My 64.
 

I just got this for an early graduation gift from my dad.:four: which was handed down to him from his dad. That he never had a chance to restore. Since its mine now we are going to work on it together.

Its a short wheelbase fleetside with the small back window.

It has a 305 V8 from a 85 Chevy Blazer.

Like i said This truck needs restoring. The windshield is cracked. The bed wood is gone but the bed is in decent shape. The pass side rocker,floorboard, fender, and door has rust. cab corners are in good shape. The hood also has some rust.

Suggestions?:help:

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Re: My 64.
 

Lucky you very cool truck!:chevy:

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Thanks. Yeah it gonna be a project.

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That's a nice SWB. :metal:Welcome to the board. What part of GA are you in? I'm in North GA. Before I give suggestions I need to know your plans.;)

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I live in Temple about 30 minutes west of Atlanta. I'm not sure what I want to do to it yet. I like the slammed and the rat rod look. I’m really undecided.

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What part are you from?

Nice!
 

Looks good and welcome to the board! It's in pretty typical shape for one of these trucks especially in the hood. You might also want to look into another hood because it looks like a piece of work. Nice place to start though. Now crack open an LMC catalog and order yourself some panels.

I too received mine from my Grandpa but without it passing by my dad. Luckily though, both are still around to see it happen and help me when I need it. I Will hopefully have mine done by two weeks before my graduation which is in less than two months. :ito:

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thats a very cool gift, My 64 GMC short fleet was my great grandfathers that I got after he passed away and I was 15 when I got it. It was my daily driver for about 6 years and then I tore it down to restore and that is where it sits. One of these days I will get back on it.
Good luck with your resto and yes I like the rat rod truck look also it has gotten me whanting to do that to mine if I ever get the time.

Have fun Hipper

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Congrats! Welcome to the forum, I'm sure the truck bug will get ya!!!

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Welcome to the forum. I've only been on here a few days myself. I live in Dallas about 15 minutes from Temple. maybe I'll see you at the cruise in this summer.

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I live 10 miles North of Canton. I grew up in Haralson County and use to drive thru Temple almost everyday when I worked at 6 flags. Once you decide on which way you want to go it will help. You don't want to do something and in 2 months redo it to do something else. Unless you just have money to burn.:lol: You will get alot of help here, it's a great place and alot of good people. BTW does it run and drive?

Re: My 64.
 

Welcome from Douglasville. You are lucky to get a good start for free and both of you will enjoy working on it together.

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good luck with the project!

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Welcome to the board! My first project in High School was a '73 Chevy, and was probably in the exact same condition as yours. I learned a lot from having that truck, as I am sure you will from having yours! Welcome to the gear head life!:metal:

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Welcome to the forums from Kansas City, KS. You have a nice platform to start with and it should be a lot of fun doing this project with your father.

I suggest sitting down with your father and developing a plan of attack. By doing so, you will have some direction and a method to track your progress and budget. Pirior to starting a project, big or small, I make a detailed list of my goals and prepare a conservative estimate of the costs of each item.

In the end, this game plan will keep you on course and give you a sense of accomplishment along the way. Good luck to you and your father on this project and remember to post early and often, especially photos.

Re: My 64.
 

Nice. Nothing like your very first build, trying to break those frozen bolts, all the busted knuckles and of course the feeling of getting chemicals in the cuts.

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yeah, everyone has said its in good shape. It just dont seem like it to me, i guess because its my first one. LCM do there replacements work good?

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Thanks, everyone has said its in good shape. Its just hard for me to look at it that way since its my first on. I'm just glad to have it.:) LCM, do there replacements work good?

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Thanks man.

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Thanks, I think a already have the "BUG". :)

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Thats sweet. Maybe we can, that would be cool.

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That’s cool. Yeah I def. don't have the money to throw away. Wish I did! It dose run, but still needs to be tweaked with a little. As it stands now I can't drive it far because I need new breaks. I'm thinking of doing the disk swap.

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Yep, glad it stayed in the family. I'm close by to you. I live in Temple.

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Thanks.:)

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Do you still have it? Thanks for the welcome.