intro + 66 black bagged long fleet

[coulter]

well im finally getting around to doing a lil update...been pretty slow progress lately but im still chugging away..

did a lil polishing on my radiator


got my interior primed






got it painted but only one pic right now
this was the first attempt at painting anything without a rattle can..lol the dash doesnt have as bad of orange peel as the back but i didnt get any good pics of it yet


also painted my steering wheel, polished my gauge bezel.. got new gauges

[likaroc13]

nice progress! i like the black faced gauges against that polished instrument panel

[creep]

Man, I was starting to wonder what happened to this one. Nice to see some more progress.

[McMurphy]

Ok I have to admit, I always read this when you update it, but seriously? I noticed that looking at your garage is half the fun of this thread, you have got some really cool stuff going on in the background.

Where did you get your guage panel from? That looks pretty sweet.

[coulter]

thanx guys
ya there is alot of stuff packed in my lil shop
i got the gauges from speedway motors and got the gauge panel of ebay
i should have some more updates within the next few weeks

[chad64chevy]

truck is looking good! are you going to go to the car show in tahlequah? i think its the 28th!!

[kieth]

Where is the link to the tahlequah car show, I could not find any info on it. Kieth ???

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by coulter

thanx guys
ya there is alot of stuff packed in my lil shop
i got the gauges from speedway motors and got the gauge panel of ebay
i should have some more updates within the next few weeks

Yeah I have my guages picked out, but they are going to run me around $700, which as my dear wife pointed out; is $200 more than I paid for the whole truck....
I am pretty sure she thinks it is funny....

Thanks for the info, I will look on Ebay for that cluster panel too!

[coulter]

i would like to go to that show but ill prolly be working overtime that day.. we are short a guy at work on the weekend shift so ive been haveing to work alot lately...thats why the progress on my truck has been so slow...i plan on haveing it driveable sometime this summer but we will see


http://www.ebay.com/itm/64-65-66-Che...d79cf6&vxp=mtr

there is the one i got.. just type in 66 gauge panel on ebay and a few different ones will come up btw what gauges you gonna get? at first i was leaning toward the autometer stainless steel gauges but then i found those stewart warners and i got them for like 375 shipped

[McMurphy]

I totally fell for the Autometer Prestige Black Diamonds (mechanical) ..... They just really spoke to me on adding new technology but with a "Sky Captain" sort of retro look to them.
And the Autometer site with the scroll over illumination feature so I could see how they would look at night was a huge selling point to me!



thanks for the Ebay link! I will check that out as soon as I get home!

[coulter]

ya those are awsome man!!!!! i dont think you are crazy for spending more on those than u did to buy ur truck. hahaha

[coulter]

i got a lil more done today




fitted the carpet.. still gotta figure out what im gonna do bout the fact that i bought high tunnel carpet and still have the low tunnel (i thought i might need to modify the tunnel and make it taller)




gonna do the door panels white.. not sure if i wanna paint them or wrap in vinyl
im gonna make some lower door panels and kick panels and wrap them with black pleated vinyl..

[northern 85]

Nice job that looks sweet!

[creep]

Is your hump cover bolted or welded in? I would say just put a high hump in anyway. I noticed the chair sitting in front of the truck,tell the truth now, you just sit there and stare at the truck for hours don't you? Yeah I do the same thing with mine.

[baggedbigblock]

Where did you get the carpet? I need some that goes all the way back and all the way up the firewall. Also the custom cab horn, mine is all worn and weathered which is cool but I want a new one, where did you get that as well.

Lastly. I dont like the door panels painted, I feel its too much metal, a vinyl or leather wrap would be good with a thin 1/8" foam under it to take the harshness off the panel would be ideal.

Truck is looking sweet. I am using my stock radiator on the 350/700r4 combo, it if fails to keep things cool I may ask you for your rad dimensions.

[kpc01]

Looking awesome....I vote for vinyl wrap as well

[gostranger]

nice job looks great!!!!

[daverod]

Looks great as always. I think if your careful you can even put that mat stuff in the doors.

[Dinos63]

NICE WORK!!

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by creep

Is your hump cover bolted or welded in? I would say just put a high hump in anyway. I noticed the chair sitting in front of the truck,tell the truth now, you just sit there and stare at the truck for hours don't you? Yeah I do the same thing with mine.

Creep you saw the chair.... I was scoping out the stickers on the tool box carts!
After checking out the sound deadner in the cab of course .....

[coulter]

Originally Posted by creep

Is your hump cover bolted or welded in? I would say just put a high hump in anyway. I noticed the chair sitting in front of the truck,tell the truth now, you just sit there and stare at the truck for hours don't you? Yeah I do the same thing with mine.

the cover is gonna be bolted down... i still need to drill the holes and once i get it bolted in im gonna weld the nuts unerneath the cab so it will be easy to remove...i had cut the tunnel out (didnt look like it was removeable) so i jus tadded some 1 inch flat stock all the way around it to give me a way to bolt it down
btw ya i have spent plenty of hours sitting there staring and thinking

Originally Posted by baggedbigblock

Where did you get the carpet? I need some that goes all the way back and all the way up the firewall. Also the custom cab horn, mine is all worn and weathered which is cool but I want a new one, where did you get that as well.

Lastly. I dont like the door panels painted, I feel its too much metal, a vinyl or leather wrap would be good with a thin 1/8" foam under it to take the harshness off the panel would be ideal.

Truck is looking sweet. I am using my stock radiator on the 350/700r4 combo, it if fails to keep things cool I may ask you for your rad dimensions.

im wanting to say that i got the carpet from http://www.classicparts.com but i ordered it a long time ago and really cant remember..
as for the horn im guessing your talking bout the horn ring on my steering wheel... i bought the whole steering wheel from a member on here and painted it

i think i will take you guys advice on wrapping the door panels...they have a few small dent in them anyway so it will be easier to just wrap them then try to fix the dents

[coulter]

got the door panels wrapped today...also got the new door seal on the drivers side. then ran out of time
here are some pics of how it turned out... still need to get a firewall pad and get the seat redone

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by coulter

got the door panels wrapped today...also got the new door seal on the drivers side. then ran out of time
here are some pics of how it turned out... still need to get a firewall pad and get the seat redone

looking good....i'm kinda thinking the door panels need a little detail or something to offset all the white though...where'd you get the door seals? thanks

[66redw/white]

i love this truck man. big block, bags, ratty old paint on the out side, cherry interior, and the chrome in all the right places. well played sir

[c10Mang]

Yeah.. this thing is going to be sick. Great work!