How about some pics of 60-66 Trucks

[REDNOSE65]

Originally Posted by nachodog2

it's come a long way and has just as far to go.

Looks good!!!

[Strodder]

Originally Posted by 62 Bowtie

you bet!

Thanks. Nice truck

[62much]

Saw this nice Burb at the FlashBack Cruise in Bend Oregon a couple of weeks ago.

[hornet53]

Originally Posted by REDNOSE65

Wow!!! Didn't know you traded it off...bummer.
I really liked that rig.

I wish I could've kept it, but i don't really have the time to do what needs to be done to it. I got a pretty nice 61 Bel Air in trade. I traded it to a buddy of mine who has the vision and ability to make it pretty fly. Come spring I'll post a pic of it all done. Here's a pic of the Bel Air, in case you didn't see it on the "WHAT DID YOU DO..." thread.

[DeeZee]

Just picked this up today, its my first project. 66' C20. 87000 org. miles.

[SCOTI]

^^ Wow!!^^ That thing is nice.

[GGinferno]

Nice! what kind of air is that under your dash?

Originally Posted by DeeZee

Just picked this up today, its my first project. 66' C20. 87000 org. miles.
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[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by DeeZee

Just picked this up today, its my first project. 66' C20. 87000 org. miles.

From those pictures, I would say that rig is done. Very nice.

[onequickchevy]

Nice rig, I remember someone posted pics a while back looking at this truck. A/C looks to be a full size Jeep Wagoneer unit. I wonder if it works better in our trucks, not enogh capacity fot the FSJ.

[DeeZee]

Thanks guys. I have many questions myself and not a lot of answers. The air doesn't work, i'm looking in to getting it fixed. Does anybody know where I can get some replacement bladders for the air suspension, mine are ruptured and need to be replaced? Thanks.

[Jdeere16]

Here is my 65' long bed just dropped the rear 4" with cpp springs and cut the front coils in addition to drop spindles. Sitting on steel 17's front and back.

[Captainfab]

That truck has air bags? Or are they helper type of air bags? Maybe a picture would help.

Originally Posted by DeeZee

Thanks guys. I have many questions myself and not a lot of answers. The air doesn't work, i'm looking in to getting it fixed. Does anybody know where I can get some replacement bladders for the air suspension, mine are ruptured and need to be replaced? Thanks.

[jonzcustomshop]

there is a 3/4 ton in the wrecking yard that has some inflateable air bags inside the rear springs, I wonder if that is what he has?

[1942]

her is some pictures of my dad`s old truck a 63 Chevy

this was a car my father bougt when he was 17-18 back in 74 he changed out the bed for a newer stepside, the front suspension from a 78 in around 80-81. 72 kingswood rear with 3.73
and a 402 from a biscayne.... coool car,.. he sold the truck to he`s cousin, who changed the bed back to the orginal fleetside and changed out the spring to air bags..




















her with air ride

[Dan in Pasadena]

Is the yellow truck the same truck?

[1942]

yes is it.. its around 2 years ago

[Dan in Pasadena]

Wow, he went to all the trouble of finding a Fleet bed for it and painting it black to match then decided to make a color change? I've gotta say, it looks very very nice in the yellow. Clean job.

[1942]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Wow, he went to all the trouble of finding a Fleet bed for it and painting it black to match then decided to make a color change? I've gotta say, it looks very very nice in the yellow. Clean job.

hehe, my father painted the truck black back in the late 70`s with step side, and he seld the car in 98, then hes cousin changed the bed, and after almost 30 years the owner of the car thinks that the truck need a new paint

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by 1942

This was a car my father bought when he was 17-18 back in 74 he changed out the bed for a newer stepside, the front suspension from a 78 in around 80-81. 72 kingswood rear with 3.73
and a 402 from a biscayne.... coool car,.. he sold the truck to he`s cousin, who changed the bed back to the orginal fleetside and changed out the spring to air bags..

I like your dad's version best of all! With the stepside bed, the roll bar and the cab lights it has character.

Your cousin's yellow version is really nice, but when it comes to character it can't compare to your dad's version.

[markeb01]

So do I. Black paint and the stepside fenders that should have come on these trucks when they were new. Great photos. Thanks for sharing them, and welcome to the site!

[Captainfab]

Very nice truck and a cool history as well. I find this particularily interesting as my first vehicle was also a '63 long bed which I got in 1975. Although mine was never as nice as your dad's. I'll leave that up to my son as it is his now. Thanks for sharing.

[1942]

Hehe, thans everyone

i`m also thinking about buying a 63 longbed and change out the fleetside with a newer stepside and paint it black, like my dads old truck. that would have been cool

But thers onley a 63 model i want becouse i like the old style dashbord and windshield from the 60-63.. and i want the 63-72 frame becouse its easier to use the whole front suspension from a 73-87... I also think the 63 grill is the coolest one


hers a truck i have thinked about
http://www.blocket.se/simrishamn/Che...2.htm?ca=6&w=3
New 350, 4speed manuell... 75 000, its 9.49 USD

[DeeZee]

Yes, this is the system that this truck has. It has the large springs directly under the bed perpendicular to the bed, then there are two coil over shocks. The air bags are inside of the large springs. They have dry rotted and I would like to get them replaced. Anyone have any idea of where I could start?

[jonzcustomshop]

I think those were a factory accessory , kind of a helper for the spring...
I think areotruck63 might have some literature on them... not sure where you could get some now....

[aerotruk63]

Air Lift link
http://shop.airliftcompany.com/

I used their bags tucked into the rear coil springs. They'll need to know the width inside of your springs and height required.

The bags were not a GM item in those years. The Chevrolets had a helper leaf spring.