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[pdxhall]

I got the patches welded in today. You can see where there was a little bit of burn through on the top of the left patch and the right side of the right patch where I have also marked to cut out. The metal was still a little thin so I'll cut a couple more small patches to get to good metal. I also rust encapsulated the inner piece on the steering shaft opening after wire wheeling it and before welding in the patch. I also took a shot of the serpentine set up as it stands now. I'm heading to the swap meet in the morning with rain gear in tow.

[TJ's Chevy]

Nice work!

[siggyfreud]

Looking good! I've been receiving Summit boxes like mad for a few months now. Looks like the Portland area is giving Summit some healthy support.

Wish I could patch weld like you.

[TJ's Chevy]

X2.

[McMurphy]

I am real interested in seeing how you tear down the PS pump you are rebuilding....

[1963c-10]

Nice work on the patches. The frame and engine look great...glad you got the mounts figured out.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by siggyfreud

Looking good! I've been receiving Summit boxes like mad for a few months now. Looks like the Portland area is giving Summit some healthy support.

Wish I could patch weld like you.

Thanks, siggy. I'm on a first name basis with the delivery guys right now.

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

X2.

Thanks, T.J.

Originally Posted by McMurphy

I am real interested in seeing how you tear down the PS pump you are rebuilding....

I started the tear down last weekend and took a bunch of pics. There are some really good videos on Youtube that go through the steps. It's real easy.

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Nice work on the patches. The frame and engine look great...glad you got the mounts figured out.

Thanks, man.

[pdxhall]

Here's the patch work I finished last weekend.Besides the area I shown in the last pics, I finished the edge patch and closed up the clutch hole. I'm pretty much ready to set the cab back upright and finish the firewall.

[TJ's Chevy]

Good work! Looks good!

[pdxhall]

It's been awhile since I updated the thread but I've been getting some stuff done. First off I finished rebuilding my power steering pump. Here are a few pics of the tear down. There are some good videos on youtube of the process.

[aggie91]

Nice!

[Bomp]

Your motor and frame look so crisp and clean. Always like looking in on the progress.

[rusty76]

Great job!

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Nice!

Hey man, thanks for looking in.

Originally Posted by Bomp

Your motor and frame look so crisp and clean. Always like looking in on the progress.

I wish I had the skills to do the things you do to Steiner but I don't so I go a much simpler route. Things are clean because it takes me so long to figure out where I'm going next that I have plenty of time to wipe things off.

Originally Posted by rusty76

Great job!

Thanks rusty. Like a lot of guys, the encouragement and comments really help with the motivation.

Here's what I did today. Filling unneeded holes in the firewall. I still have 3 or 4 more but good progress for the afternoon.

[truckswede]

Hi, hope you don't mind a newbie sticking his head in here. You claim not to be a welder, but the pictures of your patchwork tell a different story. You do very nice work! And to think you originally got the truck for 675 bucks!
You've come a long way since then though, and when finished, you will have a great piece of american history to enjoy for many years to come!
And your new Silverado hauler is an absolute beast, it will serve you well on your upcoming road trips. Just wanted to say i'm following your great work and enjoying every step of it.

[McMurphy]

Your progress looks great !

I will be swinging thru Portland this August, would sure like to grab a cup of coffee with you, if you are up to talking shop...

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by truckswede

Hi, hope you don't mind a newbie sticking his head in here. You claim not to be a welder, but the pictures of your patchwork tell a different story. You do very nice work! And to think you originally got the truck for 675 bucks!
You've come a long way since then though, and when finished, you will have a great piece of american history to enjoy for many years to come!
And your new Silverado hauler is an absolute beast, it will serve you well on your upcoming road trips. Just wanted to say i'm following your great work and enjoying every step of it.

Thanks for looking in, man. I'm trying to get this truck close enough to done that I will be able to put it away for awhile while we do some traveling next year. It's nice to be putting stuff back together rather than just cleaning and prepping. I still have plenty of that, too, but the drivetrain is almost done.

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Your progress looks great !

I will be swinging thru Portland this August, would sure like to grab a cup of coffee with you, if you are up to talking shop...

You are certainly welcome to stop by anytime. I hope we can get together and share some stories.

[Bomp]

Looking really good

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Looking really good

Thanks, Greg. I'm getting close to putting the cab back on the chassis to start fitting up body parts.

[pdxhall]

I worked on the firewall some more these last days off. Still some more to do but it's getting close.

[bj383ss]

Looks great man. What holes did you fill? I plan on filling the clutch rod hole and think there are two more that are unused.

Bret

[pdxhall]

I closed up the clutch hole, the 1" hole on the right side of the upper tunnel, and I welded up the manual choke hole and all the holes for the inner firewall pad. I also smoothed out all of the spot weld indentations. I'm not going for a "hide all your wiring and hoses" look. I just wanted to clean things up a little.

[mjh1965]

Hi nice build and good detailed pictures going to keep an eye on this one . You are making good progress

Martin
My long bed 65 build
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=611614

[pdxhall]

Just a quick update. I took a weekend off and went camping out to the coast so that took a bite out of my progress but it was a much needed break and the weather was fantastic. The last few days I pretty much finished all the priming and patching on the firewall. I also picked up a tilt steering column from a floor shift '70 Camaro. The length and shaft diameter are exactly the same as my stock column. I will need to cut off the Camaro firewall mount that is permanantly attached to the column but that's no big deal and then the stock mount will work with no other modification. The dash mount will need a little tweaking but should work out great. I am going to do a little overhaul and clean up but it's a tight column. I would have preferred a column without the key but I've got a plan for the setup. I also ordered a new Champion 3 row aluminum radiator and a new aluminum trans pan. I wanted a drain plug in the pan that the stock pan doesn't have. I thought about just adding a drain plug but I liked the idea of an aluminum, finned pan for additional cooling. And it adds some bling Once I get the pan and radiator I can start doing cooling lines,
trans cooler, electric fan, TV cable, and speedometer cable.
I'm interested in what others have used for an electric fan. I posted the question in the general forum but if anybody wants to chime in with their opinions or advice I'm open to hearing from you. I'm in my work week now so I'll post up some pics in a few days.

[mark 66]

Truck is coming along nice. as far as a fan. look at a mark 8 Lincoln next time you go to the junk yard. I was kicking it around last time I needed a fan. ended up buying complete rad with fan kit.mark 8 fan at the time was supposed to be a good used alternative.