72 Cheyenne Super Plain Jane

[RCbowtie69]

I'll have to say it's looking great,your progress is coming along pretty quick,& the parts for your build is adding up.Keep the pictures of your progress coming & keep on truckin''

[jasonhall]

nice work!

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by m6z

nice build

Originally Posted by RCbowtie69

I'll have to say it's looking great,your progress is coming along pretty quick,& the parts for your build is adding up.Keep the pictures of your progress coming & keep on truckin''

Originally Posted by jasonhall

nice work!

Thanks guys, my goal is to have the truck in primer, mostly put together on the frame by the end of August before I leave for school. Wish me luck and I will do my best keep this thing updated
I am also going to CA on monday where my graduation present (1968 ss396 camaro) resides. I will take some pictures of her while I am out there so you guys can see my next project. Yes I am only 17 years old and I already have multiple projects

[gcburdic]

That looks nice Graham....what gear ya gonna run??...Also, probably missed it earlier, but what drivetrain too??.....you probably know this, but I assume you'll protect your air lines so they don't rub the frame....

[RCbowtie69]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by gcburdic

That looks nice Graham....what gear ya gonna run??...Also, probably missed it earlier, but what drivetrain too??.....you probably know this, but I assume you'll protect your air lines so they don't rub the frame....

Originally Posted by RCbowtie69

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks guys. I am gonna run somewhere between a 3:30 to a 3:50 for a gear and I haven't decided on the drivetrain yet. And I didn't know about protecting the air lines from the frame?? How do I do that?

[gcburdic]

find some rubber hose that has a large enough inner diameter to fit around the outer diameter of the air line, cut it like 3-4" long, cut it length-wise to split it, then wrap it around the line where it may rub...maybe use ties to secure it in place

[Graham57a]

Okay sweet, thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to do that

[Graham57a]

Back from California. No progress on the truck but I have some pictures of some of my stuff stashed out there, swb wood bed, grandpas 71 lwb, and my dad's 69 camaro drag car.

[gcburdic]

Welcome back Graham...things looking good over there in Cali....now get back to work on your truck before you have to go to college

Thanks for the bed pictures....now stop teasing

[RCbowtie69]

There are some nice rides & projects you got,gald your back,so back to work on the truck.Keep the pictures coming & Keep on Truckin'

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by gcburdic

Welcome back Graham...things looking good over there in Cali....now get back to work on your truck before you have to go to college

Thanks for the bed pictures....now stop teasing

Originally Posted by RCbowtie69

There are some nice rides & projects you got,gald your back,so back to work on the truck.Keep the pictures coming & Keep on Truckin'

Thanks guys. Dad just lost his job on monday so things have been kinda stressful moving all of his stuff out of the shop and trying to find places to put all of it. My truck is gonna end up in the garage at the house so it'll be a little more challenging working on it. Should have some pictures of her in the new home either tonight or tomorrow.

[Graham57a]

Here is the update as of today. My frame got moved into the garage and all of the body is at the body shop getting worked on. I got the rear end that I am gonna run, minus the gear, and I got my disk brakes )))))) (alcon racing brakes off of a nationwide car!!) I am waiting on some parts to come in the mail so I can put the front suspension together and then the motor will be going in. Here are some pictures of the brakes, I'm kinda excited about them

[RCbowtie69]

Originally Posted by Graham57a

Here is the update as of today. My frame got moved into the garage and all of the body is at the body shop getting worked on. I got the rear end that I am gonna run, minus the gear, and I got my disk brakes )))))) (alcon racing brakes off of a nationwide car!!) I am waiting on some parts to come in the mail so I can put the front suspension together and then the motor will be going in. Here are some pictures of the brakes, I'm kinda excited about them

Looking good,your progress is coming along.Keep up the work & pictures coming.Keep on Truckin'

[Graham57a]

Hey guys, I haven't update the forum for a while so I thought I would fill in everyone on the progress of the build. I moved off to school on August 18th and I have only been home once since. My truck has sadly been neglected and the last time I was home she was sitting in the garage covered in Christmas boxes and all of the other crap that gets thrown in the garage. The last time I was home, I went to the body shop and all of the body work was done and the truck was in primer. I paid them and depleted my savings account. I just talked to my dad on the phone today and he said that things are slow at the body shop so he is gonna have them paint the bottom of the bed, the inside, bottom and back of the cab, the firewall, and the front of the bed so we can bolt those onto the frame and not have to mess with that anymore. I am going home Friday so I can take some pictures of the progress. I should have the cab and bed on the frame Saturday night so keep posted for pictures.

[gcburdic]

What's up Graham!!!...Hope school is going well for ya buddy!!!...Look forward to those pictures

[Graham57a]

Got the truck from the body shop yesterday. Some spots turned out really nice and some not so much but for the price that they charged me I can't really complain. I have been trying to get as much little stuff done to her as I can seeing that I am leaving to go back to school this evening. Here are some pics of my progress thus far.

[Graham57a]

A few more

[Graham57a]

Here are some pictures of my progress. I have been home on break from school and I have been out in the garage every single night till at least midnight working on this girl. I am getting pretty excited but I still have a lot of work to go. As far as the interior goes I need to get my seat covered and installed, the steering column figured out, glove box door and ash tray painted, and the dash installed. That's about it for the interior. The only thing I have done to the exterior is run the tail light wiring harness and clean up the master cylinder and brake booster. I have about a billion pictures so here you go picture junkies

[Graham57a]

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[VA72C10]

Nice progress!!! It's looking great!

[gcburdic]

Looking good Graham!!!...Nice and clean!!!

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Hey Grahamm, just read thru your build. very nice work bud! Always nice to see the younger generation take interest in the classics. keep up the good work

[Graham57a]

Thanks guys. I'm back up at school now and I won't be home until Thanksgiving so I won't be able to work on her for a little over a month. Its killing me not being able to work on it every day. There's so much to do, haha. But hopefully when I'm home for turkey day I can throw the motor and trans in and get some more done. I think I am gonna have to toss out the rear end idea because the one I have in is way shorter then a stock rear end and that is gonna create some issues when it comes to wheels and tires. And if I toss that rear end then I am gonna have to toss the truck arms and my bags so I'm not sure what is gonna happen there. Hopefully I can keep everything and figure out a way to make it work without tearing to much up. Again thanks for the kind words everyone. Back to college life for me, I'll keep everyone updated when I make some progress.

[Graham57a]

I'm headed home on Friday for the weekend so I will be able to get some work done on the truck. My dad will be home this weekend so we are gonna try to get a cherry picker and throw the motor and trans in. Saturday I will be at the Goodguys show at the speedway all day drooling over other rides and selling parts with my dad, haha. If anyone else is going to be there let me know, I'd love to meet some board members!!

I had a quick question about my steering column. My column is originally out of a van so we had to shorten the shaft but the neutral safety switch hits the brake pedal housing forcing the steering wheel to be super close to the dash. Is there any way around this? I know that people have put van columns in these trucks before. Some pointers would be greatly appreciated.