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*lakeroadster* · 01-19-2010, 08:03 PM

Made a 3 gauge panel to replace the heater controls in the Camaro dash. I like to call it the rare "Heater Delete" option.

Then shot a coat of rattle can primer on the dash and gauge panel just to lighten it up a bit. It needs soem filler but I plan to run the dash like this through the year and tear everything back down next winter for bondo and paint.

Also spent some time organizing all the under dash wiring with wire ties in preparation for hooking up gauges. It might look nightmarish but now I know what every wire is thanks to my trusty 1965 Shop Manual.

*LILRED66* · 01-19-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 198plus

Looks great Tony...........Is that the grill I sold you ????

I think so Ronnie. I have a few of these going right now and I can't remember for sure, but I did use the nicest one I had and I believe that was it. Thanks.

*LILRED66* · 01-19-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by blackmopar

Another great piece of info to have - thanks LilRed!

Some of the books and manuals I have are quite informative and not readily available, so they offer a lot of great details about these trucks.

*LILRED66* · 01-19-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by markeb01

Man that white ring/black background makes all the difference. Really beautiful.

Thanks mareb01. I appreciate it.

DWright · 01-19-2010, 11:31 PM

Replaced a heater core in a customers Chevy Equinox. Job calls for 10hrs and the car only had 60k on the odo. I know it doesnt pertain to our trucks, but i thought you guys might be interested.
I did however get my front suspension out from under my truck tonight.

cant seem to be able to post the pics. i'll try again later

markeb01 · 01-19-2010, 11:40 PM

That's why I drive a 50 year old truck, the heater along with most everything else can be fixed or changed in minutes instead of days.

stretch-t · 01-20-2010, 02:34 AM

Spent 3 hours grinding and sanding rust/dirt off the the rear 1/3 of the frame. Tomorrow plan is to finish the rust removal with a wire brush , then paint it with POR-15.

SCOTI · 01-20-2010, 03:32 AM

I worked on modifying my rear shock c.member....

4dranch · 01-20-2010, 09:20 AM

Started on some panel replacements..

Vernski · 01-20-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by LILRED66

Per the Chevrolet Truck Encyclopedia, all the '60-'66 Chevy trucks were done this way, including the single-tone and two-truck paint schemes. There may be some exceptions, but that is the way they were originally done.

Two obvious tale-tell signs of a repaint, are this area not having the black backdrop with the off-white accent ring or the firewall being any color besides the body color.

Hey Tony I was wondering does GMC do the same with there grills or is this a Chevy only thing? Thanks ---Vernski

jbgroby · 01-20-2010, 12:09 PM

On the GMC trucks. only the back area (behind the barbell) was blacked out, no trim color was done.

Jake

*LILRED66* · 01-20-2010, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vernski

Hey Tony I was wondering does GMC do the same with there grills or is this a Chevy only thing? Thanks ---Vernski

I am not sure Vernski, but the GMC guys have the answer. I do believe it was only on the Chevy trucks, as noted above, by jbgroby.

Vernski · 01-20-2010, 04:07 PM

Thanks guys for the answer on the GMC grills. Hey today I bought a 63 Chev swb knee knocker from a guy that was hurtin for sure. $500 and the title was mine. It needs bed wood and I will have to replace the rockers maybe just the drivers side. I'm a GMC guy but I wasn't passin' this up bbw an all. It has an I6 in it and it runs good. I'll start on it when I get my GMC done, it needs paint and some body work.---Vernski

*LILRED66* · 01-20-2010, 04:28 PM

Congrats Vernski...I don't know if I jealous or envious or both. Keep us posted and nice score.

ruffrida2005 · 01-20-2010, 05:00 PM

Good score, looks pretty straight..

sams60gmc · 01-20-2010, 11:55 PM

I did some work yesterday and today on my rear backhalf. I made my top tri link tabs and today I squared up my frame and rearend, set the pinion angle and built the top links. I ran into a small problem with where my links were headed so I had to bend them so they would hit the middle adjustment. But I'm glad I did because it turned out sweet. I had to pie cut it because I don't have a tube bender and didn't want to wait. My bungs are tacked in and its tacked in the front and the tabs are tacked aswell. Anyways here are some pics and I did a walk around and video'd it and I'll have that up later.

