Project Vitamin C-10

[283 Man]

Alan your doing a great job on the 65,when you are done with it looking at all your progress in pictures you can tell you are one hell of a body man!!Your 65 will look new when your done...

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by 283 Man

Alan your doing a great job on the 65,when you are done with it looking at all your progress in pictures you can tell you are one hell of a body man!!Your 65 will look new when your done...

Thanks man! I appreciate the comment.

[283 Man]

no problem!! hard find good metal body man now days.

[62 short step]

Looking good!! Can't wait to see more progress!!

[joe231]

hey i was just curious, are you using filler on the floors? mind if I ask why?

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by joe231

hey i was just curious, are you using filler on the floors? mind if I ask why?

I have a sickness It's being a little on the anal side.

[1974k5blazer]

Originally Posted by joe231

hey i was just curious, are you using filler on the floors? mind if I ask why?

I was thinking the same thing!

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by 1974k5blazer

I was thinking the same thing!

I know people will never see it after it's all done, but until I get it done everyone will see it. It would always be in the back of my head unless I do it. That way I can say I did the best job that I could do. Like I mentioned before in a previous post it's a sickness. I thought a restoration is to restore it to like new condition.

On to the progress..............I finished welding up the firewall and tacked my fuel filler hole plug in place. I also prepped my outer rocker on the Lt side for welding. I still have to replace the Lt cab corner

[Chevyman680063]

You're doing a good job on it, want to come and do rust repair on mine? I've got to get me a welder so I can save on body work, come to think of it I might want to learn how to weld. Anyone got a welder I can have so I can teach myself how to weld?

[Alan's Classic]

I got a little more done. I'm waiting on another Lt cab corner because the one I had was wrong for some reason.

Pix
1-Firewall primed
2-Primed outside of the doors
3-Primed floor pan
4-Primed back panel
5-Good mark door blocked after 3 coats of primer. I got dizzy looking at the door so I thought I would prime and block to see everything. I've got alot of work to do.

As you can tell I decided to use new doors instead of repairing my old ones. It should save me a little time

[ol Curt]

Hey Alan,

On post 72 of your build page I see the holes for all the after market parts don't match up. I have that same dilemma and can solve that, but my front cab brace doesn't come out far enough to meet the outer or inner rocker. It is probably 1/2" short and is all the way out. Think i should try to go back and add on to it on the inboard side or bush over the bolts in the gap?

I'll post some pics on my post tonight.

Bob

[joe231]

[283 Man]

Alan what size motor and tranny you going put in your 65?

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by 283 Man

Alan what size motor and tranny you going put in your 65?

I have a 383 that I built several years ago and I'm going to put a 700R4 behind it and a 373 posi.

[283 Man]

that be good combo

[Alan's Classic]

Smoothing the firewall.

[joe231]

are you gonna run it with out heat/air?

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by joe231

are you gonna run it with out heat/air?

I will use a ac/heater unit under the dash with a bulkhead plate on the firewall similar to this.

[Alan's Classic]

For some reason my pic upload failed. I will try again later

[Alan's Classic]

Here they are

[joe231]

cool, that's very clean

[jonzcustomshop]

I agree with jwart on gm's build standards..., 5567's were even worse to get the gaps right.
either what jwartsaid, weld rod to the edge of the door, or slice into the edge about 1/4 inch in, move the edge to where you want it , and fill the gap.
An old bodyman that I work with seems to perfer the second method.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

or slice into the edge about 1/4 inch in, move the edge to where you want it , and fill the gap.
An old bodyman that I work with seems to perfer the second method.

I have not thought about doing it that way, I kind of like the idea. Thanks

[Alan's Classic]

I got the frame butchery repaired tonight. I think it turn out really well. Sdailey was impressed. I don't get much time to work on the project, but every step that I get done gets me one step closer.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

I agree with jwart on gm's build standards..., 5567's were even worse to get the gaps right.
either what jwartsaid, weld rod to the edge of the door, or slice into the edge about 1/4 inch in, move the edge to where you want it , and fill the gap.
An old bodyman that I work with seems to perfer the second method.

Thanks Jon your advice it worked like a dream.