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kdrodworks316 · 09-24-2008, 08:20 PM

lookin good man, you know what they say....never race anything in primer!

sidthirteen · 09-24-2008, 08:55 PM

Thanks guys!!! Yeah, Sonia is my youngest.She's 8 and is very "girlie" with her pink dresses and dolls but when it comes time to work on the truck,it's all business. Puts on her ripped jeans and crappy t-shirt and grabs a wrench!!!

Hey c10addict!! That's good idea taking her out to a track!! I think she'll dig it!! Her birthday is coming up soon......

sidthirteen · 09-24-2008, 09:54 PM

As promised, here are a few more pics......
The firewall had so many holes, I decided to cut it out and make it smooth. Besides, it doesn't get that cold in So. Cal. to need a heater. I found some scrap metal at work and it seemed to do the job.

Next "hack job to tackle was on the frame behind the radiator.(don't know what that was all about but,also found some more scrap metal at work and worked out fine...

stay tuned.....

*1974k5blazer* · 09-25-2008, 12:27 AM

nice work man!

sidthirteen · 09-25-2008, 12:54 AM

Thanks k5blazer!! This is where the steeringbox was mounted.Had so much pressure on the side of the frame that it actually made small cracks on the side of the frame!! The new mounting kit should be here soon...

*1974k5blazer* · 09-25-2008, 03:08 AM

thats really common on the blazers, rare to see it on the 60-66's though my 63 is good, thank god less to do, going to swap front crossmember on mine thins weekend!

sidthirteen · 09-27-2008, 07:59 PM

The reason that happened is, the steering box was mounted all wrong. It had angle iron welded to the frame and holes were drilled but no spacers were used to keep the steering box straight.If you notice on one of the pics that shows the steering box,it shows the side of the steering box against the frame and when you turn the steering wheel, the whole steering box would rock back and forth!! I got the adapter brackets in yesterday and should have some progress here soon.......

joe231 · 09-27-2008, 10:37 PM

my '66 (actually a '63 frame) had some pretty bad cracking that i welded up when i did my power steering conversion.
looking good Sid!

sidthirteen · 09-27-2008, 11:34 PM

Thanks joe!!! I just had to park it because everything just started feeling "weird". The clutch started to slip and the the steering kept having more play in it. Now we know why.........

**ChiefRocka** · 09-28-2008, 03:44 PM

Nice progress on your truck man. Looks like your going thru it pretty well....taking care of all the PO crap.

Nice to see your keeping your daughter busy, thats really important these days!!!

My daughter is only 3, but she is showing the interest already (she got the phillips screwdriver thing down !!)

Of course, dig'n the primer !!!

sidthirteen · 09-29-2008, 02:52 AM

Thanks Chief!!

sidthirteen · 11-06-2008, 02:47 AM

Hey everybody!! Haven't been able to do much on the truck lately because work picked up and I've been working 12hr shifts and every weekend. Just this past weekend I was able to find a real nice set of inner fenders and a steering column with the steering wheel for $65!! I'll be posting some pics soon.(if i can remember how

) stay tuned.....

sidthirteen · 02-05-2009, 09:11 PM

"I'm back!!!" Man, what a crazy few months!! Well, I've been sloooooowly trying to get some progress done. I will be posting some pics soon...talk to you guys later...

4dranch · 02-05-2009, 09:38 PM

Well welcome back.....been missing your updates. keep them coming.

sidthirteen · 02-06-2009, 01:36 AM

Thanks man!! Good to be back... Stay Tuned.......

TwiggyTheDrummer · 02-06-2009, 11:30 AM

Looking good man. What color are you going to paint it?

sidthirteen · 02-06-2009, 02:44 PM

Thanks Twiggy! Not sure yet about color. There's still alot of body work to do. There's certain areas that have alot of bondo that needs to be taken out.Right now I just want to get her back on the road and running good.

TwiggyTheDrummer · 02-06-2009, 03:15 PM

You're welcome sid. I know what you mean on the bondo, my original hood was bondo'd all over and I looked at two that had been primered up and with the magnet test, found out that half of each were bondo'd. Evil stuff.

sidthirteen · 02-06-2009, 03:22 PM

Oh yeah! The bed got hit on the passenger side at some point and instead of bangin' out the dent, it got plastered with bondo! AAAAHHHHH!!!

sidthirteen · 02-06-2009, 03:34 PM

Hey 4dranch! I see you're an Army Vet "Copter Doctor". Me too! I was a 67T(Black Hawk mechanic/crewchief)stationed at Ft. Bragg. Good to see fellow "Rotor Heads"!!

4dranch · 02-06-2009, 03:51 PM

I too was a 67t.

129th speacial ops. Hunter Army Air Field Savannah Ga.

sidthirteen · 02-06-2009, 08:37 PM

Nice!!!

sidthirteen · 02-09-2009, 02:50 PM

Well, I couldn't abuse the firewal anymore, so I took out the old tranny crossmember and cleaned up the frame a little more and finally got some primer on and laid down some paint on the frame.....

protrash64 · 02-09-2009, 06:32 PM

Thats lookin' really nice and clean; good job.

sidthirteen · 02-09-2009, 09:23 PM

Thanks man!!! Now, if we can get some of this rain to go away, I can start painting the inner fenders....

09-24-2008, 08:20 PM	#26
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09-24-2008, 08:55 PM	#27
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Thanks guys!!! Yeah, Sonia is my youngest.She's 8 and is very "girlie" with her pink dresses and dolls but when it comes time to work on the truck,it's all business. Puts on her ripped jeans and crappy t-shirt and grabs a wrench!!! Hey c10addict!! That's good idea taking her out to a track!! I think she'll dig it!! Her birthday is coming up soon...... Last edited by sidthirteen; 09-24-2008 at 09:08 PM.

