Project Where'd The Money Go

[67cheby]

hey there is one or two things remaining "STOCK" on mine...... do you think i could get by showing in the "STOCK" class ???

[bigbadjohn84]

man. that color is gonna make that old truck pop! sweet truck man. Ive got similar plans in the works for my 71. nothing build thread worthy yet...

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

hey there is one or two things remaining "STOCK" on mine...... do you think i could get by showing in the "STOCK" class ???

Hahaha. Let's try it. We could both have the best looking "STOCK" trucks out there at the local show circuit. I think the left bedside is still original 67 Chevy.

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by bigbadjohn84

man. that color is gonna make that old truck pop! sweet truck man. Ive got similar plans in the works for my 71. nothing build thread worthy yet...

Hey, I really appreciate it. We definitely love the color too. I have to give credit to the original 'Surf Blue' and where we got our color choice from. If you get time, you should check his build out. He definitely put some time, creativity, and money into his project!

Here's his build thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=293455

And as for your build thread, you have to start somewhere! If nothing else, it will encourage you to keep on chuggin' along because at the very least, you want to see your build thread improve. Ha!

[72SWBChevy]

I am in the same boat as you on the bedside situation, I started to strip down the passenger side and it is covered in 1/2' of filler from top to bottom and front to back! How hard was it to replace the entire bedside? Was the fit good? Your truck looks great! I atached a pic of my mess. Craig

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by 72SWBChevy

I am in the same boat as you on the bedside situation, I started to strip down the passenger side and it is covered in 1/2' of filler from top to bottom and front to back! How hard was it to replace the entire bedside? Was the fit good? Your truck looks great! I atached a pic of my mess. Craig

Man, that looks so familar. To answer your question, we are glad we replaced it because we ended up fixing the passenger one which took way longer ans was more costly. We paid about 500-600 (can't remmeber exactly)for a repop from H&H Classic Truck Parts. They are in my town so it saves us the freight charges. It actually wasn't that difficult to replace and I was able to do it mostly by myself. There are quite a few bolts holding the bedside to the bed and fender, but all easily accessible from underneath. You may not be able to successfully break all of them loose without turning the heads since there's not much to grab onto from the topside. The number 1 key is to soak them with nut buster well in advance of actually taking the bolts out. If you end up spinning any of them, just use a flat blad screw driver to wedge between the bolt head and the bed floor. That created enough pressure for me to be able to continue loosening the old bolts.

Once you do get the bedside off, you will need to do some cleaning to clean off the old seam sealer and you'll need to apply more before you put the new bedside on. I used a grinder to make short work of the cleaning.

Oh, and definitely do this with the bed unbolted from your frame because there are 3 bolts in the front holding it to the front bedside. You can only access those with the bed scooted away from the cab. Then after you bolt the new bedside on, use more seam seal along the newly created seam between old bed floor and new bedside. One person can do most of the work up until you need to slide the old bedside off and put the new one on. Then you need a second hand to hold it in place while you stick some bolts through it.

During this whole process, you'll discover whether you have any problems with rust on the edges of your bed floor and fenders. Fortunately, ours was all properly sealed so only surface rust. If you find it to be really rusty, well, you might want to consider a new bed floor too. Then while you are at it, might as well go with wood. Hahaha. This is how our build got to be way more involved and extreme then we ever intended, but I'm glad we did it this way as I think we are going to have something to be really proud of.

If you decide to replace yours and run into any trouble or have any more questions, give me a yell and I'll call ya up and walk you through it. I'd be glad to help.

Eric

[72SWBChevy]

Originally Posted by es67chevy

Man, that looks so familar. To answer your question, we are glad we replaced it because we ended up fixing the passenger one which took way longer ans was more costly. We paid about 500-600 (can't remmeber exactly)for a repop from H&H Classic Truck Parts. They are in my town so it saves us the freight charges. It actually wasn't that difficult to replace and I was able to do it mostly by myself. There are quite a few bolts holding the bedside to the bed and fender, but all easily accessible from underneath. You may not be able to successfully break all of them loose without turning the heads since there's not much to grab onto from the topside. The number 1 key is to soak them with nut buster well in advance of actually taking the bolts out. If you end up spinning any of them, just use a flat blad screw driver to wedge between the bolt head and the bed floor. That created enough pressure for me to be able to continue loosening the old bolts.

