Project Old Colorado

[old51sedan]

Originally Posted by SOON2BLAZE

Old51,that is a beautiful ride! That combo of engine and trans should serve you well! Alignment done on the 66 today, drives like a champ

Your truck looks great, I was noticing the tailgate and seen the chains were missing, did you install a kit in yours so that you could open it with the same hinges that are on a fleet side? I installed that on mine and love it. I'll see if I have a picture. I don't have a picture of it open, it is off the truck right now so I can't get you one. Picture as to where I installed my gas filler.

[SOON2BLAZE]

Old51 sorry for the late update: no tail chains and no hinges. I just threw a plated bolt in each side as gate was a tight fit.

Took it on a shake down run 2 hours each way to the Mt Carmel UT Thunderbird car show 3 weeks ago and it ran like a top, Wound it up to 80 mph on the freeway @ low RPM's. Still need to fine tune the timing, the 5 speed makes it amazing to drive! Been driving it every chance I get.

Got the turn signals a flashers and horn working, new lug nuts all the way around, added a new Camaro seat slider/ mount to the drivers seat.

In the next week: Have new seat foam for the Camaro seats. The black covers are perfect, but may change to Gold 67 Deluxe seat covers and add some extra memory foam. Plan on rewiring the dome/ courtesy lights and changing the oil.

Had such a good time at the car show I forgot to take pictures. My friend grabbed this one at my office.

[SOON2BLAZE]

Just realized I hadn't posted engine pics.

[Braunschweiger]

The truck is beautiful.

[old51sedan]

Originally Posted by SOON2BLAZE

Just realized I hadn't posted engine pics.

Your truck is looking better all the time, wish I had a tapper pan cover like yours , it would go good with mine air cleaner. You're going to get a lot of looks with that truck, and a good story goes with it.