"The way it is" 67'swb

[msgross]

Every dime and penny that you probably had!

Props to Top Banana Repro Parts for the deal you got on that bed as well.

I was thinking, for a steel floor bed you should install the floor on the frame, then build the bed on top of that. My wood floor had to be done in the yard then installed. I would go for the Tractor Supply Carriage bolt bins for most of the parts.

[sourkraut]

well put the cab on the frame tonight! looks really good to me! not a barrett jackson mobile but very useable and still look good! i had put the bedliner on the cab floor last night, oxy moron if i ever heard one. it worked great but very very messy! i had it all over me and all over the floor, if i knew it would run as much would have used a piece of plastic. oh well, give one of the kids some thing to do, give em' a hoe and let them scrape! did half way up firewall, was going to paint to match but think it looks good with the black on the engine and with black inner fenders.

i have to say thanks to top bananna for a smoking deal on a set of true stamp 67' bedsides and header panel. nice that i will not have to fill the marker lights. had a good time at truck carlisle and got a lot of parts that i needed. also got to see some board members. saw some nice trucks and one silver truck that i am still trying to figure out what it was? mike did you figure it out yet?

[sourkraut]

some more

[Newtz67]

Wow! I'm excited now, that's lookin damn good!

[VA72C10]

Looks AWESOME!!!! Super tough looking!!!

[mcbassin]

Very nice! Looks right at home back on the frame. Sweet!
You may have already said, what kind of paint are you using? Looks really good.

[sourkraut]

Originally Posted by Newtz67

Wow! I'm excited now, that's lookin damn good!

thanks, I am too! If only I had more time these days! I cant wait to see what my bed looks like!

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Looks AWESOME!!!! Super tough looking!!!

thanks so far i am very pleased with how it looks.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice! Looks right at home back on the frame. Sweet!
You may have already said, what kind of paint are you using? Looks really good.

she is comfy on there! well, dont laugh but i ahd priced paint and could not stomach spending a couple hundred on paint and screw it up. that being said it is rustoleum. kinda funny but the price is right $10 a quart and have used it on my bike and it has held up for 4 years with out any wear, gas, oil and flying road debri! it is not a high end show vehicle and want to be able to use it and not have to worry about! it is very durable when i used my lift contraption to set it i did not even get a scratch. it sprayed great and flowed out nicely so that being said i am very pleased with the results.

[OLDIRON69]

read the whole build up so far and you are doing a helluva job.

[CARZ1968]

What silver thing?
any pics of that thing? I saw alot of things there! Two legged things too!

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by sourkraut

well, dont laugh but i ahd priced paint and could not stomach spending a couple hundred on paint and screw it up. that being said it is rustoleum. kinda funny but the price is right $10 a quart and have used it on my bike and it has held up for 4 years with out any wear, gas, oil and flying road debri! it is not a high end show vehicle and want to be able to use it and not have to worry about! it is very durable when i used my lift contraption to set it i did not even get a scratch. it sprayed great and flowed out nicely so that being said i am very pleased with the results.

Don't worry, I'm not the type that would ever criticize or laugh at another guys project. It looks great anyway. As far as I know Rustoleum in the quart can is acrylic enamel and it should hold up good. I'm not a big fan of it in the spray can, especially if it sits out in the Oklahoma sun. It just doesn't hold up, I used it on my 69 frame, its peeling now, I used it on my utility trailer, its all peeled off too. Keep up the good work!

[Redneck72]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Don't worry, I'm not the type that would ever criticize or laugh at another guys project. It looks great anyway. As far as I know Rustoleum in the quart can is acrylic enamel and it should hold up good. I'm not a big fan of it in the spray can, especially if it sits out in the Oklahoma sun. It just doesn't hold up, I used it on my 69 frame, its peeling now, I used it on my utility trailer, its all peeled off too. Keep up the good work!

I am so digging that this is a bondo free vehicle. The weld work is awesome...I will have to say that the rustoleum paint job could begin to grow on me...wonder how it would look with a couple of coats of clear....maybe some dark green trim or black trim...hmmm.... looking great man. BTW thanks for the responses to my PMs they were full of good knowledge...(shameless plug for good peeps). Can't wait to see more.

[sourkraut]

Originally Posted by Redneck72

I am so digging that this is a bondo free vehicle. The weld work is awesome...I will have to say that the rustoleum paint job could begin to grow on me...wonder how it would look with a couple of coats of clear....maybe some dark green trim or black trim...hmmm.... looking great man. BTW thanks for the responses to my PMs they were full of good knowledge...(shameless plug for good peeps). Can't wait to see more.

thank you very much, it is very time consuming but i am very glad i am doing it this way. i just thought it would be neat to try and see how it would come out. anytime you cant learn with out asking and i would rather help than have you get into something and loose interest. something i had thought if you could find a votech or adult education school in your area they usually have some good cheap programs full of info and experiance to learn how to weld. the big thing is practice!

