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1963c-10 · 11-01-2013, 08:31 AM

Oh yeah....Santa came early this year.

**TJ's Chevy** · 11-01-2013, 11:40 AM

Drooled all over my key board.....dying cause it looks so cool.....wish I had one....when all I can say is ONE SWEEET MOTOR!!!!!!!

WAIT....Let me guess.....383...

**pdxhall** · 11-01-2013, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bomp

Congrats.

One major step in the right direction.

Thanks, man, it's been a long time coming.

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Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Very Nice!

Thanks, Don.

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Originally Posted by LostMy65

I'll be swinging by this weekend to pick that up.
Thanks,
Robert

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Originally Posted by mark 66

That's nice.shouldnt have to under the hood for a long time.

Yeah, this should last as long as I do.

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Originally Posted by clemdaddy

thats sweet... looks like an early christmas for the sanity66.

Thanks. I've been thinking and planning for this for a long time.

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Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Oh yeah....Santa came early this year.

I know, right? And I didn't think I'd been that good this year.

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Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

Drooled all over my key board.....dying cause it looks so cool.....wish I had one....when all I can say is ONE SWEEET MOTOR!!!!!!!

WAIT....Let me guess.....383...

Thanks T.J. Not a 383, though. That was one of the options I had thought about but in the end decided to go with the 350. 330hp and 380ft/lbs torque.
This should get Sanity down the road just fine, I think

**pdxhall** · 11-01-2013, 09:34 PM

One more package showed up this afternoon. This is it for now for the engine.
Still got to get the transmission.
New Tru-Ram exhaust. I went with the cast iron for more of a period look and I plan on painting them cast so they'll look as is.
And here's the elusive character behind all this.

**LostMy65** · 11-01-2013, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pdxhall

One more package showed up this afternoon. This is it for now for the engine.
Still got to get the transmission.
New Tru-Ram exhaust. I went with the cast iron for more of a period look and I plan on painting them cast so they'll look as is.
And here's the elusive character behind all this.

I recognize the dog....
.
Good choice on the horns - Nice

chad64chevy · 11-10-2013, 08:14 PM

motor sure looks good, I would be grinning too

coulter · 11-10-2013, 08:16 PM

that engine is looking killer

gimmy 64 · 11-10-2013, 09:11 PM

you look like the the happy kid on christmas---now we need the video of you doing the happy dance around your present.lol

Ta2Don · 11-10-2013, 09:12 PM

X2...

C@rnut001 · 11-10-2013, 10:19 PM

Now that is a great looking engine! Good luck getting it all together and getting your transmission. Keep the updates coming!

**pdxhall** · 11-13-2013, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by C@rnut001

Now that is a great looking engine! Good luck getting it all together and getting your transmission. Keep the updates coming!

Thanks, man. I move pretty slow these days but still in a forward direction. Thanks for looking in.

Well, it was a rain free day in Portland so I decided to uncover the chassis and turn it around in the garage so the engine side is more accessible for the winter projects. It hasn't been out of the garage in a while so I thought I take a few pics.
I also cleaned the casting marks and crud off of my serpentine belt brackets, smoothed them up a little in a couple of places and bead blasted them. Just waiting on paint and their done.
Sorry about the picture quality. It was getting a little dark and I didn't realize they were bad until I posted.

NEWFISHER · 11-13-2013, 10:49 PM

Chassis is looking great!

**TJ's Chevy** · 11-15-2013, 12:19 PM

X2 I agree! lol! Nice work!

McMurphy · 11-15-2013, 04:03 PM

The next one I do will be stripped down to the frame like yours.
I can only imagine how much easier it is to work on stuff like the engine and brake lines with the cab off.
I have a nice creeper, but I dont love it that much...

I bet you are looking forward to getting some stuff done this winter !!

**pdxhall** · 11-15-2013, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Chassis is looking great!

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Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

X2 I agree! lol! Nice work!

