My 65 Pickemup project

[jmedero]

Dan glad to see you finally found your truck. It looks great man!!
That one that I looked at for you in Milton fl was still there a few months ago. I wonder if he still has it?......
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[jmedero]

Oh and sick nova!! Good to see you finished it.
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[dan72swb]

jmedero thanks again for looking at that truck for me sorry I didn't buy it. It needed to be original paint but it will make a good truck for someone. Thats whats so great about the guys on the forum you didn't hesitate when asked to look at that truck. If you or any other member needs something looked at here in Washington I would be more than willing. It looks like all the good stuff is down in CA,AZ places like that lol

[oem4me]

Originally Posted by dan72swb

jmedero thanks again for looking at that truck for me sorry I didn't buy it. It needed to be original paint but it will make a good truck for someone. Thats whats so great about the guys on the forum you didn't hesitate when asked to look at that truck. If you or any other member needs something looked at here in Washington I would be more than willing. It looks like all the good stuff is down in CA,AZ places like that lol

I agree, this forum and it's members totally rock when it comes to helping each other out, and it seems like the snake factor is very low around here. Nice.
Not all the great finds are in the Southwest by the way, my low mile '66 was in a barn very close to you, and had been rained on only a half-dozen times in it's life, if you can believe that. True story.

[jmedero]

No problem Dan. That window swap is sick by the way.
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[FnLow69]

Dan72swb- will you have this truck at shows this summer, I would love to see this truck in person?

[dan72swb]

I will have it a Puyallup GoodGuys in July, If you know of anything else let me know.

[FnLow69]

Check out CruZin' Magazine's online calander for the northwest, lots of shows for you to choose from.

CruZinMag click here

[Delmo]

Duuuuuude, you have no idea how happy I am that you did this. Although I dig both styles that BBW takes it to a new level. Between you and Sam adding your touches the Ol 65 turned out better than I ever could imagine. Awesome job man.
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[FRENCHBLUE72]

The bbw turned out sweet really takes the truck to another level..

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by dan72swb

Well I wasn't sure if I was ever going to post anything about purchasing the 65 from Sam, but here we go. My name is Dan my love for this truck began as I watched Del's build of truck unfold on this thread. I contacted Del but I was about a month to late, he had already sold the truck to Sam. Del and I spent about six months trying to find a new truck to build for me and we ended up buying one from another member. I had a change of heart on the new build because I had a unfinished 63 nova project that I decided to finish first. I gave Del a good deal on the truck we purchased which Dino ended up building into his pro street truck. Once the nova was finished I still had to have one of these old trucks and never forgot Del and Sams 65 so I reached out to Sam and to my suprise a deal was reached about a month or so later. The truck has been home here in Washington about 5 months and I've done a few things to make in my own. After a couple of months of looking for a bbw donor cab for the inner panel and hours of drilling spot welds I got the inner panel out and preped for the install. I had my buddy Scott actually installed the panel and it turned out awesome. We did not touch any exterior paint as we did not want to hurt the great patina the truck has. Here are a few pics after the install and some with the new take off tail gate from earlier in the thread. I hope you all like. thanks again Sam for the smooth transaction and Del your work is as good in person as seen in pics.

I did the BBW swap on my build as well & what a difference. Do you know what brand rear window seal you used? I'm on my 2nd & not happy w/the quality (pinches out near the lower corners).

[dan72swb]

Scoti, Im not sure of the brand but I had the same issue with the seal inside the cab. We were able to use sealant to hold it down. I can pm you where I purchased it. It was your truck and how you did your conversion that we used for reference. Thanks for posting how you did yours and answering my questions.
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[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by dan72swb

Scoti, Im not sure of the brand but I had the same issue with the seal inside the cab. We were able to use sealant to hold it down. I can pm you where I purchased it. It was your truck and how you did your conversion that we used for reference. Thanks for posting how you did yours and answering my questions.
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Glad I could help (??) LoL. I've used 2 different types (brands?) but it still wants to bunch in the corners. I'm going to try pie cutting a wedge out & see if it's visually apparent. If it's not, I'll live w/it. If it is, the quest will continue.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by dan72swb

I will have it a Puyallup GoodGuys in July, If you know of anything else let me know.

If you can make it over to the Spokane Good Guys the weekend of the 17th, would be sweet to meet and see your truck!
I will be in the show with my 66 Tempest as my truck is still in pieces here in Alaska else I would have it there too.

I cannot imagine there is a shortage of car shows on that side of the mountains in the summer time though

[wild4wheels]

WOW, the bbw and gate looks AWESOME. Great truck even ..greaterer..er

[Bigru]

Dang, I want a BBW......

[JakeDW]

BAM no one has done it cooler since.

Jake

[sshuttlesworth24]

hey Del... i know im years late but i read the whole thread and saw you said you were going to give info on how you got the caps to fit... no info was posted... you mind enlightening me? this truck is the tits!!!

[JWalter 64]

Delmo,
I am a new member, but I have followed the 65 from the magazine to you tube to even pinterest. I know that it has been forever since the build, but I know that you still use this style. I am building a 64 short fleet side. Out of all of the wheels out there I love your style of centerlines. From the 65 to the green truck on "Day at Del's" and "sea-Ten". When I get to that stage I think I will go with the 64-66 hub caps lime on the green truck. Would you care to tell me what style smoothie that you use, and maybe the best place to get them? Thank you Delmo

[JWalter 64]

Delmo, how did you decide where to mark the holes to drill?

[edflores]

Originally Posted by JWalter 64

Delmo,
I am a new member, but I have followed the 65 from the magazine to you tube to even pinterest. I know that it has been forever since the build, but I know that you still use this style. I am building a 64 short fleet side. Out of all of the wheels out there I love your style of centerlines. From the 65 to the green truck on "Day at Del's" and "sea-Ten". When I get to that stage I think I will go with the 64-66 hub caps lime on the green truck. Would you care to tell me what style smoothie that you use, and maybe the best place to get them? Thank you Delmo

I believe delmo is having intros cut for him
Call his shop.

[JWalter 64]

Thank you very much for the quick reply

[edflores]

Originally Posted by JWalter 64

Delmo, how did you decide where to mark the holes to drill?

If you end up with wheels like centerline or transits, thestruggle55 on IG sells cap clips with templates

[JWalter 64]

Great! Thanks for the info. I very much appreciate your reply

[edflores]

Originally Posted by JWalter 64

Great! Thanks for the info. I very much appreciate your reply

You are welcome buddy. I have 22 inch transits I'll be putting caps on here pretty soon.