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ljackson · 01-22-2012, 06:48 PM

Got the rest of asphalt undercoat off my front inner fenders. What a pain. Soaked with ATF. Sat for a week, scraped with a HF Oscillating Multifunction Power Tool. Got most of it off. Soaked with Liquid Wrench Penetrating Oil let it sit for 2 days. O'reilly's had it half price. Not much good for anything else. Scraped again with a HF Oscillating Multifunction Power Tool and putty knife. Pressure washed. Scrubbed with de-greaser. The guy that put it on around 1964 liked it heavy. Too tired to post pics. Tomorrow. Gonna take a nap.

Can't find my "before" pics. Here's after:

jbgroby · 01-22-2012, 07:55 PM

Picked up some goodies from the painter today!!!! HE took back the fenders to redo the front section, we made a mistake and brought the black out too far. Will get those back next week and I can bolt up the front clip.

The next batch will be the Bumpers, Barbell and Hood.

markeb01 · 01-24-2012, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ljackson

Got the rest of asphalt undercoat off my front inner fenders. What a pain. Soaked with ATF. Sat for a week, scraped with a HF Oscillating Multifunction Power Tool. Got most of it off. Soaked with Liquid Wrench Penetrating Oil let it sit for 2 days. O'reilly's had it half price. Not much good for anything else. Scraped again with a HF Oscillating Multifunction Power Tool and putty knife. Pressure washed. Scrubbed with de-greaser. The guy that put it on around 1964 liked it heavy. Too tired to post pics. Tomorrow. Gonna take a nap.

Well the bright side is it sure seemed to preserve the metal in good condition.

I had the same issue long ago with a 57 Chevy sedan I was building. The PO applied about 1/4" of undercoater in the trunk! Took almost a month of evenings with a wire wheel and scrapers to get all the gooey mess off.

towersddg9 · 01-26-2012, 10:19 PM

Here are some before and after as I wait for my set of headers from summit, then starting on the down hill side of this build

mud.man.rj · 01-28-2012, 08:18 PM

Suspension looks good but dash and interior, wow what a difference a bit of color /gauges and a wheel make, nice.

**66ChevyMax** · 01-22-2012, 08:03 PM

Blew more dust off after a 14 hour dust storm

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fryer1979 · 01-23-2012, 10:45 PM

Got pulled over the other night in the snow storm for having no tail lights. Fortunately I didn't get a ticket, but this morning I finally got a chance to take her back out to the shop. Got one more thing on the fix-it list once the weather clears.

Sneaux · 01-28-2012, 09:03 PM

Put some disc brakes on the old 66 and sanding her down for paint.

tincan1966 · 01-29-2012, 08:53 PM

Today I disassembled the front clip again, this time into individual pieces. Will start making new radiator support soon, as well as making the hood flip pieces. Ordered the pieces to make the rear quarter patches and a set of front fenders. Mostly sheet metal work now,most everything else has been mocked up. I need to really get going to be able to get this thing on the road this summer.

**MisterC** · 01-30-2012, 09:30 PM

I got the 67-72 sport bumper mounted. While I was hesitant about straying from the stock bumper, I'm sure glad I did. Nothing like some shiny chrome to take your mind off of the lack of progress in other areas.

**pdxhall** · 01-30-2012, 09:39 PM

The bumper looks great MisterC. That's the one I'm going to use except painted. I like them better than the 60-66 sport bumpers. It gets the license plate out of the way of the tailgate.

62 mark · 01-30-2012, 11:08 PM

Finally got done with all welding on the cab...YAY!

waspp · 02-02-2012, 08:36 PM

Managed to get the upper part of the cab painted... alpine white.

tincan1966 · 02-03-2012, 11:51 AM

Started my favorite

part-rust repair.

GMR-PERFORMANCE · 02-03-2012, 12:31 PM

Been working on my wing windows..

