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alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 06:40 PM

so i seen some of you guys have started a build thread so i kinda felt the need to start my own, this might not be the fastest build ever due to my monthy payments on my new tacoma i will try and keep it going for now ill post up things i have done already.....enjoy and please comment on what i have done thanx

alex

alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 06:53 PM

pritty much the start how i got from my dad the tires and wheels you see on there are new that i put on the old ones poped in the driveway one day ill see if i can round up a old pic of it and it also had a old rusty bumper that i took off,

in this pic the paint job was about 2 years old it used to be a lighter blue now its a dark blue with metal flakes in the pain..

**aerotruk63** · 07-05-2009, 07:26 PM

To start with you cropped your photo! LOL

alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 07:29 PM

heres the 327 motor i got with the truck that thing ran great

untill one day it blew on me sucked all the oil up and welded the crank shaft to the jernals not a pritty site when i took it apart i found there was a hole in one of the pistons look like a bb was shot threw it haha

so i took the sucker out

alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 07:30 PM

what do you mean cropped my photo???

alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 08:24 PM

so i started to pull apart my front end

alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 08:42 PM

so with a blown motor and my truck sitting in the drive way i ha to do something so i went out and got this hunk of junk for 600 bucks they said it wouldnt start... hmmm could it just be a new fuel pump??? yup new pump and that inline six ran like a champ!!!

alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 09:09 PM

so heres the inline after i cleaned it up painted it and put some new parts on

alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 09:16 PM

heres the work i did on the iner fenders befor and after sand blasting and painting

befor

after

**Corts60** · 07-05-2009, 10:00 PM

Good job bud! Progress is progress.

198plus · 07-05-2009, 10:20 PM

Looks like you off to a good start..........Nice truck

alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 10:24 PM

thanks guys these are picks from a cuple years ago im getting it all in order to how it looks now just mest up my scanner so im takeing pics of my pics haha thats why they seem a lil dull

Alan's Classic · 07-05-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 198plus

Looks like you off to a good start..........Nice truck

alexxwing · 07-05-2009, 10:58 PM

lil rebuild and cleaning i did

that was a wile ago this is what it looks like now i think it makes the truck look better to color match

alexxwing · 07-06-2009, 12:07 AM

now to the bed when i got the truck the bed was all mest up missing boards and bent strips

after i got done with it it looks pritty

Dinos63 · 07-06-2009, 01:01 AM

nice work, and looks like alot of work

**Captainfab** · 07-06-2009, 01:03 AM

Lookin good

So I take it you're putting the 6 cyl in your '64 long bed?

alexxwing · 07-06-2009, 01:05 AM

ya i put it in and this is a update on what i have already done also this truck is a short bed not a long bed

**Captainfab** · 07-06-2009, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexxwing

ya i put it in and this is a update on what i have already done also this truck is a short bed not a long bed

Oops sorry

Frizzle Fry · 07-06-2009, 01:22 AM

Nice work. Dash looks great!

*LILRED66* · 07-06-2009, 07:51 AM

Welcome aboard with your new build thread. Nice progress.

alexxwing · 07-07-2009, 01:24 AM

Thanks guys ill try and load up some morepics up asap

**aerotruk63** · 07-07-2009, 05:57 AM

Is that an air pressure gauge on the dash?

alexxwing · 07-12-2009, 11:04 PM

ya that is a air gauge it was for my air shocks i had in the front

alexxwing · 07-12-2009, 11:11 PM

so i got sick of the old tail lights it was the only red on the truck and im trying to go with a blue and white theme so i got some LEDs

07-05-2009, 06:40 PM	#1
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	yet another 64 build thread haha so i seen some of you guys have started a build thread so i kinda felt the need to start my own, this might not be the fastest build ever due to my monthy payments on my new tacoma i will try and keep it going for now ill post up things i have done already.....enjoy and please comment on what i have done thanx alex __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-05-2009, 06:53 PM	#2
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha pritty much the start how i got from my dad the tires and wheels you see on there are new that i put on the old ones poped in the driveway one day ill see if i can round up a old pic of it and it also had a old rusty bumper that i took off, in this pic the paint job was about 2 years old it used to be a lighter blue now its a dark blue with metal flakes in the pain.. __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-05-2009, 07:26 PM	#3
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha To start with you cropped your photo! LOL __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

07-05-2009, 07:29 PM	#4
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha heres the 327 motor i got with the truck that thing ran great untill one day it blew on me sucked all the oil up and welded the crank shaft to the jernals not a pritty site when i took it apart i found there was a hole in one of the pistons look like a bb was shot threw it haha so i took the sucker out __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-05-2009, 07:30 PM	#5
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha what do you mean cropped my photo??? __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-05-2009, 08:24 PM	#6
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha so i started to pull apart my front end __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-05-2009, 08:42 PM	#7
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha so with a blown motor and my truck sitting in the drive way i ha to do something so i went out and got this hunk of junk for 600 bucks they said it wouldnt start... hmmm could it just be a new fuel pump??? yup new pump and that inline six ran like a champ!!! __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-05-2009, 09:09 PM	#8
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha so heres the inline after i cleaned it up painted it and put some new parts on __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-05-2009, 09:16 PM	#9
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha heres the work i did on the iner fenders befor and after sand blasting and painting befor after __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-05-2009, 10:00 PM	#10
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,697	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha Good job bud! Progress is progress. __________________ 78 C10 SWB Diesel #1 (wrecked)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1978+silverado 78 C10 SWB Diesel #2 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650751 60 GMC Suburban (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=445526 60 GMC 1000 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=298235 67 GMC 1500 (sold) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=803695 73 Chevy C20(Daily)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=852767 86 Suburban(summer unit) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=810697 88 Suburban 4x4(sold)

07-05-2009, 10:20 PM	#11
198plus Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Loganville, Ga. Posts: 1,408	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha Looks like you off to a good start..........Nice truck

07-05-2009, 10:24 PM	#12
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha thanks guys these are picks from a cuple years ago im getting it all in order to how it looks now just mest up my scanner so im takeing pics of my pics haha thats why they seem a lil dull __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-05-2009, 10:58 PM	#14
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha lil rebuild and cleaning i did that was a wile ago this is what it looks like now i think it makes the truck look better to color match __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-06-2009, 12:07 AM	#15
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha now to the bed when i got the truck the bed was all mest up missing boards and bent strips after i got done with it it looks pritty __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-06-2009, 01:01 AM	#16
Dinos63 chevy only Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,619	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha nice work, and looks like alot of work __________________ CHEVY ONLY... Nothin Else !



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07-06-2009, 01:03 AM	#17
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha Lookin good So I take it you're putting the 6 cyl in your '64 long bed? __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

07-06-2009, 01:05 AM	#18
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha ya i put it in and this is a update on what i have already done also this truck is a short bed not a long bed __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-06-2009, 01:22 AM	#20
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha Nice work. Dash looks great!

07-06-2009, 07:51 AM	#21
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha Welcome aboard with your new build thread. Nice progress.

07-07-2009, 01:24 AM	#22
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha Thanks guys ill try and load up some morepics up asap __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-07-2009, 05:57 AM	#23
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha Is that an air pressure gauge on the dash? __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

07-12-2009, 11:04 PM	#24
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha ya that is a air gauge it was for my air shocks i had in the front __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

07-12-2009, 11:11 PM	#25
alexxwing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san jose CA Posts: 62	Re: yet another 64 build thread haha so i got sick of the old tail lights it was the only red on the truck and im trying to go with a blue and white theme so i got some LEDs __________________ Smoke Tires, Not Drugs!

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