Thanks. I can't wait to drop the engine & trans in but want to finish running the brake lines first.

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Originally Posted by McMurphy

The next one I do will be stripped down to the frame like yours.
I can only imagine how much easier it is to work on stuff like the engine and brake lines with the cab off.
I have a nice creeper, but I dont love it that much...

I bet you are looking forward to getting some stuff done this winter !!

It is much easier, especially for a fat, old, crippled up mess like me. It takes me longer to get up and down off of the creeper than doing the job at hand.

I'm really looking forward to doing some mechanical work again. The body work needed to take a rest for a bit.
I went down to the trans shop talked to them about transmissions yesterday and after hearing what they had to say, I ordered a HD 700r4 that will be built to more than handle my engine hp and torque and it will be ready by next weekend. I also ordered a CPP tubular center crossmember and mount. By spring I hope to have the chassis and drivetrain completed.

**clemdaddy** · 11-16-2013, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

X2 I agree! lol! Nice work!

yeah man... x3
you'll never regret picking the 700R, good choice.

NEWFISHER · 11-15-2013, 08:46 PM

Good choice on the trans! What rear ratio are you going to run?

rusty76 · 11-16-2013, 06:01 PM

Too kool.

BMERDOC · 11-16-2013, 06:52 PM

Read your entire thread. Nice work on the sheet metal! Love the bucket seats!

**pdxhall** · 11-17-2013, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Good choice on the trans! What rear ratio are you going to run?

Thanks. Just the stock 4:10 or whatever.

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Originally Posted by clemdaddy

yeah man... x3
you'll never regret picking the 700R, good choice.

thanks, Clem, and thanks for the perches. they arrived yesterday. I owe you one.

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Originally Posted by rusty76

Too kool.

Thanks for looking in.

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Originally Posted by BMERDOC

Read your entire thread. Nice work on the sheet metal! Love the bucket seats!

Thanks, I've been learning as I go. Speaking of buckets, here's the final look for now. All painted up and put together. The sliders are still in primer for now but everything is operational. I like how the passenger side handle on the adjuster turned out and they both slide back and forth real nice. They've received a test run.

Putting them away now until upholstery time.

66farmer · 11-17-2013, 10:43 AM

Nice job on the set frames

**pdxhall** · 11-17-2013, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 66farmer

Nice job on the set frames

Thanks, man. And thanks again for the seat parts that helped make it possible.

**LostMy65** · 11-17-2013, 07:17 PM

So it was 66farmer that had what you needed?
Cool.
.
I got to meet 66farmer when he bought one of his seats from a guy in Milwaukie where I got my fleetside bed for a possible future project.
Fun Stuff.

bj383ss · 11-17-2013, 07:46 PM

Just read through your whole thread and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the motivation. I am about to do both my rockers and floors and your pics and WIP have helped me understand the job I'm about to tackle. I ordered all my sheet metal from Top Banana yesterday.

Bret

**pdxhall** · 11-18-2013, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by LostMy65

So it was 66farmer that had what you needed?
Cool.
.
I got to meet 66farmer when he bought one of his seats from a guy in Milwaukie where I got my fleetside bed for a possible future project.
Fun Stuff.

Actually, I got the first seat from him. It was the second one that turned out to be so hard to find.

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Originally Posted by bj383ss

Just read through your whole thread and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the motivation. I am about to do both my rockers and floors and your pics and WIP have helped me understand the job I'm about to tackle. I ordered all my sheet metal from Top Banana yesterday.

Bret

Thanks for looking in and good luck with the patching. If a newb like me can do it anybody can.

