1965 chevy truck one piece @a time

[niterider65]

here is a couple more of whats under the truck and the stain on the wood

[350TacoZilla]

Agree with everyone so far, that is a beautiful color and also not one that you see too often. If you don't mind me asking is it a stock color for another vehicle or a custom 1 off?

Don't feel bad about a long build, it's depressing to say this myself but my truck has been sitting for years now . I started with the plan to collect all the major pieces before starting my build and ended up getting a good bit of them, then had knee surgery.... and then back surgery...and another back surgery...oh and another back surgery (I'm going to have my own orchestra if I keep this up)

I don't want to turn into one of those "I'm going to fix it up someday" people with it like rotting away but it keeps getting pushed back...and back...

[The Rocknrod]

How come your bed wood isnt all straight?

[350TacoZilla]

I'm going to guess wheel tubs in bed lol

[niterider65]

here is a couple of pics of the sanding of the wood for the bed and the tubs for it the stain was a little t dark do to me staining the under side with out rasing it off the plastic and soaked the wood on the underside .
The wheel and tires on the back are 15x12 with a 8 3/4 back spacing with 31x16x15 tires on the rear

[niterider65]

little wood working added the polyurathane to the top of the wood
waiting for it to dry coat and then flip it over and do the underside.
finish up the wood while the truck at paint for touch ups and final color sand and buffing
the top two pics are after the first coat
and the second three are after the 3rd coat of polyurathane

[niterider65]

little update to the 65 . I got to finally get to drive the truck for the first time on the road today .. still have some small things to do the truck
but it was nice to get it home . i drove the long way home going red light to red light stayed off the freeway it was bumper to bumper rush hour .
but it was staying around 190 still have so radiator cowling to put on
and the wood for the bed and the cab corners and new tires the micky thompsons are 9 years old

[joesscamaro]

That's awesome. Glad you got to get behind the wheel...that's got to be a good feeling.

[niterider65]

just a little update its been a while got new wheels and tires on the truck
just to make a one step forward just to go three steps back .

[niterider65]

After mounting the new wheels and tires i found out the rear tires are 8-1/2
back spaced and the rally wheels are 9 inch back spacing making a
clearance problem so we have had to change the rear end out to make the right off set to work

[niterider65]

before with ralleys and after with out

[joesscamaro]

Mean looking truck with that stance and tires in the back. Looks good!

[niterider65]

Just little update went to the tire shop and had some
M&H cheater slicks or Drag Radials put on the
rally wheels on the back their 390x45x15 on 15x12x9 inch back spacing
and redoing the bed wood again i goofed and used water base and
should have used oil base so redoing it should have the under side done
tonite let it sit for 36 plus hours then do the top side friday