'64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

[dieseldawg142]

got some paint laid last nite as well......yup, she's loud....

[Ol Blue K20]

It may be out your era but it looks bad @$$. I can't wait for the, 64, 65, 66 crew. It kinda sounds like a Johnny Cash song.

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, it do sound like a JC song...
it's next cause the '41 is mostly done. need to go pick up some more chain for the tailgate

[dieseldawg142]

couple more...

[Deer_hunter_088]

sweet!

[Ol Blue K20]

I think the pumpkin is looking awesome. The visor looks great too.

[dieseldawg142]

could'nt think of anything else to call it Dale..
ah-hah...now i can build what i really want to...
here's my $17 buck paint for it. guy at the store says it's "hampsted metallic green" apparentley an '80s honda color (?) i picked it cause i thought it was oldsmobile green metallic engine paint. tuff color to photo, changes color every time i try to take a pic. check it out, i'd say the last one is closest to what it looks like real life, and it's still not the same


still waiting for my '66 fleet from fleabay, so started a cab out of the '64 and '65


did'nt notice, my dually fenders are molded to the step box. bummer, haft to cut them off and destroy a step box...oh well, all in the name of coolness..

[dieseldawg142]

started choppin'


i see some '66 crews have a strip of body between the door gaps, and some share the same jamb like most later crews, and thats the route i'm going. cut the doors the same length at first....did'nt quite look right to me


with 3/8 more off, still not looking right- too short now


and 1/4, think that will do


some braces...

[dieseldawg142]

..and stick them together and see what ya got ( just had to see what the stepper box looked like on it...)


after it sits over nite, i'll sand down the roof and finish the bodywork


was never crazy how Orville or Crown did the door pillars either, can you say ugly...


see lots of photoshopped ones that look good, but are'nt practical. will do my own but try to make it so it could be done in 1:1

[Ol Blue K20]

Oooh! And the fun begins.... this is going to be cool.

[dieseldawg142]

this is a fun build Dale, really enjoying this one, lots of parts to play with...
ended up re-doing the top of the windows, added some strip styrene in there....and notice the vent is white- broke the stock one twice, so said the hay with it and made one...


after the first round of bodywork, not too bad, splice seams are ghosting, need a little more work. left the top of the door jamb line out 'till i put pillars in and can line them up...


roof seam needs another round of filler..

[dieseldawg142]

stretched the cab part of the frame today. it will need one more stretch and a bunch of crossmember removal


nice having all these different boxes...
frame fits the stepper box and the short fleet...but dually is where it's goin'


using a '72 chev box for sizes 'till my other fleet gets here. yup, needs another stretch...


most of my trucks are 7-8 inches, this puppy stretches out to just over 10

[Ol Blue K20]

Looking amazing!

[dieseldawg142]

hey thanks Dale!
pretty much got the bodywork on the cab done, was going to do the hood and pillars tonite, but i aint no fan of these kits 4 piece hood. real pia to line up and make look decent, and it did'nt. decided to take a break from sanding and did a little frame work instead


started cutting things off and moving other things around..


also got a basic int tub made tonite

[Ol Blue K20]

Progress is progress...it's looking great.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
little more progress on the int...
getting better at photoing that hampstead green met....


tried a couple different ways to do the pillars, some looked better than others, but were'nt really practical in 1:1. ended up going the easy route...

[Ol Blue K20]

The interior looks sharp. The green is gorgeous. The cab is looking great too.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
slowed down to practically nuthin last few weeks. was waiting and waiting for my '66 from fleabay to get here, finally emailed and asked what was happening, guy is like "oh, it got back-ordered to july" grrrr.....(especially cause i'm also on day 12 of quitting smoking too...)
so today went on a 150 mile pilgrimage to the big city. and i came home with a '66, and a couple others, prices were just too good to pass up.....and i aint blowin 20 bucks a day on smokes anymore...


with the spare cab from the '66, i'll turn the '60 into a crew shortbox, and got a wicked plan for the blazer. will look cool...
and here is finally all the kits needed for the '66 crew dually...


did get the 427 pretty much together, and also fitted the step fenders so i just have to glue them on once i stretch the box


while i was waiting for the '66 to get here, started digging in boxes and found everything (inc tires...) to do another '57 cameo. actually i found 2 cabs.....but already got a '55 crew, so this one is a supercab instead..
yah, 2 on the go, not the smartest thing...

[Ol Blue K20]

Nice finds, the fenders look good on the bed and the super cab looks great too. Good luck on the quitting the smokes too. I'm need to quit too.I need to quit too, just lack the will power.

[dieseldawg142]

two weeks today Dale, and ya, it's NOT easy, been smoking fer 35 yrs...
had a cold the first week so it was'nt too bad, no cold second week and the cravings are running full tilt! worse part is i'm staying away from my Bud for now, dont think i could stand it yet if i cracked open a beer...
i just keep thinking about the 20 bucks i'm saving every day......plus i can run to the mailbox without losing my breath now...lol
got some bigger stuff on the crew dually done. now that i got my 8 footer together, i was able to add the second stretch to the frame


and stretched out the shorty. just have to mold the dually fenders...

[Ol Blue K20]

It's coming together really nice. Speaking of Bud, the Clydesdales are here. Yesterday I took my girlfriend to see them and have our pictures taken with them. It's amazing how big they are. I also played fetch with the dalmatians. Keep up the great work on the truck and stay strong on the smokes.

[dieseldawg142]

sweet!
Budweiser bring the clydesdales to your work or..?
ya, they are impressive looking animals..
going on week 4, still no smokes (not sure yet....lol)
picked up 15 lbs- pretty much 5 a week. hoping the nice weather kicks in soon, work should take care of the extra poundage...
just waiting for my 1 ton rims and tires to hurry up and get here. small stockers just are'nt going to cut it


little longer than the stock model...


cut out the box floor, staining up some basswood for it

[dieseldawg142]

here's my cut pile so far (minus the '55 cab)


little more done on the '55 scab. have never liked the big back wrap, so.....
and the rims are'nt correct, 5 lug, but i might just forego it for once cause i like how they look...lol

[Ol Blue K20]

The Clydesdales were at the brewery in Fairfield. So yep they brought them to work. Both of the trucks look great. Good luck on weight gain.

[dieseldawg142]

no probs with the weight Dale, finally caught some decent weather and racking up some decent hrs, weight has stabilized around 190...i can live with it...
thought the no smoking would get easier after a month or so, but the last couple weeks i been getting some super STRONG urges, guess now that some time has passed and all the nicotine has left my body, my brain is constantly yelling for some more...lol
thinking this is prob the hardest thing i've tried, but i am now starting to enjoy the benefits.
just wish my rims and tires for the '66 crew would hurry up and get here. ordered them last month, usually is 7-10 days, going on week 4 now.....what is going on....
so nothing on it
did some work on the '55, but i got a prob with it too...thought i had a int tub for it, but dont have one. got nuthin even close, one out of a car, but major, major work....
going to try find a stepside '55, get my int tub and have a stepper box for the '60 crew to come, think the stepper will look better on the crew than the short fleet. did get some of the drivetrain done on the '55


needs d-shafts and stuff. 4 wheel disc's from the opt parts out of the '65 stepper


cleaned the cameo markings off the bed (too busy for my liking...) and enlarged the small rear window a bit more....