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likaroc13 · 06-09-2019, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RockTonka

We completely scraped/cleaned the underside (that was a PITA) and brushed on a heavy coat of black implement paint.

Bet that was a neck & shoulder workout, but it looks good! Started to try something similar on my Tahoe & quickly decided that’s not happening without a lift, lol.

RockTonka · 06-14-2019, 12:51 AM

Smoothed the firewall a bit and then primered and painted it...the original Balboa blue.

RockTonka · 06-14-2019, 09:51 PM

and body back on chassis...

piratexpress1369a · 06-15-2019, 01:45 PM

That looks awesome..how long before you are back driving it

RockTonka · 06-16-2019, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

That looks awesome..how long before you are back driving it

Thanks PE, hard to say...maybe another month or two or so. We still have lots of little things to work through.

RockTonka · 06-16-2019, 02:16 AM

We have started fitting the front sheet metal back on and are finding a few areas that need massaging.

Right off the bat, the blower belt was against the fans/radiator (first pic). My son worked on the rad support and opened it up to allow the rad to slide forward over an inch...plenty of clearance now.

We'll rework the mounts and should be good to go!

RockTonka · 06-20-2019, 02:15 AM

Got the upper/lower radiator mounts reworked and fit in...locks it in nicely. Also got the fuel regulator mounted and all the lines ran.

RockTonka · 06-23-2019, 02:05 AM

Continuing to fit pieces of the puzzle in...

piratexpress1369a · 06-23-2019, 11:25 AM

Looking good so far..stay at it

RockTonka · 06-24-2019, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

Looking good so far..stay at it

Thanks PE! We're trying...

Started playing with the hydro boost and lines fit-up...

RockTonka · 06-28-2019, 01:55 AM

Built the PS pump mount...made a upside down cradle that captures the modified PSC pump and allowed us to move the pivot point out to where we could optimize the limited amount of adjustment space we had.

RockTonka · 06-29-2019, 12:36 AM

Added some material to the upper tensioner mount plate tonight and hung the reservoir off of that also...

piratexpress1369a · 06-29-2019, 03:24 PM

Looking good

RockTonka · 07-02-2019, 01:11 AM

We made some down bars for the engine bay to help stiffen up the chassis...bolts in between the top of the frame up front and the upper corners of the firewall. Tubes come off mating plates on the inner firewall and are welded into the a-pillar/dash bar nodes.

piratexpress1369a · 07-02-2019, 08:15 PM

Nice work on the tubes

RockTonka · 07-02-2019, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

Nice work on the tubes

Thanks PE, we're running out of room up there...getting harder to fit things in!

RockTonka · 07-06-2019, 12:50 AM

Column to box was interesting...4 u-joints, 3 sections of shaft, and 2 stand-offs.

RockTonka · 07-20-2019, 03:20 AM

Working through some more things...hydroboost lines ran and throttle pedal/cable done.

RockTonka · 07-20-2019, 03:29 AM

We've been putting this next step off, but decided to jump into it tonight.

Cutting the hood!

My son picked up a spare hood for a practice cut/fit...we laid out a basic rectangular hole that looked like it should clear...and it did, but not exactly what we wanted.

That allowed us to gain some confidence in our technique and pattern before cutting the original hood.

RockTonka · 07-20-2019, 03:38 AM

We modified the hole layout a bit and started cutting into the original, stock, patina matching hood...no pressure there!

It all worked out though, no problems and we really like the look.

RockTonka · 07-21-2019, 05:23 AM

Started on the center console and shifter mount...

RockTonka · 07-22-2019, 01:24 AM

Finished welding out the center console framework and shifter mount...also got the NOS dual bottle rack mount built.

**Captainfab** · 07-22-2019, 11:05 PM

You guys are doing some very nice work. Any tin work planned for the console?

RockTonka · 07-24-2019, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captainfab

You guys are doing some very nice work. Any tin work planned for the console?

