1969 Project "Sweet Deal* (pics)

[Cbrown67]

Hey guys my name is Corey i am 24 years old from MA,
Id like to share my build with you. I want to post this here instead of the 4X4 section because i plan to make this a show truck. when i was a younger kid i remember this truck living in my town then it went away for about 10 years then one of my friends ended up buying. He has not a bone of mechanical skill. so he just wanted to move it. so i picked up up for a steal $1000
what the truck is it is a 1969 C20 with a small block 327 and sitting on 38 inch tall tires.
When i first got the truck the whole bed was completely full of spare parts and trash!

I pulled most of the spare parts out of the bed all that was left in was a dana 60 a destoryed tonneau cover and two fuel cells.

here is the bed free of leave and water and everything else, I plan on removing the paint in the bed and herculinering the innner bed

[Cbrown67]

The intiror of the truck is in fairly good shape

i pulled the bench seat and ripped out the carpet the carpet was once black and it is now a bleach faded brown color thats going in the trash
There are a few spots in in the fllor that are going to need some work the floor and the cab have patches of dynamat

the biggest problem i found was where the roll cage was wleded in i have a feeling when they welded the cage they never painted the under side of the truck where the metal was heated and its rusted through ( this is the driver side)

(This is the passanger side)

[Cbrown67]

here is how the rocker trim looks

also what do you think my bets step would be for this area the part above the rock

[Cbrown67]

I really hope people enjoy this project
I look forward to people here leading me, helping me, and teaching me.
I am always up for hearing any suggestions people have!

[RandyL1966]

Look like you stoled it good job
rust dont look bad at all

[Cbrown67]

I picked up a new to me hood for my truck so i air plane stripped it and ground it down and primed it here are some pics

[Cbrown67]

I also took the cowl off and WOAH there was go much stuuf including a mouse nest in there

[bigguy69]

im in for the ride!

[Cbrown67]

Nice!!!

[my67chevytruck]

nice looking truck. I would get the outer floor extension piece , and outer rockers, and you should be in good shape from what i can tell. you may need some sheetmetal to patch in other areas. best of luck with your build!

[Cbrown67]

those are on my to buy list
you seem to know your stuff and have your fair share of chevy so i will for sure keep you in mind if i have any questions!

[Cbrown67]

SO i got the bed pulled off i am working on grinding the rust off the frame rails and then painting them here are some pics

chunk of frame missing hmmm going ot have to fab something up

this pic is a pretty sweet extention for the exhaust i think i might put these in every couple inches
I am not a huge fan of these tractions bars so i think i will be changing them i dont liek that they are not hime joints where it mounts to the frame its pretty much solid mounted

Figured i would bring in some good looking help

[Cbrown67]

So i have really been focusing my work on the rear of the frame grinding down the rust and primering and painting the frame.
while grinding the frame i found this NICE rot hole

[Cbrown67]

So over labor day weekend hurricane earl paid us a visit and i went out side and this is what i found
THE FRONT BLOWN OFF!!!

its just happend to land perfectly on a pallet

[sparks427]

its lookin good so far man, keep it up, hope to see some updates one of these days.

[no moa]

1000! Wow, I saw that on craigslist for 4000. Guess you got a screaming deal. Good luck on it!
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[RCbowtie69]

Hey from N.C.you got good deal on that truck,at least you got something to work with & you are looking good, keep pictures coming