Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project - Page 3 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Jeff La · 01-11-2015, 11:28 AM

Great job

vin63 · 03-21-2015, 09:20 PM

And, so it begins...

vin63 · 03-28-2015, 10:16 PM

A little more progress today on the cab and front fenders...

66-PMD-GMC · 03-29-2015, 08:05 AM

That's the main issue isn't it?
Finding -time- to do the project. ...
This is by far in my top 3 favorite builds on this forum.
Looking forward to more photos of progress brutha. .

vin63 · 04-12-2015, 09:52 AM

Finally, the body work on the doors and front fenders are done.

66-PMD-GMC · 04-12-2015, 10:07 AM

SWEET! Almost spray time...

vin63 · 04-23-2015, 05:06 PM

Thanks! Ended up having to completely strip the top of the hood, which set us back a bit. But, a color test was shot on the underside today. Color and hue are good to go…

SCOTI · 04-23-2015, 05:48 PM

OE dark green or something newer?

vin63 · 04-23-2015, 06:01 PM

Going with a darker tone of the late GM Woodland Green. Kind of a modern homage to the original early Woodland Green.

SCOTI · 04-23-2015, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by vin63

Going with a darker tone of the late GM Woodland Green. Kind of a modern homage to the original early Woodland Green.

Cool..... Looking forward to your progress.

66-PMD-GMC · 04-23-2015, 09:14 PM

While I am not a huge fan of green... I think that looks great...:-)

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1963c-10 · 04-30-2015, 01:10 PM

Nice job on the doors, fenders and hood. That color looks great

vin63 · 05-18-2015, 09:05 AM

Primer on the smaller parts and bed.

66-PMD-GMC · 05-18-2015, 09:09 AM

Awesome

greg65 · 05-21-2015, 02:33 PM

subscribed.

Nice work

vin63 · 06-29-2015, 08:25 AM

Working on a couple projects at the same time, so I've been a little laxed on posting progress photos. Small parts were shot. The bed is next.

66-PMD-GMC · 06-29-2015, 09:02 AM

I know how it is to be spread thin across several projects...
But the quality certainly has suffered because of it..
That's apparent by the photos... really looks great..
I can't wait to see it done..

64nlo · 07-01-2015, 12:51 PM

What a beautiful truck!! I'm running into a hell of a problem with mounting my '66 389 in my 64 c10 the issue is mostly with the exhaust. I was thinking about hacking up my headers, but the other issue is that I have to bolt the engine mounts to the cross member and mock up seems to be really high and looks to need some of the cab cut out. Please help!

vin63 · 07-01-2015, 01:55 PM

Are you using one of the GM conversion motor mounts? Also, what about the headers is the issue?

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Originally Posted by 64nlo

What a beautiful truck!! I'm running into a hell of a problem with mounting my '66 389 in my 64 c10 the issue is mostly with the exhaust. I was thinking about hacking up my headers, but the other issue is that I have to bolt the engine mounts to the cross member and mock up seems to be really high and looks to need some of the cab cut out. Please help!

vin63 · 07-01-2015, 02:03 PM

Bed shot last night…

66-PMD-GMC · 07-01-2015, 02:12 PM

I honestly never thought I would see green paint that I would like. ..
That truck is going to be gorgeous! !!

AND be pontiac powered!

Nice

vin63 · 07-01-2015, 03:10 PM

Thanks! Yeah, green is not on my Top 10 list for colors, but it was the original color of the truck, so I figured I would go with it. I had been kicking around the idea of using a darker shade of the mid-2000s GM Cranberry Red Metallic that came on the GMCs.

66-PMD-GMC · 07-01-2015, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vin63

Thanks! Yeah, green is not on my Top 10 list for colors, but it was the original color of the truck, so I figured I would go with it. I had been kicking around the idea of using a darker shade of the mid-2000s GM Cranberry Red Metallic that came on the GMCs.

Well... it looks great..
Maybe my family is right about me lightening up and stop being so stubborn with my opinions...
Guess that green proves them right.. lol

1963c-10 · 07-01-2015, 04:32 PM

Love the dark green. I've been watching to see how it was going to turn out in base coat / clear coat. My short fleet was originally Woodland green and I'm planning on checking out what PPG can get close to the OEM shade. Trucks looking great!!!!

markeb01 · 07-01-2015, 05:59 PM

That color and finish are gorgeous!