Thanks Capt., and yes, the console will be enclosed.

piratexpress1369a · 07-24-2019, 08:54 AM

Dam that is a tight fit ..looks awesome...I didn't think you were going with nos...that is going to put out some big numbers

06-14-2019, 12:51 AM	#602
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Smoothed the firewall a bit and then primered and painted it...the original Balboa blue. Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

06-14-2019, 09:51 PM	#603
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build and body back on chassis... Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

06-15-2019, 01:45 PM	#604
piratexpress1369a Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Selkirk Ontario Canada Posts: 1,141	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build That looks awesome..how long before you are back driving it __________________ My 63 GMC Panel Slow Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5457281 63

06-16-2019, 02:16 AM	#606
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build We have started fitting the front sheet metal back on and are finding a few areas that need massaging. Right off the bat, the blower belt was against the fans/radiator (first pic). My son worked on the rad support and opened it up to allow the rad to slide forward over an inch...plenty of clearance now. We'll rework the mounts and should be good to go! Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

06-20-2019, 02:15 AM	#607
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Got the upper/lower radiator mounts reworked and fit in...locks it in nicely. Also got the fuel regulator mounted and all the lines ran. Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

06-23-2019, 02:05 AM	#608
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Continuing to fit pieces of the puzzle in... Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

06-23-2019, 11:25 AM	#609
piratexpress1369a Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Selkirk Ontario Canada Posts: 1,141	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Looking good so far..stay at it __________________ My 63 GMC Panel Slow Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5457281 63

06-28-2019, 01:55 AM	#611
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Built the PS pump mount...made a upside down cradle that captures the modified PSC pump and allowed us to move the pivot point out to where we could optimize the limited amount of adjustment space we had. Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

06-29-2019, 12:36 AM	#612
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Added some material to the upper tensioner mount plate tonight and hung the reservoir off of that also... Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

06-29-2019, 03:24 PM	#613
piratexpress1369a Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Selkirk Ontario Canada Posts: 1,141	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Looking good __________________ My 63 GMC Panel Slow Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5457281 63

07-02-2019, 01:11 AM	#614
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build We made some down bars for the engine bay to help stiffen up the chassis...bolts in between the top of the frame up front and the upper corners of the firewall. Tubes come off mating plates on the inner firewall and are welded into the a-pillar/dash bar nodes. Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

07-02-2019, 08:15 PM	#615
piratexpress1369a Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Selkirk Ontario Canada Posts: 1,141	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Nice work on the tubes __________________ My 63 GMC Panel Slow Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5457281 63

07-06-2019, 12:50 AM	#617
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Column to box was interesting...4 u-joints, 3 sections of shaft, and 2 stand-offs. Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

07-20-2019, 03:20 AM	#618
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Working through some more things...hydroboost lines ran and throttle pedal/cable done. Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

07-20-2019, 03:29 AM	#619
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build We've been putting this next step off, but decided to jump into it tonight. Cutting the hood! My son picked up a spare hood for a practice cut/fit...we laid out a basic rectangular hole that looked like it should clear...and it did, but not exactly what we wanted. That allowed us to gain some confidence in our technique and pattern before cutting the original hood. Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread



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07-20-2019, 03:38 AM	#620
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build We modified the hole layout a bit and started cutting into the original, stock, patina matching hood...no pressure there! It all worked out though, no problems and we really like the look. Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

07-21-2019, 05:23 AM	#621
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Started on the center console and shifter mount... Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

07-22-2019, 01:24 AM	#622
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,524	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Finished welding out the center console framework and shifter mount...also got the NOS dual bottle rack mount built. Attached Images __________________ 1958 Chevy 1 ton dually 4X4 dump/flat bed My build thread 1966 "Not-So-Original" Chevy Custom Trim Suburban My Time-Killing Project Truck 1966 GMC Extended cab 1 1/4 ton 4X4 My Son's build thread

07-22-2019, 11:05 PM	#623
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build You guys are doing some very nice work. Any tin work planned for the console? __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

07-24-2019, 08:54 AM	#625
piratexpress1369a Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Selkirk Ontario Canada Posts: 1,141	Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build Dam that is a tight fit ..looks awesome...I didn't think you were going with nos...that is going to put out some big numbers __________________ My 63 GMC Panel Slow Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5457281 63

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