1969 Short Wide

[jeh]

Mike, you said you were trying to catchup with me earlier this week. You got to drive yours out of the the driveway, so now you're ahead of me..... Congrats on the first drive, hopefully mine will be next weekend.

[litew8]

Looks good Mike, congrats!

[Zoomin]

Woot!!!

Congrats Mike!!!

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by KSWes

Awesome! I would say it's about time to do a smokey burn out, but as much as tires cost anymore, that just seems like a waste.

Yeah I think I'm gonna wait till I get a posi

Originally Posted by jeh

Mike, you said you were trying to catchup with me earlier this week. You got to drive yours out of the the driveway, so now you're ahead of me..... Congrats on the first drive, hopefully mine will be next weekend.

Thanks just a matter of time for you too.

Originally Posted by litew8

Looks good Mike, congrats!

Thanks

Originally Posted by Zoomin

Woot!!!

Congrats Mike!!!

Thanks Steve

[Hart_Rod]

Outstanding job Mike. Looking forward to rolling with you someday.

[mjensen]

Your truck looks awesome! One day when I grow up, maybe mine will be at this stage too

[67c10rustbuket]

Congrats on the first drive Mike! She looks awesome

[raull]

wow bud , you flew in the past few weeks , coming along great

[scotts62]

Heck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jlsanborn]

Looking them pictures over closer here tonight. Can't say enough man, it's flat cool.

[joey8383]

Can't remember, is that a 4/6 drop? The wheels and tires look killer. Are you still planning on getting some big wheels later? I love those steel rally wheels!!! Truck looks GREAT. Congrats!

[BossHogg69]

That truck is looking RIGHTEOUS!!! love the stance & everything else about it. Must be super exciting for you after a 5 year build. I'm at 5 years myself on my '69 stepper and I can only hope it comes together as nicely as yours has.

WELL DONE SIR!!!

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Outstanding job Mike. Looking forward to rolling with you someday.

Thanks Rob. Come on out.

Originally Posted by mjensen

Your truck looks awesome! One day when I grow up, maybe mine will be at this stage too

Thanks Mike, you will get there.

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Congrats on the first drive Mike! She looks awesome

Thanks Dan

Originally Posted by raull

wow bud , you flew in the past few weeks , coming along great

Thanks Raul

Originally Posted by scotts62

Heck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Scott

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Looking them pictures over closer here tonight. Can't say enough man, it's flat cool.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by joey8383

Can't remember, is that a 4/6 drop? The wheels and tires look killer. Are you still planning on getting some big wheels later? I love those steel rally wheels!!! Truck looks GREAT. Congrats!

Thanks Joey. Currently 3"-5" lower. Eventually 5-7" with 20" billets.
Have to save my pennies for a while...

Originally Posted by BossHogg69

That truck is looking RIGHTEOUS!!! love the stance & everything else about it. Must be super exciting for you after a 5 year build. I'm at 5 years myself on my '69 stepper and I can only hope it comes together as nicely as yours has.

WELL DONE SIR!!!

Thank you. Yep it's pretty cool that it's finally coming together. Hard
to believe after all that time in the shop.

[mcbassin]

New old stock center caps from member PT' 70 CST. Thanks Paul!

[mcbassin]

Took ole red out for a Sunday drive
I've got a lot of little bugs to work out but still better than the last test drive.

[jeh]

You get her fine tuned Mike, just a few more road trips......

[knomadd]

That Vintage Air must be working great since the windows are up. I bet you're glad you're able to drive it around, even if you've got a few adjustments to make. What better way to find out what you need to work on, right?

[Bennett68C10]

Looks great Mike, glad to see you can get out and enjoy it finally

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by jeh

You get her fine tuned Mike, just a few more road trips......

I won't be doing many more until I get the front end aligned. The rubber costs too much to wear out, it's out pretty far.

Originally Posted by knomadd

That Vintage Air must be working great since the windows are up. I bet you're glad you're able to drive it around, even if you've got a few adjustments to make. What better way to find out what you need to work on, right?

Yep, it works great. I'm thinking it will freeze you out at cruising speeds.

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Looks great Mike, glad to see you can get out and enjoy it finally

Thanks Keith. I'll be glad when you're to this point. It's pretty cool to walk in the shop and see a truck and not just a bunch of parts....

[Low Elco]

I buzz off for a few days and look what happens! Congrats Mike! Stoked for you!

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

I buzz off for a few days and look what happens! Congrats Mike! Stoked for you!

Thanks Chip.

[mcbassin]

Couple of small snags this weekend. First off, I started installing the rear bumper. Turns out aftermarket mounts aren't as good as the originals I used on the front.
They have a raised area where the metal is formed, basically destroyed my new bumper when I tightened the bolts. I didn't catch it till it was too late.
If I had known they were deformed, I could have just ground the high spots and repainted them....

Then yesterday I was going to start drilling the holes for the lower trim on the bed. Well, it turns out I have 2 right rear lowers. Now I'm on the hunt for a replacement NOS piece to replace it.....help.

Bent bumper:


Junk mounts:

[knomadd]

That sucks about your bumper... I feel your pain. I'll keep an eye out for that trim piece.

[jeh]

Mike, where did you get your bumper brackets from? I just ordered some also and was going to put mine on this weekend. That really sucks about your bumper!!!

[Bennett68C10]

That sucks about your bumper Mike, my rear brackets came the same exact way. I ground down the high spots just because I thought they looked bad. I'm glad I did after seeing that. Is there any way to pull the dent back out without further damaging the bumper?