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Old 06-01-2010, 07:19 PM   #1
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Project 65 Daily Driver
My current car is six years old now and I was thinking that in three to four years I’ll be needing to get a new car to drive to work. Well I hate car payments and I wanted my next car to be a truck. Even if I bought a used truck with low miles it would cost me $10K. So I had this bight idea, Build A Truck, if I did it right I could totally recondition a classic truck over three to four year and spend less that $10K and when I was done I would have a reliable truck I could drive every day and I wouldn’t be driving the same truck as every third person on the road. Well 30 years ago (When I was 16) my farther and I put a 427 big block in a 66 stepside so I when I started looking for a project truck I naturally favored the 4-5-6 Chevys. I found this 65 SWB fleetside and the price was right so here we go!!!!

This is day it arrived



The PO had installed a 350 and a TH400 auto trans



Today the top came off



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Old 06-01-2010, 09:16 PM   #2
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Great minds think alike

That's pretty much what I'm doing too. Looks like you have a good foundation for a great classic daily driver

Keep the pics coming



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Old 06-01-2010, 11:43 PM   #3
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Boy you don't mess around when it comes to lifting the cab

Looks like a good truck to work with. I'll be watching your progress. I see it has 5 lugs up front, but no steering box, or master cylinder. Did the PO just not finish it? Let me know if you need the brackets for those.
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Old 06-02-2010, 12:28 AM   #4
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Im doing the same thing and Im 45 years old- we have the same disease...
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Old 06-02-2010, 12:36 AM   #5
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Building a daily driver is cool. Nice project.
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Old 06-02-2010, 01:02 AM   #6
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The boom truck is better than breaking your back...nice start on a cool project. Keep the progress pictures rolling and thanks for sharing.
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Old 06-02-2010, 01:11 AM   #7
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Great starting point. What happened to the A/C?
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Old 06-06-2010, 02:13 PM   #8
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Boy you don't mess around when it comes to lifting the cab

Looks like a good truck to work with. I'll be watching your progress. I see it has 5 lugs up front, but no steering box, or master cylinder. Did the PO just not finish it? Let me know if you need the brackets for those.
Yes the PO did not finish the power steering and brakes, I'll be sending you a PM soon to get a steering box bracket from you.
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Old 06-06-2010, 02:14 PM   #9
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Great starting point. What happened to the A/C?

The original A/C is in a box in my garage but I'm going to go with a Vintage Air system when it goes back together.
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Old 06-06-2010, 02:22 PM   #10
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After many hours of work the frame has been hand sanded and painted. I found a small crack in the front drivers side frame just behind the steering box mounting location and some repairs where the front bumper mounts on the drivers side. It looks like the truck must have been in a finder bender at one time.

Next I'm going to pull the rearend and trailing arms for new bushings and paint.
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Old 06-06-2010, 02:32 PM   #11
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Old 06-06-2010, 05:37 PM   #12
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The original A/C is in a box in my garage but I'm going to go with a Vintage Air system when it goes back together.
If you ever decide to part with it let me know.
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Old 06-25-2010, 07:18 PM   #13
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The Frame is Done
I think I've done everything I wanted to to the frame, every bolt has been replaced with OEM or grade 8, all the bushings have been replaced, new springs ( stock up front 3 inch drop in rear)

Trailing Arms have been beefed up


New fuel tank


New stainless steel brake lines and stainless fuel lines




Before


After


It time to start working on the cab, What do you think, two more weeks and I'll be done?
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Better bust out the coffee maker!!!!! Lookin' good.
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Very nice indeed.
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Old 07-05-2011, 07:14 PM   #16
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It's Done (for the most part)
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Old 07-05-2011, 07:21 PM   #17
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14 months, 800 man-hour and alot of help for you project 65 daily driver is done

here's some shot along the way
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Old 07-05-2011, 07:25 PM   #18
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Old 07-05-2011, 07:28 PM   #19
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This is what she looks like now.











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Old 07-05-2011, 07:30 PM   #20
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Old 07-05-2011, 07:36 PM   #21
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Is that Fawn Metallic on the exterior?

Me likey!
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Old 07-05-2011, 08:03 PM   #22
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Old 07-05-2011, 08:26 PM   #23
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What a transformation,I'd be proud to drive that anywhere
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Old 07-05-2011, 08:38 PM   #24
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man, i like it 14 months, did you do it under $10k or go over?? what did you do for the tailgate latches? i love big windows, great truck good job!! not that truck will last another 46 yrs.
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Old 07-05-2011, 09:35 PM   #25
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man, i like it 14 months, did you do it under $10k or go over?? what did you do for the tailgate latches? i love big windows, great truck good job!! not that truck will last another 46 yrs.
I used the tailgate latch from MarK and by painting it myself so keep to cost under the $10K
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