65Custom Build Thread

[65Custom]

I haven't been doing much lately. recently cleaned up the garage and moved things around space is at a premium and This time of year with the cold weather, work and tax filing season coming up I have been busy, but I have been getting a few goodies that I need to keep moving.

I got my wiring harness and the insulation, sound deader and spray gun, also got a new creeper.

The spray on sound deadening and insulation material I thought would be a better way of doing mine since the other forms of insulation and heat protection is done with a foil backed mat that is glued to the metal, I felt that would be a problem in the future if you have to do any work to remove that glued on mess would be pain. I already experienced something like that on mine already and it was not a fun task to remove it.

The PO patched the floors with sheet metal and sheet metal screws and a layer of some rubberized material that stuck to the floor I'm sure that it was water proof but not the right way to do a repair.

One more item I received is one of the custom touches that I am planning stay tuned to see what happens with this little item.

[ruffrida2005]

Isn't everything done in our head, I guess we have to keep dreaming.

[structures]

Hmm never heard of the lizard skin. I like that idea over the sticky foil. Did you have to buy a special gun to shoot it? Please post pics of the install.

[65Custom]

Originally Posted by structures

Hmm never heard of the lizard skin. I like that idea over the sticky foil. Did you have to buy a special gun to shoot it? Please post pics of the install.

Yeah I agree and if I ever have make a repair I guess Ill just have to grind it off but at least it wont be sticky. (I hope that never happens again as long as I do it right.)

Yes I bought a kit which comes with the gun, based on the calculations the cost is about half of what the sticky stuff is and the great thing about the spray is that is lays down and can get into places where that dang sticky stuff does not go very well. And since I'm taking my roof panel off I'm going to use it up there too. So I hope that I'm going to have really quite and cool cab.

[miracle whip]

65custom nice work, Do you remember what kind of paint you used on your frame?

[65Custom]

Originally Posted by miracle whip

65custom nice work, Do you remember what kind of paint you used on your frame?

I had a local company powder coat it Black with the Satin finish

[miracle whip]

Ok thanks it looks good!

[collins10672]

can't wait to see the cab finished up and in primer.fixing this cab you have more guts than most men would lol.seriously you have done a fine job on it.i have pondered about tearing a cab down this way to get at all of the rust.to me this is the best looking bodystyle truck ever built,its a shame GM didn't build them to last forever.i think you have found a way to save many rusty old cabs that a few years ago nobody would have considered restoring.thanks for the info on the cab corners,yours sure look good.

[ruffrida2005]

the seat cushion is kinda funny.

When you get done, you wanna come and do mine. I need a new roof on mine as well. Post all the pics you can on what you do please.

[65Custom]

Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

the seat cushion is kinda funny.

When you get done, you wanna come and do mine. I need a new roof on mine as well. Post all the pics you can on what you do please.

I try to be funny although I don't always succeed.
I would love help fix your roof. I think a bunch of us on here would love to work on trucks and cars for living but we don't always get to.

I know that if I had a place where I could setup a shop I would. I will keep the build updated as I go through it, right now I need to get the roof cleaned up and fix a few spots on the replacement and get a few other parts cleaned I need to look up Ervin soon (The Local sand blaster)

[collins10672]

are the wheel tubs the same gauge as original?just wondering.

[65Custom]

Originally Posted by scotts62

Coo, gotta love new parts!

Yep and now I got to pick up another one

Originally Posted by collins10672

are the wheel tubs the same gauge as original?just wondering.

I honestly do not know I didn't check it but I can tell you that it is made pretty well, The originals that I have are pretty chewed up on the flanges so I cant tell everything about the orig vs the new one. It does have one hole in the flange that I can see is not where it should be but is fixable. I will try to get a gauge on them and let you know later

[65Custom]

Well look what I just put a down payment on! This is the deal that I was talking about at the meet & greet Saturday. I found this on CL and called but someone was supposed to pick it up and the guy apparently made a bunch of excuses and never went to get it, so I was poking around on CL at work today and saw the post again and I immediately called about it. So in order to make sure that I get it, I had to make a 150 mile round trip tonight, but I think it is worth it. It is a 99 Iron Block and Head 6.0L LS out of a 2500 pickup with the 480LE and accessories. It is said to be a high mileage but for now as long as it runs it will get me to where I want to be with the project. I go back to pick it up Sunday.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by collins10672

are the wheel tubs the same gauge as original?just wondering.