Once you do get the bedside off, you will need to do some cleaning to clean off the old seam sealer and you'll need to apply more before you put the new bedside on. I used a grinder to make short work of the cleaning.

Oh, and definitely do this with the bed unbolted from your frame because there are 3 bolts in the front holding it to the front bedside. You can only access those with the bed scooted away from the cab. Then after you bolt the new bedside on, use more seam seal along the newly created seam between old bed floor and new bedside. One person can do most of the work up until you need to slide the old bedside off and put the new one on. Then you need a second hand to hold it in place while you stick some bolts through it.

During this whole process, you'll discover whether you have any problems with rust on the edges of your bed floor and fenders. Fortunately, ours was all properly sealed so only surface rust. If you find it to be really rusty, well, you might want to consider a new bed floor too. Then while you are at it, might as well go with wood. Hahaha. This is how our build got to be way more involved and extreme then we ever intended, but I'm glad we did it this way as I think we are going to have something to be really proud of.

If you decide to replace yours and run into any trouble or have any more questions, give me a yell and I'll call ya up and walk you through it. I'd be glad to help.

Eric

WOW, Thanks for all the information!! It will be of help. The bed is just sitting on the frame so I can take it on and off pretty easy. I will get some spray penetratng oil on all the bolts too. I just need to go out to the money tree and pull a few hundred off so I can get the bedside .
Craig

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by 72SWBChevy

WOW, Thanks for all the information!! It will be of help. The bed is just sitting on the frame so I can take it on and off pretty easy. I will get some spray penetratng oil on all the bolts too. I just need to go out to the money tree and pull a few hundred off so I can get the bedside .
Craig

No problem. Glad to help!

And just as long as you don't find my money tree. It's so well hidden in the woods, I can't find it myself just yet.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Your truck is really comming along and that blue is awesome looking.

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Your truck is really comming along and that blue is awesome looking.

Thanks! We're getting pretty excited too! So many parts we want to install and see how they look. Plus get them off the garage floor!

[es67chevy]

We're moving along. Here's some pics of one of the doors with the door lock holes shaved. Oh, and there may be a pic in there of the painted door too.

[67cheby]

looks smooth man , congrats

[es67chevy]

Even more done today!

Underside of hood:



Tailgate:





Driver's Door:

[es67chevy]

And here's the cab:




















It's getting exciting. They are working on the bed now so hoping to see that in blue the next time we go visit the body shop.

[my67chevytruck]

Truck is looking awesome!......

[67cheby]

Holy smokes man , it looks KILLER they are doing a great job and that color really POPS in the sunlight

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

Truck is looking awesome!......

Thanks Heath, I'm trying to catch up with you! Ha!

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Holy smokes man , it looks KILLER they are doing a great job and that color really POPS in the sunlight

Thanks, Mike. We're definitely happy with them so far! Maybe we'll get it back by Father's Day.

It's crazy how the color changes based on the lighting. We love it.

[es67chevy]

Slowly but surely.......

[es67chevy]

[es67chevy]

And the cab after buffing and polishing and temporarily hanging the doors (It's dirty again though so they'll be buffing it one last time right before it goes back together)

[67cheby]

dang .... i will never catch you now... i just posted a pic of my bed in primer today and here you go with all these paint pics, LOOKS AWESOME, that truck is going to look to good for you to not go ahead and do the frame....whats a couple hundred more dollars , while you are at it ??

[67cheby]

what are you going to be running for wheels ??

[es67chevy]

They will be respraying the frame for us too. Just won't be powdercoated. We really debated going ahead and taking the cab off and powdercoating, but we just want the darn thing back now. That's for the next time we restore it. HAHAHAHAHA!


We bought some wheels off a board member a while back. I'll see if I can come up with some pictures. We're not quite sure if they will be the permanent ones or not. They are a bit extreme for us, but I'm thinking it may just work. They are 22s. What we really want is Bonspeed Ramones (20s) but at 700 a pop, we're holding off for now.

[67cheby]

only 700 apiece you should by 2 sets just in case something happens to the first set...LOL, i want some billet wheels bad also, just cant stand the thought of paying that much for wheels, maybe a bargain will come along ...