50 years of time has made the old rubber as hard as plastic. No fun getting it out of the tracks. But I have one done and the other 50% so on to the next thing HA HA

**66ChevyMax** · 02-03-2012, 12:41 PM

Change my motor adapter plates which finally allowed the DT headers to fit, thank goodness, 1 7/8" tubes are sweet!

tincan1966 · 02-03-2012, 01:21 PM

sweet setup! Makes my old TBI setup look antique! LOL

Turkey · 02-03-2012, 11:57 PM

Finished lowering the front. Now my clutch yoke hits the exhaust pipe coming down from the manifold. I guess a new exhaust pipe run is my next project.

tincan1966 · 02-04-2012, 07:17 PM

Fabbed up and welded in the firewall plate on the driver's side and cut out the rusty floors. Question- who sells all the galvanized sheet metal, rivets and the black gooey stuff to all previous owners of these trucks? LOL wow this 'burb had it bad! The driver's floorboard had to be about 1/4" thick.

wutnxt · 02-04-2012, 09:53 PM

loaded up my car trailer and hauled my cab and box sides for Truck 1 to the body shop.Picked up the mock up big block and blower to figure out how big of hole to cut in my hood for the prostreet truck number 2.....

ljackson · 02-04-2012, 10:03 PM

Reinstalled and fitted the tail gate after paint.

Alan's Classic · 02-04-2012, 10:45 PM

Fired it off today.

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protrash64 · 02-05-2012, 12:30 AM

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Fired it off today.

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Awesome Alan!!!! Thats always exciting; and a short cruise, too.

Alan's Classic · 02-05-2012, 01:06 AM

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Awesome Alan!!!! Thats always exciting; and a short cruise, too.

Not ready for a cruise just yet, but soon. BTW, thanks!!

markeb01 · 02-05-2012, 02:13 AM

Man that sounds nice!

01-22-2012, 06:48 PM	#1
ljackson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Amarillo, Texas Posts: 636	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Got the rest of asphalt undercoat off my front inner fenders. What a pain. Soaked with ATF. Sat for a week, scraped with a HF Oscillating Multifunction Power Tool. Got most of it off. Soaked with Liquid Wrench Penetrating Oil let it sit for 2 days. O'reilly's had it half price. Not much good for anything else. Scraped again with a HF Oscillating Multifunction Power Tool and putty knife. Pressure washed. Scrubbed with de-greaser. The guy that put it on around 1964 liked it heavy. Too tired to post pics. Tomorrow. Gonna take a nap. Can't find my "before" pics. Here's after: __________________ Father and son built. Driven daily since 2012. 283, 3 speed. Mostly original. '81 PS and disk front. Fuel tank relocate. Maintenance, repairs and upgrades on his dime now. http://zacks64longfleet.shutterfly.com/ Higher res. photos in my gallery. Last edited by ljackson; 01-23-2012 at 11:21 AM. Reason: pics added

01-22-2012, 07:55 PM	#2
jbgroby Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lacombe, LA Posts: 2,770	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Picked up some goodies from the painter today!!!! HE took back the fenders to redo the front section, we made a mistake and brought the black out too far. Will get those back next week and I can bolt up the front clip. The next batch will be the Bumpers, Barbell and Hood. Attached Images __________________ http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/jb...23904108567829

01-26-2012, 10:19 PM	#4
towersddg9 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 246	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Here are some before and after as I wait for my set of headers from summit, then starting on the down hill side of this build Attached Images

01-28-2012, 08:18 PM	#5
mud.man.rj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Creighton Sask. Canada Posts: 4,121	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Suspension looks good but dash and interior, wow what a difference a bit of color /gauges and a wheel make, nice.

01-22-2012, 08:03 PM	#6
66ChevyMax Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wolfforth, Texas Posts: 976	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Blew more dust off after a 14 hour dust storm ((( Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Craig 1966 Chevrolet C10 - Supercharged LS3 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 1957 Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop "It makes sence if you don't think about it" Mesquite 1966 C10 - LS3 W/ Air Ride http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post4989763

01-23-2012, 10:45 PM	#7
fryer1979 Redneck Hillbilly Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Backwoods Posts: 1,307	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Got pulled over the other night in the snow storm for having no tail lights. Fortunately I didn't get a ticket, but this morning I finally got a chance to take her back out to the shop. Got one more thing on the fix-it list once the weather clears.

