1965 chevy truck one piece @a time

[LostMy65]

I have been following your progress.
Starting to really take shape.
Looking good.

[niterider65]

spent little time on the 1964 up grading the carb to i can get in moving under its own power

[niterider65]

and also blasted and painted the head light mounts for the aluminum grill
for the 65 step had one chromed and its not fitting right so i'm going to use the aluminum one that is being restored

[niterider65]

spent a little time on red today notices the rear mounts done red neck style from the po and one wasn't bolted in
so i went head and replaced them with the right bolts and rubber mounts
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[niterider65]

[QUOTE]Also got the rest of the fuel lines and fuel pump on the motor also
looks like i need to get a vacuum fitting for the carb for the
dist.
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[niterider65]

Originally Posted by niterider65

Also got the rest of the fuel lines and fuel pump on the motor also
looks like i need to get a vacuum fitting for the carb for the
dist.
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[LostMy65]

Any updates/pictures?

[niterider65]

its been a while but the wait it over here s a few of what s been going on
couple of the pics are from last fall and the rest are from the last couple of months

[niterider65]

more pics part two little more body work and paint prep
on the slow build that should have been done before now

[niterider65]

few more of part three
and the next part of the build putting it
the rest away together with out messing up the paint

[LostMy65]

Looking great.
Beautiful Blue.
Thanks for the progress update.

[niterider65]

Thanks its a black sapphire that's a dark blue and at night it looks blk

[Braunschweiger]

Very pretty, great colour.

[LostMy65]

Yes, great color.
And you widening those rear fenders really turned out good.
They line up better with the width of the cab.
I'm glad to see you posting again. I was a follower of your build.

[niterider65]

here is the latest update on the pick up almost ready

[niterider65]

a few more pics of the truck and the sanding and staining the wood
its heading back to paint shop next week for fixing minor spots in the paint
and one more color sand and buffing then home to put the wood in

[66C10LB]

Wow. This is a fantastic looking truck!

[niterider65]

here is a couple more of whats under the truck and the stain on the wood

[350TacoZilla]

Agree with everyone so far, that is a beautiful color and also not one that you see too often. If you don't mind me asking is it a stock color for another vehicle or a custom 1 off?

Don't feel bad about a long build, it's depressing to say this myself but my truck has been sitting for years now . I started with the plan to collect all the major pieces before starting my build and ended up getting a good bit of them, then had knee surgery.... and then back surgery...and another back surgery...oh and another back surgery (I'm going to have my own orchestra if I keep this up)

I don't want to turn into one of those "I'm going to fix it up someday" people with it like rotting away but it keeps getting pushed back...and back...

[The Rocknrod]

How come your bed wood isnt all straight?

[350TacoZilla]

I'm going to guess wheel tubs in bed lol

[niterider65]

here is a couple of pics of the sanding of the wood for the bed and the tubs for it the stain was a little t dark do to me staining the under side with out rasing it off the plastic and soaked the wood on the underside .
The wheel and tires on the back are 15x12 with a 8 3/4 back spacing with 31x16x15 tires on the rear

[niterider65]

little wood working added the polyurathane to the top of the wood
waiting for it to dry coat and then flip it over and do the underside.
finish up the wood while the truck at paint for touch ups and final color sand and buffing
the top two pics are after the first coat
and the second three are after the 3rd coat of polyurathane

[niterider65]

little update to the 65 . I got to finally get to drive the truck for the first time on the road today .. still have some small things to do the truck
but it was nice to get it home . i drove the long way home going red light to red light stayed off the freeway it was bumper to bumper rush hour .
but it was staying around 190 still have so radiator cowling to put on
and the wood for the bed and the cab corners and new tires the micky thompsons are 9 years old

[joesscamaro]

That's awesome. Glad you got to get behind the wheel...that's got to be a good feeling.