my '64 c-10 swb project with steel floor from a '70

[coulter]

nice work on them updates man!!! u bout got that floor knocked out

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by coulter

nice work on them updates man!!! u bout got that floor knocked out

thanks coulter, one of these days i'll have to come up there and check your truck out! its looking good,

still hoping to meet my march 18th. deadline, i'm getting the things together so i know what i have and dont have! its a lil hard when you get things out put things up like a hundred times, but this time i get two big totes that are just for the engine stuff! even wrote on them march 18th deadline, lol!!!

[chad64chevy]

I have a small update!! i got my gas sending unit for my poly gas tank, i found it $15 cheaper online!! anyways heres a few pics, one step closer and another thing off the list!! i got a few other things started just not done enough to take pics of!

[McMurphy]

"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible" --- Frank Zappa

Good to see you deviating !!

[clemdaddy]

looking good chad... you made some big progress during the holidays. its nice to have a few days off to get things done.

great work on the dash and floors... you talked about a deadline. you gonna be crusin this spring? summer? whats the plan?

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible" --- Frank Zappa

Good to see you deviating !!

thanks mike, i'm still sick but i thought i might as well get something done!!

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

looking good chad... you made some big progress during the holidays. its nice to have a few days off to get things done.

great work on the dash and floors... you talked about a deadline. you gonna be crusin this spring? summer? whats the plan?

clems, the "deadline plan" i have is by march 18th. to have my sound deadner in, wiring installed, carpet in and all the engine stuff done so i can start it and maybe a "test" drive! and if that all goes to plan then i will be driving it this summer! i can do the bodywork and the exterior mods. as i'm driving it! i'm just getting to the point that i want to drive it!! riding in and driving 'keiths' truck made me want to get mine on the road even more!! and i hope that by the next cook out you have i can drive it there!! i have alot on my plate to do in two months but i will knock out as much of it as i can by then! i think really the wiring is what will take alot of my time and i need to hurry up and start on it, the rest is easy just have to have time when i'm not sick!! i'll start the sound deadner and wiring this next weekend if the weather is ok for me to do it that is!!

[flips72]

i think the body work will turn out a lot better if it was all together and done at one time, i wish i had done that, i think my gaps and lines would have come out better, not to mention all the nicks and chips in the paint.

[Dinos63]

Nice work kat!!

[clemdaddy]

i like your plan and the timing may be perfect... we're thinking the next cookout will be mid april. shrimp boil this time, the old fashion way... jumbos and mudbugs, corn and red potatos all thrown together and poured out on newspaper. got me salivating right now...

so get after it man... we want your truck driving.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by flips72

i think the body work will turn out a lot better if it was all together and done at one time, i wish i had done that, i think my gaps and lines would have come out better, not to mention all the nicks and chips in the paint.

i know what you mean, but the inside of the cab is going to get done and the exterior bodywork and mods. arent much just on the bed, the hood, and the door gaps! but thats the doors not the cab, and i do plan on having it painted all at once, just not til atleast summer! i just want to hear it run again really!!

Originally Posted by Dinos63

Nice work kat!!

thanks dino means alot coming from you, i realy love the plan jane truck your building now!! makes me think i could do that with just a few more mods., to my truck, lol! the back of mine will have the brackets and i got only one 2-3 gal. tank for the back!

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

i like your plan and the timing may be perfect... we're thinking the next cookout will be mid april. shrimp boil this time, the old fashion way... jumbos and mudbugs, corn and red potatos all thrown together and poured out on newspaper. got me salivating right now...

so get after it man... we want your truck driving.

we will see clems, i got to get some stuff done this weekend and i wont be doing the wiring! still need the repop firewall insulation pad to come in, so i wont see the shiny aluminum insulation when i put my carpet in, it seems they dont make a carpet kit that go's more up on the firewall unless you buy a yard of it to do it yourself! i just hope the carpet meets up or overlaps the firewall pad and theres not a gap!




anyways i got to get to work on it this weekend the weathers in the 50-60's, we'll see what i can get done!

on another note:
the wife is talking more and more about wanting a chevelle and if she ends up getting her law suit claim with in the next 6 months from her last job then she'll have somewhere between 15k and 30k or more to pay for any and everything she wants me to do to it!! i have a line on two different year chevelles 1) a 66 ss with a number matching 396 and 4 speed but has a 283 in it, but runs! needs interior work and driver fender needs to be replaced but over all needs about 2k put in the interior and could be a nice daily driver! i've known the guy for a 5 yrs. now! the 2) is a 69 with a bunch of new parts still in boxs with a 05 5.3 ls out of a tahoe with less then 40k miles its sitting in my cousins shop ( the one i talk about that has built hot rod all my life) he bought it and has worked the bugs out on the motor he wife says hes got to many projects! but the prices are way in the budget and we will still be able to put 10k in it! she said if she gets 25k plus we could buy both of them and at least put 10k to fix one for now, man i really love her!! lol !!! she really wants the 69 thats already a daily driver and we could drive it home with no problems! i got my fingers crossed and i hope she gets her claim