jgh64pkup · 01-21-2010, 12:09 AM

i did some measuring for a y pipe then set it back on the ground and tried a little

(with open headers)

70 Suburban · 01-21-2010, 12:34 AM

bench tested the dash and a/c from the 08 chevy. it works so ill be tryin to figure out how to get it in the 66

ruffrida2005 · 01-21-2010, 12:43 AM

Sam60 Do you know what your ride height is going to be set at on your truck?

sams60gmc · 01-21-2010, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

Sam60 Do you know what your ride height is going to be set at on your truck?

Should be about the same as or around about a 5'' drop on a shortbed.

sams60gmc · 01-21-2010, 01:42 AM

YouTube- 1960 GMC truck, rear backhalf frame...

protrash64 · 01-21-2010, 11:13 AM

Nice work sams60

.......also congrats on one of the most popular and long running threads I've seen

.

Martin64 · 01-21-2010, 12:33 PM

I parked mine in the neighbor's carport to keep tree limbs/trees from falling on it while it's windy....they park in the street since there's no tall trees in front of the building.

sams60gmc · 01-21-2010, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by protrash64

Nice work sams60

.......also congrats on one of the most popular and long running threads I've seen

.

Thanks!!

markeb01 · 01-21-2010, 01:00 PM

With unseasonal temps in the high 40's and low 50's, I got mine out of storage and back in the garage for new trailing arm bushings, a relay for the heater and maybe more upholstery.

01-19-2010, 08:03 PM	#701
lakeroadster Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 2,485	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Made a 3 gauge panel to replace the heater controls in the Camaro dash. I like to call it the rare "Heater Delete" option. Then shot a coat of rattle can primer on the dash and gauge panel just to lighten it up a bit. It needs soem filler but I plan to run the dash like this through the year and tear everything back down next winter for bondo and paint. Also spent some time organizing all the under dash wiring with wire ties in preparation for hooking up gauges. It might look nightmarish but now I know what every wire is thanks to my trusty 1965 Shop Manual. Attached Images Last edited by lakeroadster; 01-19-2010 at 08:05 PM.

01-19-2010, 11:31 PM	#705
DWright Shlong Bed Club Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Milford, VA Posts: 220	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Replaced a heater core in a customers Chevy Equinox. Job calls for 10hrs and the car only had 60k on the odo. I know it doesnt pertain to our trucks, but i thought you guys might be interested. I did however get my front suspension out from under my truck tonight. cant seem to be able to post the pics. i'll try again later Attached Images Last edited by DWright; 01-20-2010 at 12:54 AM.

01-19-2010, 11:40 PM	#706
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: What did you do to your truck today? That's why I drive a 50 year old truck, the heater along with most everything else can be fixed or changed in minutes instead of days.

01-20-2010, 02:34 AM	#707
stretch-t Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Haslet, TX Posts: 14	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Spent 3 hours grinding and sanding rust/dirt off the the rear 1/3 of the frame. Tomorrow plan is to finish the rust removal with a wire brush , then paint it with POR-15. Attached Images

01-20-2010, 03:32 AM	#708
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,041	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I worked on modifying my rear shock c.member.... Attached Images __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

01-20-2010, 09:20 AM	#709
4dranch Shloooooong bed member #2 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Millington Tn. Posts: 1,864	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Started on some panel replacements.. Attached Images __________________ *David,* Daughters 66 truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=484601 Learning to drive a 3 on the tree: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcCMvRgBo1Q

01-20-2010, 12:09 PM	#711
jbgroby Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lacombe, LA Posts: 2,772	Re: What did you do to your truck today? On the GMC trucks. only the back area (behind the barbell) was blacked out, no trim color was done. Jake __________________ http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/jb...23904108567829

