Lost My 65

[LostMy65]

Got all my leftover scrap hauled off.
Picked up some material for a project.
Done with hauling loads and needed runs.
Finished up my body repairs - redneck style.
Next summer I'll start with going back panel by panel and doing it right.
Gave her a good wash before putting her away.
I hope to get concrete poured in my barn by December.
Then I'll start digging in for the th350 install.

[WhippinSaw]

digging the blue denim paint job on your truck, great alternative to spraying, looks good and does the job.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by WhippinSaw

digging the blue denim paint job on your truck, great alternative to spraying, looks good and does the job.

Thanks
I'm happy with the way it came out also.

[66-PMD-GMC]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

That is a long tranny dipstick tube.
I'm going to need the same thing beings I need to get past the heater box in the engine compartment.
Do you remember which one you have?
Do you know if the th350 will accept the same one?

That, my friend, is EXACTLY why I chose that particular tube
Sorry to say but I don't believe that the tubes interchange.
I picked up 2 700R4's for $400 and one is in excellent useable shape. The other may get sold.
The 66 I did with the 700R4 (4l60) sits right on 2400 RPM at 65 MPH...
The final OD gear makes the truck a sweet cruiser..
The first gear in those units puts a bunch more gitty-up in the trucks git-along that's fer sure..

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by 66-PMD-GMC

That, my friend, is EXACTLY why I chose that particular tube
Sorry to say but I don't believe that the tubes interchange.
I picked up 2 700R4's for $400 and one is in excellent useable shape. The other may get sold.
The 66 I did with the 700R4 (4l60) sits right on 2400 RPM at 65 MPH...
The final OD gear makes the truck a sweet cruiser..
The first gear in those units puts a bunch more gitty-up in the trucks git-along that's fer sure..

Doing research, I'm probably going to get a tube and dipstick from a van.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Pulling V6 outta GMC Donor:

Oops, looks like I missed posting about me and my truck's rebuild anniversary last month.
30 years ago last month I pulled the GMC V6 out of the donor.

[natedogg]

Just read this whole thread. Very nice. Did you ever find out what happened to your buddy buckets?

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by natedogg

Just read this whole thread. Very nice. Did you ever find out what happened to your buddy buckets?

It is so cool having her back.
What was the chances of that!
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I figured at one time, as it passed from one owner to the next, one of them stripped it of the more rare/desirable parts. I'm surprised it had the grill because they took the buddy buckets and my new aftermarket floormat.
That's okay, I really like the Fiero seats I have in it now.

[LostMy65]

I'm pumped!
Concrete guys set up forms in my barn today.
They're pouring Monday.
30 days to cure, and I'm Rockin!
I couldn't afford to pour the whole thing but I'm getting 16' wide by 24' deep, that I'll enclose for a nice clean shop area.
Man! I'm excited!

[Dillon Rock]

Good on ya man! Glad to hear you're getting a garage.

[Captainfab]

They're telling you 30 days to cure? Are they saying to stay off of the slab until then?

[Dillon Rock]

No it normally takes that long or half that to cure to walk on and put stress on the concrete. Me and my Pa built our garage at our last house and it was in the fall. Should be a quicker time being summer unless they said that so it gives time to fully set and not crack under stress. Up here I don't know the climate change as much as I do Michigan so your guess is as good as mine Captainfab.

[Captainfab]

There should be no reason a guy couldn't walk on a 4" slab the next day. Sawing releif cuts the following day is common. You probably wouldn't want to drive a car or truck on it for 2 weeks though. Of course that also depends on what if any additives were in the mix. I'd have to check with my son for the specifics as he is quite experenced with concrete.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

There should be no reason a guy couldn't walk on a 4" slab the next day. Sawing releif cuts the following day is common. You probably wouldn't want to drive a car or truck on it for 2 weeks though. Of course that also depends on what if any additives were in the mix. I'd have to check with my son for the specifics as he is quite experenced with concrete.

You are correct, Captain.
You both are correct.
In garages of new construction, we will put down roofing paper to protect the concrete from all the foot traffic that it will get by other contractors.
It's surely safe to walk on. But, 28 days is the safe wait time before sealing. You can walk on it, but you don't start using it for a garage/shop for 30 days because you want to seal it first.
So, when I said; "30 days to cure, and I'm Rockin!" - in 28 days I'll seal it, and 2 days later I'll pull my truck in and begin doing my th350 and 12-bolt swap.
I'm excited to start working on my 65 knowing I won't be crawling around on gravel.

[Johns66]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

You are correct, Captain.
You both are correct.
In garages of new construction, we will put down roofing paper to protect the concrete from all the foot traffic that it will get by other contractors.
It's surely safe to walk on. But, 28 days is the safe wait time before sealing. You can walk on it, but you don't start using it for a garage/shop for 30 days because you want to seal it first.
So, when I said; "30 days to cure, and I'm Rockin!" - in 28 days I'll seal it, and 2 days later I'll pull my truck in and begin doing my th350 and 12-bolt swap.
I'm excited to start working on my 65 knowing I won't be crawling around on gravel.

Congrats on getting the concrete poured for the new shop.

[LostMy65]

[Palf70Step]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh that is purty!!

[LostMy65]

Here you go, Sean C.

Originally Posted by LostMy65

I've had a few ask me what my wheels are and what size they are.

The brand is American Racing - Atlas AR160
They are 6-lug.
They were on the truck when I bought it back.
They are just shy of 12" wide.





295/50 R15

295/50/15 are (11.6 wide and 26.6 tall)
I have a little less than 3/4" of space between the wheel and the bed inside panel.



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3-1/2" backspace.

[Sean C]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Here you go, Sean C.


295/50/15 are (11.6 wide and 26.6 tall)
I have a little less than 3/4" of space between the wheel and the bed inside panel.

Thanks you sir!

[Captainfab]

The floor looks great

I can just smell that fresh concrete......

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

I think I mentioned in my 66 service truck thread that a friend of mine was giving me a couple Fiero buckets. Well, he came across a couple more, but with speakers in the headrests. I guess it was a rare option.
I mounted these in my 65, and will be swapping the backs that have the speakers when he gets those seats removed.
I told him I wanted to give him something for all these seats - He said how about all four seats for $50.

I know it may look totally 80's, but I'm fine with that.


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A little update.
Ordered some Iggee seat covers for my fiero seats. Here they are just slipped on but not cinched down yet. They'll look better once they're tightened down.
Well... they looked like they were missing something, so I picked up a buddy seat that fits nicely between.
This gives me that little nostalgia of the buddy buckets I had back in the 80's.

[LostMy65]

In the pic above I used a photo app to tint the buddy seat blue.
The seat is actually green, but it's in nice original condition so I plan to dye/color it blue.
Here's the seat all cleaned up and prepped for vinyl paint.
Hope to paint it this weekend.

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This is the color I plan to use;
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=6839376

[LostMy65]

Done.
Now to let it cure a couple days before I put it in.
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[likaroc13]

Nice job! What did you use to dye it? Did you do it blue just to add some color contrast inside?

[LostMy65]

I used SEM;
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=6839376
I wanted blue because that's what my buddy buckets were in the 80's.
I went with a dark blue to better blend with the black seats.