1963 GMC C30 panel truck

[AJCK87]

Making lots happen. Pretty excited!

[62stepside longbox]

Keep at it and you'll be done in no time

[AJCK87]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Keep at it and you'll be done in no time

Thanks Nik! Looking forward to seeing your front end come together

Progress today! I got all the front end put back together and the bed wood out. Will be tracing out the old pieces onto the new maple plywood. I will be pulling the rear end out of the dodge and the fuel tank and the last of the wiring and brake lines.

[AJCK87]

Felt like I didn't get much done today. But it's really starting to look like a truck now hahah

[AJCK87]

More pics

[AJCK87]

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[Palf70Step]

Looking good.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Looking like a beast!

[62stepside longbox]

Yep definitely starting to look like a truck again

[AJCK87]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Looking good.

Thanks! Lots still to do, want to drive it real bad hahaha

Originally Posted by Johnny_Lamebridge

Looking like a beast!

Thanks Johnny! I agree, kinda what I was going for. Mosley want it to be good for hunting and camping.

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Yep definitely starting to look like a truck again

O yeah, thanks Nik. Should be on the road soon. Have a bit of a dead line, September 10th, let's see if i make it!


Bit more progress

Pulled the rear axle out of the Dodge, took it down to my bro I laws work, and got her sandblasted and tacked the perches in the approximate location. Frame width difference, 34" wide on the panel and 38" on the dodge. All the rear suspension has been refurbished and new bushings installed. Mangled a front hanger though, bit of a hic-up. O well she can be fixed hahaha

[AJCK87]

Part needed a freshening up!

[AJCK87]

I got the drivers side bed wood cut, 3/4" maple ply wood, stained and I'm just about finished with the urethane protective coat. Just want to say thanks to the lads given me a hand on the project. Jake, Aaron and Lachlan thanks for your time!

[62stepside longbox]

Man that maple floor is gonna be awesome!

[AJCK87]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Man that maple floor is gonna be awesome!

For sure! Can't wait to see it all laid out with the metal strips and the stainless hardware I got for it.

Progress is limited at the moment. Ran out of shielding gas, will be in tomorrow. Working on refitting the heater box. Got a new fan motor and some other parts on order. Went out to the scrap yard in Port Hardy yesterday, picked up some seals for the drivers side window. And bonus! I found an 65 910 step side buried way out in the back 40, locked in a dense patch of alders. To bad looked like it was a mint truck. Had bloody alders growing right out of it. RIP. The doors were still in good shape, will be back for them later hahaha. But I did score the outer cowl panels With the 910 decals and the antenna base I needed. O yeah.

I will be heading back down island on the 27th and I'm off till August 10th. More progress to be had.

[62stepside longbox]

Those emblems are from a 66 gmc 910. 1966 was the only year gmc out of all the 60-66's that had the square "gmc" letters. All 64-66 Canadian gmc's had the cowl emblems unlike the c10's which only 65 had cowl emblems.

[AJCK87]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Those emblems are from a 66 gmc 910. 1966 was the only year gmc out of all the 60-66's that had the square "gmc" letters. All 64-66 Canadian gmc's had the cowl emblems unlike the c10's which only 65 had cowl emblems.

Beauty Nik,

Thanks for the advice, I going to try and trade then for some 930 decals or sell em will see. The NOS and repo GMC decal market is pretty thin so might be a stretch. Might be better off to go with some thing else, was thinking of making my own design and incorporating the Cummins badge.

Finally got some clear on the walnut for the dash. Here she is!

[62stepside longbox]

Gauges look good, is this the emblem you want? From a 60-63 Canadian gmc 930, currently in my collection

[AJCK87]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Gauges look good, is this the emblem you want? From a 60-63 Canadian gmc 930, currently in my collection

Hey Nik, that is the decal! Let me know if your buddy has the other 930 emblem. Or even if you spot it next time your in Little Mexico hahaha. I don't have much pickin around here.

Here is what I have figured for my heater box. The mounting location for the blower motor housing is now being taken up by the exhaust and turbo so here is what I came up with. Just relocate it! Picked up a new blower motor too

[Downsouth204]

came across this, thought you might find it interesting.

http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/gallery%2060%2066.html

[AJCK87]

Originally Posted by Downsouth204

came across this, thought you might find it interesting.

http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/gallery%2060%2066.html

Hey thanks Doug, some cool trucks there! Missed out on the stag party, it was a 4 day event hahaha

Managed to get some work in hahaha, started to tack the fuel tank together. Goals: lots of fuel and make it fit!, ingredients: aluminum and lots of time. Should be pretty cool, got some time on the tig. Tough stuff, thanks Aaron for the pointers eh!

[AJCK87]

Now on to there rear end,

I got the frame hangers, leaf springs, axle and shocks with cross member installed. Got my pinion angles figured and welder her up. The Arctec 223 did a nice job on the perches! And horse shoes! The rear drive shaft just bolted right up!

[AJCK87]

Nice and clean!

Now onto the brake lines and electrical for the backend

[AJCK87]

Started some work on the drivers side door bottom. I was hoping to save this work for later but the door doesn't fit in the jam since I did the rocker. O well. Fabing up a new bottom and moving the whole thing up a 1/2". Patched up the bottom corners on the door skin also. Don't think I'm going to have the truck on the road for September 10th. Dang! Well now I can make sure it's really good to go be for I get her rolling. I definetly want her on the road for next summer!

[AJCK87]

Ooo yeah, much better

[Bomp]

Looking good.