my '64 c-10 swb project with steel floor from a '70

[chad64chevy]

well I'm still alive! I just been working way too much, I have got a couple small things done! I've blasted both cowl corners, all bumper brackets, all of the wing vent stuff, e-brake handle stuff, plus the bracket that goes under the truck for the e-brakes! i'll get pics tomorrow of that stuff, I started building my own trailering arms out of 2x3 tubing an 3/16" plate! I got the idea from other forum members! here are the two threads I have put together a lil this and a lil that!
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=214975

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...+trailing+arms

once I buy the two ballistic joints, i'll pics some more pics of them!

[NevEno]

Very cool Chad! I can't wait to see them when you get finished!

[Modges'66]

Very cool Chad!
Lookin Sweet!
Hope that you & the family had a Merry Christmas!

[mjh1965]

Chad some of us are restoring a truck . I think you are making one from scratch is there any parts left you haven't made yourself. I can't wait to see them finished .

[dwcardfan]

Looking good!

[clemdaddy]

those trailing arms look stout and nice job on building them. hope you get some time off during the holidays, you always seem to get a bunch done with just a little time off. keep after it bro...

[Ta2Don]

Ditto on the previous comments...

Keep Rockin' Brother!!!

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by NevEno

Very cool Chad! I can't wait to see them when you get finished!

thanks Paul! got to wait another week or two before ordering the ballistic joints

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Very cool Chad!
Lookin Sweet!
Hope that you & the family had a Merry Christmas!

thanks Mike, Christmas was very good for the kids, the looks on there faces made it worth every dime! since I have a really good job now I went all out on them

Originally Posted by mjh1965

Chad some of us are restoring a truck . I think you are making one from scratch is there any parts left you haven't made yourself. I can't wait to see them finished .

lol, sometimes ( most of the time) I think I won't get finished if I keep making things! but I'm thinking I got it apart might as well do it now instead of doing it later

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Looking good!

thanks Donnie

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

those trailing arms look stout and nice job on building them. hope you get some time off during the holidays, you always seem to get a bunch done with just a little time off. keep after it bro...

thanks Clem, yea I seen those arms made on here before and figured I could make them, since I got 15x12 rims for the back and have future plans of a ls turbo motor! might as well beef up the rear trailering arms a bit now and don't have to do it later

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Ditto on the previous comments...

Keep Rockin' Brother!!!

thanks Don, hoping to see if I can get it to clems this yr. and not end up saying maybe next yr., lol!!

[chad64chevy]

ok so I have been busy with work, family and since my wife is going to have a new baby girl Tuesday the 19th. if her water don't break first, not a lot of truck time having to get the house ready for the new addition!

but I do have some stuff done I wanted to get my tci shifter up of the floor so I'm not leaning forward to shifter! so I made a bracket an took two gussets I made, tig welded them together! I think that it's different an another item I made, not of the shelf bought! I also used a plasma cutter to make some side gussets for my trailing arms an tig welded those up as well! I'm going to pie cut the very ends were the ballistic joints go to have a tampered look an not a boxed look! hope to have that finished this next week an have another update of them finished next weekend!

anyways on to the pics!!
first set of pics is the shifter bracket I made

[chad64chevy]

these pics are the gussets an after tig welding! I'm going to add a 2.5-3" strip of 3/16 to only the top! kind of like what P.O.L have done with there trailing arms! I still need to cut up some metal to make the plates for my rear sway bar to attach to these and also the rear brake cable bracket

[Grizz1963]

Busy busy busy Chad.

I continue to enjoy your build and custom touches.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

I just went completely through your build nice job man !

thanks Mike, not as nice as yours thou!

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Congrats on the baby girl Chad. I love the shifter bracket. That is cool. Nice work on the trailing arms too.

thanks Donnie, I was redirecting my focus since I was waiting on the inner upper windshield piece to be back in stock from classic parts! I have rust but now have both the inside and outside pieces to fix them!

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Busy busy busy Chad.

I continue to enjoy your build and custom touches.

Thank You Rian, I only wish you guys were closer



So the wife had the baby Tuesday Jan. 19th. 2016 at 2:27 p.m!

Annabelle Star weighs 9lbs. 3oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long! I want to thank Rian an Martin for the wishes on fb! the wife just loved the fact people in England know Annabelle was born

[greg65]

Congratulations Chad on the arrival of your beautiful baby girl.

[67cheby]

I just went completely through your build nice job man !

[dwcardfan]

Congrats on the baby girl Chad. I love the shifter bracket. That is cool. Nice work on the trailing arms too.

[mjh1965]

I know I wished you congratulations on FB but after reading your comment I thought I'd reply on here as well . I too wish we were closer . I think it's safe to say Rian probably feels the same way .

[dwcardfan]

Congratulations Chad. She is beautiful!

[Modges'66]

Congrats on the new baby Chad!

[clemdaddy]

congrats buddy... what a looker. better put a gun rack in the truck, you'll need it when she grows up.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by greg65

Congratulations Chad on the arrival of your beautiful baby girl.

Originally Posted by mjh1965

I know I wished you congratulations on FB but after reading your comment I thought I'd reply on here as well . I too wish we were closer . I think it's safe to say Rian probably feels the same way .

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Congratulations Chad. She is beautiful!

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Congrats on the new baby Chad!

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

congrats buddy... what a looker. better put a gun rack in the truck, you'll need it when she grows up.

thanks everyone for the comments! yes Clem me an the boy are out numbered now! this is my forth an last child, one boy an the rest are girls! I'm going to have gray hair fast, lol!

going to go get some truck time in today an this weekend

[Grizz1963]

As said before Chad, congrats to you and Dixie.

I am sure granny, grandad and the kids are all pleased.

[Grizz1963]

PS

Collected a rear loadbed cross brace from Martin that he got off Del's truck last year. My truck is missing some braces.

Anyway, Martin showed me this pic, of myself and Chad on the rear bed of Clem's flatbed truck up in the Ozarks when we were in the USA. I had not seen it before, and seem pretty relaxed and happy there.



It reminded me of just how great this trip was.

All the incredible people we got to meet on the trip and also those we missed out spending time with like Donnie Johnson, or meeting like Steve in Arkansas.

Possibly the best time of my life.........

Maybe time for a "Replay"

[chad64chevy]

thanks for the picture Rian! looks like we had just got into the yard to start looking!



So yesterday and todays progress! I cut out the inner upper windshield piece, and made the patch, then started welding it in!

I also wanted to throw in a pic of what the shifter bracket with the bowtie cutouts will look like, and the position of the shifter when done! Yes it is leaning forward

[chad64chevy]

So it's been awhile since I updated this thread! been working a lot, buying things an with the new baby truck progress is slow!

So I have bought some buddy bucket seats from forum member Classic Bowties, picture added! I have also put in my order with forum member Truckseats, for some seat covers! they will be gray vinyl with blue houndstooth inserts an solid gray vinyl jump seat! I won't have for a while 12 week waiting period! I can't seem to add the pic off my phone so please use your imagination with the pics

first pic it the buddy bucket seat I got!
second and third pic is the colors

[chad64chevy]

I have also bought some stainless steel drink holders, an plan on doing what forum member MisterC did with his buddy bucket seats by adding them to the back of the jump seat! will have that update when I get the seat upholstery! the blue houndstooth will blind in with my blue carpet! I have also bought a extra yard of gray vinyl to make sure the armrest, sunvisors, and half wrap steering wheel all match

buddy bucket seats are the 67 style cause they flip forward and I won't have to mod. them

still trying to figure out how I can have 4 point harness seat belts and buddy bucket seats