63 Chevy C20 my first truck!

[thefalconer_88]

[thefalconer_88]

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Boy you work fast. lol

I have some good help!

[thefalconer_88]

Sprayed some paint on Saturday. The pit came in very handy.

[thefalconer_88]

[TJ's Chevy]

Frame looks good! Big stepping stone. Reminds me of the hours spent on getting mine done....which was only a few months ago. lol Keep up the good work.

[notsolo]

Frame and cab looking really good, your well on your way to building a new truck....Looks like 3/4 ton trailing arm cross member has braces on the front side, never seen that before. Also Thanks for sharing fab work on new improved cab mounts.... Merry Christmas.

[thefalconer_88]

I've been busy lately and the holidays put a huge dampener on shop time. She's rolling now anyways! Here's some pics:

[thefalconer_88]

[thefalconer_88]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Frame and cab looking really good, your well on your way to building a new truck....Looks like 3/4 ton trailing arm cross member has braces on the front side, never seen that before. Also Thanks for sharing fab work on new improved cab mounts.... Merry Christmas.

Here is a better picture

[thefalconer_88]

We also pulled that truck with the tree growing through it out of the mud. I have video, but not sure how to post it yet...

[62stepside longbox]

very nice job. for uploading video's you'll have to upload it to YouTube and then post the link on here.

[thefalconer_88]

Thanks! I'll try that soon!

[TJ's Chevy]

Man that is looking good! Love the engine color choice!
Congrats on the new truck.

[thefalconer_88]

Thanks! It's a custom color... mostly Lemans blue, and some medium silver that I mixed together.

[thefalconer_88]

I forgot to post a picture of the rear bumper. Flipped and widened it 4.25". Also welded new brackets on to move it up higher.

[thefalconer_88]

Haven't done much lately do to excessive overtime at work. I did manage to sneak my radiator support and a few other pieces in the booth while painting this railing side job I was doing.

[thefalconer_88]

Ok, I'm getting a little work done... I've been working too much overtime at work lately to get much done. The cab is mounted and mostly in primer. The floor and firewall are painted gloss black. The body is still keeping the blue patina, but I have to blend the cab corners and the roof is going to be white metal flake. Anyway here are some pics





Cab is on


Inner fenders also got painted with the firewall

[thefalconer_88]

Exhaust manifolds are ready to go on.


Exhaust manifolds are on.






I also shortened an air cleaner spacer to get the air cleaner to fit right.


My tig welding is iffy, but I won't get better if I don't do it more!

[thefalconer_88]

Here is a picture of when I first saw my truck. 2015 torquefest, Dubuque, IA. Thought I should post this before I lose it...

[thefalconer_88]

I got a suburban!
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=711981

[TJ's Chevy]

Man that engine looks perrty!

[thefalconer_88]

Thanks! I hope I can keep it looking that nice!

[thefalconer_88]

I finally got the interior painted. It turned out pretty decent besides a few clear coat runs that I need to sand and buff. Next time I'm doing it in sections, its way too overwhelming and hard to get everything covered in one shot. I wanted to spray pearl on it, but it was really time consuming and didn't want another step... but now I'm thinking I might sand it down and spray it... anyway, here's the pictures.









I installed a little pepsi bottle opener that I painted to match.

[64St3pside]

That truck would be amazing with a 5.9 Cummins 😆

[thefalconer_88]

Originally Posted by 64St3pside

That truck would be amazing with a 5.9 Cummins 😆

I wish! It's a pretty basic truck... I already feel like I got a little out of control painting the interior. I have a 63 suburban I could do that with...