My 63 Project

[ZouchaR]

Workin on the door.

[ZouchaR]

About four hours with that air file in my hands is about all I can take. It will wear you out!!

[T.W.Dustin]

You have been busy!

[kerber63]

Keep up the great work! What you've done so far looks awesome.

[ZouchaR]

Time to pull the rearend....

[ZouchaR]

So we pulled the rearend... and it's ready to go to the shop to be checked, add Posi and to put the 4 bolt square ends on the axle tubes... I pulled the cover and counted 41 teeth on the Ring and 12 Teeth on the pinion.... Simple math.... 3.73 to 1 gear ratio. So I won't need to buy a new ring and pinion gear set.

[ZouchaR]

So now I need some advice. I lowered the front about 3 and a half inches and the back 4. I am planning to use a single piece driveline, since my Muncie is so much longer than the old stock four speed, and the front driveline would be about 18 inches if I used a two piece. Since I have lowered it, should i flip my trailing arm crossmember in order to gain the inch or so of travel for the driveline?? Anyone have thoughts about this?? It would be so much easier to do it now rather than later.

[1963c-10]

Nice job on the metal work. Did you find a 17 spline posi or are you converting to 30 spline in the rear end?

[ZouchaR]

I am going to take it too my local rear end shop and see what I can do with what I have without spending a crap load of money. So this could be a core, or it may be the seed for something really nice. I need to discuss it with them. I will let you know.

[1963c-10]

The 63 & 64 12 bolts were 17 splines. They went to 30 spline in 65. The 12 bolt 17 spline posi's are out there, but will take some looking. Took me 2 years to find one. Most guys w/63 & 64 trucks convert to the newer 30 splines since parts are readily available as are the 30 spline posi's. Both are stil 8.875"

Let me know how it works out though.

[ZouchaR]

So this little "facet" on the front of my hood was driving me nuts. So it's time to fix it.

[ZouchaR]

Looking better.

[ZouchaR]

I like that.

[ZouchaR]

Next job is too pull this crossmember, repair it and roll it over.

[1963c-10]

Coming along nicely!!

[ZouchaR]

Look what I picked up today.

[ZouchaR]

So we had a very productive day... Started off with the brake booster and master cylinder. That's my son helping out.

[ZouchaR]

And here is an after picture.

[ZouchaR]

Then we moved on to the power steering gear box. And the steering linkage.

[siggyfreud]

Looking good! Can't wait to have my rear end looking that pretty!

[1963c-10]

nice job on the rear end....doing the same myself in a few weeks.

[ZouchaR]

Back on the ground!!!

[ZouchaR]

So these seats are out of an 02 silverado. I found a pair just like them out of an 01 silverado, but powered. So this should be the style but in grey.

[ZouchaR]

Ok fellas. I need some advice. If you look at this picture, you can see that the caliper is right against the mounting bracket.

[ZouchaR]

This picture shows the passenger side. Notice the distance between the caliper and the bracket.