01-28-2012, 09:03 PM	#8
Sneaux Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 53	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Put some disc brakes on the old 66 and sanding her down for paint.

01-29-2012, 08:53 PM	#9
tincan1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Independence,KS Posts: 1,477	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Today I disassembled the front clip again, this time into individual pieces. Will start making new radiator support soon, as well as making the hood flip pieces. Ordered the pieces to make the rear quarter patches and a set of front fenders. Mostly sheet metal work now,most everything else has been mocked up. I need to really get going to be able to get this thing on the road this summer.

01-30-2012, 09:30 PM	#10
MisterC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 1,027	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I got the 67-72 sport bumper mounted. While I was hesitant about straying from the stock bumper, I'm sure glad I did. Nothing like some shiny chrome to take your mind off of the lack of progress in other areas. Attached Images __________________ Poor and content is Rich...and Rich enough! - William Shakespeare 1966 C10 Custom Cab "Luigi" Big Window - SWB Fleetside 350 V-8 - Powerglide My not so much a build thread as a "Slow Progression Thread":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=486894

01-30-2012, 09:39 PM	#11
pdxhall Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 2,069	Re: What did you do to your truck today? The bumper looks great MisterC. That's the one I'm going to use except painted. I like them better than the 60-66 sport bumpers. It gets the license plate out of the way of the tailgate.

01-30-2012, 11:08 PM	#12
62 mark Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tampa Fl. Posts: 103	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Finally got done with all welding on the cab...YAY!

02-02-2012, 08:36 PM	#13
waspp Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Maryville TN Posts: 195	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Managed to get the upper part of the cab painted... alpine white.

02-03-2012, 11:51 AM	#14
tincan1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Independence,KS Posts: 1,477	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Started my favoritepart-rust repair. Attached Images

02-03-2012, 12:31 PM	#15
GMR-PERFORMANCE Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Keller TX Posts: 836	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Been working on my wing windows.. 50 years of time has made the old rubber as hard as plastic. No fun getting it out of the tracks. But I have one done and the other 50% so on to the next thing HA HA __________________ 62 long box with a little SBC http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=510631 http://good-times.webshots.com/album/561798652HdwqzG

02-03-2012, 12:41 PM	#16
66ChevyMax Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wolfforth, Texas Posts: 976	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Change my motor adapter plates which finally allowed the DT headers to fit, thank goodness, 1 7/8" tubes are sweet! __________________ Craig 1966 Chevrolet C10 - Supercharged LS3 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 1957 Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop "It makes sence if you don't think about it" Mesquite 1966 C10 - LS3 W/ Air Ride http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post4989763



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02-03-2012, 01:21 PM	#17
tincan1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Independence,KS Posts: 1,477	Re: What did you do to your truck today? sweet setup! Makes my old TBI setup look antique! LOL

02-03-2012, 11:57 PM	#18
Turkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 427	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Finished lowering the front. Now my clutch yoke hits the exhaust pipe coming down from the manifold. I guess a new exhaust pipe run is my next project. __________________

02-04-2012, 07:17 PM	#19
tincan1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Independence,KS Posts: 1,477	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Fabbed up and welded in the firewall plate on the driver's side and cut out the rusty floors. Question- who sells all the galvanized sheet metal, rivets and the black gooey stuff to all previous owners of these trucks? LOL wow this 'burb had it bad! The driver's floorboard had to be about 1/4" thick.

02-04-2012, 09:53 PM	#20
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: What did you do to your truck today? loaded up my car trailer and hauled my cab and box sides for Truck 1 to the body shop.Picked up the mock up big block and blower to figure out how big of hole to cut in my hood for the prostreet truck number 2..... __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

02-04-2012, 10:03 PM	#21
ljackson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Amarillo, Texas Posts: 636	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Reinstalled and fitted the tail gate after paint. __________________ Father and son built. Driven daily since 2012. 283, 3 speed. Mostly original. '81 PS and disk front. Fuel tank relocate. Maintenance, repairs and upgrades on his dime now. http://zacks64longfleet.shutterfly.com/ Higher res. photos in my gallery.

02-05-2012, 02:13 AM	#25
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Man that sounds nice!

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