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Charles Hettich 09-07-2010 10:58 PM

"The 72" build
 
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I finally decided to start my build thread on here. I bought this rust free 72 shortbed Chevy last December locally. It was originally from New Mexico so it has very little rust. Ive done some stuff so far, including slot mags and chrome bumpers. I hope to put a new engine in this winter. :burnout: it has a 307 with a 3 on the tree right now. i drive it to school everyday. My current plans are to put in a new radiator (which i already have). it has a tiny 1 row radiator right now and it overheats. It also has manual steering and the grant wheel i put on is just a little to small so i bought a 67-68 wheel that im gonna put on soon.

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67chevylongbed 09-07-2010 11:36 PM

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Nice truck. I love the slots :metal:

Charles Hettich 09-09-2010 04:58 PM

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heres the picture of my new steering wheel. im working on the radiator right now. the parts counter guy said the 4 row radiator i bought would fit right in but it actually needs new mounts. im waiting for them to come from lmc. id like the lower it too :metal: any suggestions on how much?

67-72crazy 09-09-2010 05:40 PM

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Nice truck, It makes me wish i never would have sold mine.

Charles Hettich 09-09-2010 06:17 PM

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yeah as the value of these slowly goes up, i hafta tell my self ill regret it if i sell it

bill c 09-09-2010 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 67-72crazy (Post 4181672)
Nice truck, It makes me wish i never would have sold mine.

i sold my first 72.. to this day it still sucks that i sold it.:no:.. charles... keep working on it.. your on the way to a good build... :metal:

awhite4557 09-10-2010 12:00 AM

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Great looking truck, it looks alot like mine did when I bought it.

Charles Hettich 09-10-2010 11:13 AM

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how much did you drops yours White? That thing looks sweet!

VA72C10 09-10-2010 01:27 PM

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cool. I'll be following along.

Charles Hettich 09-11-2010 12:02 PM

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i havnt been working on this the last few days. im still waiting for my radiator mounts to come and i need to go to town to get paint for my steering wheel

chevy88 09-11-2010 01:43 PM

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Do you have a side shot of truck? I'd like to see those slots as they look really polished up.

Charles Hettich 09-11-2010 07:41 PM

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im not sure if i have one, but ill take a good one tmrw. yeah i used polish that i bought for some semi truck wheels and i used it on these

oldblue1968chevy 09-11-2010 08:37 PM

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Im in! love the truck! what's the plans future wants?! :)

Do you use your truck as a truck?

For a cheap job you could do some blocks in the rear, jeep springs.

Cut and thread your existing track bar and throw a tierod adjuster on there for adjusting

some shorter shocks (have to hunt on this lol..)

Front-get some drop spindles or cut a coil(s)

looks good man!

Charles Hettich 09-12-2010 12:27 AM

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oldblue, id love to take your advice on the blocks for the rear, but its a leaf spring pickup. but i could do a flip kit or drop shackles. i dont use it to haul anything. thats what my f**d is for :lol: i really wanna do a 383 stroker real bad. and i dont wanna drop it too much since i live on a gravel road.

chevy88 09-12-2010 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Charles Hettich (Post 4184572)
i havnt been working on this the last few days. im still waiting for my radiator mounts to come and i need to go to town to get paint for my steering wheel

What color are you painting your steering wheel? It looks good as it is.

oldblue1968chevy 09-12-2010 10:41 AM

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well i know nothing about cheap lowering on leafs, maybe take som leafs out lol idk

cut the springs up front...but you will need an alignment afterwards

Charles Hettich 09-12-2010 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by chevy88 (Post 4185796)
What color are you painting your steering wheel? It looks good as it is.

blue. my steering column is blue so i want it to match. yeah its in really good shape tho.

yeah oldblue, you can take out leafs but i dont think its that great of an idea. a flip kit will get you 5 inches of drop but idk if i want that much. you hafta notch your frame if you do a flip kit

oldblue1968chevy 09-12-2010 09:20 PM

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yeah thats what my bud said for his 78 with flip kit..

Charles Hettich 09-14-2010 12:33 AM

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my parts came from lmc today, and in a late nite wrenching session i got the new 4 row radiator in. it should cool better than my 1 row. it used to overheat within 15 miles every trip. but ill drive her to school tmrw and then post some pics :metal: next on the list is my steering wheel and maybe a new manual steering box. my steering is pretty loose

Charles Hettich 09-14-2010 05:08 PM

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you be surprised how long it took me to get to this point. i had to chisel the old mounts off and putting the bolt in these takes some time. its kind of tight spaces underneath that thing.
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now thats a man sized radiator :metal: it didnt overheat on the way home from school :lol:
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heres a side shot for chevy88
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Charles Hettich 09-14-2010 05:11 PM

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i also have forgot to tell you everything ive done to the motor so far before this build thread started. i put in a pertronix distributor, a new water pump, and a new heater core. on the interior, i put a new floor mat, and a new radio and speakers. that first interior shot was taken before i did that

VA72C10 09-14-2010 07:13 PM

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good work! Now you'll be able to enjoy it more w/out worrying about overheating!

Charles Hettich 09-14-2010 09:11 PM

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thanks for the compliments! yeah the last time i drove it a long distance was to a car show and i had to stop twice on the 50 mile trip to let it cool down

chevy88 09-15-2010 06:20 PM

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Thanks for the side shot, How wide are those rims?? Mine are 10 inch and tires look ballooned on front But I only have P275-15 on. But your tires look good.

oldblue1968chevy 09-15-2010 07:47 PM

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truck looks good man!! ya need some centercaps!!


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