'64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

[dieseldawg142]

at least daydreaming is still free....
well, dont look like a lot, but i got almost all the hard points squared away. got the hood opened, stretched frame & int tub, scabbed what was left of the sneaky pete firewall in there, & got a big block 4 spd happening. just got to whip up a rad support, then spend a bunch of time pretty-ing it all up....
and built chevy tough, dropped it on the floor, expected to see my multi-piece body become multi-piece again, just cracked the front window


the engine is a blown big block out of the Hugger Camaro drag car that i been streetifying, almost ready for primer- race block, no oil filter boss, first time had to make one of them....

[Ol Blue K20]

That thing is looking sweet

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
still slow on the sub...raining all weekend, hoping to get some bench time- but has'nt been happening. replaced the crusty single pane window in my sons room with a new vinyl low "e" argon filled double. and today i'm going to my boss's barn to store my camper for the winter then to my wife's sister's for dinner....( double ...)
and the little time i got on it, not sure why i did this....prob wont be seen anyways....
gas tank


half a gas tank....


chop other half tank from spare frame- fill'er up


big block is almost there...

[dieseldawg142]

did manage to get most of the tub done, couple things to do yet...

[Ol Blue K20]

It looks like it coming together really nice even with all your other chores. It's cool you have a dry place to store your camper.

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, it is nice, no worries or snow damaging it, plus it free's up a good chunk of my driveway...
well, remember this.....


we just started an apartment burn job (fire) & all the single pane windows are being replaced, contractor is like take as many as you want, so i grabbed 10
did this today. had to leave the middle wood one- it basically holds it together


dawg like it....


thinking 'bout starting this one too. it's a decent kit, pro-streeted one of these a few yrs back. all there & un-built except for the 409.
i ordered a flame mask off fleabay for it, undecided wether to order 37" MT baja claws, or 44" boggers for it

[Ol Blue K20]

I drive a 70 elk almost daily. I have always loved the 59,60 elks. I'm in buddy

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, i've always had a soft spot for elky's too, especially when there on big rubber....
the only 4x4 '59 i've found so far, lots of sweet '70's



threw the sub tires under the elky to see how a 37" tire would look, dont know if thats hi enuff....

[Ol Blue K20]

It's high enough and looks great with the 37" tires

[dieseldawg142]

alright then, i'll order the claws, $4 cheaper a set as well.... but not till end of the month. credit card i use on paypal expired, got it all updated, just need the verification number on my cc bill.....but i have no financial stuff at all online, so gotta wait for my cc bill in the mail at end of month....
between work & preppin for winter, not a whole lot on the sub. snagged these shocks from the ford krusher monster truck, got most of the front end in


started the rear springs & axle, beginnings of a roof rack, & like a real chevy, headers were hittin the frame big time, ended up throwing stockers on


also scratched up a visor, put valve stems in the rims & painted them, still need to be detailed

[dieseldawg142]

forgot.....camera has a flash....


was in wally mart the other day & found this neat little quad for $3 bucks...had to snag it

[Ol Blue K20]

It's all looking great, keep plugging along. I sure hope we get a winter here. We haven't had one in a while

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, from what i've read, you guys can use about 5 yrs of our rain, i was looking at pictures of lake orville, thats unreal! i wish we could send it your way.....maybe set up some big fans and blow it down to ya....

pluggin along slowly...she stands on her own two feet! and everything is still fitting....so far....

[Ol Blue K20]

It's looking great, it's hard to believe it's two blazers put together. My dad proposed to my mom while they were having a picnic under a railroad bridge. The location of that bridge was inudated by lake Oroville. I think I was about 13 or 14 that spot was out of the water and we had a family picnic there. A lot of my family history is around Oroville/Paradise area. Theres road by the old family ranch that is named after our family (Welsh Rd). I'll shut up before I bore you with too much family history.....lol

[dieseldawg142]

not boring! i find family history interesting
i would imagine water must be expensive there right now....
it was actually an article about food prices going up due to the drought your having that took me to lake oroville....another effect to the dryness...

and still dicking around with the sub before paint
thought the hood was too plain. was able to slice this out of .020 without cutting threw or breaking it....knife did slip in the middle there though & left a "repair" mark there...


didn't like this either


so like the '55, made some filler panels

[dieseldawg142]

also been messin' around with the roof rack.....


made a axe & shovel for the rack. there's a scale hi-lift jack online i would love to get, but with ship/exchange, $45 is pretty hard to justify....and i dont think my eyes could drill that many holes....


not 100% sure on bumpers. like stock bumpers, but their not beefy enough for this sub. was going to make one, but might adapt part of this bar & use (my favourite) the stock bumper

[Ol Blue K20]

Thanks, my family history in California goes back before the gold rush. Mostly Oroville and Humbug in Plumas County. Where I've noticed the increased prices is Hay bales. Straw hay is almost $10.00 a bale. A couple years ago you could buy alfalfa for half that. The hood bracing is a great detail. The roof rack is looking great. Great work and awesome detail as usual. My vote is the guard and stock bumpers

[dieseldawg142]

wow, you've got some time there!
my grandpa came to the valley in the late 1890's, but my dad spent a good part of his life back east before coming back to the valley and having me. he has 20 acres up north he's building his retirement home on, used to buy, now he grows his own hay for his herd ... (2 holsteins)

on the downhill slide now
rack is done. put little hooks on the side braces so i can add or move stuff around



modified the bar a bit and changed the mounts (off the amt '84 gmc)
was going to use skyjacker shock decals but after i reduced them they were just red blobs...
pretty much everything but the body is there, hoping to get it painted soon, some minor touch-ups to do

[Ol Blue K20]

Man that things looking good....

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale! almost there....
just finishing up some small details....added seatbelts, sun visors & dome light, and a gas cap



hood did'nt turn out too bad, except for the wrinklee paint where i was holding it with my dirty digits...

[dieseldawg142]

also made a rad support, reshaped a rad to fit and made a cap for it


body is ready for paint (finally!) could'nt help myself, had to see what it was looking like....


and here's something different, a f**d.... actually 2 f**ds. couple old glue bombs i been robbing parts off for yrs.
some real f**d fanatics on my model website who love these trucks, so i'll make an extended cab, just the cab (primed), if i got time (and it dont cut into the '59 elky) mite also stretch the frame, then swap it off for some chevy parts.
with our buck in the toilet, it's just not feasible to order parts right now.....
a $2 transfer case is almost $24 shipped & exchanged-yikes!....might have to go back to drinking full time....

[Ol Blue K20]

I really like it. Everything is looking great with a lot of detail. I can't believe the prices your paying. ...wow. That ford would be interesting but Iwant to see the Burb complete and the Elkie. ...hint....hint....lol

[dieseldawg142]

not much longer now Dale, another day, maybe 2 & the sub will be done!
and yeah, is'nt the prices retarded? transfer case is $2, but my caster jacked his ship rates from $9 to $15, now your at $17 for the t-case, then go here....

https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid...ey%20converter

now you have a $24 t-case...
found another guy who ships for $9, will see what he has....

while i was waiting for the paint on the sub to dry, did the '53 f100. just going to do the body & frame real quick, then see if i can use it to finance some more chevy's elky IS coming!

[dieseldawg142]

sub is done....

[dieseldawg142]

all that work then i go paint it plain jane white....wife thinks i should have went olive drab or camo.....