Nik's 62 build

[Palf70Step]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

...........................Thanks bill. Good to hear from you, it's been awhile.

Yeah....Kitchen renovation and working at the same time tend to take up your spare moments.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Yeah....Kitchen renovation and working at the same time tend to take up your spare moments.

Ah I see, well it's gotta get done eventually just think about the fancy kitchen you'll have when your finished.

I started to begin tackling the passenger cab corner today, I cut the skin off and here is what I'm going to be dealing with. It's a tad bit worse than the drivers side, I'll start work on it tomorrow

[RANDY COX]

Nice work on the cab corner.. Looking good I know what your saying about the heat the humidity is up here making it feel hotter.. Keep up the good work...

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by RANDY COX

Nice work on the cab corner.. Looking good I know what your saying about the heat the humidity is up here making it feel hotter.. Keep up the good work...

Thanks randy. yep the heat has been pretty bad, the past couple days it's been about 36 degrees Celsius so about 100 degrees Fahrenheit

[AJCK87]

Great job on the body work Nik! Your really getting a eye and a hand for it. Can't wait to see what you do next keep up the good work!

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by AJCK87

Great job on the body work Nik! Your really getting a eye and a hand for it. Can't wait to see what you do next keep up the good work!

Thanks Anthony, in the next couple days I should be starting be axle swap, so first thing on the list will be pulling the old axle out and welding the mounting pads to the new one.

[62stepside longbox]

Hey guys progress will be slow for the next two weeks since I have lots of exams to study for but I brought my rotors in to school today and turned them. They're nice and smooth and look like new, they still have lots of life left on them since the 78 gmc only had about 60,000 miles on it. Here's a before

[Palf70Step]

Those should look real good!! Nice score.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Those should look real good!! Nice score.

Thanks bill, I an planning on going al the way with these and doing something completely different and unique. Here is exactly what I plan on doing, found the pic on Facebook. I'll build some pods that match the lines of the fenders and French them in

[62stepside longbox]

Just finished putting some parts together. Greased up the wheel bearings and put them on the hub then cleaned and painted the dust shield and bolted on to the painted spindle and slid the rotor and hub on. Now to move on to the control arms.

[62stepside longbox]

And I also got my package in today from summit, bushing and boots for everything from moog and energy suspension

[62stepside longbox]

Today was a difficult filthy battle in the rain but I made good progress. I removed one of the upper control arms and with a torch and air chisel and multiple hours I finally got the bushings, sleeves and shafts removed from the control arm.

[65sub]

Nice work Nik. I enjoy checking on your build because you're always getting something done. I like the tail light idea too. Very cool

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by AJCK87

Awesome work on refurbishing the front brake parts and suspension! Will be bringing the rig to shows in no time

Thanks Anthony, at the Father's Day car show on Wednesday friends kept on asking why it wasn't at the show and I said just wait until next year, it'll be here it just may not look pretty.

Originally Posted by 65sub

Nice work Nik. I enjoy checking on your build because you're always getting something done. I like the tail light idea too. Very cool

Thanks Dale, good to see you back here and yep there's no slacking off going on around here, just gettin er done! Hope you have a fast recovery and can get back out in the shop working on the twisted sister and your 67

[Bomp]

All that hard work is starting to pay off.
Cross member looks great.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by Bomp

All that hard work is starting to pay off.
Cross member looks great.

Thanks bomp, you're sure right about the hard work paying off. People late to the party are still accepted. I've also been watching your Steiner build and am really enjoying it.

[66ChevyMax]

Keep up the good work, amazing progress and you are seeing shinny new paint, which is always a good thing!

[BFoley]

Those tail lights will look awesome. Everything is coming along.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by 66ChevyMax

Keep up the good work, amazing progress and you are seeing shinny new paint, which is always a good thing!

Thanks Craig, yep shiny new paint is always a good thing. School is out this Friday so from then I will be making lots more progress and getting the crossmember installed soon.

Originally Posted by BFoley

Those tail lights will look awesome. Everything is coming along.

Thanks Ben, yep the Taillights were an idea I got from Facebook, I've never seen anything like them so they'll definitely stand out

[62stepside longbox]

Got these 61-63 gmc hubcaps from my neighbor as a gift. After I stripped the multiple coats of paint off I found that they are actually in really good shape. I don't mind running gmc hubcaps on a Chevy, at least they're not f*rd

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Got these 61-63 gmc hubcaps from my neighbor as a gift. After I stripped the multiple coats of paint off I found that they are actually in really good shape. I don't mind running gmc hubcaps on a Chevy, at least they're not f*rd

Those are Ultra Cool.

Never even seen them.

Great gift.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Those are Ultra Cool.

Never even seen them.

Great gift.

Yep they are pretty cool. Turns out that they are from a 73-75 gmc not a 61-63. They have a vey similar look though. Here is what I thought they were

[Bomp]

Could you use a press on those?

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Could you use a press on those?

Not really, there isn't anywhere to press on. If you pressed them they would only go like 1/8" until whatever block or cylinder you're using would hit the control arm. I suppose If you had a cylinder that was exactly 1/16 smaller than the sleeve itself then you could use that with a press but I don't have that or a press

[62stepside longbox]

Well plans have changed like they usually do, I was trying to avoid pulling the motor and work around it but I decided that it would be best to remove it so I can install the crossmember much easier and it'll give me the opportunity to clean up the engine and make it look pretty with some paint. It's amazing how nice and simple these trucks are, in 30 minutes I had all of this removed, radiator, core support, grille support, grille and all wiring removed. I'll be borrowing a neighbors engine hoist and pulling it out in the next couple days