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joe231 · 08-15-2008, 06:56 PM

ha ha
yeah, probably trade the '90 off....but we still have the '95 suburban

I have always been a square body fan, had a '73 long bed red neck rig years ago.

hell yeah, extra parts GOOD!!

women, what can ya do

scotts62 · 08-15-2008, 11:33 PM

Man im glad to hear your wives arnt into it either.

mine thinks its ok as long as she gets to play with the switches.... but thats kinda like me in passenger seat while she drives... WOW ok quit

Yea Joe we need to find you a square and slam it!!!! Then you can tell her, WHAT NOW

SCOTI · 08-16-2008, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by joe231

ha ha
yeah, probably trade the '90 off....but we still have the '95 suburban

I have always been a square body fan, had a '73 long bed red neck rig years ago.

hell yeah, extra parts GOOD!!

women, what can ya do

Square . . .....

joe231 · 08-16-2008, 09:45 AM

YEAH MAN!!!
love your truck!!
I want a square bad

joe231 · 08-17-2008, 07:13 PM

all in primer pics
notice the white bumper
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joe231 · 08-17-2008, 07:26 PM

here are some I took yesterday with the chrome bumper
just fwiw, after the pics, I cleaned up this bumper, it looks pretty good now
I used some 320 grit wet dry sand paper, still need to get some chrome polish and see if it will sparkle

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GMC65Guy · 08-17-2008, 08:40 PM

That chrome bumper is the white bumper previously?? Just sanded ? I have the chrome grill and a white bumper just like yours.. Hm...

joe231 · 08-17-2008, 08:50 PM

no, I got an original chrome bumper and swapped it with the white one.
if you look at the pic you can kinda see the rust on the chrome bumper, that is what I cleaned up with sand paper

62 short step · 08-17-2008, 09:07 PM

Looks good in one color Joe!

joe231 · 08-17-2008, 09:09 PM

thanks Jeremy!!
quite a difference, huh?

62 short step · 08-17-2008, 09:12 PM

I did like the patina red of the bed, that was cool!

joe231 · 08-17-2008, 09:45 PM

me too, just too bad the cab and front end were half a dozen different colors

66chevy PROSTREET · 08-17-2008, 10:01 PM

looks good! the stance looks good also

TimE · 08-17-2008, 10:03 PM

Yup, looks like a different truck Joe. Props to you and the wife!

Hey is that rain clouds in that last pic or is that some kinda trick photography??

joe231 · 08-17-2008, 10:08 PM

thanks guys!
we have been over cast and humid for a few days and some rain back a few days ago too, and lower temps, so i'm happy

Dinos63 · 08-17-2008, 11:22 PM

joe looks good , dig the new color , scoti knows a ton about these trucks , i met him once at a nates super nice guy i like his square body truck looks familiar

joe231 · 08-18-2008, 12:03 AM

thanks Dino!
i'm hoping to join the square body ranks very soon

joe231 · 08-20-2008, 01:24 AM

well...got me a square body short fleet

it has a bit of cancer in the cab corners and rockers
but is pretty straight otherwise, gotta get the jacked up rear down

anyway here a couple pics.
i'll get better ones in the daylight

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jonzcustomshop · 08-20-2008, 01:31 AM

hey that dog drops your bed about 1/2 inch! check the letters on the tire.
I like the flat green, it would look cool with an old army logo painted on the door.

joe231 · 08-20-2008, 01:37 AM

haha he does weigh over 80lbs. and these jeep coils are soft

The wife and I have been talking about putting the Sea Bee symbol on it.
the '66 was my father-in-laws truck before he passed a couple years back. he was a Sea Bee.
also my biological father passed many years ago and he too was a Sea Bee, so it would have dual meaning for us.

Hoffman65burb · 08-20-2008, 02:07 AM

Looks awsome! Are you gonna eventually gonna lay some real paint on it? or you gonna keep the primer?

joe231 · 08-20-2008, 08:27 AM

nah, we will definitely put some paint on it, just undecided on color as of yet
I was just happy to get it un-calico-ed

we still need to strip the interior, inside the bed, and back of cab/front of bed
oh and then the there is the little issue of body work

TimE · 08-20-2008, 01:31 PM

Not a bad lookin' '80 Joe. Congrats!

I guess I'm gonna have to go to the 73-87 side to keep up with this one!

joe231 · 08-21-2008, 12:27 AM

Thanks Tim....
here is a LINKY

it will need some body work, but Scott has nothing better to do anyway

TimE · 08-21-2008, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by joe231

it will need some body work, but Scott has nothing better to do anyway

Sounds like you've got Scotts work cut out for him... Hey, I've got an idea! Maybe I should move out there and let Scott do some frame work on mine. Hheeeyyy Sssccooooottttt, whatya doin' buddy?

