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poorboy · 07-25-2007, 06:18 PM

Cool truck. That bug is something else. 2 nice projects for sure.

1LoC10 · 07-25-2007, 06:44 PM

holy crap dude, not only did I have that in the 80's, but im pretty sure its still in my dads attic

peter-built · 07-25-2007, 09:08 PM

1loc10,i buy about anything that has to do with a vw ,is there anyway if can check ?would you be interested in selling it?

1LoC10 · 07-25-2007, 10:05 PM

ill check next time i get out that way... not sure of the condition... its been a while sense i looked at it

mnky30 · 07-26-2007, 02:55 PM

nice truck and love the bug

63 & 64 Bowties · 07-29-2007, 06:04 AM

nice stance, love the 8" ralleys

fercho71 · 07-29-2007, 08:45 AM

nice truck, cool bug

66chevydriver · 07-29-2007, 01:41 PM

Truck looks great the way it is, its more than I started with. I was paid to take my truck(parked in fence row) haha. Awesome bug, love the truck.

Cobblemizer · 07-31-2007, 11:04 AM

Great looking 63, curious as too what size tires and how much you lowered it? I also have a 63, and love the stance yours has.

gulfcoast66 · 07-31-2007, 01:38 PM

Nice short and bug

peter-built · 08-01-2007, 05:11 PM

cobbiemizer -the truck is running 215x75x15 on the front and 233x75x15 on hte back as far as the drop i cut 2 rounds off the front springs and made me a 4'' lowering block for the back with a longer u bolt .as far as the pictures of my truck and bug thank you all for the complementes i have a lot o work in both ,espeacialy the bug .sorry about the misspelling thanks peter

jchav62 · 08-01-2007, 06:27 PM

Blocks in the back? It's not a coil spring set up?

Cobblemizer · 08-01-2007, 09:30 PM

Thanx for the info, I love these trucks in a rough finish, it kind of reminds me of the truck trace atkins had in the rough and ready video getting all the women and the rich guy stuck riding in the back.

peter-built · 08-02-2007, 05:08 PM

yes the rear is coil spring ,on one of my other trucks i had i made ablock to fit in between the axle and trailing arm and had a longer u-bolt made to bolt it back together ,without changing the spring ,not for sure but the biggest you can make is a 4'' thick thats whats under my 63 .

Sam59 · 08-08-2007, 07:16 PM

hey peter how does your truck ride with those cut springs up front?

peter-built · 08-09-2007, 09:40 PM

sam59 my truck rides pretty darn good ,icut the bump stop mount off then icut 2 rounds of the spring .and thats where it sits now? thanks

Sam59 · 08-10-2007, 02:43 AM

i just cut 2 1/2 a couple days ago and just shaved the bump stop and its pretty rough up front, but getting better i guess the springs are getting some tension back or something

63 & 64 Bowties · 08-10-2007, 08:36 AM

peter/sam did you cut the metal bracket that holds the rubber stop completely off the lower a-arm? I cut 2 rounds off my 63 the other day, and when I lowered it back down in had about 1/4" spring travel (ouch.) I was gonna try adding a couple of those spring-helper thingies before buying new springs. I didn't think of grinding the stopper bracket off. Is that what you did?

peter-built · 08-10-2007, 12:49 PM

63&64 bowtie i myself cut the whole metal bracket off mine and got plenty of room to move and ride.

Sam59 · 08-10-2007, 01:40 PM

I heated mine in the back and almost leveled it out but left a little rake

Sam59 · 08-13-2007, 03:54 PM

i just cut off my front bump stop mounts and it helped a ton for ride quality.. thanks peter

07-25-2007, 06:18 PM	#26
poorboy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oregon City, Or Posts: 758	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride Cool truck. That bug is something else. 2 nice projects for sure.

07-25-2007, 06:44 PM	#27
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride holy crap dude, not only did I have that in the 80's, but im pretty sure its still in my dads attic __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all <<

07-25-2007, 09:08 PM	#28
peter-built Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 10	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride 1loc10,i buy about anything that has to do with a vw ,is there anyway if can check ?would you be interested in selling it?

