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E911manager · 02-10-2013, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by chad64chevy

i finally finished my radio patch! i grinded it a lil more, put some filler on it, let it setup, sanded it smooth, and then i put some primer on it a called it done!! you cant tell it was even patched, heres some pics

Looks good Chad..

jbgroby · 02-10-2013, 10:20 PM

Got the holes drill for my '60 Hood bird

**MisterC** · 02-10-2013, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jbgroby

Got the holes drill for my '60 Hood bird

Very nice! Made an awesome looking hood, even better.

jbgroby · 02-10-2013, 11:15 PM

in the middle picture, I can't help but think of the batmobile.

6twenty5 · 02-11-2013, 11:20 AM

I took the cab off the frame and go the frame all stripped down. Off to the galvanizer today and then powder coating tomorrow. I love the the perks of being and autocad guy for a steel manufacturer.

Rob Fisher · 02-13-2013, 08:45 PM

Got a couple of things done today.
Installed my TA Performance rear end girdle on my rebuilt differential with 3:73 gears and Eaton Posi-Trac. I had to bend the Porter Built Trac bar to make it fit.

wutnxt · 02-13-2013, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Fisher

Got a couple of things done today.
Installed my TA Performance rear end girdle on my rebuilt differential with 3:73 gears and Eaton Posi-Trac. I had to bend the Porter Built Trac bar to make it fit.

That looks awesome good job.......

Rob Fisher · 02-13-2013, 08:49 PM

I also got back my new dash panel and bezels to fit Dakota Digital gauges from a 1964 GTO.

wutnxt · 02-13-2013, 08:52 PM

I bought my project low and go a LSA Supercharged 6.2 Ltr Caddy powerplant backed up by a 6 speed automatic......let the games begin

markeb01 · 02-13-2013, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Fisher

I also got back my new dash panel and bezels to fit Dakota Digital gauges from a 1964 GTO.

Wow that girdle makes the rear end look very businesslike! And the gauges are both beautiful and unique. Nice work.

markeb01 · 02-13-2013, 09:51 PM

Yesterday I replaced my dead compressor and today I pulled the snow tires off the front and reinstalled the five spokes. Hopefully the rears will get swapped tomorrow after I have a nail puncture patched.

66-PMD-GMC · 02-13-2013, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Fisher

I also got back my new dash panel and bezels to fit Dakota Digital gauges from a 1964 GTO.

NICE! Where did you get that gauge package??
I can't find much for our GMC's and gauges are one of those things.
I did order my KP Watts link for one of the 63's...
Looking to make it handle.

**jayoldschool** · 02-13-2013, 10:45 PM

Brought my truck home! It was shipped up to the Canada/US border from Arkansas, and I trailered it back to my place. It is FILTHY. Completely covered in road sand, they must have run into some weather on the way. Now the fun begins!

In the daylight, pretty dirty.

I think I will need new bed wood!

66-PMD-GMC · 02-13-2013, 10:46 PM

OPPS! Dash panel and bezels is what I am wondering about.

Rob Fisher · 02-14-2013, 01:31 AM

I created a file in Adobe Illustrator file ( a graphics program) matching the Dakota Digital gauge set and then had a sign shop laser cut the flat dash panel. I had a friend machine the bezels to fit the openings.
The gauges are meant for a 1964-67 Pontiac GTO, Lemans, Tempest VHX Instruments VHX-64P-GTO in carbon fibre with red numbers and lights.
The nice thing about the gauges are that they are all one unit and you run just 1 CAT5 wire from the gauges to a control box that mounts down by the fuse panel. I cut the centre section out of a stock gauge panel just leaving the outer trim ring.
The 4 gauges are all together in one module which made it really easy to fit into the opening in the dash. Other then cutting up the original gauge panel which was damaged anyways by the previous owner, there was no other cutting.

dantimdad · 02-14-2013, 12:12 PM

Bought a stud welder...finally!

