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Progress on the '66
I finally installed that trasmission I had laying on my shop floor for 2 years (700R4) along with a good used 5.7l from a good friend and the truck is a daily driver again!!
![]() ![]() I thought I would celebrate the occation by giving her a fresh coat of rattle can primer so she won't look sooo bad. I figured what the heck, I'm throwing away everything except the bed anyway so I won't have to strip it all off. ![]() Then My good friend John came over with a couple of racks-o-pork and we had nothing better to do but wait for the ribs to cook, so we painted the upper cab cream. ![]()
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Re: Progress on the '66
No pics of the tranny install? Will that bad boy be at the meet?
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Re: Progress on the '66
About the tranny install pics - let's just say it was a late night and no one was in the mood for pictures.....
Besides, it took me 3 weeks after the initial 'stab' to get it done. I had to make some uh, body modifications? Yes it'll be at the meet! I'm pulling my vintage Airstream trailer down there as well.
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Re: Progress on the '66
Really? It looks pretty decent, or is it full of mud?
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Re: Progress on the '66
Looking good.
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Re: Progress on the '66
Full of mud, dents & rust! The hood & doors are rust ridden freebee throwaways I stuck on there while I restore the originals, The cab isn't too bad, but needs the usual floor rot repaired - I have a spare cab that I restored and did a big back window conversion on that's ready for paint.
The header panel is dented pretty good and I have a spare that's ready for paint, I have a new re-pop chrome bumper & "fitted" bumper guards, spare inner fenders, core support & eng. comp. tin all restored, cleaned and POR15'ed. The floppy fenders that you see are being replaced by a brand new set from Classic.
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Re: Progress on the '66
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