"TANGERINE" (C20 to K10) (LWB to SWB) (CST/MOD) (5.3)

[thetucks]

Also here is the build thread for my build.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=731246

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice to see you posting again. The work is looking great. Are you going to try to get it in paint this year?

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

It is soooooo good to see you on this again. Looking forward to more updates!

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Thanks Bill,,it feels good to see some more progress.
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Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Lookin' good Wade!

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Hey Dan,,, it's been a while my friend! I'm pretty happy with how it's all turning out.
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Originally Posted by thetucks

im glad your making progress. I did same thing on the doors and fenders. It was more cost effective to buy new then spend hours and hours putting patch panels in the old ones.

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Yeah,, after using 80 pounds of nickel blasting media on the inside of one fender,, I decided it might be better to just go with new. Even after the rust repair in the lower corners and the media blast,, I could still see where the rust in the seams would probably start to grow and be a problem later on. The media blast also left the panel a little thin in places. Your build is looking pretty good!!
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Nice to see you posting again. The work is looking great. Are you going to try to get it in paint this year?

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Thanks Ryan!! Sorry I haven't been keeping up with all of your mad exploits,,, I'll check out what you've been up to pretty soon.

[fakerwade]

So I've been working on getting my seats in so I have an idea on how big to make my center console. The Yukon floor turns out to be very flimsy and thin feeling. To solve this problem,, GM installed some removable cross braces,, which are also kinda flimsy and awkward to build a center console off from.
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[fakerwade]

So I built my own cross braces out of eighth inch flat bar.
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[fakerwade]

I made them non removable (welded directly to the floor). And then started work on my seat bases.
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[fakerwade]

[lower50's]

Just read your build. Wow good to see your still plugging away on your truck after everything you went through a few years ago, a lot of people have to sell or loose interest in there project after all that. Interesting idea using more than just the chassis.

[thetucks]

Which seats are you using? Will they have any slide or adustment? thanks

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by thetucks

Which seats are you using? Will they have any slide or adustment? thanks

Don't knock me too much on this one,,, the seats are from a 96 Mitsubishi Mirage. They seem pretty comfortable and they seem to fit the truck pretty well. They do move forward and back and the backs tilt forward and back. The Yukon seat backs just seamed a little too thick at the back,, which reduces the space between me and the steering wheel. I need all the room I can get. Using the floor and firewall from the Yukon gave me an extra inch between the back of the cab and the steering wheel and it gave me a couple more inches of leg room.

[thetucks]

Originally Posted by fakerwade

Don't knock me too much on this one,,, the seats are from a 96 Mitsubishi Mirage. They seem pretty comfortable and they seem to fit the truck pretty well. They do move forward and back and the backs tilt forward and back. The Yukon seat backs just seamed a little too thick at the back,, which reduces the space between me and the steering wheel. I need all the room I can get. Using the floor and firewall from the Yukon gave me an extra inch between the back of the cab and the steering wheel and it gave me a couple more inches of leg room.

I'm not knocking you on the seats. I was just curious. I'm going to try to use my Tahoe seats but we will see.

[68 TT]

Great progress Wade. Nice to see you have a place to work on it again.

Sorry I haven't been around much. Life has gotten in the way again.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by lower50's

Just read your build. Wow good to see your still plugging away on your truck after everything you went through a few years ago, a lot of people have to sell or loose interest in there project after all that. Interesting idea using more than just the chassis.

Thanks lower50's,,, it's definitely been tough at times,,, but that's what's so great about this site,, all the positive feedback and support!! I think there is over 400 comments on this build,, and not a single one of them is negative!!
So thank you and everybody on here who's helped keep me up and keep me moving forward!!
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P.S. Sorry about the size of some of the pictures,,, I don't know what's going on with imageshack,, but I'm starting to regret using them.

[mcbassin]

Looking good Wade! Glad to see you back at it.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Looking good Wade! Glad to see you back at it.

Thanks Mike and thank you for all of your support and patience! I feel like I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

[Dieselwrencher]

Those seats look nice. Great work on the frame work. Are you planning on keeping the head rests on there? Lots of people don't like the head rests on my seats. But, they've saved my head from hitting the back window a couple of times, and they are comfy on a longer trip.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Those seats look nice. Great work on the frame work. Are you planning on keeping the head rests on there? Lots of people don't like the head rests on my seats. But, they've saved my head from hitting the back window a couple of times, and they are comfy on a longer trip.

You make a good point,, I'll have to put them in and see if I like them or not. I'm not sure I'll be pulling any stumps with Tangerine ,,, I wish you lived closer,, if I need a stump pulled we could use your diesel K30!! (feel the TORQUE!!)

[fakerwade]

Here is just a little reminder of what I kinda want my interior to look like. Maybe not so "show Quality" but the general shape of the dash and center console. Plus I'll be using the Yukon instrument cluster.
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[Dieselwrencher]

If you want to build a dash like that, I have some mid year corvette dash pads I will send you so you can make some fiberglass ones, or use them as templates. I used them as molds when I built one for my 68 Vette.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

If you want to build a dash like that, I have some mid year corvette dash pads I will send you so you can make some fiberglass ones, or use them as templates. I used them as molds when I built one for my 68 Vette.

Wow Ryan,, Thanks for offering that! I might just take you up on that. It will be a couple more weeks before the weather here is warm enough to start to do fiberglass. I will definitely keep that in mind.

[fakerwade]

Ok,, no super cool progress last week,,, spent most of the time getting rid of a bunch of wiring that I won't need (I hope!!). I'm pretty sure I won't need rear a/c, or On Star, or air bags, or power sunroof, ect. ect ect! Probably should have done this a long time ago!
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[7dee2]

Way to stick with it Wade! Very impressive build, even for Lord Humungus!

[lower50's]

Think of the performance gains from the weight of the wire you chopped out

[Dieselwrencher]

What, no sun roof????

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by 7dee2

Way to stick with it Wade! Very impressive build, even for Lord Humungus!

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Thanks Brett,,, the Lord Humongous rules the wiring wasteland!!.
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Originally Posted by lower50's

Think of the performance gains from the weight of the wire you chopped out

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I'm sure there's a lot more I could pull out,, but why get carried away?
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

What, no sun roof????

Man,, did you see the size of the sunroof that came out of the Yukon?? I would have to weld a whole other roof to my roof just to install it!!..