I got a kickin' deal from someone who bought it, used it for 5 pins and then never touched it again.

Now, I can get the hood smoothed out.

Steven

CRGRS 66 · 02-14-2013, 01:08 PM

Hey jayoldschool,where abouts in ontario are you?

RANDY COX · 02-14-2013, 08:12 PM

changed out my universal joint on rear from the crazy joint,and put gears in front hub now I have front wheel drive till I can get a pinion yoke....

jbgroby · 02-14-2013, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dantimdad

Bought a stud welder...finally!

Now, I can get the hood smoothed out.

Steven

Steven, Best tool I ever bought, although "I" did not use it, the guys in the pics used the tool at $25.00 per hr. to get the dents out. BTW the cab went under 12 feet of water. BUT if you get the harbor freight like I did, you will replace the vicegrip tool quick.

**jayoldschool** · 02-14-2013, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

Hey jayoldschool,where abouts in ontario are you?

About 20min east of Ottawa.

Fired up the truck today, drove it up and down the driveway, and pressure washed it to get the sand/salt/grime off it. Looks a lot better. I'll shoot more pics soon!

PoDuck · 02-14-2013, 10:26 PM

Got all my brakes finished. Replaced all the hardware except the backing plates and lines. Shoes, hardware kits, drums, wheel cylinders, and master cylinder. I also added self adjuster mechanisms to all four wheels.

I better not feel my foot hit the floor board again. lol
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dantimdad · 02-14-2013, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jbgroby

Steven, Best tool I ever bought, although "I" did not use it, the guys in the pics used the tool at $25.00 per hr. to get the dents out. BTW the cab went under 12 feet of water. BUT if you get the harbor freight like I did, you will replace the vicegrip tool quick.

I gotta plan for the slide hammer. Gonna take the grip head off it and weld it to the screw part of a pair of vice grips. That way I can use any size stud and also pull nails, cotter pins, etc.

Being poor is the mother of invention.

Steven

CRGRS 66 · 02-14-2013, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jayoldschool

About 20min east of Ottawa.

Fired up the truck today, drove it up and down the driveway, and pressure washed it to get the sand/salt/grime off it. Looks a lot better. I'll shoot more pics soon!

There are quite a few of us here in Ontariariario, maybe we should start an Ontario C10 club/association...

ljackson · 02-15-2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by dantimdad

I gotta plan for the slide hammer. Gonna take the grip head off it and weld it to the screw part of a pair of vice grips. That way I can use any size stud and also pull nails, cotter pins, etc.

Being poor is the mother of invention.

Steven

I welded a nut(1/2 fine thread on mine) to the vise grips and screwed in the slide hammer. I can unscrew it and use the other attachments. I don't have a stud gun. I tack welded 8d nails to the sheet metal. A little slower that a stud gun but it works just fine.

Woogeroo · 02-15-2013, 09:54 AM

I bolted my new tag on yesterday.

Only the 2nd tag it's had since I bought it almost 10 years ago... yikes! I've had it that long?

-W

02-10-2013, 10:20 PM	#6952
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02-10-2013, 11:15 PM	#6954
jbgroby Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lacombe, LA Posts: 2,772	Re: What did you do to your truck today? in the middle picture, I can't help but think of the batmobile. __________________ http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/jb...23904108567829

02-11-2013, 11:20 AM	#6955
6twenty5 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 49	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I took the cab off the frame and go the frame all stripped down. Off to the galvanizer today and then powder coating tomorrow. I love the the perks of being and autocad guy for a steel manufacturer. __________________ 1964 Chevrolet C-10 SWB Fort Worth, TX

02-13-2013, 08:45 PM	#6956
Rob Fisher Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Coquitlam, British Columbia,Canada Posts: 135	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Got a couple of things done today. Installed my TA Performance rear end girdle on my rebuilt differential with 3:73 gears and Eaton Posi-Trac. I had to bend the Porter Built Trac bar to make it fit. Attached Images