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Don't worry, I'm not the type that would ever criticize or laugh at another guys project. It looks great anyway. As far as I know Rustoleum in the quart can is acrylic enamel and it should hold up good. I'm not a big fan of it in the spray can, especially if it sits out in the Oklahoma sun. It just doesn't hold up, I used it on my 69 frame, its peeling now, I used it on my utility trailer, its all peeled off too. Keep up the good work!

dont jinx me dude! no hopefully it will hold up good, if not i will become one of the patina club. i plan on keeping garaged and out of the snow and our heat/sun is no were near what you guys have! thanks again!

Originally Posted by CARZ1968

What silver thing?
any pics of that thing? I saw alot of things there! Two legged things too!

we did not have a camera and could not take pics till we were on the way home and realized, daaah cell phone camera! there was a couple things i wanted to get pics of. it was like a late model truck with one of those front end conversion to an old looking truck fronts??? dont know if you have every seen those fiberglass kits? but then the bed had a fiberglass tonuea that had humps behind each seat like the bat mobile, fugly! you would not be talking about the 2 young ladies at the rust prevention stand would you?

Originally Posted by OLDIRON69

read the whole build up so far and you are doing a helluva job.

thank you sir, it is slowly but surely getting there!

i had came home today and had a package from the truck shop full of grommets, seals, wiper motor gizmos and a new glove box box. now all i need is some 28 hour days. just a plug once again to top banana for a killer price on bedsides and to the truck shop for a great deal on tons of parts with super fast shipping for them not getting back to cali until wedsneday and me getting the rest of my order two days later! thanks again guys! i really have to say i have met some really stand up companys in this market from ece, tim christianson/top banana, truck shop and on and on!

[CARZ1968]

Originally Posted by sourkraut

we did not have a camera and could not take pics till we were on the way home and realized, daaah cell phone camera! there was a couple things i wanted to get pics of. it was like a late model truck with one of those front end conversion to an old looking truck fronts??? dont know if you have every seen those fiberglass kits? but then the bed had a fiberglass tonuea that had humps behind each seat like the bat mobile, fugly! you would not be talking about the 2 young ladies at the rust prevention stand would you?

Rust prevention was never so exciting!
I think the worst of the conversions was that red s10 chopped into an old 30's style coupe! You can't put that front end and and old coupe rear clip on an "s" dime and leave the stock door! I somehow missed the silver truck. I like the pics I've seen of the 49 front end conversions, but haven't seen one in person to really see if it a good fit.

Diggin the rustoleum!

[nuke1]

Just checking in on the build, and what a change, that cab looks amazing, she sure is coming along nicely, so amazing!!!

[67chevy1series]

come on paint thay front clip and put it on already

[sourkraut]

Originally Posted by nuke1

Just checking in on the build, and what a change, that cab looks amazing, she sure is coming along nicely, so amazing!!!

thanks nuke, that is a big compliment coming from you!

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

come on paint thay front clip and put it on already

i know i know! all i need is time! i have been so busy lately, not complaining but complaining! i have so many things i have to do before i can do the things i want to do! wouldnt like a month or two worht of vacation for everyone be nice. first month the honey i didnt do list and then the second the truck i want to do list!

[Slick67]

Lookin killer! The cab really brings the whole thing together, can't wait to see more!!!

[sourkraut]

thanks slick! i am planning on working on my brakelines this weekend before i put the bed together. i have some parts i want to paint and powdercoat before i can put on my mc so i can run upto it. i had bought a after market prop valve and am making my own lines so will need it to end my runs. dont know why but am really excited to make them?

[Slick67]

You should be excited, you are building an awesome ride and everything you have done to date is perfect IMHO! Are you going to relocate the prop valve? I'm thinkin of putting mine on the frame just to clean things up under the hood.

[sourkraut]

no i had bought a wilwood with the manual adjust valve built in and brake sender. it is a very slick piece and it bolts right upto the factory bracket. it has the ports in different locations from oe. it was 50 odd bucks and is a hair smaller with all the good stuff. i think i have a pic some were in here will look for you.

[sourkraut]

i love this little thing! i hope it works as good as it looks!

[msgross]

nice... is that the new mechanical pig heart?

[Slick67]

That does look cool, for the price I may be gettin one of those too!

[sourkraut]

Originally Posted by msgross

nice... is that the new mechanical pig heart?

yes it is i have had it is! I have had to keep it on ice!

Originally Posted by Slick67

That does look cool, for the price I may be gettin one of those too!

like i said it looks super cool but i just hope it works that good!

[Redneck72]

Originally Posted by sourkraut

i love this little thing! i hope it works as good as it looks!

Okay I am going to show my mechanical ignorance...just one of my many ignorancesconfused:....what is that thing and what does it do...I could not put together what "prop valve" was?