Nik's 62 build

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I also did get my motor mount removed, a huge chunk is missing and the rubber isn't even like rubber anymore, it was pretty clear that it needed to be replaced. I searched for weeks with no success and even found a part number from an old parts book but it turns out the mount was discontinued. So my new plan is to rebuild it, I'll melt out all the old rubber and pour in new polyurethane and let it cure, should be much stiffer than the original rubber

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[TJ's Chevy]

Can you supply me with the old part number bud?

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Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Can you supply me with the old part number bud?

Sure tj, it's 3763767. I'm almost 100% positive that it is not reproduced but I would be happy to be proven wrong

[AJCK87]

Man that just looks nasty hahaha

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Sure tj, it's 3763767. I'm almost 100% positive that it is not reproduced but I would be happy to be proven wrong

I looked at all my special parts places and couldn't find a thing. NO ONE makes them that I can find. I have a few contacts and will try them. Best I could come up with is a used set on Ebay right now and a similar set being produced at $100 a piece and they aren't even Right. The ones I can find being reproduced for that year are different. See picture:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anchor-Indus...JU~2Qy&vxp=mtr

Even the one pictured in Jim Carter parts who specializes in these is different.

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Originally Posted by AJCK87

Man that just looks nasty hahaha

Tell me about it lol, when the weight of the engine was on it would get squished outwards and the rubber would rub up against the harmonic balancer making a funny smell

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

I looked at all my special parts places and couldn't find a thing. NO ONE makes them that I can find. I have a few contacts and will try them. Best I could come up with is a used set on Ebay right now and a similar set being produced at $100 a piece and they aren't even Right. The ones I can find being reproduced for that year are different. See picture:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anchor-Indus...JU~2Qy&vxp=mtr

Even the one pictured in Jim Carter parts who specializes in these is different.

Thanks for taking the time to look tj but like I all ready said I looked for a few weeks hard with no success at all. I talked to a guy that had a '60 and he said that he looked for a year until he got his hands on a nos one. That is why I'm just going to rebuild it

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So I've been busy lately with work and school starting back up but I've still been working on the truck, just haven't been getting a lot accomplished. Trying to remove the 14 bolts that hold the crossmember in place has proven to be the most difficult thing I have ever done on this truck. The upper control arm was in the way of the nuts so I had to break the balljoints loose (did not come easy). And to add to it each bolt was really rusted on and I don't have a torch to melt them out and an angle grinder or drill wouldn't fit in the tight space so my only option was to heat them up and use penatrant oil and loosen them off with a breaker bar, this took almost an hour per bolt because of how difficult it was to turn. I've so far gotten 8 of them out and only have the bottom ones left. Here is a pic of how the truck currently looks, all the front sheet metal is now off to make the job easier

[namloc]

Been there not to long ago.Mine had a fully boxed frame from the P.O i had to hole saw access to those bolts and nuts i feel your pain.

[TJ's Chevy]

Tough work for sure. Left mine in for that very reason. haha Only suspension upgrade I did was a front sway bar. Rest was new upper and lower control arms, ball joints, coil springs, shocks, and steering components. I will say...that front end is STIFF. That and the light motor and sway bar should make this thing corner like a 2016 camaro. lol

[CURSED GEARS]

Your a resourceful dude! I want to see that motor mount when your done. Keep on rocking, you ought to have a killer truck when your done, and a bunch of new skills for the next one!

[Ronzo]

Looking good Nik, keep it going.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by namloc

Been there not to long ago.Mine had a fully boxed frame from the P.O i had to hole saw access to those bolts and nuts i feel your pain.

Sounds like they built it not thinking about how it would come apart

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Tough work for sure. Left mine in for that very reason. haha Only suspension upgrade I did was a front sway bar. Rest was new upper and lower control arms, ball joints, coil springs, shocks, and steering components. I will say...that front end is STIFF. That and the light motor and sway bar should make this thing corner like a 2016 camaro. lol

Yep I did do a couple upgrades as well, front sway bar, polyurethane bushings in place of all old rubber, and the I will install a nice set of shocks all around plus a rear Sway-bar.

Originally Posted by CURSED GEARS

Your a resourceful dude! I want to see that motor mount when your done. Keep on rocking, you ought to have a killer truck when your done, and a bunch of new skills for the next one!

Thanks man, trying to build stuff on this truck rather than buy it so I can save money and learn how to do it myself. It definitely will be sweet when done, if the next project is another truck it would probably be another knee knocker Chevy, but I'm kinda thinking the next one will likely be a mopar or some sort of hand built

Originally Posted by Ronzo

Looking good Nik, keep it going.

Thanks Ron, I sure will, I plan to have the entire front end including engine all put together on the truck this fall.


No pics for today but after work I got a little time on the truck and managed to get all the bolts on the crossmember removed, every bolt fought me to the very end but with heat and penatrant oil I had success. Tomorrow if I get a chance I will disconnect the steering linkage and pull the crossmember out

[TJ's Chevy]

Forgot to mention the poly bushings and rear sway bar to. haha! Can't wait to see how it improves cornering. As the small truck it was, it handle pretty darn well.

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Got busy today after school and disconnected the steering linkage and was able to pull out the crossmember, not a fun job. Now I can start to get the frame prepped for the 78 crossmember.

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Got the 78 Crossmember mocked up today, everything is looking good. One thing I wasn't expecting is that the upper control arm is hitting the inner fender, it'll just have to be trimmed

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[meinolf]

hi nik. the bed wood is verry simpel. boot plywood , paint with clear color ,stahlness steehl carpet rods drill done.
gruß from black forest meinolf

[66Submarine]

Are those control arm bushings all the way in?

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Originally Posted by meinolf

hi nik. the bed wood is verry simpel. boot plywood , paint with clear color ,stahlness steehl carpet rods drill done.
gruß from black forest meinolf

Thanks, when it comes time to do my bed wood I'll probably do something just like that, looks great

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Originally Posted by 66Submarine

Are those control arm bushings all the way in?

Yep, this is exactly how it shows in the instructions

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Got all the holes drilled in the side of the frame for the crossmember, the ones with bolts sitting in them are the ones that will be used, the rest now serve no purpose. now all I need to do is the bottom ones

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Also made a template out of cart board to mock up my booster and clutch master so I can build a bracket. They both mount in the same location as captainfab's old bracket except mine will mount flush and bolt into the firewall since I need as much room as possible to fit the oil bath air cleaner

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