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

[chad64chevy]

any ways heres a few pics of what I did this weekend, stripped them down, did a lil hammer and dolly, and started to put some filler on, but it was to hot for the filler and it started to dry out in like two minutes! so I stopped for this weekend and will sand it down and go over the rest this next weekend, then i'll start the other tub!

[chad64chevy]

this weekend I got one of the tubs smoothened out and in high build primer, heres some pics!! I seam sealed the underside and hope to spray bed liner on both side of the tubs in a few weeks when I get the other side done!

[flips72]

looks great, cant wait to see them in the bed.

[Modges'66]

Nice job Chad!
Did you have 2 sets that you are making into one set?

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by flips72

looks great, cant wait to see them in the bed.

thanks jeff, I will see what I can do! I should have the inside of the bed done by the end of this month, I've been kind of jumping around a lot an feels like i'm not getting much done!

Originally Posted by coulter

sounds like a good deal man!! glad its gonna work out for u. i bet tulsa will be alot more fun to live in too
btw super clean work on the wheel tubs. looks like you about got them knocked out

thanks coulter, Tulsa will be better for us! I have to drive 20-25miles to work as it is now and where my wifes family lives theres 8-10 fab shops within 2 miles!

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Nice job Chad!
Did you have 2 sets that you are making into one set?

thanks modges, yes I had two set and made one set! if I could go back I would have bought one new set and saved myself from having to hammer and dolly out the dents in the green used set I had! but all-in-all I think they came out pretty good

[chad64chevy]

well, its been about a month since my last post on here, life got in the way! but just want to let you all know that I haven't got much work done, lol! I did order a few parts in the last two weeks that I really needed to move forward like: smoked big back glass from brotherstrucks.com, an engine lift kit so I can pull the motor (hopefully for the last time), engine cradle so I can roll it around, and my raptor bedliner kit! everything I ordered came in this week, the bedliner took the longest to get here almost two an half weeks I should have looked first to see that the guy was on vacation before buyin it from him off ebay! the glass looks great solid one piece factory looking, not like the laminate between two pieces of glass from lmc! the engine cradle need to be modified a lil the holes in it needed to be bigger and i'm going to weld a piece of square tubing to the backside to stiffen it up some and add two triangle gussets to it two for piece of mind! I also bought a inline air pressure regulator coupler and male fitting so it can be attached to air tools easily and disconnected from the tool and also the air hose, it will help when I spray epoxy primer and the bedliner! and also a new hammer and dolly kit with fiberglass handles with a case the wooden handle ones I had some broke and some got misplaced

damn, now I just need to figure out this picture problem and I will post some pics!! pics a worth a million words

[Modges'66]

dude, forge ahead!
Don't sweat the small stuff!! LOL!
I cant seem to post anything, but instead of trying, I am workin on gettin sh#t done!
and even though my posts don't reflect, I am getting ready to spray the exterior of the front half of the truck with color!!!

[clemdaddy]

man, sounds like you still get stuff done... i find peace of mind in the shop. sometimes i just go out there and sit on a stool and think and dream, best therapy in the world.

so, are you moving to tulsa? didn't catch if you had or not. i really like tulsa. its a cool and really clean city. not too big, not too small. and coulter's right, a lot more fun than poteau. i wonder if they still do the midnite drags on fridays...hmmm

anyway, keep getting the small stuff done... every bit helps.

[Bomp]

Progress sounds great
Hope you get the pic thing figured out. Its a #IT_H sometimes.
I had to take vacation to get motivated and working in the shop again.
If it weren't for the money I'd quit my job. and stay motivated all the time.

[chad64chevy]

the back glass is in!!!!