08-15-2008, 06:56 PM	#76
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build ha ha yeah, probably trade the '90 off....but we still have the '95 suburban I have always been a square body fan, had a '73 long bed red neck rig years ago. hell yeah, extra parts GOOD!! women, what can ya do __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 08-15-2008 at 06:58 PM.

08-15-2008, 11:33 PM	#77
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,240	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build Man im glad to hear your wives arnt into it either. mine thinks its ok as long as she gets to play with the switches.... but thats kinda like me in passenger seat while she drives... WOW ok quit Yea Joe we need to find you a square and slam it!!!! Then you can tell her, WHAT NOW __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

08-16-2008, 09:45 AM	#79
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build YEAH MAN!!! love your truck!! I want a square bad __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-17-2008, 07:13 PM	#80
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build all in primer pics notice the white bumper __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-17-2008, 07:26 PM	#81
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build here are some I took yesterday with the chrome bumper just fwiw, after the pics, I cleaned up this bumper, it looks pretty good now I used some 320 grit wet dry sand paper, still need to get some chrome polish and see if it will sparkle __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-17-2008, 08:40 PM	#82
GMC65Guy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stillwater,Oklahoma Posts: 130	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build That chrome bumper is the white bumper previously?? Just sanded ? I have the chrome grill and a white bumper just like yours.. Hm...

08-17-2008, 08:50 PM	#83
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build no, I got an original chrome bumper and swapped it with the white one. if you look at the pic you can kinda see the rust on the chrome bumper, that is what I cleaned up with sand paper __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-17-2008, 09:07 PM	#84
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build Looks good in one color Joe! __________________ www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com 1965 c-10 86 chevy c/k 20

08-17-2008, 09:09 PM	#85
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build thanks Jeremy!! quite a difference, huh? __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-17-2008, 09:12 PM	#86
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build I did like the patina red of the bed, that was cool! __________________ www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com 1965 c-10 86 chevy c/k 20

08-17-2008, 09:45 PM	#87
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build me too, just too bad the cab and front end were half a dozen different colors __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-17-2008, 10:01 PM	#88
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08-17-2008, 10:03 PM	#89
TimE Hey Y'all!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Minette, Alabama Posts: 1,755	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build Yup, looks like a different truck Joe. Props to you and the wife! Hey is that rain clouds in that last pic or is that some kinda trick photography??

08-17-2008, 10:08 PM	#90
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build thanks guys! we have been over cast and humid for a few days and some rain back a few days ago too, and lower temps, so i'm happy __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 08-17-2008 at 10:09 PM.

08-17-2008, 11:22 PM	#91
Dinos63 chevy only Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,619	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build joe looks good , dig the new color , scoti knows a ton about these trucks , i met him once at a nates super nice guy i like his square body truck looks familiar __________________ CHEVY ONLY... Nothin Else ! Last edited by Dinos63; 08-18-2008 at 12:12 AM.



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08-18-2008, 12:03 AM	#92
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build thanks Dino! i'm hoping to join the square body ranks very soon __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-20-2008, 01:24 AM	#93
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build well...got me a square body short fleet it has a bit of cancer in the cab corners and rockers but is pretty straight otherwise, gotta get the jacked up rear down anyway here a couple pics. i'll get better ones in the daylight __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 08-20-2008 at 01:24 AM.

08-20-2008, 01:31 AM	#94
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build hey that dog drops your bed about 1/2 inch! check the letters on the tire. I like the flat green, it would look cool with an old army logo painted on the door.

08-20-2008, 01:37 AM	#95
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build haha he does weigh over 80lbs. and these jeep coils are soft The wife and I have been talking about putting the Sea Bee symbol on it. the '66 was my father-in-laws truck before he passed a couple years back. he was a Sea Bee. also my biological father passed many years ago and he too was a Sea Bee, so it would have dual meaning for us. __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 08-20-2008 at 01:38 AM.

08-20-2008, 02:07 AM	#96
Hoffman65burb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 448	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build Looks awsome! Are you gonna eventually gonna lay some real paint on it? or you gonna keep the primer?

08-20-2008, 08:27 AM	#97
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build nah, we will definitely put some paint on it, just undecided on color as of yet I was just happy to get it un-calico-ed we still need to strip the interior, inside the bed, and back of cab/front of bed oh and then the there is the little issue of body work __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-20-2008, 01:31 PM	#98
TimE Hey Y'all!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Minette, Alabama Posts: 1,755	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build Not a bad lookin' '80 Joe. Congrats! I guess I'm gonna have to go to the 73-87 side to keep up with this one!

08-21-2008, 12:27 AM	#99
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build Thanks Tim.... here is a LINKY it will need some body work, but Scott has nothing better to do anyway __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 08-21-2008 at 12:28 AM.

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