The Doc & Kim 69 build

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by LT7A

You're doing a great job on your truck and your enjoyment is contagious. I think that helps when frustrations like your control arms show up. I also think it's why people like Bob are willing to pass along a treasure like that wagon to you. Not saying you didn't pay him well for it, but that thing's amazing.

thanks so much for the kind words ...my truck and car projects have stalled over the summer with a addition to the homestead and some major renovations ...im looking forward to getting back at it in the coming months......the 55 is a gem
Jess

[cornerstone]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

...my truck and car projects have stalled over the summer with a addition to the homestead and some major renovations ...im looking forward to getting back at it in the coming months......

You and me both Jess! Lets try to get back on our projects and share progress to keep ourselves and others motivated.

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by cornerstone

You and me both Jess! Lets try to get back on our projects and share progress to keep ourselves and others motivated.

Im with you Brian
I look at my 69 every day and say to myself ..." Ill be Back"

[zicc1835]

put this one in my storage unit so I can finish the step side I plan on it sitting for at least until spring 2023 God willing ill be able to finish it next year

[zicc1835]

well I am from the desert build finished and time to start back up on Doc & Kim build brought it back from storage unit today my friend Pat (pictured ) gave me a hand today

[jaros44sr]

Wow looks good already, I'm in to follow this

[zicc1835]

looked back and saw I put this in moth balls just about 2 years ago ........ I had some time today ....got it jacked up so I could put the engine in the proper location ..you see I wasn't paying attention when I settled it in the frame back then and the cab wasn't on the frame then either or I would have seen how far from the fire wall it was sitting need to put it in the rear most position on the frame

[zicc1835]

im going to try these stands and motor mounts not sure why they wouldn't fit the other build may have been the headers ?? we shall see

[zicc1835]

I worked today to get those OEM engine stands out and used the after market ones I had looks like they will work ...motors moved back with fingers only between the fire wall and the distributor cap I will change the motor mounts tomorrow to the bolts through the center Camaro / Malibu style

[raggedjim]

Glad to see you are back on it!

Rg

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by raggedjim

Glad to see you are back on it!

Rg

thanks Roger the better weather here in the East definitely is a motivator

[zicc1835]

well these stands work with a hole drilled in the engine cradle crossmember, that's all done ....next cab off needs the fire wall and bottom blasted ....while that's out we will get the drive shafts I have out and see if we need something fabed .. I will also finish plumbing the brake lines

[hewittca]

I like this one! Why did you mothball this one to build the other?

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by hewittca

I like this one! Why did you mothball this one to build the other?

I new I could finish the stepside quicker and was frankly tired of it lookin the way it did Im gonna take my time on this one and with each one this being my 3rd complete rebuild I think you learn more and more of what you want the outcome to be as long as we don't keep "going in a different direction"
I have already argued with myself over going the LS direction. I won the argument with logic... I picked up the remaned SB 350 and 2 700R4s for real short money some years ago and had the tranny rebuilt already 2 years ago ....I have thought about swapping out the front engine cradle cross member with a coil over unit to replace the tubular A arms etc. but logic won out I plan on spending the $$$s on paint and interior ...thanks for stopping by on this one Im looking forward to getting back at it

[zicc1835]

well finally some real progress cab off and down to my other yard for media blast underside of floor had surface rust if you look close as I lifted from frame you can see rust .....this truck was purchased by the PO. Doc .. from the great dry state of Arizona and was in great shape other wise

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

from the great dry state of Arizona and was in great shape other wise

That cab looks great!

[raggedjim]

Hard to find a cab like that in my area, I'd be time and money ahead if I could!

Rg

[zicc1835]

I purchased a Flowmaster stainless exhaust kit back in early 2019 ( post 208 ) I half installed it and needed to do some custom work to hook the shorty headers to it all ...short story can't find a shop with a mandrill bender to bend so my welder friend came by today and we put a plan together to start to fab from the headers to the H pipe and realized the trans crossmember will interfere luckily I found this on Speedway will be my third Trans CM for this build but we can clear the new Trans CM and head back through the trailing arm CM ....stay tuned

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

I found this on Speedway

I just bought and installed this Speedway xmember. It has tons of adjustability built into it. The only down side I can see so far is the speedo cable connection on the tail of the transmission might not clear the edge of the xmember. I haven't installed the cable yet in mine, but it's really close.

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by loudchevy

I just bought and installed this Speedway xmember. It has tons of adjustability built into it. The only down side I can see so far is the speedo cable connection on the tail of the transmission might not clear the edge of the xmember. I haven't installed the cable yet in mine, but it's really close.

Im going to send this over to Scott thanks for your advice and info
got the CM mocked up today I had a old speedo cable and every thing looks fine lined up with cable on the 700r4. Im going to try and get all cables E brake etc I had routed and hooked up as much as I can before I put the cab back on...also had the drive shaft shortened and balanced a few inches seeing I set the motor back with the newer mounts I have a little less than two of my fat fingers between the distributor and the fire wall instead four and my thumb

[jaros44sr]

Jesse, if you ever need machining done, I have a bridge port,great tool for clearance holes

Glad to help out a friend anytime

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

Jesse, if you ever need machining done, I have a bridge port,great tool for clearance holes

Glad to help out a friend anytime

thank you Jim ,ill be sure to take you up on that if I do

[zicc1835]

great info im thinking it will solve my exhausting problem! ill try the speedo cable while the cabs off the frame

[zicc1835]

playing with the exhaust ...waiting on my welder I ordered all kinds of exhaust parts including stainless doubled braided flex pipe see if I can do without the welder..... and I couldn't help myself said I wasn't going to add QTP electric cut outs but order those also will see how it all lines up

[zicc1835]

also got my detent cable for kick down on 700R4 and Im looking into TCC lock up switch. I ran all the stainless brake lines before I mothballed this 2 years ago so I began mocking up the brake booster I had sitting on the shelf ...second hand purchased on the board long ago chrome with chrome master need to do some fabing on the push rod / brake peddle hook up more parts on the way for that ....pictures if it comes together later

BETTER WEATHER here to work in