pdx-sanity66

[Modges'66]

Wow!
Those seats look awesome!
Very nice!

[pdxhall]

I haven't posted for a while but I've been making progress on Sanity. The floor has been sprayed with Raptor bed liner and the ceiling and the back panel in the cab has been painted. I have completed all engine bay wiring including the cooling fans, controller, and relays. I'm also ready to bench bleed the master cylinder and reinstall, then bleed the brakes. I've also done some painting on a bunch of small parts. I also modified the top radiator hold down bracket so it fits my aluminum radiator. I cut 1/2" out of the height. And I've started patching the front fenders. Here's some pictures.

[pdxhall]

fender pictures

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

fender pictures

The portion of the flare is what scares me.
I worry the curve won't blend. How did yours turn out?

[pdxhall]

I had a lot of trouble with that part. Getting the curved lip to match took me a while. Actually that is the first version of this fender. I kept running into pitted sheet metal up the rear brace. I found a patch that was 17" long and matched up perfect. I think I got the patch from Brother's.

[Android04]

Looking good!

[pdxhall]

I've come to the stage in my build to get the exhaust done. This is the only thing on Sanity, besides the seats upholstered, that I haven't done myself. I just don't have the equipment to tackle it. This makes it very difficult for me to turn Sanity over to someone else to work on. I've researched a couple of places but if anybody has a recommendation to a good shop here in Tucson it would really help me out.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Wow!
Those seats look awesome!
Very nice!

Thanks Modge. I can't wait to get them in the truck. They're in the house to keep them clean

Originally Posted by Android04

Looking good!

Thanks for the comment. It really helps my motivation.

[pdxhall]

I picked up a clock a few years back. It is from a Buick, I think. I was going to use it as a clock but I've changed my mind. I decided to try and modify it to hold my trans temp gauge. I think it worked out great. It will mount under the dash. I still need to tear it apart and wire it and repaint the housing. What do you think?

[kdad]

Oh I really like the buick clock housing. That's gonna look great as a trans temp....

[pdxhall]

I haven't posted for a while but I have made quite a bit if progress. The drive train is done except exhaust and new wheels/tires.
The engine compartment is done except mounting the radiator overflow and the horn.
All the wiring is done except front and rear lights and plugging the gauge cluster in. It's an AAW kit so the dash wiring is just plug and play at this point.
I finished installing the Lokar shift linkage and shifter.
I finished installing the brake booster and master and bled the brakes, so they are done. And I hooked up the parking brake system.
I'm finally taking Sanity in for new exhaust next week. Once that is done I'll be in the debugging stage of the build.
I've started looking at the body work that I need to do and the doors will be next.
I've started patching both fenders and cleaning up the grill surround but I haven't touched the hood or bed, yet.
And I just got my NOS aluminum grill that I bought from Perro13 here on the site. It's beautiful and I'm very happy with it.
I've got a couple of pics including Sanity down on tires again.

[clemdaddy]

thats a bunch of progress and sanity is looking good.

[roll_the_dice]

Looks great! I was wondering if that was the grille from Perro. It's going to look great on there! I really like your shifter too...mind telling me the length and bend or which Lokar that is?

[kdad]

Wowzers its looking great. Good to see sitting on wheels and tires again. Keep up the great work your on the final stretch..

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

thats a bunch of progress and sanity is looking good.

Hi Clem, I hope everything is going good for you. Thanks, Sanity is looking more complete every day and I'm really pushing to get her drivable.

Originally Posted by roll_the_dice

Looks great! I was wondering if that was the grille from Perro. It's going to look great on there! I really like your shifter too...mind telling me the length and bend or which Lokar that is?

Thanks. I'm real excited to get the grill on Sanity. It won't be long. it's the Lokar 23" nostalgia model hooked to a 700r4.

Originally Posted by Lokin4AReason

what did the steering column come out of ?
also nice progress on the truck ....

Thanks. The steering column is out of '71 Camaro.

Originally Posted by kdad

Wowzers its looking great. Good to see sitting on wheels and tires again. Keep up the great work your on the final stretch..

Thanks, I'm really on a push to get Sanity on the road.

[pdxhall]

More progress on Sanity. The mechanicals are pretty much done. I need to do a couple more things on the dash, install the seats, and finish the door hardware when the body work on the doors is done. The drive train is done except the exhaust which I will be getting finished this week. The brake system is done including the parking brake
I'm. shifting gears right now and getting back to the small amount of body work left to do. I have the patch done on the drivers side fender and I'm almost done with patching the pass. side fender. The grill support has been media blasted and epoxy primed on the back side and I removed the grill mount/headlight brackets from my old grill, bead blasted them, and they are ready for epoxy. I bought 2 new bed sides which I wrote a review on in the general section. I already have the front bed side and the rear cross piece. I also have the front and rear bumper to prep and install. The doors have nothing done yet.
I am also shopping for wheels and tires.

[pdxhall]

Wow, I didn't realize that it's been so long since I have posted. We took a 3 month summer vacation north to Oregon to visit family.
Update: both front fenders are patched, I have finished patching the couple of spots on the roof seams and drip rail that needed finishing and I finished removing the old seam sealer around the drip rail, the exhaust is done with Magnaflow mufflers, and I painted the grill brackets and the back and front area on the grill support.
I am now getting ready to do some more media blasting on the backs of the front fenders, back of the cowl extensions, the front and rear bumpers, and the cross strips for the bed, and a few other small parts. I am also getting the roof prepped and ready to paint (white) so I can install the windshield and rear glass.
I'll get some pix up soon.

[bigmoe]

I've been following your build. Great work. I'm working on a drivetrain swap for my 65 and am gathering more parts while it's at the paint shop. What Lokar shifter did you go with? And how did you figure out where to cut the hole? Any gear indicator?

[Modges'66]

I just needed to check-in!
Lookin' good man!!

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Modges'66

I just needed to check-in!
Lookin' good man!!

thanks,Modge

[pdxhall]

J got the front nose and brace off of the front of both hoods. Now to make one good one out of the two.

[mokelley]

I just stumbled across your build thread. A lot of good information. I look forward to the rest and to see the final results.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by mokelley

I just stumbled across your build thread. A lot of good information. I look forward to the rest and to see the final results.

Thanks for looking in. It's been a long journey.

[made2drag]

nice!

[LostMy65]

Coming together.