'72 chevrolet c20 custom camper build "Craig"

[Dean'smeanmachine]

I did a little research and found out that the truck has a DANA 60 rear end.
i heard good things about the DANA 60s.

im also working on taking the cab off,
i made a cab dolly out of wooden pallets.
i will post a pic of that tomarrow

[Dean'smeanmachine]

this is the cab dolly i made out of some heavy duty pallets and wheels

[Dean'smeanmachine]

its not pretty, but will do, plus it was free to make

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Dean'smeanmachine

its not pretty, but will do, plus it was free to make

I like the way you think
I'm constantly repurposing things for my build too. I made mine out of an old push cart (LINK) it was pretty cool till one of the wheels buckled under the weight. I ended up bracing the thin sheet metal. Now it works great. I'm sure you won't have that problem with yours.

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I like the way you think
I'm constantly repurposing things for my build too. I made mine out of an old push cart (LINK) it was pretty cool till one of the wheels buckled under the weight. I ended up bracing the thin sheet metal. Now it works great. I'm sure you won't have that problem with yours.

hey thanks!
that was a great idea to use that cart!
my wheels have a big base that goes thrue a hole in the bottum of the "cart"
we will see how well it works
you make do with what you have sometimes.

[Aleard83]

Looks like your making progress.. Im building a 71 K10 LWB now, I have the same rust issues as you. My trucks a 2 owner from PA, luckily my trucks SPID called for a wood floor in the bed. Ive bought a new bed, due to the poor patch work and 2 gallons of body filler in, on and around the wheel wheels... Got to put in the patch on the passengers side floor board. Day before yesterday we were blessed with 6" of snow plus ice in my part of GA so Im headed out to the garage to throw the seat back in her to drive tomorrow.. Go figure I take the truck apart and we start getting bad weather for the last two weeks lol.. hindering my project! Look forward to seeing more pics of your build!

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by Aleard83

Looks like your making progress.. Im building a 71 K10 LWB now, I have the same rust issues as you. My trucks a 2 owner from PA, luckily my trucks SPID called for a wood floor in the bed. Ive bought a new bed, due to the poor patch work and 2 gallons of body filler in, on and around the wheel wheels... Got to put in the patch on the passengers side floor board. Day before yesterday we were blessed with 6" of snow plus ice in my part of GA so Im headed out to the garage to throw the seat back in her to drive tomorrow.. Go figure I take the truck apart and we start getting bad weather for the last two weeks lol.. hindering my project! Look forward to seeing more pics of your build!

thanks for checking out my build. im surprised that i havent found any bondo or poor patch work. we got about 6'' here too in NY

[swamp rat]

Huge improvement!

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Huge improvement!

thanks for checking out my build

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by Dean'smeanmachine

thanks for checking out my build

Actually i have been following it almost from the beginning.

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Actually i have been following it almost from the beginning.

thanks. appreciate it

[oldone]

Ya Doin' Gud, Bubba!!!

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by oldone

Ya Doin' Gud, Bubba!!!

thanks !

[Dean'smeanmachine]

i drilled some drain holes in the floor support. something the factory should have done

[mcbassin]

Very nice progress Dean. You are getting down to the nasty stuff now. I can remember this stage all too well. Be sure to check your firewall by the blower motor real good. I had some rust bubble back up after a few years. I got it all cut out this time hopefully. It's a pain in the tail after I had it all blocked out and ready for paint. Keep the pictures coming.

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice progress Dean. You are getting down to the nasty stuff now. I can remember this stage all too well. Be sure to check your firewall by the blower motor real good. I had some rust bubble back up after a few years. I got it all cut out this time hopefully. It's a pain in the tail after I had it all blocked out and ready for paint. Keep the pictures coming.

thanks for the heads up on that. i will be sure to check that soon when i take the heater and stuff off for painting. thanks for following allong with the build, 'preciate it

[acemang]

subscribed!

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by acemang

subscribed!

thanks man , more to come

[Dean'smeanmachine]

rear floor patch is done. next is the B pillar

[swamp rat]

Awesome keep at it!

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Awesome keep at it!

thanks, will do!

[Dean'smeanmachine]

got the B-pillar done a few days ago. ive been fitting the outer rocker which is a big PITA !! but i almost have it fitting well. i figured if the gap on on the bottum of the door was too small i could make up for it when i do my inner and outer door bottums. but all is going pretty good . nothing terribly challenging

[Dean'smeanmachine]

before and after

sorry for the bad pics- my garage isent lit that well. planning on getting more lights in there soon

[mcbassin]

Nice work on the support and pillars. You're knocking it out. Keep the pictures coming.

[Dean'smeanmachine]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice work on the support and pillars. You're knocking it out. Keep the pictures coming.

thanks mike,and will do