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11-01-2013, 08:31 AM	#1
1963c-10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 10,338	Re: pdx-sanity66 Oh yeah....Santa came early this year. __________________ 1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer

11-01-2013, 11:40 AM	#2
TJ's Chevy Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 10,384	Re: pdx-sanity66 Drooled all over my key board.....dying cause it looks so cool.....wish I had one....when all I can say is ONE SWEEET MOTOR!!!!!!! WAIT....Let me guess.....383... __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw

11-01-2013, 09:34 PM	#4
pdxhall Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 2,069	Re: pdx-sanity66 One more package showed up this afternoon. This is it for now for the engine. Still got to get the transmission. New Tru-Ram exhaust. I went with the cast iron for more of a period look and I plan on painting them cast so they'll look as is. And here's the elusive character behind all this. Attached Images __________________ Sanity'66 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=515110 Long bed, Fleetside, Small back window I've Done So Much, With So Little, For So Long, That Now I Can Do Anything With Nothing.

11-10-2013, 08:14 PM	#6
chad64chevy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: tulsa,ok. Posts: 1,803	Re: pdx-sanity66 motor sure looks good, I would be grinning too __________________ my project: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=456163

11-10-2013, 08:16 PM	#7
coulter Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: muskogee, ok Posts: 1,091	Re: pdx-sanity66 that engine is looking killer __________________ bagged 66 longbed build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=449548 my favorite colors.. black, rust, and shiny!!!! instagram: @coulter918

11-10-2013, 09:11 PM	#8
gimmy 64 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: menifee california Posts: 788	Re: pdx-sanity66 you look like the the happy kid on christmas---now we need the video of you doing the happy dance around your present.lol

11-10-2013, 09:12 PM	#9
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11-10-2013, 10:19 PM	#10
C@rnut001 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alaska Posts: 405	Re: pdx-sanity66 Now that is a great looking engine! Good luck getting it all together and getting your transmission. Keep the updates coming! __________________ C@rnut001 (Owen) Alaskan Members Check In http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...22#post5094422 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...18#post6778618

11-13-2013, 10:49 PM	#12
NEWFISHER Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,303	Re: pdx-sanity66 Chassis is looking great!

11-15-2013, 12:19 PM	#13
TJ's Chevy Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 10,384	Re: pdx-sanity66 X2 I agree! lol! Nice work! __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw

11-15-2013, 04:03 PM	#14
McMurphy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 2,425	Re: pdx-sanity66 The next one I do will be stripped down to the frame like yours. I can only imagine how much easier it is to work on stuff like the engine and brake lines with the cab off. I have a nice creeper, but I dont love it that much... I bet you are looking forward to getting some stuff done this winter !! __________________ Michael McMurphy My 66 Stepside My 64 Tow Truck My 66 Tempest Table Of Contents Added to Page1

11-15-2013, 08:46 PM	#17
NEWFISHER Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,303	Re: pdx-sanity66 Good choice on the trans! What rear ratio are you going to run?

11-16-2013, 06:01 PM	#18
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11-16-2013, 06:52 PM	#19
BMERDOC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond,Va Posts: 2,934	Re: pdx-sanity66 Read your entire thread. Nice work on the sheet metal! Love the bucket seats! __________________ Nick Carter 1967 C10 Short bed Fleetside Project Cheap Thrills! 2WD C10 Modern/Performance Alignments Easiest Alignment Ever!



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11-17-2013, 10:43 AM	#21
66farmer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Plains Oregon Posts: 684	Re: pdx-sanity66 Nice job on the set frames

11-17-2013, 07:17 PM	#23
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,516	Re: pdx-sanity66 So it was 66farmer that had what you needed? Cool. . I got to meet 66farmer when he bought one of his seats from a guy in Milwaukie where I got my fleetside bed for a possible future project. Fun Stuff. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

11-17-2013, 07:46 PM	#24
bj383ss Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Leander, TX Posts: 969	Re: pdx-sanity66 Just read through your whole thread and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the motivation. I am about to do both my rockers and floors and your pics and WIP have helped me understand the job I'm about to tackle. I ordered all my sheet metal from Top Banana yesterday. Bret __________________ 64' Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=586955

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