64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"

[1963c-10]

Well, at least you can weld a new nut on now....just done with my disassembly myself, so I can understand the time and work involved. And am done with everything except caliper/spindle painting. Then reassembly!!!

Your crossmember looks pretty clean though...shouldn't take much to get it prepped for paint. The best part is cleaning out the void on the underside of the crossmember. I was just about able to level out my driveway with all the mud/gunk that came out of it.

[bj383ss]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Well, at least you can weld a new nut on now....just done with my disassembly myself, so I can understand the time and work involved. And am done with everything except caliper/spindle painting. Then reassembly!!!

Your crossmember looks pretty clean though...shouldn't take much to get it prepped for paint. The best part is cleaning out the void on the underside of the crossmember. I was just about able to level out my driveway with all the mud/gunk that came out of it.

This is true.

Well yesterday was an exciting day for me. Finally took the cab off. Went without incident other than the front mount bolts not wanting to come out of the floor. A lot of rust. One of them was almost rusted halfway through.

After the cab was off I cutout the manual trans member. Then it was outside to start sandblasting.

















I got in one round of sandblasting before this happened.



It was a good day. No rain predicted for the next 3 days so hope to get the frame all blasted and the cab is next.

Bret

[Grizz1963]

I never cease to be amazed by you guys who do the whole strip down thing.

Hope the rain comes and goes so you can get back to work.

I am on slow speed today. Had another chest infection that floored me this week so brush paint and woodwork only today.

[bj383ss]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

I never cease to be amazed by you guys who do the whole strip down thing.

Hope the rain comes and goes so you can get back to work.

I am on slow speed today. Had another chest infection that floored me this week so brush paint and woodwork only today.

Well I didn't really plan to do a full frame off but the more I dug into the more everything was in bad shape and not road worthy.

Your well wishes helped out no rain today and none for the next 3 days.

I got all of the bottom and outside of rails done. Just have about half of the top of the rails and little bit on the inside. About 3/4 done. Not to bad at all.

I forgot to take pictures of the bottom side. DOH!



Bret

[McMurphy]

I love your yard !!

[bj383ss]

Thanks McMurphy. It keeps the boys busy while I am working.

I found a cool pic of my grandpa's 64 sitting in front of his 66' Chris Craft.
The truck had a 327 he put a 5/8 cam in with 3 on the tree. The Chris Craft had a warmed over 283. It sounded so awesome when you first cranked it through those water manifolds.


The 64 was his work truck and he was hard on it but kept it maintained well.


This was his baby 72' GMC Sierra Grande. It had the 375hp 350 turbo jet. He kept it garaged and only drove it on the weekends to the lake to spend time on the Chris Craft.

This picture was taken in 81' That is me behind the wheel. My dad currently has this truck and hopefully one day I will get it.

[WhippinSaw]

you make it look easy Bret, I'm not that brave yet but I am inspired by the amount of progress you've made,