What did you do to your truck today?

[64shortbox]

chad64chevy,
fantastic progress on your truck. Is that a 3rd generation Camaro rear sway bar you have on the back?

[chad64chevy]

64shortbox, yes thats a 3rd. gen. camaro sway bar! here a link to the thread that talks about it! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334003

[Crash'd Artwerks]

Got mine all in one color today. Nothing fancy. Just have to put the grille, bumper, etc. back on it tomorrow ! I'm excited ! I love the color !





-Aaron

[Touchdown67]

Moved my truck from the body shop to the next stop to get the wiring done.

[fryer1979]

Drove mine to work....again. Even though she won't go very fast with her low gears, she sure is great driving on the highway. Can't wait to see what an overdrive tranny and some slightly higher gears will do.

[Crash'd Artwerks]

Got the grille, bumper, etc back on after having some color put on it yesterday. Sorry for the blurry pictures. I don't know what is up with my stupid digital camera. I'll probably get some better ones tomorrow with my dad's camera.




-Aaron

[narx66gmc]

crash'd - those whhels and color look great together!!

I taped off a few more scallops on the old truck last night, painting them today at lunch.

[Crash'd Artwerks]

Originally Posted by narx66gmc

crash'd - those whhels and color look great together!!

I taped off a few more scallops on the old truck last night, painting them today at lunch.

Thanks ! The wheels were actually supposed to be metallic copper, but when I picked them up I saw that they were closer to a root beer and I really liked the color so I went with it and am very happy I did ! I've gotten a ton of compliments on the wheel color.

I'm also VERY happy with the body color.

-Aaron
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[doobiebro]

Finished installing Dyna Mat inside the cab and mounted my instrument gauges. Also mounted wiper, headlight, and ignition switch. New complete wiring harness was done about a month ago.

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by doobiebro

Finished installing Dyna Mat inside the cab and mounted my instrument gauges. Also mounted wiper, headlight, and ignition switch. New complete wiring harness was done about a month ago.

That sure makes a pretty picture with all that Dynamat laid out.

[doobiebro]

Originally Posted by markeb01

That sure makes a pretty picture with all that Dynamat laid out.

Hey thanks Markeb01 and glad to hear from you. The dashmat I had in my closet over 4 years ago and finally on the last stages of the truck so I got an itch to istall it. I ordered a rubber mat to lay over the dyna mat and finally will install my bench seat. Looking forward to that since my seat been covered and put away almost 5 years ago. Almost done with her and will post pics of the build in the future.

[Hoser's Girl]

Originally Posted by cb1965

took off the camper that came with it when i bought it. didnt really go with the truck.

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Originally Posted by markeb01

That sure makes a pretty picture with all that Dynamat laid out.

nice trucks!!!

[juanz1947]

Today I put on the new steering wheel and column I pick up at Pomona swapmeet mines was wasted and loose the gears got James once in a wile know it shift smooth

[firefighter736]

A lot done today.

- Windshield and back window installed
- installed new gauge cluster
- got last fender on and grill support
- blocked entire body for final matching coat
- aligned hood up



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[thebatii]

changed out the small back window to the large one
what a difference ....... I love the way it looks now.
I must say though , it was a little more work that it looks
but well worth the effort. here some shots of its making...enjoy Frank

[thebatii]

some other shots

[el_bole]

Man those interiors and gauges look great fellas....Hoping to add a big back window to my '61 in the near future....

Today I thought I was going to be busy mocking up my '61 apache cab onto my '73 frame but it was smoother than I thought to use the cherry picker to swing it onto the chassis....Gettting it ready for welder to come over on Monday to measure out where the cab mounts are gonna go, thats why clip is misaligned.......here's a few after pics.

Last pic is just of the chassis itself...all and any constructive critisism welcome...

[losthope]

Not a Damn thing !! its raining and my garage is a concrete driveway so the roof doesnt shed water to well.......

[DLOE65]

welded in the hole where the radio used to be, made a great spot for my manual air ride valves. Still need to grind it down and make it look pretty.. good enough for today.

[tincan1966]

Didn't get any pics, but made my own rack and pinion conversion crossmember today. Will install the rack and tie rod ends tomorrow. Moved the stock main crossmember forward 1 inch to center the wheel in the openings better. new engine should be here by weeks end. Hoping to have eng/trans in and roling chassis by Thanksgiving. Have all of the painless wiring chassis, efi and phantom key systems to install. Aiming for the all truck Nats in KC next year.

[doublebeetx]

Hey tincan, what was involved in moving your crossmember forward ? Did you narrow it to fit the frame ?
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[tincan1966]

Originally Posted by doublebeetx

Hey tincan, what was involved in moving your crossmember forward ? Did you narrow it to fit the frame ?
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Actually, I made my own new front crossmember. Sounds strange but I am using stock control arms, but moved forward 1" and the control arms mount 1 1/2" higher. Also added rack and pinion steering. will take some pics this weekend after final fitting. There's a method to my madness here - I really just wanted to see if I could achieve the stance I wanted.,without a $2000 front suspension kit. As a failsafe- always have to stocker to put back in!

[E911manager]

Pulled the body off the caprice frame without getting killed...

[towersddg9]

Installed my driveshaft from Denny's, fit good, when I ordered I requested 3 inch, my truck is short bed, but I moved forward a hole on the eng perch, 700r4, Denny's suggested a 3.5inch due to length, two weeks turnaround excellent quality, arrived ready to install yoke and ujoints

[fryer1979]

Took Tanya down to the AAA aproved auto shop to get her tailgate looked at. I finally got the adjuster to call me back, so hopefully this can be over with in a few days and I can start looking for a good tailgate, and finally move on with the project.

One good thing came of today: The guy that own this shop is an old friend of mine who had not seen Tanya yet. When we started talking about my plans for her he got really excited saying how he loves working on these old trucks. He offered to come to my shop and guide me through some of the rust repairs, and even help coach me on painting. Ray (the shop owner) has been doing body work for a very long time, and I've seen some really quality resorations that he has personally done, so I'm really stoked on what this means for Tanya! In turn He asked if I could come over tomorrow and help him fire up his 'Cuda he's been working on.....first time fire on a 440 'Cuda......I'd be crazy not to. Today was a good day.