67 SWB First Build

[LostChord]

What an incredible build and journey, very impressive and belated congrats on your son. Amazing that this is your first build, sure doesn't seem that way!

[kev2809]

that color looks good on there!

[Scurry67]

Originally Posted by Kronald_70GMC

Looks awesome! I like your colour choice!

Originally Posted by kev2809

that color looks good on there!

Thanks fellas. I think it’ll look good when it’s all done. I definitely learned a few things that will come in handy when I paint the exterior.

[Scurry67]

Made it up to the shop this weekend. Had enough time to spray the bed. Unfortunately I’ll be redoing the bedsides. There was some orange peel in the clear and after wet sanding, it was evident i didn’t put enough clear down. I’ll more than likely leave the front bed panel alone. It turned out decent. Hoping to get everything painted over the next month or so.

[Scurry67]

Bedsides sanded down. I decided to leave the roll pan alone as well. I seemed to hit that area with plenty of clear. I’ll plan on reshooting later this week!

[Scurry67]

Cab and bed in paint, finally! Turned out great for the most part, other than a few runs where i laid the clear on a little too thick. There is also 1 spot where it looks like i missed scuffing in a nook and cranny. I should be able to fix it with little issue. Looking forward to getting the rest done soon!

[zicc1835]

very nice.....

[Scurry67]

Originally Posted by doug_p

Beautiful truck man, very nice. One suggestion for your consideration . . . I love the fuel cap, and actually did the exact same thing/location on my 62 LB. However, I would suggest if you can, or while you can - order some more of those pop-up screw in caps. Mine lasted great for about a month and then would no longer work. I had to change mine out to something different. Hopefully your experience is better than mine, but trust me it will be worth the extra cost to have 1 or 2 extras lying around.
Keep up the awesome work!

Doug

Originally Posted by zicc1835

very nice.....

Thanks for the compliments and advice. That’s a good call on the extra caps. I need to jump on that.

Hoping for more progress in the near future once I get some extra muscle to move the bed back on the frame.

[Scurry67]

Had a buddy swing by the other weekend and help me place the bed back on the frame. Then, over the next couple of weeks a managed to get my grill and tailgate in paint. They turned out looking good. I plan on painting the letters later down the road. Last week I taped everything off and sprayed a bed liner kit. I’m really happy with how that turned out

My father in law swung by yesterday and helped me install the tailgate. Had a heck of a time getting it to fit right, but after messing with it today, I’ve almost got it!

Will plan on getting the grill installed soon and possibly break out the wiring harness.

[zicc1835]

Very nice love the color ….wiring next getting closer

[68 C10 Driver]

Scurry67, I have been reading up on your build and really like how it is coming out. Great work! I was seriously thinking of doing the dash pad elimination like you did but didn't. Now I kinda wish I did. Very impressive!!

I am hoping to start working on the frame soon so in the spring I can get the cab on the frame. I can't wait to finish my '68 stepside, it will be my daily driver and show truck.

[itproca]

My 67 and I are along for the ride with you. You are rocking it!

[Scurry67]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

Very nice love the color ….wiring next getting closer

Much appreciated. I’m very satisfied with the color selection. Can’t wait to get it in the actual daylight.

Originally Posted by 68 C10 Driver

Scurry67, I have been reading up on your build and really like how it is coming out. Great work! I was seriously thinking of doing the dash pad elimination like you did but didn't. Now I kinda wish I did. Very impressive!!

I am hoping to start working on the frame soon so in the spring I can get the cab on the frame. I can't wait to finish my '68 stepside, it will be my daily driver and show truck.

Thanks for the compliment. I think it’ll be a nice and subtle touch to the interior. It looks like you’re moving right along on your build too! Enjoying the read.

Originally Posted by itproca

My 67 and I are along for the ride with you. You are rocking it!

Right on! Can’t go wrong with the small windows hope to keep the progress going!

[Scurry67]

Grill installed and started the wet sanding. Had decent orange peel and a few runs, but it looks like a have plenty of clear on it this go around.

[kev2809]

ha, nice! congrats!

[zicc1835]

Congrats

[Scurry67]

It’s been about 8 months since my last update. Been having too much fun with the fam and too busy at work to get anything done.
Earlier this spring i went in the shop, and realized that there were a few blemishes in my paint on the bed sides. I ended up sanding through the base again… just not enough clear. I also had a spot on the dash that i didn’t hit with enough base coat. At this point i was a little discouraged about having to paint it again, but figured I’d get it in the fall when things slowed down again at work.

Well, it’s Fall now and things should be slowing down soon at work. For a little motivation, i cut and buffed the pass door and fender. It definitely helped (don’t mind the mess).

[zicc1835]

Welcome back I’m kinda of in the same mode as you work travel and fam stuff …love that color

[loudchevy]

Very nice job. The amount of effort you put in on the bodywork is amazing. Enjoy the pay off. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the build

[Kronald_70GMC]

Agreed! Everything is looking flawless and amazing!

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Real nice build. Sure takes a while don't it? I started mine in 2015. I'm in well over a year for a front bumper and seat, they're still pending. Since covid, things have proved very difficult to have done, and right.

[Scurry67]

Originally Posted by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402

Real nice build. Sure takes a while don't it? I started mine in 2015. I'm in well over a year for a front bumper and seat, they're still pending. Since covid, things have proved very difficult to have done, and right.

Appreciate the compliment. Definitely has taken some time. I’m definitely motivated to make some more progress after an 8 month hiatus.
I’m dreading the wait time on my seat upholstery. I’ll find that out this December I’m thinking. By the way, i really enjoy your build. I’ve stayed caught up on it for awhile now. It’s been very informational!

[Scurry67]

Taking a little break from the buffing. I felt like switching it up a little bit. I hung the inner fenders a couple nights ago. Very minor scratches I’ll have to clean up at some point.

I also decided to break out the new wiring harness. Every time i looked at it, i’d get intimidated and find something else to do. I finally decided to jump into it though. I’ve been taking small bites out of it every night i get up to the shop. It seems to be progressing and is less intimidating now.

[Scurry67]

I’ve been making some progress on the wiring as time permits. I made a good start on the interior but ran into an issue with mounting the vintage air evaporator. I smoothed my firewall early on without considering how to secure the evaporator to the firewall. I think i have a solution but put it on hold. I jumped into the rear harness and was able to get it routed along the frame rail to the rear of the truck. I used the ebrake firewall hole to exit the cab since i don’t plan on installing an ebrake.

Another issue i had was i didn’t consider the taillight housing when moving my filler hose up the rear stake pocket. In order to get it to sit flush, i had to modify the terminal location. It came out pretty decent.

Lastly, i installed my taillights. It appears when i ordered them last two years ago, they shipped me two driver’s side parking lights. The new one is on order.

[Kronald_70GMC]

Nice progress! I have been thinking about mounting my evaporator to the firewall too once I can afford to get it. Since I'm hoping to keep my firewall clean and not have bolts coming through it, I was doing research for options a while back. I believe that full custom fab has a bracket that mounts to the floor below the pinch weld and thus there is no need for drilling through the firewall. I found this info somewhere on this forum but I can't remember where specifically.