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nxtlevl · 03-21-2012, 07:49 PM

Love it..!!! Projects like this that are "out of the norm" is why I love being a gearhead..

sparkydog · 03-25-2012, 09:21 PM

Finished up the fab of attachment points for the GM rear xcab seat.

sparkydog · 03-25-2012, 09:30 PM

This foot locker came back from Iwo and Japan with my father after WWII. I used it to move to Germany in the early 80's and it has been in the attic for most of the last 20 yrs. But now it has become my "quick-release" storage chest for the truck. The jack, fire extinguisher and other odds and ends will go into it. It stays put using some brackets and anchor points I put into the rear floor of the bed just ahead of the tail gate.

The brackets/anchor points keep the chest from going forward and the tail gate traps it from moving rearward. When I need to haul something big I just pop the chest loose from the anchor points and stow it to the side. The anchor points are low profile and are flush with the tops of the floor ribs in the bed so they don't interfere with cargo.

sparkydog · 03-25-2012, 09:34 PM

I also grafted 4 tie-down loops out of my 95 Burb and put weld nuts under my bed floor. Two up near the cab and two behind the fender wells. I love these things. Very handy for keeping the junk stationary.

Pop's C-10 · 03-25-2012, 10:22 PM

Nice adds..you buildin a bed cover so that foot locker doesn't walk away..

FrankieD · 03-26-2012, 08:39 AM

Looks like shes going to be a working truck

sparkydog · 04-03-2012, 02:14 PM

Pic 1 is of three little brackets I fabbed up. The two with the blue arrows will hold the ECM and the little post under the yellow arrow holds the main relay box.

Pic 2 shows the ECM and relay box installed.

Pic 3 is another one of my quick-release toolbox freshly painted with satin black.

**Dieselwrencher** · 04-03-2012, 07:31 PM

Great work on the clip flip, and seat work. The chest is a sweet addition as well. Man your monkey gets a work out. Does that sound right?

ERASER5 · 04-04-2012, 09:53 AM

The sock monkey has to go into the trunk! Everyone needs a Suburban Trunk Monkey!

sparkydog · 05-03-2012, 08:19 PM

Halfbreed has to work once in awhile.

sparkydog · 05-03-2012, 08:22 PM

I have the stance where I like it. All it takes is 6 to 10 sacks of concrete in the bed.

I'm running around with a naked nose job right now. Good thing I am in SoCal and mostly inland where the humidity is low enough I can get away with this for awhile.

sparkydog · 05-03-2012, 08:32 PM

It is time that I publicly retract my statement on post #503 where I implied that my sister-in-law caused the great propane explosion of Christmas 2011. (Not that she will ever read any of this... but it's the thought that counts.)

Turns out that my bro in law (not married to said SIL) saved the stove carcass and later on he got to studying the stove and discovered that the oven door spring had been rubbing into the side of the gas pipe and finally (while we were cooking our bird) it rubbed a hole into the pipe.

So sorry SIL Jill, I take it back. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time when that thing lit off!

britnjc · 05-03-2012, 09:53 PM

WOW.... That looks like someone my have a claim...Very bad design flaw

67ChevyRedneck · 05-03-2012, 11:09 PM

Wow, crazy! I'm usually one of the last to say "lawyer up" but you could actually save a lot of other people's lives if that truely is a design flaw. I'm assuming that's how it came from the factory and the only connection made in the home is the gas hose at the bottom?

mcbassin · 05-03-2012, 11:15 PM

Your truck is coming along great! too bad about the cook stove fiasco.

sparkydog · 05-04-2012, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Wow, crazy! I'm usually one of the last to say "lawyer up" but you could actually save a lot of other people's lives if that truely is a design flaw. I'm assuming that's how it came from the factory and the only connection made in the home is the gas hose at the bottom?

Fortunately no design flaw. The dude that installed the stove relocated the pipe because of where the the supply line came through the floor. He did not have a view of the side and didn't see what was happening. He paid for all the repairs to the kitchen.

lv2tri · 06-08-2012, 10:24 PM

I saw this truck in the Home Depot lot today, what a project, I just had to ask questions. I waited some time for the owner to appear, but what a conversion we had. What Steve has done makes my project look like kids play. I really am looking forward to watching the progress. Thanks Steve for all the insight.

sparkydog · 07-16-2012, 11:56 AM

It's finally in one color! (Epoxy base coat)

Mr Pops · 07-16-2012, 12:04 PM

Sweet! Lookin good!

NONHOG · 07-16-2012, 12:18 PM

Just keeps getting better!

**Palf70Step** · 07-16-2012, 05:57 PM

Yeah

Effeckt · 07-16-2012, 06:30 PM

Awesome!

67ChevyRedneck · 07-16-2012, 06:50 PM

You forgot a spot

Looks great!
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sparkydog · 07-17-2012, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

You forgot a spot

Looks great!
Posted via Mobile Device

2 spots! I still have the front grille and the cowl to go!

low'n slow · 07-17-2012, 08:11 PM

Very clean looking. I like it better each time I see it.

