My 69 Stepside
 

ive been building this truck on and off for 3 years now. i figured id make a build thread cause im taking my truck back apart again. heres what looks like now except i put an exhaust where both pipes exit out the pass side in front of the rear tire after i took the pic...

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_4425.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_4430.jpg

heres what it looked like the day it got dropped off at my house 3 years ago...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...8_leftside.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1..._rightside.jpg

I will be posting more pics and info on what i did on it up to now later on tonight...

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the door dropped a good couple inches, not because the pins were bad. it was because there being no rocker and the A pillar rotted off the bottom, the A pillar moved all over with the door...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...mytruck_21.jpg

started cutting out the rotted floor...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...mytruck_34.jpg

new pieces tacked in place...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...mytruck_41.jpg

replaced the cab corner
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_1972.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_1974.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1.../100_2046a.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2049.jpg

the more hammered on the floor pans, the more rust fell out of the roof...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2052.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2056.jpg

the start of making a one piece cowl induction. which now i look at it and think that it was a bad idea...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2064.jpg

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shaved the filler neck...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2199.jpg

the replacement
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1.../100_2316a.jpg

last look at the old roof
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1.../100_2318a.jpg

i love cordless sawzalls...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2323.jpg


http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2321.jpg

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almost done with the hood...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2371.jpg

the roof replacement
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2372.jpg

finished the body work on the cab and then it sat like this for about 5 months. i lost interest and money, new girlfriends are bad during big projects...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1.../100_2586a.jpg

my freshly painted engine
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1.../100_2761b.jpg

i painted it orgasm orange. it started out as nissan organic orange but then i added more orange and i little green tint to make it pop more...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/100_2909.jpg

i got the body pretty much done and ready for paint then once again i lost interest and money and it sat for a good 4 months outside like this...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...100_0360-1.jpg

ill post more later...

Re: My 69 Stepside
 

It's come a long way... Looks good. What are your plans now?

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right now im putting in a 57 chevy dash, ill put pics up of that later. and when i get more money im gonna do air ride...

Re: My 69 Stepside
 

thats going to be one slick truck when done! Keep the pics coming!

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I agree....Girlfriends can be bad when trying to build a project....but....without girlfriends and wifes...then we're just the wierd guy who lives down the street with the rusty truck parts spread around the yard!:)

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Hey what wheels do u have on there in very first pics? Those are almost exactly what i would like for my truck...Thanks...

BRAD

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they are 18" x 9" Motoring Express'. i got them pretty cheap cause the company was discontinuing them. i dont think you can get them anymore but i can be wrong. thanks everyone...

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what engine are you using? 350ci?

Re: My 69 Stepside
 

yeah its a 30 over 350ci with a m21 muncie 4spd...

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i still got alot of work ahead of me but heres a sneak peak at the dash just sitting in there...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/104_4638.jpg

this is how the dash to fit up against the doors. except i wanna weld those bends to the doors and cut them so they open with the doors...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/104_4636.jpg

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wow! thats a good setup, thats what my truck had in it befor we bought it, when we bought it the owner took the engine and tranny out...he said it was running mid 11's in the 1/4 mile :metal:

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Really Love the Color & Stance of Your Truck, Can't wait to see the Finished Dash .........

Rick

ps, Did you Make Your Hood into a Cowl Hood??
If so, How about some details, Look's Pretty Good.

Re: My 69 Stepside
 

Gotta say... wow on the color choice.

Hope to see it finished soon!

D

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idk about running 11s but it is quick when i get traction. im in need of a posi hahah...

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thanks. yeah, the cowl hood started as the stock one. my cousin had a fiberglass cowl hood and i tried it on and it fit like a$$, imo. my dad said it would be more feasible to buy a scoop and mold it on. so i found one i liked and i molded it on. i had to put relief cuts in to make it curve with the hood. yeah our hoods arent that flat. its held down with a two part epoxy and the back opening grill i made from a factory s10 grill(which you can see in pic of my dash.) it took alot of time to do and alot of duraglass. but it started to bubble a little bit after being painted for 2 years. so i gotta fix it, so the truck might be getting two-toned. thanks...

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I'm addicted to this thread now, cant wait to see youre, sweet truck you got there!

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i havent made much more progress. ive been real busy with work. but i welded alot holes in the dash. i got bored early this morning cause i couldnt go back to sleep so i replaced all the bolts in the bed and engine compartment with stainless ones, that ive been meaning to do for a year...

Re: My 69 Stepside
 

You have done a lot of great work on the truck. It will be really cool to see how the rest of it comes together.

You did good. :metal:

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That this is sweet, but with the upgrades mentioned above... it's only going to get better! Can't wait to see that old 50's dash finished an painted in the cab.... will give it a totally different look. Good luck with the rest of the build.

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thanks guys...

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looks great keep up the good work , what zize wheels and tires do you have in the back

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The build is coming along nicely even with the set backs and delays. I know all about the girlfriend/wife deals and how projects get sidetracked because of them.

OFF TOPIC but....
I sold a really nice 68 Nova I built from the ground up after pulling it from a field after my divorce...I had pulled the engine and tranny to do a backhalf job with narrowed Dana 60 and hand built rear section by my Dad and I with ladder bars and coil overs and aluminum work from the frt seats back. Once the separation and divorce were going on the car sat with no engine or tranny and a 90% completed back half job on it and never got to race it like that. After the divorce I decided to sell the car minus engine/tranny so I could buy a boat me and my 2 sons ages 5-15 could use instead of me having a race car. After a year at a job I had making great money I wished I would have never sold the car but like the 3 years my sons and I had with our boat at the lake.