02-13-2013, 08:49 PM	#6958
Rob Fisher Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Coquitlam, British Columbia,Canada Posts: 135	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I also got back my new dash panel and bezels to fit Dakota Digital gauges from a 1964 GTO. Attached Images

02-13-2013, 08:52 PM	#6959
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I bought my project low and go a LSA Supercharged 6.2 Ltr Caddy powerplant backed up by a 6 speed automatic......let the games begin __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

02-13-2013, 09:51 PM	#6961
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Yesterday I replaced my dead compressor and today I pulled the snow tires off the front and reinstalled the five spokes. Hopefully the rears will get swapped tomorrow after I have a nail puncture patched. __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

02-13-2013, 10:45 PM	#6963
jayoldschool Moderator Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: ON, Canada Posts: 2,176	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Brought my truck home! It was shipped up to the Canada/US border from Arkansas, and I trailered it back to my place. It is FILTHY. Completely covered in road sand, they must have run into some weather on the way. Now the fun begins! In the daylight, pretty dirty. I think I will need new bed wood! Last edited by jayoldschool; 02-13-2013 at 10:53 PM.

02-13-2013, 10:46 PM	#6964
66-PMD-GMC The 60-66 GMC/Pontiac guy.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Posts: 1,306	Re: What did you do to your truck today? OPPS! Dash panel and bezels is what I am wondering about. __________________ Building Genuine Pontiac Firepowered cars and trucks for several decades. Why Pontiac?? That's just me daring to be different. Projects.. 63 C10 Short Wheel Base fleetside (The Pro-Street) currently under reconstruction. 440CID 2X4 Pontiac

02-14-2013, 01:31 AM	#6965
Rob Fisher Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Coquitlam, British Columbia,Canada Posts: 135	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I created a file in Adobe Illustrator file ( a graphics program) matching the Dakota Digital gauge set and then had a sign shop laser cut the flat dash panel. I had a friend machine the bezels to fit the openings. The gauges are meant for a 1964-67 Pontiac GTO, Lemans, Tempest VHX Instruments VHX-64P-GTO in carbon fibre with red numbers and lights. The nice thing about the gauges are that they are all one unit and you run just 1 CAT5 wire from the gauges to a control box that mounts down by the fuse panel. I cut the centre section out of a stock gauge panel just leaving the outer trim ring. The 4 gauges are all together in one module which made it really easy to fit into the opening in the dash. Other then cutting up the original gauge panel which was damaged anyways by the previous owner, there was no other cutting. Attached Images

02-14-2013, 12:12 PM	#6966
dantimdad Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hartselle, Al. Posts: 466	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Bought a stud welder...finally! I got a kickin' deal from someone who bought it, used it for 5 pins and then never touched it again. Now, I can get the hood smoothed out. Steven __________________ “Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.” - Nikola Tesla Matt. 6:27 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...=507266&page=2

02-14-2013, 01:08 PM	#6967
CRGRS 66 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,771	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Hey jayoldschool,where abouts in ontario are you? __________________ Craigerrr My build thread, CRGRS 66 Winter Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...09#post5638709

02-14-2013, 08:12 PM	#6968
RANDY COX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: RADFORD, VA Posts: 2,651	Re: What did you do to your truck today? changed out my universal joint on rear from the crazy joint,and put gears in front hub now I have front wheel drive till I can get a pinion yoke.... __________________ 1964 BBC 402 4x4

02-14-2013, 10:26 PM	#6971
PoDuck Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: St. George, UT Posts: 155	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Got all my brakes finished. Replaced all the hardware except the backing plates and lines. Shoes, hardware kits, drums, wheel cylinders, and master cylinder. I also added self adjuster mechanisms to all four wheels. I better not feel my foot hit the floor board again. lol

02-15-2013, 09:54 AM	#6975
Woogeroo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: tool box Posts: 3,115	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I bolted my new tag on yesterday. Only the 2nd tag it's had since I bought it almost 10 years ago... yikes! I've had it that long? -W



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