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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Thanks! Yeah, green is not on my Top 10 list for colors, but it was the original color of the truck, so I figured I would go with it. I had been kicking around the idea of using a darker shade of the mid-2000s GM Cranberry Red Metallic that came on the GMCs.
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1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes |
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07-01-2015, 04:05 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
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Maybe my family is right about me lightening up and stop being so stubborn with my opinions... Guess that green proves them right.. lol
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 Building Genuine Pontiac Firepowered cars and trucks for several decades.  Why Pontiac?? That's just me daring to be different.  Projects.. 63 C10 Short Wheel Base fleetside (The Pro-Street) currently under reconstruction. 440CID 2X4 Pontiac 
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07-01-2015, 04:32 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Love the dark green. I've been watching to see how it was going to turn out in base coat / clear coat. My short fleet was originally Woodland green and I'm planning on checking out what PPG can get close to the OEM shade. Trucks looking great!!!!
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07-01-2015, 05:59 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
That color and finish are gorgeous!
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07-08-2015, 10:13 AM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Thanks!
Work has finally started on the back of the cab to remove 50 years worth of cargo dings and dents. 
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07-08-2015, 05:33 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
What tires are you running in the back?
I'm looking for an alternative to M/T because of the limited mileage and the fact that they get dry and hard quickly in the Arizona heat. Have 18 wide on there now.. Any suggestions?
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07-08-2015, 06:09 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Those are the old Hoosier Pro Street radials. They were really nice tires (relatively quiet and held up well). They are the 31x16.5 on 16x12 vintage Ansen Sprints. I'm going to go with the modern aluminum rally wheels and retire my old Funny Car wheels. I'm going to try the MT Sportsman SR radials to see how they work.
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07-08-2015, 06:30 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
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67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol. |
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07-08-2015, 06:39 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
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 My Ansens took a beating on the street, so I'm going to restore them and give them to a friend building a period funny car for the cacklefest events.
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07-08-2015, 07:54 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
I have 3 aluminum slot wheels that look like the old US Indys that are 15x14... unknown brand and some wheels that look just like them that are 15x7.
I also have pro stars that are 15x15 and 15x6... The 18.5s are on yet another unknown brand.. guessing cragar 15x14 and 15x8... the S/R M/Ts were an option but I've heard equal good and bad.. Well... the diff is set up for the 15x15 Pro Stars.. guess I'll try the mickey street radials.. the slotted mags are the same back set... hummm... decisions decisions
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07-08-2015, 08:21 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
16x10's can be widend? ET III's....
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07-08-2015, 09:20 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Whoa!
Paintwork is looking spectacular!
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07-14-2015, 12:22 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
The firewall got the business over the last few days and an initial coat of primer...
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1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes |
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07-14-2015, 01:38 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Nice
... Wish I could find some time for my truck
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07-17-2015, 10:14 AM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
I hear ya…my buddy is doing the finish body work and paint since I'm working on these two projects at the same time. No matter how hard I tried to schedule them not to overlap, they still did:
'63 Tempest front suspension restoration with disc brake conversion and Pontiac Trophy 4 rebuild:   …and, engine switch (from Pontiac to Chyrsler) and fitting a Bantam fuel altered body and wings to the funny car chassis to run in some of the outlaw fuel altered races. 
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1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes |
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07-17-2015, 11:27 AM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
The guy who taught me fabrication chassis and suspension always told me...
"Keep only 1 iron in the fire kid because you only have 2 arms, 1 to hold the iron and 1 to hold you up" Didn't make too much sense to me as 17 year old kid but 40 years later today... makes perfect sense. . LOVE the Tempest. . Always wanted one of the early cars.. Oh... and your progress has inspired me enough to pull my Prostreet chassis back out and focus some time on it... 
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Building Genuine Pontiac Firepowered cars and trucks for several decades. Why Pontiac?? That's just me daring to be different. Projects.. 63 C10 Short Wheel Base fleetside (The Pro-Street) currently under reconstruction. 440CID 2X4 Pontiac
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07-17-2015, 11:54 AM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Outstanding! I'll keep an eye out for your progress.
My truck was originally supposed to go to my buddy's paint shop a few years ago, but he ran into some health problems and took a couple years off to recover. When he got healthy and came back, he was so backlogged that he said I either bring the C10 down now, or wait another 2-3 years. That's when all of my careful planning and scheduling went into the circle file. 
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1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes |
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07-17-2015, 02:29 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
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I know there are more than 2 of us with Pontiac torque monsters under our hoods... I used to trade emails with a guy who had an old Chrysler hemi in a 65... that was different. .. lost track of him and his build..
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Building Genuine Pontiac Firepowered cars and trucks for several decades. Why Pontiac?? That's just me daring to be different. Projects.. 63 C10 Short Wheel Base fleetside (The Pro-Street) currently under reconstruction. 440CID 2X4 Pontiac
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07-17-2015, 02:42 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Definitely! I used to attend and race at the Pontiac Heaven events at Speedworld and now held at Wild Horse Pass (formerly Firebird) every spring.
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1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes |
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07-23-2015, 05:00 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Here is some coverage from the last Pontiac Heaven I attended. The reporter incorrectly noted the quickest pass - should've been possibly the quickest for a stock block Pontiac.
http://www.dragracingonline.com/colu...r/xvi_5-8.html Waiting in line to be tech'd: 
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1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes |
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07-23-2015, 07:23 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
I've know Steve for decades... literally since high school
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08-08-2015, 11:19 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
It took awhile (unusual weather the last few weeks), but finally got color on the cab.
 
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1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes |
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08-09-2015, 02:55 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Scale model of the Poncho C10...just kidding - overhead shot from the shop storage loft.
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1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes |
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08-09-2015, 03:03 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
I can hardly wait to see her done.. growling through those Kauffman heads.. Music to my ears
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Building Genuine Pontiac Firepowered cars and trucks for several decades. Why Pontiac?? That's just me daring to be different. Projects.. 63 C10 Short Wheel Base fleetside (The Pro-Street) currently under reconstruction. 440CID 2X4 Pontiac
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08-09-2015, 03:25 PM
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Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project
Nice color!
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