07-25-2007, 10:05 PM	#29
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride ill check next time i get out that way... not sure of the condition... its been a while sense i looked at it __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all <<

07-26-2007, 02:55 PM	#30
mnky30 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: santa rosa california Posts: 226	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride nice truck and love the bug __________________ vinnie 1960 chevy c10 frame with a 1966 cab 2002 dodge intrepid r/t 2004 chevy 2500 4 door short bed

07-29-2007, 06:04 AM	#31
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride nice stance, love the 8" ralleys __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

07-29-2007, 08:45 AM	#32
fercho71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: sandiego, ca Posts: 453	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride nice truck, cool bug __________________ 1966 chevy c-20 truck " La Chata " under construccion

07-29-2007, 01:41 PM	#33
66chevydriver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: missouri Posts: 5	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride Truck looks great the way it is, its more than I started with. I was paid to take my truck(parked in fence row) haha. Awesome bug, love the truck. __________________ "A MAN'S PROJECT IS NEVER COMPLETE" "FREEDOM ISN'T FREE"

07-31-2007, 11:04 AM	#34
Cobblemizer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 64	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride Great looking 63, curious as too what size tires and how much you lowered it? I also have a 63, and love the stance yours has.

07-31-2007, 01:38 PM	#35
gulfcoast66 64-66 CHEVY JUNKIE Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cypress ,Texas Posts: 1,516	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride Nice short and bug __________________ 1966 C-10 Fleetside LWB, 350 Lt1 4l60-E 2008 Silverado Crew Cab, 4.8 4l60-E 1998 GMC Yukon 4x4 L-31 Vortec, 4l60-E 2017 GMC Serra 4x4 5.3 Vortec, 4l60-E Do It In A Chevrolet

08-01-2007, 05:11 PM	#36
peter-built Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 10	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride cobbiemizer -the truck is running 215x75x15 on the front and 233x75x15 on hte back as far as the drop i cut 2 rounds off the front springs and made me a 4'' lowering block for the back with a longer u bolt .as far as the pictures of my truck and bug thank you all for the complementes i have a lot o work in both ,espeacialy the bug .sorry about the misspelling thanks peter

08-01-2007, 06:27 PM	#37
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride Blocks in the back? It's not a coil spring set up? __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

08-01-2007, 09:30 PM	#38
Cobblemizer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 64	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride Thanx for the info, I love these trucks in a rough finish, it kind of reminds me of the truck trace atkins had in the rough and ready video getting all the women and the rich guy stuck riding in the back.

08-02-2007, 05:08 PM	#39
peter-built Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 10	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride yes the rear is coil spring ,on one of my other trucks i had i made ablock to fit in between the axle and trailing arm and had a longer u-bolt made to bolt it back together ,without changing the spring ,not for sure but the biggest you can make is a 4'' thick thats whats under my 63 .

08-08-2007, 07:16 PM	#40
Sam59 Flat Broke Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 209	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride hey peter how does your truck ride with those cut springs up front?



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08-09-2007, 09:40 PM	#41
peter-built Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 10	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride sam59 my truck rides pretty darn good ,icut the bump stop mount off then icut 2 rounds of the spring .and thats where it sits now? thanks

08-10-2007, 02:43 AM	#42
Sam59 Flat Broke Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 209	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride i just cut 2 1/2 a couple days ago and just shaved the bump stop and its pretty rough up front, but getting better i guess the springs are getting some tension back or something

08-10-2007, 08:36 AM	#43
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride peter/sam did you cut the metal bracket that holds the rubber stop completely off the lower a-arm? I cut 2 rounds off my 63 the other day, and when I lowered it back down in had about 1/4" spring travel (ouch.) I was gonna try adding a couple of those spring-helper thingies before buying new springs. I didn't think of grinding the stopper bracket off. Is that what you did? __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

08-10-2007, 12:49 PM	#44
peter-built Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 10	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride 63&64 bowtie i myself cut the whole metal bracket off mine and got plenty of room to move and ride.

08-10-2007, 01:40 PM	#45
Sam59 Flat Broke Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 209	Re: 63 chevy short step hoodride I heated mine in the back and almost leveled it out but left a little rake

08-13-2007, 03:54 PM	#46
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