68 aka "Chained in Porterbuilt Prison"

[Dieselwrencher]

That is super shiny! I like it! The plan sounds good to me. I love your 57 too!!!

[superflysteiny]

Looken good

[litew8]

Heck ya, nice work Pictures are looking better too.

[True 67]

just went thru your entire build thread and all I can do is bow down!!!! Great workmanship..

True

[jtp67-72]

Originally Posted by True 67

just went thru your entire build thread and all I can do is bow down!!!! Great workmanship..

True

thanx but just work and a little time and money.....driveshaft just came in and trying to line out cab and interior before shooting color...more in a few days....jim

[mikeleeshields]

Jim, Did you ever figure out the issue with the headers? I am hopefully picking mine up from the exhaust guy today. I will load some pictures of the final assembly when I get them.

[jtp67-72]

Originally Posted by mikeleeshields

Jim, Did you ever figure out the issue with the headers? I am hopefully picking mine up from the exhaust guy today. I will load some pictures of the final assembly when I get them.

Got the "camaro" headers in and the pass side is same as yours but marked with diff part #....go figure......have not put cab back on but looks like it will work like yours....would love to see that connection on pass side when u can...i'm goin to run the orig left and the "camaro" right....both fit well around plugs....multi taskin a bunch of things right now...pics before long......jim

[mikeleeshields]

Originally Posted by jtp67-72

Got the "camaro" headers in and the pass side is same as yours but marked with diff part #....go figure......have not put cab back on but looks like it will work like yours....would love to see that connection on pass side when u can...i'm goin to run the orig left and the "camaro" right....both fit well around plugs....multi taskin a bunch of things right now...pics before long......jim

I posted some pics up on my page but here you go. Your frame and drivetrain setup is so amazing.

[BigDaddyV]

Jim,
I have to say, you are an inspiration to me. I've been toying with ideas and colors for my truck and frame. And I must say, that after seeing your Frame in silver, That is the way I am going. Killer! I'm also tossing around the idea of so Hydro dipping over some of the parts...

[jlaird]

Lookin good Jim!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Love the silver chassis...

[BigDaddyV]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Love the silver chassis...

Agree!

[Bennett68C10]

Wow that looks awesome but I'm partial to red I'm painting mine Torch Red and White two tone. Can't wait to see more.

[oldman3]

Glad your back, I'm like you, can't wait to see the billet against the red...Jim

[jtp67-72]

When u see these in there u will see where i mixed this color from .....seat vinyl not as orange as pic.....and add either marquez or fesler panels should look good..Working with Eric (superflystein) on some Marquez pieces....jim

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-Interi...057821?vxp=mtr

[C10Greg]

Originally Posted by jtp67-72

When u see these in there u will see where i mixed this color from .....seat vinyl not as orange as pic.....and add either marquez or fesler panels should look good..Working with Eric (superflystein) on some Marquez pieces....jim

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-Interi...057821?vxp=mtr

I have the complete Marquez Interior Kit. Fit and finish is excellent.

[jtp67-72]

Originally Posted by C10Greg

I have the complete Marquez Interior Kit. Fit and finish is excellent.

i need pics!!!
especially the cab liner...jim

[C10Greg]

Originally Posted by jtp67-72

i need pics!!!
especially the cab liner...jim

I don't have any pics yet. I work on my truck in my back yard so it's covered up right now from the rain and all the interior pieces are in my garage. Here is what I can tell you if it helps.

The quality of the interior panels is excellent as is the finish. The fiberglass is pretty thick and all the panels feel very sturdy. The only panels I have not fit yet are the kick panels because they were not finished yet when I test fit all of the other parts.

The headliner was the piece I was worried about the most, especially because I was going to have to fit it by myself. It was recommended by Pascual Marquez to install the headliner with out the glass in the truck. It is made a little bit long so that it can be trimmed to fit perfect around the front and rear glass rubber and the door rubber. The nice thing about the extra length is that if some one were going to do a flush mount windshield, the headliner would go all the way to the windshield with no gaps. My headliner fit so snug, I didn't even have to use clamps to hold it in place while I marked the holes for drilling. The headliner is held in place by the interior dome light, the rear view mirror and the visors. It will also be held in place by the seat belt mounting holes should you choose to have 3 point seat belts. If you go back and look at Eric's Tootsie, you will notice the headliner is one piece. The actual production headliners are two piece.

The trickiest part of installing the headliner is finding a way to locate all of the holes once the headliner has been properly fitted. I know this won't work for everyone but what I did was first locate the holes for the three point seat belts since these were fairly easy to locate. So here is the part that is not for everyone. I removed the headliner and I welded up all the holes for the rear view mirror and the sun visors and ground them smooth. I put the headliner back in and screwed in the bolts for the three point seat belts. Now I just put the mirror brackets and visor brackets in the location very close to where they would normally go and I drilled the new holes through the headliner and roof at the same time. That might not be the easiest way, but it worked for me. Hope this helps.

[superflysteiny]

Yes he is correct although if you want a one piece headliner it can be done you just need the seat out and the column out of the truck. or at least have the column down. I am not just saying this but there is no comparison between fesler and marquez when it comes to quality. c10greg kit is one of the first kits the new kits will be even nicer as they have fixed all the little issues they had with the mold. Just my two cents hope it helps. I am going to Marquez shop on Thursday I will have prices then

[mcbassin]

Awesome progress Jim! Love the interior paint
I missed the chassis update a while back. It looks great too.

[67cheby]

Would you look at that ! Just look at it would ya !

[Dieselwrencher]

That dash looks awesome! Great work!

[jtp67-72]

thanx guys.....what a pain in azz to buff!!!..........billet on by weekend........jim

[jtp67-72]

Can u say "Retro" anyone?? And i got the ram jet back from the plater.....oh boy..........jim

[ajgriffin]

Ahhh yeah!!! That looks nice! What are you going to put on the passenger side of the dash?