Forest's rebuild thread

[forestb]

Here is a photo of the rear end after I painted it.

[forestb]

Test fit bench seat from a 90's burb. I want head rests so this is what I will be going with. I am pleased the front 2 bolts fit fine. I will have to drill new ones for the rear bolts. Now I have to figure out what color I want it.

[TJ's Chevy]

Looks great! Love the color.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by forestb

Test fit bench seat from a 90's burb. I want head rests so this is what I will be going with. I am pleased the front 2 bolts fit fine. I will have to drill new ones for the rear bolts. Now I have to figure out what color I want it.

Headrest was important to me too.
If somebody rear ends me, I don't want whiplash.

[Joe Pass]

Sorry about your car wreck....get well soon

[forestb]

I took appart my old ac and installed part of my new one. I think I like it more with the aluminum radeator covered up. I also found what looks like a signature on one of the kick panel vent flaps. I wonder if it was the PO or a rebellions chevy employee. It looks like factoree paint over it so I am thinking rebellions employee.

[Palf70Step]

[forestb]

Well my cast is off. I still need some physical therapy but I think I will be working on the truck this Saturday.

[Captainfab]

That is good to hear. I've had a cast only once, but I still remember how good that felt to get it off and get some fresh air to the skin.

Originally Posted by forestb

Well my cast is off. I still need some physical therapy but I think I will be working on the truck this Saturday.

[forestb]

First day back working on my truck in two months. I installed my recently ceramic coted headers and ground down and reathreaded the rod that goes to my power break booster so that I can youse it with my new bracket. Pictures to come.

[Palf70Step]

Glad to hear you are back at it. Looking forward to your updates.

[forestb]

Photos

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Photo 3

[forestb]

Some color ideas. The gray truck would have a chrome Grill.

Not to sound arrogant, selfish or mean but before anyone asks I don't have time to do a rendering of there truck right now.

[Monte's62]

Looking good forest. She'll be finished in no time. I like your engine and was curious about what kind of headers your running and if you had any clearance issues. It looks like you have plenty of room.

[forestb]

Originally Posted by Monte's62

Looking good forest. She'll be finished in no time. I like your engine and was curious about what kind of headers your running and if you had any clearance issues. It looks like you have plenty of room.

Thanks. They're hooker headers. I wish I could remember the part number but I bought them so long ago that I don't even have the receipt. They fit really well for long tube headers and barely fit when I had torsion bar suspension. All I can remember when I bought them was asking for headers for a 62 c10 with a 350 and this is what they gave me.
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[forestb]

I don't know about you but I am getting excited. I can almost taste the paint. Ow wait that might not be a good thing. It almost makes me want to strap a body onto the front and a drummer in the back and drive through a dust storm. Of course I would need to shave my head and spray some silver spray paint in my mouth.

[Ozzy2013]

Looking good.

[Palf70Step]

[forestb]

Getting closer. I have removed everything that needs to be removed before it goes off to get the body work done except removing the front window. I also have to figure out my door jamb whire looms. Tried to mock up an ac unit that I bought of someone I knew who was selling it for $50. He told me it would fit but I doughted it and I am sorry to say that I was right.

[forestb]

First orange then red then light buck skin and then? I removed the front window today without cracking it. I also tried to install a set of door jamb wire looms that I bought and they do not really work. There is to much inner structure in a 62 door. I might have to end up using the rubber kind instead of the braded steal kind.

[TJ's Chevy]

Good work!

[forestb]

The big brown truck came today and brought the coolest thing a someone could get for his truck.

[forestb]

I finally got around to installing my new over flow tank for my radeator. Had to make a custom bracket out of aluminum stock. I am not sure if I like how high it is I might lower it. What do you all think?