My 67 lwb: Project Katy

[2002yanks]

all hardware(and rivits) were replaced with new grade 8 nuts and bolts. waiting on my order from cpp to install the front suspension. its on backorder(front shocks). i ordered the kit with front rear shocks/springs, track bar and shock relocators. also got the 1" block with rear u bolts. going for 4.5/6 drop. also installed new ball joints(upper and lower).

[67chevy1series]

calipers and rotors look nice! keep it up!

[2002yanks]

finally got my cpp order in(most of it anyways). they were going to hold it till the back order came in. finally i think the guy got tired of me calling to check on it. he send out what they had. just waiting on front springs(coming wednesday). got the rear end test fit. didnt relise the kit came with a standard length tracking arm so now i need to modify it. bought the cpp deluxe mounts hart rod had for sale(coming this week). now i just need to extend the arm i got. on to pics.

[2002yanks]

i also sold my gmc grille last week so i needed to get it off the truck. decided to put the new one on so i could drive it. also put my new hood on. have the matching fenders to go on it also(had to repair a small part on the back of the cups). also have some doors to go on it(also fixed the small issues they had). filled in all the mirror holes each door had(swear they had every mirror possible on it at some point). when i get the coils in this week i will have it in a roller so it can be moved. i am hoping to start changing over from the old chassis to the new one next weekend.

[litew8]

Very cool I decided to go with ece trailing arms.
Sorry, thought you said trailing, but you said "tracking". Are you going to have to cut it? I'd send it back for the correct one if possible.

[Pop's C-10]

nice build

[2002yanks]

yah i was talking about the tracking arm. it was my mistake i read the kit info wrong. if i wanted the wright one it would cost me $130. i can just machine up a new one(i work in a machine shop). cant wait for next weekend the body will meet up with the new chassis. was now

[2002yanks]

got the rest of my parts in today. depending on the weather(forcast is for rain) i plan on swapping this this weekend.

[2002yanks]

got the motor pulled, cleaned and installed in the new frame. changed the oil pan gasket- waiting on a few more gaskets before i add fluids. had to clean out the shop to get it in there-pouring rain all day.

[litew8]

Tires/wheels look bad-ass on your truck! Not going to repaint the engine?

[2002yanks]

not yet. mainly a time crunch. works getting a new cnc machine this week and a storage container. so my space will be gone. need to get this home(and drive it for the last month of good weather). i plan on doing rust repairs to the cab in the spring time so it will come back apart then. maybe i`ll have an idea what direction to go with paint then.

today i got the power steering stuff installed. driveshaft installed and filled the tranny and rear end with new fluids. also lengthened the track bar to work with cpp trailing arm bracket i got.

[2002yanks]

got alittle done today.

[67chevy1series]

whoa! very cool! nice work! now et it all put back together

[2002yanks]

got some done on it this weekend. finished running brake lines. now i have all new lines(no leaks either made my own- first time doing it). got my hei in. got the rear rims switched over. also shows my new doors i fixed up(couple small rust holes were replaced with new metal). also filled in all the mirror holes. also got the new front clip on. just a few small things let to do to get it back on the road.











doesnt seem as low as i was expecting. 4.5 front and 6 rear. have to get the bed on to measure it.

[67chevy1series]

nice!!!!

[2002yanks]

been awhile. since i updated. got it all together and running few more days of running it then put away for the winter.

[litew8]

like the stance, wheels, tires nice work on the door

[2002yanks]

wow, been a long time since i updated this. have had it out for almost 2 months now. I have it runing really good(knocks on wood). getting ready to do some more to it. I ordered a boyds tank for it. plan on installing it soon. need to get some inner fenders and cab repair panels. then its off to paint. going with a faux patina on it. also ordered some filler panels(gas tank hole, stake pockets, and the marker lights on the bed).

[2002yanks]

ended up getting a new cab(71 cst). needs alot less work than mine(plus i get to drive mine while i work on this). heres some pics;

[2002yanks]

we took the cab corner off to fit it alittle better(after we mounted a fender it just didnt fit just right). no more in cab gas tank!

[2002yanks]

put a junk fender on to line up the rockers.



everything is just tacked in(we were running out of welding gas) now on to the drivers side. should have everything tacked in by the end of the weekend(i hope). plans are changing. i have decided to paint it.

[2002yanks]

all fixed. now be gentle, i just started welding.



no more under the hood heater.


just have to sand down the welds on the floor and prep the cab for paint. cab now has new rockers, inner rockers with floor piece(the better ones), all 4 floor supports, front and rear door pillars(both sides), and cab corners. soon will have an underdash vintage air heater.

[2002yanks]

patch work is now done, on the cab that is. got the firewall cleaned up some. going to smooth out the spot welds for a clean look. 2 holes are for the heater hoses. got my ne vintage air heater this week. fits nice.

today we flipped the cab on the back wall and sanded the underside of the floor down. got rid of all the old undercoating and its in primer(underside is).

[2002yanks]

[2002yanks]

got some primer on the cab. finally!