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Looking good forest. She'll be finished in no time. I like your engine and was curious about what kind of headers your running and if you had any clearance issues. It looks like you have plenty of room.

Thanks. They're hooker headers. I wish I could remember the part number but I bought them so long ago that I don't even have the receipt. They fit really well for long tube headers and barely fit when I had torsion bar suspension. All I can remember when I bought them was asking for headers for a 62 c10 with a 350 and this is what they gave me.
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forestb 05-23-2015 09:16 PM

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I don't know about you but I am getting excited. I can almost taste the paint. Ow wait that might not be a good thing. It almost makes me want to strap a body onto the front and a drummer in the back and drive through a dust storm. Of course I would need to shave my head and spray some silver spray paint in my mouth.:metal:


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