65 step lwb frame off resto - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Sp00ks65 · 09-06-2005, 06:52 AM

I started my frame off restoration on my 65 about a month ago. I've owned the truck for probably 10 yrs and a restoration was always the plan but I drove the truck for a long time and parked it in the garage about 3 yrs ago.

All I have to say is sandblasting is a PITA...

I am almost done taking the frame down. While working on the frame, my son is working on the cab. The cab is in a little worse shape than I originally thought. It shouldn't be anything we can't deal with. I have also discovered I need to get a blast cabnet to recycle all that media. That stuff gets expensive. I am on the 5th bag and not done with the frame yet.

Anyway, I have the 283 rebuilt, balanced, bored .060 over, etc. I"m working on aquiring the parts for ps, pb (disks), auto column, etc. besides the remainder of the tools needed to complete the project. I am having a little trouble finding a good donor truck actually.

I think we are making pretty good progress considering we are only a month into it. Everything is disassembled, the frame is almost complete with sandblasting and the cab is nearly down to bare metal on the outside. It is almost time to break out the primer

This messageboard appears to be a pretty good resource and I'm sure I'll plenty of questions in the near future. Thanks for all the good info guys.

ozzyracing · 09-06-2005, 09:34 PM

Sounds great, I iwsh I was that far along.

chevy283 · 09-07-2005, 12:33 AM

sound like a great start any pics?

Sp00ks65 · 09-07-2005, 07:07 AM

These are off a friends website. I will have some updated pics posted by the weekend.

http://www.delattres.com/trucks/65chevy/

chevy283 · 09-07-2005, 08:51 AM

nice truck do u have a bed for the truck?

Sp00ks65 · 09-07-2005, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chevy283

nice truck do u have a bed for the truck?

Yes

chevy283 · 09-07-2005, 06:58 PM

ok

Sp00ks65 · 09-08-2005, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chevy283

ok

I wasn't trying to be a smart***. I don't understand what your after. Its a longbed stepside. "65 step lwb..."

I have it sitting on a utility trailer in my side yard. I bet my neighbors love me right now between parts in the yard and all the noise from blasting in the driveway

Oh well...

66+81 · 09-07-2005, 08:36 PM

Nice one. I haven't even started on mine hardly.

zenish · 09-07-2005, 08:44 PM

i sandblast my stuff on a large tarp.then i sweep up the sand and use a flour sifter to filter it.

Sp00ks65 · 09-08-2005, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenish

i sandblast my stuff on a large tarp.then i sweep up the sand and use a flour sifter to filter it.

I've started doing that, it makes a big difference. I have a plastic 55gal drum that I am thinking of trying to convert into a blast cabnet instead of buying one. I don't know if that will work or not but its worth a try.

I"m hoping to shoot some primer on the frame this weekend. That is a pretty large goal considering I still have the suspension under it so I can roll it in and out of the garage.

chevy283 · 09-08-2005, 10:30 AM

that's are right didn't sound smart i just did not see the bed so i ask.

Sp00ks65 · 09-25-2005, 04:02 PM

I was able to get a coat of primer on the frame this weekend. This was my first battle with a spray gun. I'm not sure who won yet but it turned out well

Primer

The rest of the pics

slammed64 · 09-25-2005, 06:03 PM

looks killer, i think you kicked the spray guns bum!!!

09-06-2005, 06:52 AM	#1
Sp00ks65 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 14	65 step lwb frame off resto I started my frame off restoration on my 65 about a month ago. I've owned the truck for probably 10 yrs and a restoration was always the plan but I drove the truck for a long time and parked it in the garage about 3 yrs ago. All I have to say is sandblasting is a PITA... I am almost done taking the frame down. While working on the frame, my son is working on the cab. The cab is in a little worse shape than I originally thought. It shouldn't be anything we can't deal with. I have also discovered I need to get a blast cabnet to recycle all that media. That stuff gets expensive. I am on the 5th bag and not done with the frame yet. Anyway, I have the 283 rebuilt, balanced, bored .060 over, etc. I"m working on aquiring the parts for ps, pb (disks), auto column, etc. besides the remainder of the tools needed to complete the project. I am having a little trouble finding a good donor truck actually. I think we are making pretty good progress considering we are only a month into it. Everything is disassembled, the frame is almost complete with sandblasting and the cab is nearly down to bare metal on the outside. It is almost time to break out the primer This messageboard appears to be a pretty good resource and I'm sure I'll plenty of questions in the near future. Thanks for all the good info guys.

09-06-2005, 09:34 PM	#2
ozzyracing Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 260	Sounds great, I iwsh I was that far along. __________________ 65 SWB 454 350T

09-07-2005, 12:33 AM	#3
chevy283 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: wilson oklahoma Posts: 367	sound like a great start any pics? __________________ 65 c10 tore apart 70 c10 305/350th

09-07-2005, 08:51 AM	#5
chevy283 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: wilson oklahoma Posts: 367	nice truck do u have a bed for the truck? __________________ 65 c10 tore apart 70 c10 305/350th

09-07-2005, 06:58 PM	#7
chevy283 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: wilson oklahoma Posts: 367	ok __________________ 65 c10 tore apart 70 c10 305/350th

09-07-2005, 07:07 AM	#4
Sp00ks65 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 14	These are off a friends website. I will have some updated pics posted by the weekend. http://www.delattres.com/trucks/65chevy/

09-07-2005, 08:36 PM	#9
66+81 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Elberton GA Posts: 130	Nice one. I haven't even started on mine hardly. __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 longbed stepside 350/350 1981 Chevy Custom Deluxe C10 short fleet 305/350

09-07-2005, 08:44 PM	#10
zenish Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: stallings,nc Posts: 401	i sandblast my stuff on a large tarp.then i sweep up the sand and use a flour sifter to filter it. __________________ 1964 c10 short step 1962 econoline van 1989 rs camaro 2006 yamaha vino 125 1975 goldwing

09-08-2005, 10:30 AM	#12
chevy283 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: wilson oklahoma Posts: 367	that's are right didn't sound smart i just did not see the bed so i ask. __________________ 65 c10 tore apart 70 c10 305/350th

09-25-2005, 04:02 PM	#13
Sp00ks65 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 14	I was able to get a coat of primer on the frame this weekend. This was my first battle with a spray gun. I'm not sure who won yet but it turned out well Primer The rest of the pics

09-25-2005, 06:03 PM	#14
slammed64 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brooks,Alberta, Canada, Eh!! Posts: 96	looks killer, i think you kicked the spray guns bum!!! __________________ 64 chev 1/2 ton lwb fleet slammed 86 chev Z28 IROC camaro (vacation car) 73 VW super beetle (wife's project) 02 VW Golf 2.0L (good on gas car) 04 FORD F-350 CREW CAB diesel (work truck)



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