My '67 Fleetside C10 renew

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Thanks man! Been mad busy with everything but the truck around here. Hope to get on those bed sides here soon!

Looking forward to the bedside cut-down.

[Bomp]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Thanks man! Been mad busy with everything but the truck around here. Hope to get on those bed sides here soon!

Research and draw it all out. Thats what makin hackin on parts sooooo fun.

Good luck, may have to come check it out live

[Low Elco]

The sad aftermath of truck metalwork addiction- hooking for loose change. Better git on the track and make this happen!

[808_67C10]

There isn't any bad influence here.... I think it was a choice for happiness! Looks good, keep da pics coming!

[67ctener]

Awesome job I've been waiting to see this done. Looks like you came out with a perfect joint to weld

[Bomp]

Not sure about the spacing you're after. I've got the stock long bed for Daphne that'll need cuttin down. If you need some pre-cuttin measurements I can git them for ya.

Not tellin ya how to do your cuttin but I'd get as much metal down to bare metal for re-working (welding, hackin, poundin on).
When I did Steiners box I used a copper spoon for backing to help in filling those areas that had a bigger gap than desired. '66 box......not much help there for ya.

Glad to see you choppin on that box. Take your time on welding back together.

Keep on it! Slammin a beer to celebrate ya choppin.

[jlsanborn]

Thanks dudes!
This was a little tougher than I had pictured and the OCD started kickin in. There was for sure some stress in them panels and it took a ton of dinkin around to get it all flush and straight. I've got the front section fully tacked back on but I think I'll keep fiddlin with it before I start welding it back. it still pulls in on both sides at the seam. I tried pulling it out and tacking it but it wanted to oil can like that. The way it is now I'd wind up with about 1/8" of filler over the joint and if that's the best I can do I'll be ok with it. The Boy did the layout on the back section and we got that cut off. We put the back section up for a look-see and it's not going to be any easier than the front. I'm anxious to see how I can blend the body line that curves down behind the wheel opening....
I'm loving it! It's going to look killer!

[mcbassin]

Awesome work on the bed shortening. I can get those dimension you need for the square holes. It may be tomorrow evening before I get back out to the shop though. We just got blasted by a cold front.

I'm wondering how critical the exact location is for these holes? I will be measuring the center to center of the top of the carriage bolts. So it will be within say a 1/16" at best.

Is your floor wood or steel?

[jlsanborn]

Thanks man! Mine's a wood bed... might be different? Better let me do a little more homework before you go and make me a drawing!

Here's how the layout landed after the sections were removed.

[Bomp]

Lookin good Man.

A friend of my dads that has been a body man his whole entire live long life told me that anything under 1/8th inch is totally acceptable.

Now Im itchin to getta workin on mine. I got to put the cutting wheel down. walk away. wait til its time.


Looks good.

[808_67C10]

So far so good my brotha!

[Low Elco]

Lookin' good!

[jlsanborn]

Thanks dudes! The very next weekend I got friggen sick then last weekend was SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL!! and had to go to my folks for chow on Sunday. I plan on getting back at it this week.
Stopped at the store after work and parked next to this POS. Took a double take and thought.... "ain't that the truth!" and snapped a photo. I had a better one but accidentally deleted it off my phone. This one will still get the point across though

[808_67C10]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Thanks dudes! The very next weekend I got friggen sick then last weekend was SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL!! and had to go to my folks for chow on Sunday. I plan on getting back at it this week.
Stopped at the store after work and parked next to this POS. Took a double take and thought.... "ain't that the truth!" and snapped a photo. I had a better one but accidentally deleted it off my phone. This one will still get the point across though

Hahahahaha priceless!!!! Fords are for Girls.

Not a fan of the Seahawks though! Go 49ers! - stirring the pot!

[jlsanborn]

Ahh man! Before Holmgren I was all about Walsh, Montana, Rice, Young... even Deion had a stint. Now Harbaugh , Kaepernick and Gore. I'll still take the Niners over most other teams in the league BUT we finally got a team up here in the corner! It's gonna be a good one

You're a lucky dawg driving that bad '67 around in Hawaii! Any action on the bikes? We've got one busted up that needs fixed before spring.

[808_67C10]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Ahh man! Before Holmgren I was all about Walsh, Montana, Rice, Young... even Deion had a stint. Now Harbaugh , Kaepernick and Gore. I'll still take the Niners over most other teams in the league BUT we finally got a team up here in the corner! It's gonna be a good one

You're a lucky dawg driving that bad '67 around in Hawaii! Any action on the bikes? We've got one busted up that needs fixed before spring.

I hear ya on the football... It will b good. Went riding on New Years Day then again the following weekend. It was epic. My son tore his LCL wrestling so, my ride partner is out for a cpl months. Guess its time to work on the truck more.

[Low Elco]

Here and I thought it was so cold 'cuz Johnny was workin' on his own truck! How's The Boy? Finally walk off his time in the can?

[sduckworth13]

Nice job on shortening the frame, the bedsides are looking nice too.

[jlsanborn]

Well the Boy is back behind the wheel but is strugglin with gas money! He's needing some heads as one of his has a screwed up stud and overall it's a bit smokey.

I've been dinkin with them bedsides a little more and have the azz end about half tacked on. Same damn deal back there. Just kinda pulled in at the seam. I'm also struggling with blending that contour on the back half. It lines up pretty darn close but it's gonna need filler. I'll get some updates and photos on here over the weekend.

[jlsanborn]

Got a day's worth in yesterday and it's testing my patience! There was some old "bodywork" behind the passenger wheel opening that was real bad. I had previously tried to hammer it flat but still ended up with a ton of filler. I used a piece from one of my sections to cut it out. All I had that was really useable was from in front of the wheels so the distance between the body line and the roll at the bottom was quite a bit different. I flattened the roll out a little then re-formed it over the edge of my table. So I've got both ends tacked on but I'd still like to get stuff a little straighter before I weld it all up. Overall this bed is beat up a bit more than I remembered and it's kicking my butt.

[mcbassin]

That metal work looks great from here. Sorry, I forgot about those measurements. You still need them?

[Bomp]

Pic #2 looks like you been duking it out. It may be kicking your butt but you'll be the winner in the end.

Lookin good.

[mikeleeshields]

Looks great buddy.

[jlsanborn]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

That metal work looks great from here. Sorry, I forgot about those measurements. You still need them?

Thanks but the camera is really helping me here! I think your cross sills might be located different than mine. I'm pretty sure I'll be tossing it back on the frame here soon for a look and that should tell me if any of those holes need to be just so.

Originally Posted by Bomp

Pic #2 looks like you been duking it out. It may be kicking your butt but you'll be the winner in the end.


Lookin good.

I've been using a small round file (chainsaw sharpening) to knock them nasty burrs off but they'll still bite back a little. I'm going to beat this!

Originally Posted by mikeleeshields

Looks great buddy.

Thanks for checking it out!

[Low Elco]

Great work from John "Bloody Knuckles" Sanborn! Ain't it sad, when you halfway know what to do, it's easier to cut the crap out and weld in a fresh one than it is to get it flat! (Guilty!) Lookin' good!