Chucks SWB Fleetside

[TBONE1964]

Looking really nice Chuck. It won't be long now and you will be cruising

Tell me about you steering wheel. Where can I get one like it with a Chevy emblem on the horn button? How much smaller is it than stock in diameter? Price?

I have a super nice original on my 72 (black) but it is too dog gone big. It is like driving an early Corvette, all steering wheel in there.

I love that style of steering wheel you chose.

Take care,
Tom

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Everything looks great Chuck, I bet your chomping at the bit to drive that beauty. I know I would be.

Yes I am ready to drive it and work out the bugs. Just a short list of things I need to get done.

E brake cable installed
Heater hoses swapped
Windshield
Exhaust
A/C charged
alignment
dynamat & carpet
stereo wiring
console redone
stereo installed in console
shim up hood
install wiring gutters
door panels
fuel fill gap fixed
weather stripping
fill it up w/gas

[Dean'smeanmachine]

looking nice, love the blue on your truck

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by TBONE1964

Looking really nice Chuck. It won't be long now and you will be cruising

Tell me about you steering wheel. Where can I get one like it with a Chevy emblem on the horn button? How much smaller is it than stock in diameter? Price?

I have a super nice original on my 72 (black) but it is too dog gone big. It is like driving an early Corvette, all steering wheel in there.

I love that style of steering wheel you chose.

Take care,
Tom

Tom, This 15'' wheel is called a comfort grip wheel. It came on Chevelles Camaros and I think some Corvettes. There are many colors also. Mine is an original one. They do make these after market. I bought just the wheel for $100 at a swap meet. I had to buy the hub,horn contact and the Chevy horn button which I covered w/a GMC wheel center cap sticker thats stainless also. You can buy the whole kit off of Ebay. You need to get the right hub for it tho. My hub is the one thats for 67-68 Camaro. I can get part #s if you need to order one.

Heres some samples

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-1972-CH...ade0f8&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CAMARO-CHEVE...7e7fba&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CAMARO-CHEVE...17f2a1&vxp=mtr

The hub similar to what I got
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Steering-Whe...6af091&vxp=mtr

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by Dean'smeanmachine

looking nice, love the blue on your truck

Thanks Dean, It hides a lot which is good. LOL

[5150]

Originally Posted by thelonerife

Yes I am ready to drive it and work out the bugs. Just a short list of things I need to get done.

E brake cable installed
Heater hoses swapped
Windshield
Exhaust
A/C charged
alignment
dynamat & carpet
stereo wiring
console redone
stereo installed in console
shim up hood
install wiring gutters
door panels
fuel fill gap fixed
weather stripping
fill it up w/gas

So you're saying it'll be done in the morning, 1 PM tops?

[JRANGER]

man the chrome makes her pop

[thelonerife]

Tom I forgot to add If you buy a used one make sure its not bent or sticky. A lot are sticky. Mine has a shine on it but I do need to clean it. Its a little dirty.

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by 5150

So you're saying it'll be done in the morning?

Yeah LOL

Originally Posted by JRANGER

man the chrome makes her pop

Thanks Jeff. I like the chrome too.

[mcbassin]

Chuck your punch list looks a lot like mine, except yours is a lot shorter than mine.....

[TBONE1964]

Originally Posted by thelonerife

Tom, This 15'' wheel is called a comfort grip wheel. It came on Chevelles Camaros and I think some Corvettes. There are many colors also. Mine is an original one. They do make these after market. I bought just the wheel for $100 at a swap meet. I had to buy the hub,horn contact and the Chevy horn button which I covered w/a GMC wheel center cap sticker thats stainless also. You can buy the whole kit off of Ebay. You need to get the right hub for it tho. My hub is the one thats for 67-68 Camaro. I can get part #s if you need to order one.

Heres some samples

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-1972-CH...ade0f8&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CAMARO-CHEVE...7e7fba&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CAMARO-CHEVE...17f2a1&vxp=mtr

The hub similar to what I got
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Steering-Whe...6af091&vxp=mtr

Hi Chuck,

Thanks a million for the information on the steering wheel. I appreciate it and will look into getting one for my 72.

Truck is looking awesome
Tom

[sduckworth13]

Your trucks looking great Chuck! Nice job spraying the undercoating too.

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Your trucks looking great Chuck! Nice job spraying the undercoating too.

Thanks. Its actually truck bed liner and it really laid down and dried nicely. It has an even texture almost like sandpaper when dry. I was surprised by it the next morning how well it looked. My only advice is to do it early on and not after the cab is on.

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Chuck your punch list looks a lot like mine, except yours is a lot shorter than mine.....

I have a few small things to do that I didn't list but ''It ain't over till its over.'' as Yogi said.


Like I ordered some hood anti rattle material and it came in today.

[thelonerife]

My son helped me put the mirrors on and I got the wiring gutters on. I am waiting on some 1/4'' loom to come in for some small spots then it'll be done. The carpet came in today. Still no Dynamat. I also modified the hood prop thanks to Josh's idea. Its more towards the middle now so less flex on the hood. My son also helped me put the anti-rattle hood pads. I seemed to have lost or gave away my e brake cable clamp. I had a 69-up and they are different.

[thelonerife]

I like the 71-72 mirrors better than the earlier ones although they aren't ''correct''. I had some earlier ones on a truck before and they shook so much they were useless.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by thelonerife

I like the 71-72 mirrors better than the earlier ones although they aren't ''correct''. I had some earlier ones on a truck before and they shook so much they were useless.

I like the style of the 71-72 better too, looks great Chuck!. Did you drill the holes in the doors? I still need to drill mine and from the assembly manual, it's difficult to get the proper location. It's hard for me to tell exactly where they are referencing.

[thelonerife]

Thanks. I got a link on my computer at home. I'll post it later.

[thelonerife]

Dynamat showed up today.

[thelonerife]

Made a trip to best buy and got the stereo pile started

[Rusbuilt]

Sweet!!!

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I like the style of the 71-72 better too, looks great Chuck!. Did you drill the holes in the doors? I still need to drill mine and from the assembly manual, it's difficult to get the proper location. It's hard for me to tell exactly where they are referencing.

Heres a thread I used for reference.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...irror+mounting

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by thelonerife

Heres a thread I used for reference.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...irror+mounting

Thanks Chuck! That dynamat is suppose to be really great stuff, very nice!
Killer looking sound equipment too.

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Thanks Chuck! That dynamat is suppose to be really great stuff, very nice!
Killer looking sound equipment too.

Thanks Mike. It was all on sale too. Got it for 295 and some change. I ordered a hidden antenna and a box to mount in the console. I'm gonna try to copy what Livrat did in his. I hope mine looks half as good as his.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by thelonerife

Thanks Mike. It was all on sale too. Got it for 295 and some change. I ordered a hidden antenna and a box to mount in the console. I'm gonna try to copy what Livrat did in his. I hope mine looks half as good as his.

That is exactly what I have in mind for mine. Where did you pick up the box for the head unit? and 300 bones for that setup is a smoking deal.

on the mirrors, I read a lot of complaints about the pass. side mirror in the stock location is worthless. Did you move it? or just install in the stock location? I really like to use the pass. side mirror in traffic. thanks again...