'64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
to me the hardest & most frikin' tedious thing was making a billet grille, then it never showed up in any pics soooo.....just because...


and i joined the unemployed club too Dale. after working with this guy for almost 30 yrs, had a disagreement monday. end of story there. super glad i've got an excellent reputation in the industry, first place i called, the place i was hoping to go to, was like yup, come on down. was weird driving a truck yesterday with different signs on it....was only unemployed one day, but it was not a good feeling....
got a couple things done on my unemployment day- just could'nt get into it, but did get some frame work done. the 4x4 frame is pretty much strait, and this 2wd one is not. cut out the trailing arm stuff & "a" arms


at first i was going to replace the front half of the frame, but i would lose the solid mounts for body to frame, and would have to cut & rework the inner fenders. so i cut the frame almost off the floor pan & straitened the rails. i like it better this way cause the frame rails were riding right down the edges of the box looking goofy. fill the gaps on the floor, add a few crossmembers and i think it will do

[dieseldawg142]

i like how i got some space between the frame rails & the sides of the box now. and i cut out the bed floor. my son found a broken wood glider, so i'm going to recycle it into a bed floor


also got a start on the 235. still needs this & that....

[Dieselburb86]

I'm definitely gonna keep my eye on this 60! My dad had a 60 stepside when I was in my teens. 283 with a 3 on the tree! Maybe scratch a step bumper for the rear.

[Ol Blue K20]

I'm glad your unemployment was short. I really like the billet grill. Very nice work and a great detail. 60 is looking great.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale, Dieselburb!
yeah, i'm glad it was too, 'specially after buying the wife's ring, some tires....
UNEMPLOYMENT SUCKS!! working sucks, but i'd rather have that...
and cant say i've ever seen a step on a stepper dieselburb (excepting the 88's up)
i do have a couple step bumpers in the stash, i'll haft to hold one up when i get the fenders back on, see what it looks like. now that you mention it, a step would prob look better on a 4x4 anyway

[dieseldawg142]

SU still dont have them 7.50 luggers quite ready yet-bummer, really want some for this truck...
a little box work



stopped at SIL's house, her printer is MUCH better than my hunk 'o' c......
check out the clarity, gauges, radio, heater for the '60

[Ol Blue K20]

The bed wood and decals look great.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
been real busy at the new job, lots of out of town work, makes for long days....
and stupid me, happened to mention to buddy on my model site i was building a stock looking '60. well, the nerds on that site actually write in to ask how many turns on a ford ttb coil (huh ???, like who would sit there & count them & go that's not accurate.....) so i been making more alterations to the frame to make it more "accurate". harder building them stock than modified..lol
tubular motor mount, divorced t-case crossmember, added some more crossmembers & started the spring hangers


also made a cab to box mounting brace to keep them nice & flush

[dieseldawg142]

got some "accurate" axles, d44 & h033... made some springs but have'nt bent them yet, really hoping SU gets them seven-five luggers happening, could use the other ones , but they just dont give it that "look"


and i think your right Dieselburb, the step is nicer, more basic truckness

[Ol Blue K20]

Glad the job is working out. I'm digging the truck, it's looking great! I prefer the rear step too.

[Dieselburb86]

Im glad i could offer up that idea! My dads 60 was a base model that an Arizona school district had purchased new, then he became the third owner. I wish he still had that truck today, was a fun truck to cruise in.

[dieseldawg142]

wow, this has been a slow one...
got most of the frame & susp happening.


mite haft to temp. use these rims & tires, still no seven-fives....

[Ol Blue K20]

Looking good,

[dieseldawg142]

getting closer Dale! was hoping to lay some paint this weekend, but boss asked us to work today (sat) so that kinda slowed things right down (loving the awesome hrs & money though )
well there was some damage from the dented box that i never noticed, & of course, highly visible....
the grille was all dented & bent, so i tried to cut it open & straiten them-fail, then i cut out the center & re-barred it with some 025 rod


int is mostly there. like how the '60 dash has a lip around the gauges, cut a piece of "glass" & slid it in there


dee-vorced t-case

[dieseldawg142]

seems weird not having a v8 in there....


had planned on finishing the bodywork today....not going to glue these tires on for now. the guy who casts them seven-fives just finished moving, so he's hoping to get them back on track quickly. and the mirror was also broke. stuffed the broke piece in the hole & made a new mirror that i think looks better mounted further back than the stocker

[Ol Blue K20]

Man, I've been busy. That thing is looking awesome. Keep it up!

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
i know what you mean, the new job is giving me mega-hrs, cut-off day today & i have 78 hrs plus 18 hrs OT. some of the best money i've made all year!
now i can afford to pay stupid prices for my model junk again, but would'nt you know it, our postal service is going on strike friday...

not much time lately to work on the stepper, but got a few things done. did'nt like the single stock mirror, so i made a set


also made a bumper mount spare tire carrier


got the glass & body balanced on the frame just to check everything. still need to clear the body and i don't have taillites...have to see if i got something or make something

[Ol Blue K20]

Man! That looks sharp! I love the color. Spare mount is cool too. Awesome

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
stepper is done, but i'm temp using these tires until i can get them seven-fives...

[dieseldawg142]

few more...

[Ol Blue K20]

That came out awesome and like a new truck . Great job.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
it IS harder doing "stock"...
and my photo skills suck! could'nt figure out why the stepper color kept coming out the way it did (wrong!) wife changed some color/light thingy switch whatever on the camera(doh!)....and here is a more accurate pic of the real color....


well this postal thing bites, cant order no junk..so for now i'll make do with what i have. what i really need are just some decent tires, got most of everything else.
time for re-hash, remember this....


haha! check it out now, body in the dot 3 & everything else in the purple pond...

[dieseldawg142]

i'm going to combine it with this stepper i got last yr, into (what else!) a crewcab. i want to put it on 49" iroks, but for now it will get the spare desert dawgs from the Deserter truck.... mail...


while the monster truck is soaking, i cut the back of the stepper cab off (need to do something...)


no mail, cant order, no decent bench seats left, so i ground the rear seat out of the '70 impala tub, it will become the rear seat when the int goes together

[dieseldawg142]

a couple nice un-expected bonus'es by taking the monster apart.
remember this....


lookin' better i think....


and now i also got some rockwells to build on for this....

[Ol Blue K20]

At least you're staying busy. I still love the color, the blue is very period correct.