1971 Chevy 3/4 ton Teardown/buildup

[strindeni]

1st time restoring a vehicle. Just picked the truck up this past week, got in the shop and have already started to tear it apart, I plan on doing a complete restoration, with a custom touch. I will keep this thread updated through the whole project and hopefully if i get stuck everyone will be able to assist me. Second truck i have owned so i familiar with this style of truck so hopefully it goes alright.

[strindeni]

a few more pics will have more up within the next week

[Puropedo]

Nice shop

[strindeni]

Originally Posted by Puropedo

Nice shop

Thanks, its a huge shop, perfect for this type of project.

[Otsa580]

Love the wheels. Are you planning on keeping them on the truck?

[strindeni]

Originally Posted by Otsa580

Love the wheels. Are you planning on keeping them on the truck?

Yeah they are cool wheels but i will not be keeping them i will probably be selling them later on when i don't need to role the truck around. They are 16.5" wheel.

[hicktownhotrodder]

whats the story on the 4x4 in the background? lol

[strindeni]

Originally Posted by hicktownhotrodder

whats the story on the 4x4 in the background? lol

It was my first truck, its a badass truck but i had to sell it to step father, and he wouldnt let me buy it back so i have this one now. The one in the back is a 72 with a 6" superlift 35" BFG MTs, and it is in the process of getting a new engine.

[strindeni]

wish list for truck
8" inch lift
37" tires
20" wheels
69-70 grill assembly
shaved marker lights and door handles, gas tank doors, antenna, bed rails
Cowl induction hood
LS1 Engine swap
One piece window kit
and much much more but this is a start

[Sinister]

Speedo cable unscrews from the back of the cluster.

[strindeni]

i know it unscrews but my problem is that it is way to tight to do by hand any ideas

[strindeni]

Just wanted to update everyone on my plans for tomorrow and tonight, i hope to finish the cab and get it ready to pull off the frame also plan on trying to get the bed and the rest of the front end off, i know its a little optimistic especially for one person, but hopefully i can get her done i will update with pictures like usual.

[Sinister]

Originally Posted by strindeni

i know it unscrews but my problem is that it is way to tight to do by hand any ideas

Some baby channel locks or pliers?

[strindeni]

Originally Posted by Sinister

Some baby channel locks or pliers?

Good idea for some reason never thought of that, little slow the last few days haha, thanks i will give it a try

[big_al_71]

I would have to say two-tone...

keep the picts coming...

[Van Cour]

two tone wouldn't be to bad but i wouldn't go the blue and white path i see everyone go that way and its all i see around here it gets old. solid black with chrome or aluminum rims would be cool. i mean imagine a pure black paint job on the outside with that trim polished with a flat black inner on the trim... i want to do that some day....

[strindeni]

Ok so didnt get anything done today was stuck out of town all day. But hopefully i will make up for it, have talked to my father and were hoping that i can sand blast my frame for free, maybe the cost of the sand, but hopefully it all pans out. And we are also thinking i might be able to get the hook up with powder coat also God that would be great. so before i leave for school in a few weeks i am hoping to have the frame striped and ready to sand blast. Before i get any body parts back on i want to get the lift on and the new rear axle and all the brake lines and everything. Wish me luck i got alot to do by myself. OHHHHHH almost forgot my step dad brought home some wheels for me to build framed carts that i can put the bed and another one for the cab so maybe get those built tomorrow.

Ok Finally last thing i really want to do this with my dash bezel, i think it looks badass, what do you guys think.

[mclairmo]

Nice dash, looks expensive. Doesnt the factory one do the same thing?

[Green Machine]

Like that cluster, looks sharp. I'd paint it green myself, but I like green. Not too crazy about the original greens they used, we went with a newer green from a late model truck. A little cleaner green than the original greens that used a gold metalflake. Maybe a two tone green ?

[ELToro]

Id go with the Medium Olive Green. Not too dated looking.

http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.asp...truck-pg01.jpg

[vectorit]

I love green, especially the dark metalic that is on there already.

Here is a pic of another members rig that I really liked.

[landsurvey1]

Here is another photo,this one has the tint job I just did to it. The color is called "deep forest green pearl".

[vectorit]

landsurvey1: I hope you don't mind me posting a pic of your rig, I saved them the last time you posted them as the truck I want to someday own!

That truck is freekin awesome!

[landsurvey1]

That's cool vectorit. I just thought I would post another pick that showed the color of the truck a little better. I will keep you in mind if I decide to sell.

[strindeni]

Love the color of this truck, its a awsome truck. I got a little work done today finished getting most of the interior out, and still have the gas tank, but i need to drain it. So i have been kinda putting it off until i have to do it. Got a little help from my younger brother today, started tearing off the bed and ran into a little bit of a problem with the saddle tanks and i am not sure how to remove them so i will post pictures tonight when i get home. And then also ran into a problem with trying to get the stearing wheel off, didnt realize i needed a special tool to pull it off, and lastly not sure how to remove the wiper units, to take off the cowl.