Newbie with a 65 Chevy

[dwcardfan]

Thanks for the reply. I think I am going to pull the trigger on one while they are on sale.

[dwcardfan]

I have not got a lot done on the truck. I did modify my new v8 mounts. I cut the humps out and welded them back on the bottom to make clearence for the exhaust. I also modified my transmission cross member. I will post some pics later. I forgot to take pics of them. Here is some pics of my last project. My wife has claimed it. I just finished it this summer. This is before.

[dwcardfan]

This is after.

[dwcardfan]

I got some pics of my motor perches that I modified and the transmission crossmember. I got the idea from Matt here on the forum.

[Ta2Don]

Lookin' Good!!!

What trans are you going to be running?

[dwcardfan]

Thanks Don. I am using 4l60e. I have been watching your build it's looking good. Maybe before long I can stop by searcy and see it.

[dwcardfan]

I got the motor and transmission mounted. Everything fit like a glove. don't know if I have the correct angle on my drive shaft. Does anybody have a good way of determining the angle?

[dwcardfan]

I thought I would share some pics of my donor truck before I removed any parts. I hate to use it for that because it's in good shape but it does not have a title.

[dwcardfan]

Here is the other side.

[MadRatt]

Looking good, sub'd

[Ta2Don]

Thanks for explaining the pinion angle… I will be doing mine soon and was about to start the research, thanks for saving me some research time...

[NEWFISHER]

3 degrees with 2-3 degree variance between tailshaft and pinion is supposed to be perfect. I think 4 and 4 would work great.

[Lowl!f3]

Ummmm, you skipped the part where you converted it to five lug! What did you use for the front and rear?
Nice work btw.

If you are planning on bagging or lowering the truck. I would set the pinion angle at "ride height".
I know like on a bagged mini we set the pinion as close to zero as we can at ride height.

[dwcardfan]

Thanks for the replies. I have my lowering springs installed with new shocks. It is a 3/5 drop. I think it will be ok when I get the body mounted. I don't think it will change the angles to much.

[dwcardfan]

My five lug is from a 72 truck. Both front and rear. It was a direct bolt in except I had to elongate two holes on each side of frame on the frontend. The rear is same as 65 but it is like 1 3/4" wider. I used power steering box and have brake booster also.

[dwcardfan]

I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas. I sure did. About to start on my cab to repair some rust spots and was needing some advise on replacing rocker panels. Do I need to replace the complete rocker or use the slip on ones? The cab corners are fine it is just the middle edge that is rusted. Also the bottom side in the middle is rusted out.

[dwcardfan]

I will try to post some pics of my rockers.

[Ta2Don]

Gotta agree with the previous sentiments... Replace those rockers...

[dwcardfan]

Ok y'all talked me into it. I will get some new rockers ordered.

[TJ's Chevy]

Nice job so far! Keep it up!

[dwcardfan]

Thanks TJ. I am about to roll the donor truck around in front of my shop so I can take it apart. To bad they don't go together as fast as they come apart.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Thanks TJ. I am about to roll the donor truck around in front of my shop so I can take it apart. To bad they don't go together as fast as they come apart.

Took me about 4 hours to pull the front clip off my 64 donor. Depends on how bad the parts are....I was dealing with 30+ years of road grime and rust when I pulled the clip...and when I transferred some of the parts to my '66...it took a 1/5 the time....just depends on how clean everything is I suppose.

[Ta2Don]

Not wasting any time...

Stay Warm!!!

[dwcardfan]

I have got a long way to go. Oh ya got my seats out of the wrecked truck and set them in to see how they fit.

[dwcardfan]

Power and heated!!!