I weighed my old ones verses new ones and there wasn't much if any difference.

Originally Posted by 65Custom

Well look what I just put a down payment on! This is the deal that I was talking about at the meet & greet Saturday. I found this on CL and called but someone was supposed to pick it up and the guy apparently made a bunch of excuses and never went to get it, so I was poking around on CL at work today and saw the post again and I immediately called about it. So in order to make sure that I get it, I had to make a 150 mile round trip tonight, but I think it is worth it. It is a 99 Iron Block and Head 6.0L LS out of a 2500 pickup with the 480LE and accessories. It is said to be a high mileage but for now as long as it runs it will get me to where I want to be with the project. I go back to pick it up Sunday.

Cool

[structures]

Nice... Try to get as much hardware as you can when you pick it up. If you buy from GM they can get a little pricey. Does it come with the harness? Or are you going for a complete new one?

[65Custom]

Originally Posted by structures

Nice... Try to get as much hardware as you can when you pick it up. If you buy from GM they can get a little pricey. Does it come with the harness? Or are you going for a complete new one?

What I know that I am supposed to get is the 6.0L LS1 480LE Trans, all the front accessories, ECM and a cut harness. Unfortunately who ever took out the ECM didn't want to take the time to do it right but that is ok I will have to make up my own or get a new one I prefer the latter option as it is the easiest.

I will post more pics this weekend once I get'er home.

[collins10672]

thanks for checking the gauge on the repro one versus the gm original.that is very impressive for aftermarket parts.keep up the good work on that cab,can't wait to see it finished.

[65Custom]

Wow it has been quite a while since I have done anything on mine I'm getting a little motivation the last few days so I got out and welded up a few more holes in the top section of the passenger side door frame. Will post some pics soon of the progress.

[65Custom]

The passenger side door jamb at the top of the door had a lot of rust through that only showed up after the cab was sand blasted and since I have the roof panel off I decided to just weld up the holes, but once I started it seemed like I kept finding more pin holes than holes that I could see so hence all the spots that I had to fill. This will look much better once I get all this ground down and smoothed up I have a lot of grinding to do.

[65Custom]

Here is what I did today.
1. I started out by welding in a brace to hold the space in case when i cut this it moved.
2. Then I cut the spot welds on the inside.
3. Then I made my cuts, I decided to just make two cuts instead of trying to cut out a square section and replace it this way the welding and grinding should be easier I hope.
4. got the old rusted piece out

[65Custom]

1. Then I cleaned up everything up and get it ready for the new part.

2. Getting the new part ready to go back in place

3. Fitted the new part in place and ready to weld

4. After welding

5. After welding the inside

[chad64chevy]

cool build!! alot of metal fabbing! looks real good, keep at it!! any updates??

[65Custom]

It is on pause at the moment! I hope to get back on it a little later this year, I am adding a better half to my life if everything goes well this week

[56taskforce]

I will defiantly be waiting to see progress here looking great so far and all the tin replacement pictures are a huge help. I have scraped out a lot of trucks and now wish that I had disassembled a few at the spot welds and kept the useful panels. Seeing pictures of careful deconstruction of the cab parts definitely eases the fear factor of rust repair and panel replacement, I can see my next tool purchase being a sheet metal brake and shrinker/strecher. I have already bought some of those nifty panel clips I seen you were using and put them to replace the inner door sheet metal for the window regulator mount on my 64 GMC that the P.O. had cut out they sure work good big plus now the window goes up and down LOL.

BTW Good luck with the addition of the better half

[exoticmetalworx]

is that columbia?