|
09-25-2016, 01:55 PM | #1 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
ahhhh, the money thing again...lol
i've managed (with wifey's help) to put almost 3 g's away for the crew this winter, but might have to dip into it. fired up the stepper this morning- rad has a leak just going to get a new one, old rad is 26 yrs old (1990 k1500) |
09-26-2016, 12:21 PM | #2 |
Proprietor of Dale's Corner
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
Posts: 16,018
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
Not only the money thing. You forgot the time thing. ....lol
__________________
"Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man |
10-01-2016, 09:35 AM | #3 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
that's for sure, wish there was 28 hrs in a day...lol
while waiting for my swampers to show up, put about 40 "bolts" in the bed rails- frikkin' tediously boring... thinking my caster may have been indulging in what you brew Dale! out of the 9 swamps i ordered, 7 look like this on the back- more work...and i got to sleeve the rims & backing plates so they dont fall threw the tires, but i got some basic axles happening & can start the susp now. also made a bulkhead for the front of the box |
10-01-2016, 09:41 AM | #4 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
i picked up a can of Bright Calypso paint, looks like a light mint greenish-blue, and have a white top
but thats later, payday today, another 109 hr check- taking the dawg & the quad & hittin' the mountains today... |
10-01-2016, 01:33 PM | #5 |
Proprietor of Dale's Corner
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
Posts: 16,018
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
Looking good, enjoy your time in the mountains!
__________________
"Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man |
10-11-2016, 12:53 AM | #6 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
thanks Dale! had a pretty good time, had planned on taking the quad, but a ****** mouse ate my battery cables, so me & dawg went hiking instead...
got a little more on the '66, motor is just about done, got to re-do the throttle return spring, my ham fisted digits gripped my tweezers a little too hard and kinked it in half.... |
10-11-2016, 12:56 AM | #7 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
also got most of the susp done. them are the rims i cobbled together....
|
10-11-2016, 03:19 PM | #8 |
Proprietor of Dale's Corner
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
Posts: 16,018
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
It's looking sharp! I'm glad you and Dawg had a good time.
__________________
"Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man |
10-15-2016, 01:28 PM | #9 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
yeah Dale, even a day in the bush with yer mutt & no quad is still better than a day at work......or with your family....
got some paint slung on the chassis, still gots to do d-shafts, exhaust, crossmember for the steady bearing (2 piece rr shaft) & all that stuff. found a sheet of bilstein decals in the parts box for the shocks here's that "bright calypso" paint (another hard to photo color...) |
10-15-2016, 01:34 PM | #10 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
everything is going together nicely on this one-no issues's
should have paint on pretty soon |
10-16-2016, 01:15 PM | #11 |
Proprietor of Dale's Corner
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
Posts: 16,018
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
Interior is sharp, it's coming along great.
__________________
"Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man |
10-20-2016, 02:55 PM | #12 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
thanks Dale!
tell ya, this color is impossible to try photo....comes out faded or silver-ish different angles, trying to get the green in it to show... everything is just temp, still have to clear the body. just seein' if everything fits......still...usually build them like the factory, chassis & motor together, then the body drop....well the 427 is wider than the 283 & would not fit in there (don't know how i missed that one.....) pulled the inners out a couple mil's, still not nearly enough, so now it's like how we usually do it after the factory, drop in afterwards...little more work but plus side the engine bay is filled up nicely now. |
10-20-2016, 03:01 PM | #13 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
also bought this for $9.99 at the local "trash from china" store..
snap-tite, no motor, but whatever- just ordered some 40" swamps for it also grabbed some swamps for the '50 chevy too, what the hey, save on shipping....lest thats what i told wifey... but the blaze is next... |
10-21-2016, 12:12 PM | #14 |
Proprietor of Dale's Corner
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
Posts: 16,018
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
It's looking great. The K5 will. Be cool
__________________
"Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man |
10-22-2016, 10:16 AM | #15 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
yeah, lookin' forward to doing the blaze Dale, if flipping exchange & shipping were'nt so expensive right now, i'd order the '69 grille for it, hard to justify $35.20, more than i paid for the kit....
some pic's of the '66. guess i should have blown the dust out of the engine bay first... |
10-22-2016, 10:25 AM | #16 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
for some reason my clear made a mess of the white chevy on the tailgate, hrs of getting it strait, then this. when i'm bored i will fix it
|
10-22-2016, 10:29 AM | #17 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
couple more...
|
10-22-2016, 10:35 AM | #18 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
and (yippy-skippy!) bonus pic's.
had some extra wood left over from the bed conversion... |
10-23-2016, 09:00 AM | #19 |
Proprietor of Dale's Corner
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
Posts: 16,018
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
It came awesome! The wood stake sides are a neat finishing touch.
__________________
"Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man |
10-23-2016, 10:34 PM | #20 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: MO.
Posts: 970
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
good job, I'm going to do another k model. 62
|
10-24-2016, 11:59 PM | #21 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
thanks Dale!
thanks j.kirn, that '62 your doing, would that happen to be the old AMT/MPC kit? got these rims for the blazer. still not sure, think i'll go dig threw the parts box some more... butt-loads of flash all over this thing, & the bedsides are not very strait or level, check out the topper fitment stockers from the kit the stockers are a little small. this is how they stayed put for the picture.... maybe leave the roof off, one thing that always bugged me, why could'nt chevy make the door line up with the bedside..... .....or the bedside line up with the door (yeah, purists are cringing....) |
10-25-2016, 07:35 PM | #22 |
Proprietor of Dale's Corner
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
Posts: 16,018
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
That's gonna be a cool one
__________________
"Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man |
10-31-2016, 09:25 PM | #23 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
be cool Dale if i could just figure out what i'll do with it...
still trying to decide on rims... if ya look closely at the front rim, i drilled out all the "holes" in the rim these are the only other 6 bolts i got right now i was thinking this is neat, seperate axles & springs....figured i would just make some lift springs, untill this.... waaaay too short! guess i'm building axles... |
10-31-2016, 09:29 PM | #24 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
Posts: 3,817
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
one thing i have pretty much decided on is, between the twisted bed rails & warped top, blaze will most likely be topless. scratched up a bar & lights
|
11-01-2016, 09:18 PM | #25 |
Proprietor of Dale's Corner
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
Posts: 16,018
|
Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
It looks good toppless (I'm kinda fond off topless things lol). The rollbar looks good too. Love the period correct KC lights.
__________________
"Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man |
Bookmarks |
|
|