The lunch box

[The Ohioian]

Getting interior started first is kind of backwards but I guess that starting the thread is what is important

I’m building an 84 step side slots 4 speed the only thing left is paint. My wife wants to call it Cali co (black tan speckled grayish color patina truck) when one puts a stick in the floor best not have a bench seat in the way of grab in hold of 2nd and fourth gears. Looking in to seat looks as if 1000 dollars is a good budget to start with. That’s to much money for daddy’s hot rod. And I need to ride this thing.

I went out to the shop and cut my bench seat down and stitch up me a bucket want to be. It worked out. So here we go!!!!

I bought a junk seat from one ton Stan.

[The Ohioian]

I grew up in the 80s with books and a lunch box in my back pack. My lunch box was dukes of hazard and when I was running from the neighborhood bullies that lunch box would come around and hit me in my elbows funny bone. That sound is what my bed sounds like.

[The Ohioian]

Slice that foam away best way you can take your time and be clean! If your budget allows buy some new fabric on the web but keep the old for a pattern around the back corners and edges

[The Ohioian]

Make sure that you get all the hardware I always grab the nuts and bolts get things lined up with the center and level

[TKCR]

Welcome! From Ohio myself, not too far from Dayton.
That looks good so far what you have done on the seats

[The Ohioian]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Welcome! From Ohio myself, not too far from Dayton.
That looks good so far what you have done on the seats

Thanks been lurking awhile seen you around. Remember we are not building pianos. And it’s ok if it’s not perfect.

[The Ohioian]

Cut off the ends keep some springs and that wire. Use a new saw blade an older blade will only make the cut wider and more to fill.

[The Ohioian]

I like the 84 grill much better than the 86 that’s on it
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[The Ohioian]

Scored a parts truck, man it was nice. The bed had never been used. It was my father in laws he loved it. Only had 54,000 on the ticker wreaked about every 10,000 or so had a dog trot to it and 305 / auto with this crazy rear end 255 I got the build sheet 600lb payload on the sticker ( I’m not a good speller or number guy don’t hold me to it.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by The Ohioian

Scored a parts truck, man it was nice. The bed had never been used. It was my father in laws he loved it. Only had 54,000 on the ticker wreaked about every 10,000 or so had a dog trot to it and 305 / auto with this crazy rear end 255 I got the build sheet 600lb payload on the sticker ( I’m not a good speller or number guy don’t hold me to it.

That is nice. What are you plans for it?

[The Ohioian]

Originally Posted by TKCR

That is nice. What are you plans for it?

Sold the bed to that guy.(tag the owner)
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[The Ohioian]

After not throwing in the towel

[The Ohioian]

Working through the transmission mount was a very big struggle the after market companies talk about world class and Muncie. I just couldn’t find an example of someone using a Saginaw with external hurst shifter. (Visions of the 70s) to study the art of a hot rod was my mission and it had to start with one wire and a pile of parts. I bought a cross member from hooker headers it’s beefy and I thought it would stiffen up my sloppy old framework. My hurst was in the way. And a four hundred dollars mistake. I decided it was time in life to learn to weld.

[The Ohioian]

Working though the weeks into months
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[The Ohioian]

I always liked the q jet for a daily driven cars I picked mine up from Chris carbs out of Englewood I used the serpentine belt Setup from my father in laws truck.

[The Ohioian]

One month later and two trucks became one and a much cleaner shop.

[The Ohioian]

We bought the pedal assembly from Ebay I think it was a 79 dump truck. Sticking to the cheapest possible route into a four speed for myself. Bell crank, bell housing, flywheel and fork off a camaro.

[The Ohioian]

As this was going together I had a lot of resistance (the club said I should lube it) so much that it was lifting on the cab and Rubbing on the steering column. For a while I blamed the geometry of the bell crank ( F&S Stretch) set me straight and blamed the throw out bearing. Stretch was right I installed it Wrong rookie mistakes
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[TKCR]

Are you going to be using that black Benchseat in one of the pictures, sitting on the garage floor?

[The Ohioian]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Are you going to be using that black Benchseat in one of the pictures, sitting on the garage floor?

It was the first one I ripped apart and welded back up...

If you need seats one ton Stan has two lofts full of them he’s on Craigslist from time to time but he is funny who he will show his hoard to and wants way to much, for example I paid $100.00 for that brown seat.
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[ACS]

I took a couple of photos of the clutch rod to bell crank in my truck. Let me know if you want others https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...0&postcount=84

[The Ohioian]

Originally Posted by ACS

I took a couple of photos of the clutch rod to bell crank in my truck. Let me know if you want others https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...0&postcount=84

Clearly I had no idea how it should look going through the fire wall vs. the floor board. I welded on some bungs To try to get the camaro hard ware it sit square with engine block
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[ACS]

Originally Posted by The Ohioian

Clearly I had no idea how it should look going through the fire wall vs. the floor board. I welded on some bungs To try to get the camaro hard ware it sit square with engine block
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That looks like it works. Your bell crank sits further forward than mine, probably why you had to set your linkage up as you did.

[The Ohioian]

Remember my truck only needs a few things. Gaps need tinkering, paint. Seat fabric Carpet needs picked out, some marker lights need found or filled. I don’t think we will lower this frame. I wanted an all stock look with goodies to get me at modern speeds on the highways!

[The Ohioian]

This morning In current running bad ass condition.
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