09-24-2008, 09:54 PM	#28
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! As promised, here are a few more pics...... The firewall had so many holes, I decided to cut it out and make it smooth. Besides, it doesn't get that cold in So. Cal. to need a heater. I found some scrap metal at work and it seemed to do the job. Next "hack job to tackle was on the frame behind the radiator.(don't know what that was all about but,also found some more scrap metal at work and worked out fine... stay tuned.....

09-25-2008, 12:27 AM	#29
1974k5blazer Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Queen Creek AZ Posts: 243	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! nice work man!

09-25-2008, 12:54 AM	#30
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Thanks k5blazer!! This is where the steeringbox was mounted.Had so much pressure on the side of the frame that it actually made small cracks on the side of the frame!! The new mounting kit should be here soon...

09-25-2008, 03:08 AM	#31
1974k5blazer Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Queen Creek AZ Posts: 243	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! thats really common on the blazers, rare to see it on the 60-66's though my 63 is good, thank god less to do, going to swap front crossmember on mine thins weekend!

09-27-2008, 07:59 PM	#32
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! The reason that happened is, the steering box was mounted all wrong. It had angle iron welded to the frame and holes were drilled but no spacers were used to keep the steering box straight.If you notice on one of the pics that shows the steering box,it shows the side of the steering box against the frame and when you turn the steering wheel, the whole steering box would rock back and forth!! I got the adapter brackets in yesterday and should have some progress here soon.......

09-27-2008, 10:37 PM	#33
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! my '66 (actually a '63 frame) had some pretty bad cracking that i welded up when i did my power steering conversion. looking good Sid! __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 09-27-2008 at 10:37 PM.

09-27-2008, 11:34 PM	#34
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Thanks joe!!! I just had to park it because everything just started feeling "weird". The clutch started to slip and the the steering kept having more play in it. Now we know why......... Last edited by sidthirteen; 09-27-2008 at 11:35 PM.

09-28-2008, 03:44 PM	#35
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Nice progress on your truck man. Looks like your going thru it pretty well....taking care of all the PO crap. Nice to see your keeping your daughter busy, thats really important these days!!! My daughter is only 3, but she is showing the interest already (she got the phillips screwdriver thing down !!) Of course, dig'n the primer !!! __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!"

09-29-2008, 02:52 AM	#36
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Thanks Chief!!

11-06-2008, 02:47 AM	#37
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Hey everybody!! Haven't been able to do much on the truck lately because work picked up and I've been working 12hr shifts and every weekend. Just this past weekend I was able to find a real nice set of inner fenders and a steering column with the steering wheel for $65!! I'll be posting some pics soon.(if i can remember how) stay tuned..... Last edited by sidthirteen; 11-06-2008 at 03:04 PM.

02-05-2009, 09:11 PM	#38
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! "I'm back!!!" Man, what a crazy few months!! Well, I've been sloooooowly trying to get some progress done. I will be posting some pics soon...talk to you guys later...

02-05-2009, 09:38 PM	#39
4dranch Shloooooong bed member #2 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Millington Tn. Posts: 1,864	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Well welcome back.....been missing your updates. keep them coming. __________________ *David,* Daughters 66 truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=484601 Learning to drive a 3 on the tree: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcCMvRgBo1Q

02-06-2009, 01:36 AM	#40
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Thanks man!! Good to be back... Stay Tuned.......



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02-06-2009, 11:30 AM	#41
TwiggyTheDrummer Keep It Simple Stupid.. Nope.. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Live Oak, FL Posts: 665	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Looking good man. What color are you going to paint it? __________________ 1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks

02-06-2009, 02:44 PM	#42
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Thanks Twiggy! Not sure yet about color. There's still alot of body work to do. There's certain areas that have alot of bondo that needs to be taken out.Right now I just want to get her back on the road and running good.

02-06-2009, 03:15 PM	#43
TwiggyTheDrummer Keep It Simple Stupid.. Nope.. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Live Oak, FL Posts: 665	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! You're welcome sid. I know what you mean on the bondo, my original hood was bondo'd all over and I looked at two that had been primered up and with the magnet test, found out that half of each were bondo'd. Evil stuff. __________________ 1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks

02-06-2009, 03:22 PM	#44
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Oh yeah! The bed got hit on the passenger side at some point and instead of bangin' out the dent, it got plastered with bondo! AAAAHHHHH!!!

02-06-2009, 03:34 PM	#45
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Hey 4dranch! I see you're an Army Vet "Copter Doctor". Me too! I was a 67T(Black Hawk mechanic/crewchief)stationed at Ft. Bragg. Good to see fellow "Rotor Heads"!!

02-06-2009, 03:51 PM	#46
4dranch Shloooooong bed member #2 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Millington Tn. Posts: 1,864	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! I too was a 67t. 129th speacial ops. Hunter Army Air Field Savannah Ga. __________________ *David,* Daughters 66 truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=484601 Learning to drive a 3 on the tree: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcCMvRgBo1Q

02-06-2009, 08:37 PM	#47
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Nice!!!

02-09-2009, 02:50 PM	#48
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Well, I couldn't abuse the firewal anymore, so I took out the old tranny crossmember and cleaned up the frame a little more and finally got some primer on and laid down some paint on the frame.....

02-09-2009, 06:32 PM	#49
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02-09-2009, 09:23 PM	#50
sidthirteen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 150	Re: Here she is in all her primered glory!! Thanks man!!! Now, if we can get some of this rain to go away, I can start painting the inner fenders....

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