[chad64chevy]

here's another pic, all the green paint is etching primer I also did the door jams down to the rockers on both sides! i'm going to order the vent glass and door glass in the same tint

[chad64chevy]

this is what I did this labor day weekend, I've been letting life and the family get in the way of working on the truck! my lil girl started school this yr. and this summer ive been just doing the family thing


I think I got this pic thing somewhat figured out, but I can only load one pic per post! maybe this will get fixed, but for now I can atleast show some of the stuff I've got done this month! I haven't sprayed my bed with the raptor liner yet, been waiting on my friends dad to have a bay open in the shop for me to do some work on the truck there

[chad64chevy]

well this last weekend I got the outside of the driver side bed stripped down to bare metal and is in etching primer now! there was more bondo on it and it looks like it had the side trim on it, then someone hammered the holes in and filled with bondo!! i'll get pics up this weekend when I go over there!

[clemdaddy]

looking good man... like the big window trucks and yours is sweet.
be thinking 3rd saturday in october... shrimp boil, maybe.

keep pluggin' away at it, you'll be driving a bad ace truck to tulsa.

[coulter]

Nice update man!!! the big back glass is a good upgrade!!!!

[1963c-10]

nice progress and the glass looks good. I really like the BBW cabs

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

looking good man... like the big window trucks and yours is sweet.
be thinking 3rd saturday in october... shrimp boil, maybe.

keep pluggin' away at it, you'll be driving a bad ace truck to tulsa.

thanks clems, I told the wife and she said we'll be there! I need to get the recipe for the chili from your kim that was the best chili I've ate, and thanks for the cool comment!!

Originally Posted by coulter

Nice update man!!! the big back glass is a good upgrade!!!!

thanks coulter, slowly i'll get it done! really digging the updates on your truck, you should take it to clems meet and greet!! would be nice to see a few more forum members there!!!

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

nice progress and the glass looks good. I really like the BBW cabs

thanks 1963c-10, its tinted glass but is a lil hard to til in the pics!! I was really scare to do the bbw, never done anything like this, and thought if I mess up i'm screwed, lol!! it came out pretty good I guess for my first time!

[Modges'66]

Chad,
The back glass looks awesome!
You have me wishing that I would have converted mine...Maybe in a coulple of years when I get bored.

[Jmorales3181]

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Chad,
The back glass looks awesome!
You have me wishing that I would have converted mine...Maybe in a coulple of years when I get bored.

X2 I agree looks great.....maybe when I finally do the body work but gonna rock the patina'd look for a while.

And enjoy every second u can with your family it's a project buddy.....just my .02 I've learned over the last year
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[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Chad,
The back glass looks awesome!
You have me wishing that I would have converted mine...Maybe in a coulple of years when I get bored.

thanks modges for the comment, I need a set of those heater knobs and the ashtray handle you have made, those things are really awesome!!!

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

X2 I agree looks great.....maybe when I finally do the body work but gonna rock the patina'd look for a while.

And enjoy every second u can with your family it's a project buddy.....just my .02 I've learned over the last year
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thanks jmorales, I started this project before me and my wife got married!! I do enjoy every second with the wife and kids, I know the truck wont get mad at me for letting life get in the way!! but if I let the truck get in the way of the wife, well that's a different story, lol!!

[chad64chevy]

heres the bed sides, passenger side stripped down 1/2" bondo on the lower part that had rust and a big dent in it! I have longbed sides i'll cut my patches from!! the driver side is in a lil better shape don't have bondo covering rust on it, but did have 7 dents 6 look like it had side trim on it before!! in the second picture where the white hasn't been stripped down yet is were the rust and dent are at!! but anyways this is what ive been doing, progress might be slow but atleast it something, right!!!!

[Ta2Don]

Lookin' Good!!!

[flips72]

it seems to always be the passenger side, maybe the small back glass and tiny mirrors are at fault. looks as though you have it all under control though, cab turned out awesome by the way.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Lookin' Good!!!

thanks don for checking in on me!!

Originally Posted by flips72

it seems to always be the passenger side, maybe the small back glass and tiny mirrors are at fault. looks as though you have it all under control though, cab turned out awesome by the way.

thanks jeff, I think you might be right! thanks for the comment

[chad64chevy]

this last weekend after meeting up with coulter I got my motor pulled and torn down and some what but back together! the last picture is what I took off and out of the motor! next weekend i'll finish putting it back together and repaint the transmission, heres a few pictures!