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View Poll Results: If you had the option, which of these grills would you use? | |||
Original 66 painted grill |
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1 | 20.00% |
64-66 C60 painted grill |
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2 | 40.00% |
an original aluminum grill that needs to be restored |
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2 | 40.00% |
the repo aluminum grill that is now available |
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0 | 0% |
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#101 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
nice build
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#102 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Thanks. It's a long journey but I'm having fun.
Here are a few pics of my cab lights and steering wheel all epoxy primered and the test fit of the outer rocker. I've got one more small spot rusting from the inside that I'll patch and then I'll tack it in and test fit the door. |
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#103 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Really like your build. After my cab is back together I'm going to do the floor sections. Ive read your post over and over again and again. You really got things turning out NICE.
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#104 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Well, I had to go to page 3 to find my thread so I guess I've went too long without an update. Anybody following is going to start thinking I"m never going to get this passenger side rocker on but I think I'm finally ready. I have put more time on this than if I'd just bought a new after market rocker and massaged it to fit. I had a couple of places that were pitted that I just couldn't let go and with my lack of skill at welding it has taken me some time. I also coated the inside areas of the inner and outer rockers with rust encapsulator for protectiion and then weld-thru primer on the areas to be welded. The primer is drying and I'm out of time for this weekend. I go to work tomorrow so I will start the final welding on Wednesday. If things keep taking me this long to do I'm never going to get Sanity done. I need to step it up!
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#105 |
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Location: North Plains Oregon
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Looking good
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#106 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Nice work man! I'm pretty stoked to see how those buckets turn out when they are upholstered.
So when are all of us Portland guys going to get together for a meet up?
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#107 |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Rathdrum, Idaho
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Nice work! Looks like we're not too far from each other. I have started my own thread build. This next weekend it is rewiring for me. My trucks a daily driver but I hope to start a frame off in a year or so. My main focus right now is stopping the existing rust and making it as reliable as possible to get me to work. I think the bucket seat idea is awesome. I am trying to keep my truck "period" but not necessarily stock. I am 47 and feel like I know so little about restoring a vehicle with you learning new skills it really inspires me! Subscribed !
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[QUOTE=DoubleL;5684954]Nice work! Looks like we're not too far from each other. I have started my own thread build. This next weekend it is rewiring for me. My trucks a daily driver but I hope to start a frame off in a year or so. My main focus right now is stopping the existing rust and making it as reliable as possible to get me to work. I think the bucket seat idea is awesome. I am trying to keep my truck "period" but not necessarily stock. I am 47 and feel like I know so little about restoring a vehicle with you learning new skills it really inspires me! Subscribed ![/QUOTE Thanks, man. It looks like you've got a great truck to work on. I don't know how much inspiration I can be but thanks. I'm also going for the period correct look, that is why I decided to go with the bucket seat idea. Kinda like what chevy would have put in the truck if they went with a bucket seat option. Very similar to the seats that were put in the panel trucks without the high cost that those and the "buddy buckets" are going for. I've change my plan slightly, though. I'm going to use the custom seats instead of the standard seats to make them. The first one I made was mostly just a mock up to see if it would work. Now that the rainy season is here I may start working on them again soon. Stay tuned. |
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#109 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
I know the feeling of never getting time to work on your ride. When you do get time it just makes it all that much more Special.
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#110 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Thanks, Bomp.
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#111 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
.....and we got plenty of rainy season here!
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Excellent work on the floors and rockers, I wish I had your welding skills. That steering wheel is going to look great when its finished.
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#113 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Mark, you probably have my welding skills and just don't know it. I just got a welder, bought a book, watched u-tube videos, and started practicing. I'm a long way from knowing what I'm doing, that's why it takes me so d#$m long to get anything done. With your skills, I'm sure you'd do great.
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#114 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Just a quick update. I worked a lot on Sanity this weekend but I'm still just as crazy as ever.
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#115 |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Congrats on finishing up on the one side.The other will be a walk in the park.cant wait to see the pics. maybe that will get me going again on ours.
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#116 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
You're about where I want to be in 6 months.....starting on the rust repair and having some fresh knowledge in welding. I will be interested in your pics!
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#117 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Here are the pics of the completed patch on the passenger side. I also hung the door once more to double check the fit and get it out of the way for now. It still needs some epoxy primer and then a little body work later, but the metal work is done. On to the driver's side.
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#118 |
But Found Her 25yrs Later!
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Have you welded the vent cover back on yet?
If so, did you do anything to seal this seam within the red line? I will need to dig into my 65 cab to do something about this area. I recently found a leak coming through in this location. ![]()
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#119 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Very nice
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#120 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Very Nice. Verrrrrrrry Nice! You had mentioned about doing a tad bit of body work left on the passengers side. I take it that you will be putting in seam sealer too.,? and covering it with epoxy to keep all your work safe from rust.??
Low Elco mentioned on my thread #251 (LORD Fusor 800EZ) is what he uses for a seam sealer. Hope the info on patch part numbers was of some help. Great job. Keep it up. You keep me motivated to keep working on the '66. ![]() |
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#122 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Nice work, I'm a few months behind you on the patch work but I'll be looking back here for inspiration. My truck just lost daily driver status and I ended up getting a commuter. That's not necessarily a bad thing though, it will take the pressure of having to have everything done by a certain time.
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#124 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
I worked on the toe board/firewall a little today. I had a big piece of floor patch panel that was left from the passenger side repairs so I made use of some of it today. I needed to put a patch across one of the indents in the toe board and I really didn't want to try and fab one up but the floor piece had one in it that was just begging to be used so this is what I did. The last pic is just a rough in as I'm waiting on patch panels to go any further but I think it worked out well so far.
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#125 |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Nice use of the leftover tin.
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