[coulter]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

i like your plan and the timing may be perfect... we're thinking the next cookout will be mid april. shrimp boil this time, the old fashion way... jumbos and mudbugs, corn and red potatos all thrown together and poured out on newspaper. got me salivating right now...

so get after it man... we want your truck driving.

i hope my timing is perfect to!!!Im getting pretty close and i wanna make it this year

and chad hope that goes through like you want it!! a chevelle would look really good sitting next to the truck

[flips72]

good luck on the chevelles chad, can you get some pics and post them for us?i always did have a soft spot for the 66 ss....... but come to think of it i have a soft spot for 69's as well.......come to think of it i like the 64-65 and 67, 68 70 ahhh heck i like em all

[McMurphy]

I always like the Chevelles.... and the El Caminos with the same front clip.... 69ish IIRC

[chad64chevy]

thanks guys, im really hoping that she gets her chevelle too!

[chad64chevy]

ok, so i got my floor shifter patch done and i bit the bullet and started on the bbw conversion! but then before i could weld it in i ran out of argon! the good thing is my buddy has a 6ft. bottle he told me that i could use til i get mine filled!

anyways here's some pics!!

[coulter]

looking good man!!!!

[McMurphy]

Looks like a nice clean cut man.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by coulter

looking good man!!!!

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Looks like a nice clean cut man.

thanks guys for the comments, and checking on me!!


i got the panel in and spot welded in, now the panel adhesive need to dry! then i will trim the lip down and get the glass and gasket installed! been trying to get as much as i can done while i can, i also found out that about the middle of feb. we go back to 5-6 days! thats going to sick, but i will just have to do more planning for the days i have off!! i got to get my firewall insulation pad in before i start the wiring and sound deadener!


anyways heres some of the not blurry pics of the install, you can til for the paint burned and peeling were its spot welded!!

[flips72]

nice work chadthis will be one of your favorite modifications you will do to your truck, cant wait to see the inner panel in place and done, again great job

[Dinos63]

Oh snap going big window!! duude nice work

[Desert.Chevy]

Looks Good, I like the BBW!
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[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by flips72

nice work chadthis will be one of your favorite modifications you will do to your truck, cant wait to see the inner panel in place and done, again great job

thanks jeff, i know this is one of my favorite mods. i wanted to do, now i hope the next few mods. go just as good if not better! the hood is going to be up there with my favorites when i get to it!

Originally Posted by Dinos63

Oh snap going big window!! duude nice work

thanks dino, had the bbw panel for a while just now getting around to doing it, i love the plain jane truck your doing!!

Originally Posted by Desert.Chevy

Looks Good, I like the BBW!
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thanks i like the bbw and short fleetside trucks!!

thanks for checking in on me guys it really helps keep me motivated!

[chad64chevy]

well they are talking about a chance of rain this mourning here, so i wont do the trimming and install of the big back window, but i do have 1/4" plate and some measurements and a shop i can work in this weekend! to bad i cant get on of the bays or i would have my truck in it! its my buddys dads shop (they are like a second family to me), he's going to let me use his shop and plasma cutter, an all his tools! im going to start making my front tilt hood brackets or atleast get them cut and ready this weekend! i still might try and get the bbw glass in this weekend, we will see what i can get done!!

[wutnxt]

Hey ....

It's been awhile since i stopped by I have been in the middle of a couple of projects myself....nice to see your making progress . Looking good and nice work on the big window swap.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by wutnxt

Hey ....

It's been awhile since i stopped by I have been in the middle of a couple of projects myself....nice to see your making progress . Looking good and nice work on the big window swap.

thanks wutnxt, i've been working on the truck a lil! i'll have some pictures up tomorrow, i've been trimming the lip down to 3/8" for the glass and gasket to sit on! i've also been stripping the paint out of the channel on the back so the gasket will fit better!

last weekend i cut up some 1/4" plate to start making my brackets that will bolt the front tilt hood hinges to the inner fenders and radiator support! so i made some bracket to go under the inner fenders so they dont rip thru! i'll get them welded together maybe tomorrow if i have time! trying to get same small stuff done while i wait on my firewall pad to come in, so i can start the wiring!!