1959 Fleetside REBORN

[OKGMC4]

That's a great idea on the block. Mine sat that long and I just cranked it over with no fuel or spark until I got got oil up top. You idea is better. LS engines aren't as easy to prelube as a SBC but I still like them better!

[shadow1967]

I just came in from the garage(8pm) and I forgot to take pics of the preluber. All that wiring took a lot of time. 2 more wires to figure out, a manifold, o2 sensor and jack the rearend and block, then its time to fire off. If the vat was removed.

[shadow1967]

Oh,
Can't forget the gas!

[shadow1967]

Here is my preluber to help thous who's projects got delay doto life getting in the way. You could get fancy an use AN style fittings but why spend money needlessly, unless you are a engine builder. I went though the trouble of welding a AN fitting to a 12mm x1.5 thread to attach a hose to drain back to the bucket. A waste of time, the hole was to small, so slow return. Cut hole in lid bigger and just pull the drain plug. I searched high and low for a oil pump from my friends. To my behold 2 days later there was a pump in a baggy at my door(free). Now tap the top for a 1/4 npt. A bucket and lid About 6 bucks, 1/4 x 4" tube @1.50, 3/4od x 1/2id x 10ft @4.17 and 4 hose clamps. Oh and 2 pieces of scrape to reinforce the lid. I use sheet metal that was the body corners. When you put the tubing on use a heat gun the warm(not melt) so as to ease with sliding on of the tubing over the threads or cut the threads off. As you can see I have low cost and not much effort, you to can have a preluber.

[shadow1967]

Heres the rest......

[shadow1967]

OK! to keep you guys up to date, I slipped carving the Holiday HAM...... Now Weee have something else to do.

[waybad]

love it,, you must be at least 6' tall??.. I have thought about moving the floor board when I do mine.. keep posting!!!

[ricott]

Well!!! I love your plan. I have been collecting parts to do the same thing. I have two cabs, thinking it would be easier that way. Looks like an 8 inch stretch. Please keep posting pictures of this.
Ricky

[shadow1967]

Originally Posted by ricott

Well!!! I love your plan. I have been collecting parts to do the same thing. I have two cabs, thinking it would be easier that way. Looks like an 8 inch stretch. Please keep posting pictures of this.
Ricky

No, it's just 6". wish I could show some progress but clamping and squaring takes time.

[ricott]

Mike,
I thought I saw early in your build where you said you would like to stretch the cab. Did you and your dad stretch the frame, or will you cut the bed down to handle the stretch? The six inch stretch looks good. Can't wait to see updates!
Ricky

[Kim57]

That's going to be wild.
Kim

[chevyboy73]

is it done yet? haha great job, love the suspension

[shadow1967]

when we mocked the frame up we stretched it to 133", so I could keep the long bed an tighten the gap between the cab and front of the bed by 3/4".

[shadow1967]

Dad got his groove on today and made a sexy tool. You clamp it up with nuts and take it over to the press and wahla. Guess that's what happened 50 years ago before patch panels that don't fit came around.

[waybad]

love it,, you're lucky to have a Dad that is into cars/trucks!!
what are you doing about the doors?

[shadow1967]

Originally Posted by waybad

love it,, you're lucky to have a Dad that is into cars/trucks!!
what are you doing about the doors?

Sorry Waybad, Didn't see the question. I'm going to use 4 doors to make 2. That way theres only 1 seam to weld. Like Wickid54 did to his 1954.

Wickid's build
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=518657&page=2

[shadow1967]

Well it's taking awhile to find time for the truck but we finished the floor, except for the trans cover extension, but we need the seats in to see about a console first. Tuesday the roof?

[Kim57]

Very cool.
Kim

[Larry Lindley]

x2

[shadow1967]

Passenger side floor done with battery cover....

[shadow1967]

We installed a piece of 1x1 by15" square tube inside as backing and strength for the door frame. OK so one side done, one to go then skinning.

[shadow1967]

Got the skin ready. First pic is the fancy tool used to form the ends.

[shadow1967]

We have to finish welding the floor, now that the last piece is made til we remove cab from frame to make the firewall.

[Kim57]

That came out nice.
Kim

[wsurf4me]

That looks good, how are you going to attach the cover?