My 66 Service Truck Build Thread

[aerotruk63]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Also got the cab windows out and will be building some kind of Rotisserie
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=406238

Did you build a rotisserie?

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by aerotruk63

Did you build a rotisserie?

I had everything I needed to bolt it up similar to this.
Except I was going to hoist it up from a girder in my pole barn.
It wasn't going to be anything fancy.
The part that would of bolted to the door frame I made out of 1-1/8" Plywood.
I would of then ran a 2-1/2" pipe through the center point of the plywood all the way through to rotate the cab on.
This pipe I would of hoisted from either end to suspend the cab.
I never went through with it.
I may pick up where I left off on it this winter and will take pics if so.

[LostMy65]

Wiring Thread Links for future reference:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard//...d.php?t=374553
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=425114

[LostMy65]

Using this thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461537
I got the 8-Lug Discs front end all bolted up today:

[Captainfab]

Did you change the crossmember and all?

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Did you change the crossmember and all?

Yep.
I just rolled mine out, and rolled the other in.
Needed to drill a new upper front hole and wallow out the lower.
Like Highlander shows in these pics:

[Captainfab]

Yep, that's all you need to do. Drill one new hole on each side and elongate one hole on each side. C10, C20 are the same. I've never done this with the engine installed.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

...clip...I've never done this with the engine installed.

Neither did I.
My engine was out.
Those pics above were from Highlander's front swap thread.

[LostMy65]

My truck must have been hit from the side at one time.
The passnger door was pretty beat up. - (I have since found two nice doors)
I stripped the rear passenger door jam / cab corner / rear pillar and it is pretty beat up also.


Found a junk cab local in the booming metropolis of Boring that has no damage to the portion I need:

[LostMy65]

No, It wasn't something I could hammer and dolly out.
Because of how beat up that portion is, it has also caused the area that creates the complimentary gap to the door to be all out of wack. The previous owner used bondo to make that gap between the door and cab look straight.

It just makes more sense to replace that whole portion.

[LostMy65]

Pulling diagonal dimensions from the visor hole both directions shows the passenger door jam is knocked in 1/4 inch where the rocker panel meets the rear door pillar.

[chad64chevy]

(I guess instead of calling this my 'Build' thread, I should of called it my 'Work on in spurts' thread.) i know what you mean, i only get a lil time to work on mine lately, but i have been buying a parts instead! i've had my truck for 6 yrs. and i wish i would have started on my truck a few years ago when i has more money then i do now, lol! anyways thanks for posting in my thread, and keep at it!

[LostMy65]

I was having a difficult time getting the front cab supports out of the Floor Support Brace, so i just cut the whole square out, even through the Floor Support Brace.
I then had easier access to get the cab support out.
I bolted up the new cab support brace so I could see exactly where to bend the tabs at the upper part of the cab support brace.
I'll clean everything up real good before I start putting it back together.
Once I have the new cab support braces welded in good and the Floor Support Brace all welded back up, I'll roll the cab back forward and mount it up to the frame.
Then I'll move on to the floors, inner/outer rockers, etc.

[LostMy65]

I posted this in another related thread;
Does someone have this measurement?

[66-PMD-GMC]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

I posted this in another related thread;
Does someone have this measurement?

That measurement isn't given because the bushing dictates that measurment from cab brace to frame. the top of the cab mount bracket to frame top is 1 1/16th" if memory serves. I just put those frame brackets on my 71/66 conversion.
Is that what you are asking?

[chad64chevy]

question is this your services truck cab or an extra one you have?? looks like your doing a good job anyways!

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

question is this your services truck cab or an extra one you have?? looks like your doing a good job anyways!

Funny you should ask.
I kinda went back and forth with which route to take.
There was some nice things about the donor cab I acquired, but the floors were totally shot - I mean really shot and hacked up.
I was tempted to completely redo the floors, but in the end, I decided to keep my original service truck cab and use what I need off the donor to fix mine.

So, the short answer to your question: The pics of the repairs I'm doing above are of my 66 service truck's original cab.

[Howell88]

Enjoying your story man! Awseome what youve done so far with that truck man! keep it coming!
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[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by Howell88

Enjoying your story man! Awseome what youve done so far with that truck man! keep it coming!
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Thanks.

The project does seem overwhelming at times, but these forums inspire me to keep at it.

[chad64chevy]

ok, cool! i have a parts truck i bought off my friend before he went back to cali for $50! he was going to scrape it and i needed parts, so i got it! its got the normal rust in the cab also but the suspension parts were only 6 years old, they got sold! all-in-all i made 300-350 i got my moneys worth! cab didnt have a title so im cutting my patches out of it and saving myself even more money

[LostMy65]

I hope to get those floor braces welded in this coming weekend so I can roll the cab back forward and then I can start putting the truck back together again. I don't like to leave it too tore apart too long. Once I get it put back together and drive-able, I'll move on to the cab patch panels I already purchased.
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[my67c20]

Nice build thread. What did you do for the panhard bar? Any photos. Thanks

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by my67c20

Nice build thread. What did you do for the panhard bar? Any photos. Thanks

I cut the bracket off the Eaton and welded it to the 14-bolt. I'll get some pics up for you by this weekend.
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[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by my67c20

Nice build thread. What did you do for the panhard bar? Any photos. Thanks

Originally Posted by LostMy65

I cut the bracket off the Eaton and welded it to the 14-bolt. I'll get some pics up for you by this weekend.
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[LostMy65]

I got my Cab Front Floor Supports welded in today.

Yes, in the future I will be fixing the hack job someone did cutting out the transmission hump.
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