wow, what a find
 

I was perusing craigslist and found the truck I have been looking for for quite a long time. I found a one owner 65 short bed step side, 140k original miles, good patina, 230 L6, 3 on tree. Very cool truck. The guy wanted very little for it so..... I bought it, drug it home, washed it. and now I have to figure out how to get the pics from my camera to here. I will keep you posted


Glenn

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Sounds like a good find!
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[IMG]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...photos_049.JPG[/IMG]

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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...photos_051.JPG and the motorhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...photos_052.JPG side viewhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...photos_050.JPG

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so the plan is to keep the patina look. Also want to drop it 5-7 or so, not sure I can get the pumpkin under the bed that low. Any insight in this would be greatly appreciated. also, I might make some billet drop spindles that will allow me to run the stock drums up front. Don't ask why? Just a thought

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Looks good Glenn

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Nice project, i'll be watching how this turns out. Good luck!:chevy:
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Excellent, good for you!

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Nice find and welcome to the forum

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Just ordered up the front disk kit and springs all around from POL. 5 1/2 drop in front, 7 in rear. now the real fun begins. Today I will be putting the new clutch in, replacing u joints while I am at it.

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Nice find!

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Very nice!!
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:hi: and welcome aboard... Very nice find! Check out the FAQ section, therin lies a wealth of info on our trucks... :uhmk:

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Got the clutch in, linkage all hooked up and working. Had some difficulty getting the linkage to work, but after wiggling the arms at the steering shaft, it all came together. Three on the tree is an odd setup to work on.

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They weren't all that user friendly to operate either, even when they were brand new. For normal around town driving they were adequate, but vigorous or emergency situations like shifting while merging into traffic or collision avoidance would routinely result in losing a cotter pin, jamming the linkage, or missing a shift. They were the inspiration for a lot of floor shift conversions back in the 60's and 70's.

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Looky, Looky. the big brown truck was nice to me today. I know what I am doing this weekend[IMG]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/.../pol_stuff.jpg[/IMG]

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and what is inside?http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...5691/pol_2.jpg

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Sweet rotors :metal:
Welcome aboard.
Have to meet up sometime and check out your truck.
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Nice find

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Sweet find! Bomp is a great dude, but don't let him NEAR that truck with a saw!

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I too have been following the Bomp thread. Not sure I have the testicular fortitude to do something on his level.

Thank you all for looking.

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I fitted up the rotors to the wheel with the rotors off the truck. I want to keep the stock wheels so....wheel spacers are a must. I know some have ground the brakes back to get the needed clearance, I just am not comfortable with that.

I am a machinist so I will make some wheel spacers with a mock hub in the middle so the wheel runs nice and true. Pretty sure these old wheels are hub-centric not stud-centric. One inch wheel spacers should do the trick. Making 4 so the back is spaced same

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I have discovered my least favorite thing to do.....change ball joints. Mine were factory originals with the rivets. Top one took a lot of grinding, drilling and pounding until it busted loose. bottoms took a good soaking with PB Blaster until they finally broke loose. Got the front end almost back together now. wheel spacers are next

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5-7 drop to start out with. Like it.

I promise to leave my saw at home if we ever meet up.http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sp...ilie/wink3.gif

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For all you machinist out there, and those of you who just love manufacturing, here is how I made the wheel spacers.
Started with billet round stock
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...or_spacers.jpg

Machined hub for disk side
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/..._spacers_1.jpg

Machined mock hub for stock wheels
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/..._spacers_2.jpg

Put in a few holes and some studs
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...acers_done.jpg

And here it is...6 lug stock wheels on disc brake conversion
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/..._the_truck.jpg

I like the way the wheel is now out by the edge of the fender. Makes the truck look even lower
As soon as the new shocks come in I will post pictures of it on the ground.