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my 65 fleetside build
well here we go,my 65 is in dire need of a refresher,any tips or opinions welcome.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
man, just look around on this site. If you've got an idea, its probably been done and documented. Use the search function on the top of the site page and bookmark your favorites...the options are endless. there are no rules to your own build, find what you like and go with it
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
here we go
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
and here is some more
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
Man, it looks great in pics. Drive it and find another one to redo.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
I'm with Alan... From the pics that thing already looks mint!
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
I agree......looked to me like you were done.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
i have a tip...... give me your engine and start over with a newer one.....j/k the truck looks great. i dont know what else could be done..... but seriously give me your engine
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
the engine looked great. the whole truck looked good, i'm with everyone else i woulda drove the **** out of that one and got another project.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
there is alot more than meets the eye, very little rust but pretty rough to my eye, just started stripping the bedsides yesterday and got a terrible surprise, the whole side looks as though it has been sideswipped hard,po must have been one heck of a body man bondo was 1/2 inch thick in places, cant have that! so now i am on the look out for a bed side. my drivers side is in great shape, oh well guess i should have polled you guys first, to late now though.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
ell, here is where i am at now, passenger bed side was very rough after i got it stripped(side swipped) drivers side is beautiful, repaired inner lip and applied epoxy primer, may have found a bedside for passenger side, still waiting on the guy to make up his mind. here is some pics of driver side.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
one more, a couple of them kinda blurry ( cell phone)
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
Nice work on the bedside, flips. I built my SB out of a '66 and a '62. Hours upon hours to get it even somewhat nice.
What size is your steering wheel? I love the look of those but dont know if I could yank around my manual steer '66.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
Good looking truck
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
Lookin' great!!
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
thanks guys, just inpatient i guess sure do miss driving it. mocked up tailgate so i can get a idea whats instore on it. done a little blocking its not to bad, it has a high spot on upper right and low spot on upper left bottom looks pretty good. here is afew pics last one kinda blurry but you can get a idea of what it looks like.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
well i got tired of body work so i tried some wood working, here is a few pics of my bed wood ,sanded, stained with a honey oak stain, then three coats of automotive clear, color sanded, three more coats, color sanded again, three more coats. now i need to sand and buff and i believe it will be ok. let me know what you think.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
a couple more, the close up looks kinda gray in the pictures must be the lighting in my shop or else the flash of the camera. thinking about putting the bed back together for the rod run in pigeon forge tn next weekend, my buddys got a 70 bronco and he is wanting me to follow him up. need more parts anyway maybe i can save on shipping charges.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
floor boards are looking very good. You should have seen all the stuff at charlotte sat. You really need all 4 days to look at everything down there. I bought a new radiator support for my truck. I wish I could go to the rod run your talking about but its too far away for me this time.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
Beautiful progress
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
thanks alan.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
That looks good. Sorry I won't be making it to TN anytime soon!
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
thanks anyway structures i appreciate the thought.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
i got the bed completely assembled and with the help of my nieghbors and my better half we got it set on, everything looks good really felt good to drive it again even if i couldnt hardly see out the windsheild. lord willing she gets a good bath tommorrow and hopefully polish the wheels, then off to the rod run in pigeon forge on sat. here is a few more pics.
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Re: my 65 fleetside build
i see that you got led taillights!! i got the same ones and was wondering did you have to get the led flasher for them?? thanks and great progress with the truck!!
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