My '67 Fleetside C10 renew

[jlsanborn]

Thanks dudes! I'd sure like to have one of them inline sanders. I looked at the HFT piece - China's finest - I'll pass. For now it's a P40 on a wood block.

[Bomp]

Woooo Hooooo on the insulation. If it gets too cold I see you have an Elliptical to hop on to get a sweat going. Lol
Bed came out great. Onto the Blockin’ as Chip put it.
Are you leaving the suspension at the current height or are you planning on going a bit lower? Looks good but you know me. In dem weeds I like'em.

[jlsanborn]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Woooo Hooooo on the insulation. If it gets too cold I see you have an Elliptical to hop on to get a sweat going. Lol
Bed came out great. Onto the Blockin’ as Chip put it.
Are you leaving the suspension at the current height or are you planning on going a bit lower? Looks good but you know me. In dem weeds I like'em.

Johnny don't do no elliptical and I want that sucker outta the shop!

Right now I've got 2-1/2" drop spindles and 2" springs up front. I've got 5" springs in the back and expect to add blocks to make it 6". There's nothing on the frame (except my fat ass) so it looks really high. At fighting weight I think it should be a nice static ride height!

[mcbassin]

Very nice progress on the bed. You should be close to primer soon eh...

[jlsanborn]

If I can keep the pace up I should be putting epoxy on it soon. I've already wet sanded my cab but I have to go back and touch a few places. Hood should be ready for paint. Everything else is through metal, filler and epoxy but that's it! I've got a bit of sanding to do yet before any color. I think that once I've got the bed in expoxy, ready for high-build I'm going to jump on the chassis and motor. I'm afraid If I've got pretty panels hanging around for too long I'll ding them up!

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

If I can keep the pace up I should be putting epoxy on it soon. I've already wet sanded my cab but I have to go back and touch a few places. Hood should be ready for paint. Everything else is through metal, filler and epoxy but that's it! I've got a bit of sanding to do yet before any color. I think that once I've got the bed in expoxy, ready for high-build I'm going to jump on the chassis and motor. I'm afraid If I've got pretty panels hanging around for too long I'll ding them up!

Sounds like a good plan. I have had a heck of a time trying to coordinate my body work in my tiny shop. I'm constantly moving them around and scratches and dings happen.

[Low Elco]

I got lucky- when they got nice I hid them at my neighbor's house.

[808_67C10]

Okay... I am far away from the good ole U S of A and am feeding my addiction through the forums.... I need more pics! Hahaha, I hope all is well bro and you guys are thawing out from the extreme cold. Now grab a beer and get on that whip!!!! Lol

[Bennett68C10]

Nice job on the bed, can't wait to see some primer on there

[jlsanborn]

I was on a roll then got booked for a couple weekends. The weather was getting nice then I plowed 6" of snow last night! Sheesh, I'm ready for some SUN!
Knuckle-head has been busy in the shop, got three motors and about five sets of heads torn to *hit, layin all over the place and some of MY tools out on loan! One of his pals is doing heads on a 350, another is rebuilding a 327 and the tall one is building a 454. All Chevy Trucks!

I'm going to hit it this weekend and will put up some photos.

[sduckworth13]

Nice work on the bed, it looks great.

[Low Elco]

Dang kids-never gets any better, huh? (LOL) He could be up to worse, but Dad needs some room! Good luck this weekend.

[68 TT]

Nice work. Great to get some extra insulation in those doors.

Still need to get over there and check out your project one of these days.

[jlsanborn]

Ya, and I wanna check out the Ant Farm!

[jlsanborn]

Amazon - $127

Hoping to bust this bed out and then build a motor!

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Amazon - $127

Hoping to bust this bed out and then build a motor!

These are hard to beat for large areas. I had one for many years and finally wore it out. I keep telling myself I don't need a new one because I don't plan on doing that much bodywork going forward. And yet here I am ...still doing lots of bodywork. Sheesh!

[808_67C10]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Amazon - $127

Hoping to bust this bed out and then build a motor!

Oh oh, I know what's going on my fathers day list. I will likely get socks though! Hahaha

[jlsanborn]

I'll update tonight. I've got one side bout done. The sander is awesome! Should have gotten that thing a LONG time ago.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Amazon - $127

Hoping to bust this bed out and then build a motor!

Very nice! oh how many times I wish I would have popped for one of those. That should make it a lot easier for the big flat areas on the bed. I swear I have used a mile of that rolled sandpaper on my truck. Pretty much skim coated every panel then sanded 99% off on to the floor.

It's shocking how much sandpaper and supplies it takes when you do all the panels on these trucks.

Did you say what your plans are for the motor? Sorry if I missed it.

Looking forward to more updates soon.

[jlsanborn]

I would recommend this thing to anyone doing more than a few panels. It's not a finish tool but it gets you really close in a hurry. No longer worry so much about how flat you lay your filler on or them berms you make when you overlap with your spreader. Also, after your filler hardens there's always that slick, hard "glaze" to it that's a drag to cut through with the block - easy peasy now! I'd say that with this and a very small amount of hand blocking I'll be able to epoxy it. I'm sure there will be lots of places that need more filler but they'll be small. Guide coat will tell. I dunno about the paper I got - "Dura-Gold". I'm using P80 and it seems to clog up quicker than I'd think it should. Still kicks-arse, but seems that the best sandpaper always says 3M or Made in Canada.

I've got an old small journal 327 with it's forged crank and camel hump heads. Plan now is to zero deck, cool pistons and rods, roller cam, single plane (painted), painted headers, script covers with no holes, Holley, snorkel filter housing, filler tube with PCV provisions, HEI with mods for a bit more RPM. This is what I really want. ZERO chrome and plain-Jane but making real power past 6500. Kind of a Z28 theme with my Muncie and 15's/poverty caps with white letters on 50's. Dual fours under a single snorkel filter housing??? - would that be *****in or what!? On the other hand - Vortec 5.7 (383 of course).

Got some new lights in the work room
New ride for Wifey
And I'm going outside to work on the bed

[67ctener]

How are things going over east? My favorite thing about you shortening the bed is deleting that middle stake pocket. Great job taking a little extra time and IMO doing it right. Can't wait to see some paint on it

[Low Elco]

OOOOOOOOh, Fancy! Link, please? I've been havin' a bit of a chub for one. Be careful, they eat faster than you think, then you got a hole.

[jlsanborn]

Originally Posted by 67ctener

How are things going over east? My favorite thing about you shortening the bed is deleting that middle stake pocket. Great job taking a little extra time and IMO doing it right. Can't wait to see some paint on it

Thanks dude! I had considered filling the front and rear ones but it's a truck and I just don't think it'd look right without them.

Originally Posted by Low Elco

OOOOOOOOh, Fancy! Link, please? I've been havin' a bit of a chub for one. Be careful, they eat faster than you think, then you got a hole.

Linky - Ingersoll Rand 315G Edge Series Straight Line Air...
I got a roll of P80 longboard paper to go with. I expect this thing to boogey and it'll probably take some practice to control it. Will report!

[knomadd]

I came across your thread for the first time today. I've seen you post in other threads and for some reason I've never clicked on your build thread link in your signature. Looks like I've been missing out. You've done a lot of work and it's looking good. I'll be following from here on. I wish I had a shop that big!

[jlsanborn]

Originally Posted by knomadd

I came across your thread for the first time today. I've seen you post in other threads and for some reason I've never clicked on your build thread link in your signature. Looks like I've been missing out. You've done a lot of work and it's looking good. I'll be following from here on. I wish I had a shop that big!

Thanks for dropping by! I've been through a bit of your build but not quite done yet. Nice looking truck!