03-21-2012, 07:49 PM	#576
nxtlevl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hutchinson KS Posts: 91	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Love it..!!! Projects like this that are "out of the norm" is why I love being a gearhead..

03-25-2012, 09:21 PM	#577
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Finished up the fab of attachment points for the GM rear xcab seat. Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff

03-25-2012, 09:30 PM	#578
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab This foot locker came back from Iwo and Japan with my father after WWII. I used it to move to Germany in the early 80's and it has been in the attic for most of the last 20 yrs. But now it has become my "quick-release" storage chest for the truck. The jack, fire extinguisher and other odds and ends will go into it. It stays put using some brackets and anchor points I put into the rear floor of the bed just ahead of the tail gate. The brackets/anchor points keep the chest from going forward and the tail gate traps it from moving rearward. When I need to haul something big I just pop the chest loose from the anchor points and stow it to the side. The anchor points are low profile and are flush with the tops of the floor ribs in the bed so they don't interfere with cargo. Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff

03-25-2012, 09:34 PM	#579
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab I also grafted 4 tie-down loops out of my 95 Burb and put weld nuts under my bed floor. Two up near the cab and two behind the fender wells. I love these things. Very handy for keeping the junk stationary. Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff

03-25-2012, 10:22 PM	#580
Pop's C-10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: memphis Posts: 2,537	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Nice adds..you buildin a bed cover so that foot locker doesn't walk away.. __________________ 1981 C-10 (Pop's) 1978 Camaro 2006 Lacrosse

03-26-2012, 08:39 AM	#581
FrankieD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Gilberts IL. Posts: 2,488	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Looks like shes going to be a working truck __________________ 94 k2500 EXCab Long Bed 350ci New Toy 95 K2500 Suburban New PlowTruck 454ci Support our Troops @ http://anyairman.com http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

04-03-2012, 02:14 PM	#582
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Pic 1 is of three little brackets I fabbed up. The two with the blue arrows will hold the ECM and the little post under the yellow arrow holds the main relay box. Pic 2 shows the ECM and relay box installed. Pic 3 is another one of my quick-release toolbox freshly painted with satin black. Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff

04-03-2012, 07:31 PM	#583
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,142	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Great work on the clip flip, and seat work. The chest is a sweet addition as well. Man your monkey gets a work out. Does that sound right? __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

04-04-2012, 09:53 AM	#584
ERASER5 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,859	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab The sock monkey has to go into the trunk! Everyone needs a Suburban Trunk Monkey! __________________ '70 GMC C1500 LWB Power disc brakes. WooHoo! Posi 6 Lug Dana 60

05-03-2012, 08:19 PM	#585
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Halfbreed has to work once in awhile. Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff

05-03-2012, 08:22 PM	#586
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab I have the stance where I like it. All it takes is 6 to 10 sacks of concrete in the bed. I'm running around with a naked nose job right now. Good thing I am in SoCal and mostly inland where the humidity is low enough I can get away with this for awhile. Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff Last edited by sparkydog; 05-03-2012 at 08:39 PM.

05-03-2012, 08:32 PM	#587
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab It is time that I publicly retract my statement on post #503 where I implied that my sister-in-law caused the great propane explosion of Christmas 2011. (Not that she will ever read any of this... but it's the thought that counts.) Turns out that my bro in law (not married to said SIL) saved the stove carcass and later on he got to studying the stove and discovered that the oven door spring had been rubbing into the side of the gas pipe and finally (while we were cooking our bird) it rubbed a hole into the pipe. So sorry SIL Jill, I take it back. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time when that thing lit off! Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff

05-03-2012, 09:53 PM	#588
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05-03-2012, 11:09 PM	#589
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Wow, crazy! I'm usually one of the last to say "lawyer up" but you could actually save a lot of other people's lives if that truely is a design flaw. I'm assuming that's how it came from the factory and the only connection made in the home is the gas hose at the bottom? __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

05-03-2012, 11:15 PM	#590
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Your truck is coming along great! too bad about the cook stove fiasco. __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group



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06-08-2012, 10:24 PM	#592
lv2tri Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fallbrook California Posts: 1	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab I saw this truck in the Home Depot lot today, what a project, I just had to ask questions. I waited some time for the owner to appear, but what a conversion we had. What Steve has done makes my project look like kids play. I really am looking forward to watching the progress. Thanks Steve for all the insight.

07-16-2012, 11:56 AM	#593
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab It's finally in one color! (Epoxy base coat) Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff

07-16-2012, 12:04 PM	#594
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07-16-2012, 12:18 PM	#595
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07-16-2012, 05:57 PM	#596
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07-16-2012, 06:30 PM	#597
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07-16-2012, 06:50 PM	#598
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab You forgot a spot Looks great! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

07-17-2012, 08:11 PM	#600
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