01-11-2015, 11:28 AM	#1
Jeff La Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Donaldsonville, La. Posts: 1,024	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Great job

03-21-2015, 09:20 PM	#2
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project And, so it begins... __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes Last edited by vin63; 03-22-2015 at 09:52 AM. Reason: Added photo

03-28-2015, 10:16 PM	#3
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project A little more progress today on the cab and front fenders... __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

03-29-2015, 08:05 AM	#4
66-PMD-GMC The 60-66 GMC/Pontiac guy.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Posts: 1,306	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project That's the main issue isn't it? Finding -time- to do the project. ... This is by far in my top 3 favorite builds on this forum. Looking forward to more photos of progress brutha. . __________________ 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

04-12-2015, 09:52 AM	#5
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Finally, the body work on the doors and front fenders are done. __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

04-12-2015, 10:07 AM	#6
66-PMD-GMC The 60-66 GMC/Pontiac guy.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Posts: 1,306	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project SWEET! Almost spray time... __________________ 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

04-23-2015, 05:06 PM	#7
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Thanks! Ended up having to completely strip the top of the hood, which set us back a bit. But, a color test was shot on the underside today. Color and hue are good to go… __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

04-23-2015, 05:48 PM	#8
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,934	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project OE dark green or something newer? __________________ 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.*

04-23-2015, 06:01 PM	#9
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Going with a darker tone of the late GM Woodland Green. Kind of a modern homage to the original early Woodland Green. __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

04-23-2015, 09:14 PM	#11
66-PMD-GMC The 60-66 GMC/Pontiac guy.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Posts: 1,306	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project While I am not a huge fan of green... I think that looks great...:-) Posted via Mobile Device

04-30-2015, 01:10 PM	#12
1963c-10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 10,338	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Nice job on the doors, fenders and hood. That color looks great __________________ 1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer

05-18-2015, 09:05 AM	#13
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Primer on the smaller parts and bed. __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

05-18-2015, 09:09 AM	#14
66-PMD-GMC The 60-66 GMC/Pontiac guy.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Posts: 1,306	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Awesome __________________ 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

05-21-2015, 02:33 PM	#15
greg65 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Daphne, Al Posts: 1,120	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project subscribed. Nice work __________________ 1965 c-10 swb 1997 c-1500 extended cab 2004 tahoe 1993 mustang gt BUILD THREAD:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=336653

06-29-2015, 08:25 AM	#16
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Working on a couple projects at the same time, so I've been a little laxed on posting progress photos. Small parts were shot. The bed is next. __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes



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06-29-2015, 09:02 AM	#17
66-PMD-GMC The 60-66 GMC/Pontiac guy.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Posts: 1,306	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project I know how it is to be spread thin across several projects... But the quality certainly has suffered because of it.. That's apparent by the photos... really looks great.. I can't wait to see it done.. __________________ 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

07-01-2015, 12:51 PM	#18
64nlo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: billings mt Posts: 41	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project What a beautiful truck!! I'm running into a hell of a problem with mounting my '66 389 in my 64 c10 the issue is mostly with the exhaust. I was thinking about hacking up my headers, but the other issue is that I have to bolt the engine mounts to the cross member and mock up seems to be really high and looks to need some of the cab cut out. Please help!

07-01-2015, 02:03 PM	#20
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Bed shot last night… __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

07-01-2015, 02:12 PM	#21
66-PMD-GMC The 60-66 GMC/Pontiac guy.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Posts: 1,306	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project I honestly never thought I would see green paint that I would like. .. That truck is going to be gorgeous! !! AND be pontiac powered! Nice __________________ 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

07-01-2015, 03:10 PM	#22
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Thanks! Yeah, green is not on my Top 10 list for colors, but it was the original color of the truck, so I figured I would go with it. I had been kicking around the idea of using a darker shade of the mid-2000s GM Cranberry Red Metallic that came on the GMCs. __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

07-01-2015, 04:32 PM	#24
1963c-10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 10,338	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project Love the dark green. I've been watching to see how it was going to turn out in base coat / clear coat. My short fleet was originally Woodland green and I'm planning on checking out what PPG can get close to the OEM shade. Trucks looking great!!!! __________________ 1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer

07-01-2015, 05:59 PM	#25
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: Intro and Some Photos of my '63 Project That color and finish are gorgeous! __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

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