01-20-2010, 04:07 PM	#713
Vernski Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rathdrum, Idaho Posts: 1,135	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Thanks guys for the answer on the GMC grills. Hey today I bought a 63 Chev swb knee knocker from a guy that was hurtin for sure. $500 and the title was mine. It needs bed wood and I will have to replace the rockers maybe just the drivers side. I'm a GMC guy but I wasn't passin' this up bbw an all. It has an I6 in it and it runs good. I'll start on it when I get my GMC done, it needs paint and some body work.---Vernski Attached Images

01-20-2010, 04:28 PM	#714
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Congrats Vernski...I don't know if I jealous or envious or both. Keep us posted and nice score.

01-20-2010, 05:00 PM	#715
ruffrida2005 Member of the longbed union. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Killeen, Tx Posts: 2,158	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Good score, looks pretty straight.. __________________ Paul 88 GMC Crew Cab dually, 454/T400 64 LWB 400 HP 350/350T Bagged, under construction! Sold most of it! 92 S10 Iron Duke 5 speed, 5/7 drop for now. soon to be bagged. Sold http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post4637759

01-20-2010, 11:55 PM	#716
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I did some work yesterday and today on my rear backhalf. I made my top tri link tabs and today I squared up my frame and rearend, set the pinion angle and built the top links. I ran into a small problem with where my links were headed so I had to bend them so they would hit the middle adjustment. But I'm glad I did because it turned out sweet. I had to pie cut it because I don't have a tube bender and didn't want to wait. My bungs are tacked in and its tacked in the front and the tabs are tacked aswell. Anyways here are some pics and I did a walk around and video'd it and I'll have that up later. Attached Images __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

01-21-2010, 12:09 AM	#717
jgh64pkup Sunburst C10!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,560	Re: What did you do to your truck today? i did some measuring for a y pipe then set it back on the ground and tried a little (with open headers) __________________ Gage 1967 C10 Shortbed Stepside

01-21-2010, 12:34 AM	#718
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: What did you do to your truck today? bench tested the dash and a/c from the 08 chevy. it works so ill be tryin to figure out how to get it in the 66 __________________ Just keepin it simple. 1965 C-10 Ext cab build. 350??(Does it count at 2 truck if I had to cut one up?) 1966 C-10 lwb 283 auto 1970 Suburban in pieces 1971 Blazer 4wd....restore someday. all factory CST 1972 Blazer 4wd parts truck still a roller 1972 GMC Sierra Grandee 1998 Chevy ext driver. 2005 F**D the wife drive...(cant fix women)

01-21-2010, 12:43 AM	#719
ruffrida2005 Member of the longbed union. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Killeen, Tx Posts: 2,158	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Sam60 Do you know what your ride height is going to be set at on your truck? __________________ Paul 88 GMC Crew Cab dually, 454/T400 64 LWB 400 HP 350/350T Bagged, under construction! Sold most of it! 92 S10 Iron Duke 5 speed, 5/7 drop for now. soon to be bagged. Sold http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post4637759

01-21-2010, 11:13 AM	#722
protrash64 Resistance is Futile Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mesa,Arizona Posts: 3,520	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Nice work sams60 .......also congrats on one of the most popular and long running threads I've seen. __________________ 64 CHEVY PICK-UP > http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...otrash+re-hash 64 CARRYALL >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1964+suburban 66 LB >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=427852 STRENGTH/DETERMINATION/MERCILESS/FOREVER .......posted via stationary device



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01-21-2010, 12:33 PM	#723
Martin64 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yuma, Az Posts: 477	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I parked mine in the neighbor's carport to keep tree limbs/trees from falling on it while it's windy....they park in the street since there's no tall trees in front of the building. __________________ Martin Gibson USAF Retired 1964(-ish) C10

01-21-2010, 01:00 PM	#725
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: What did you do to your truck today? With unseasonal temps in the high 40's and low 50's, I got mine out of storage and back in the garage for new trailing arm bushings, a relay for the heater and maybe more upholstery.

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