CRGRS 66 – Winter Build Thread

[Ta2Don]

Hope u are feeling better, looking forward to progress reports... Enjoy 2013!!!

[CRGRS 66]

No real progress to report, a little sandblasting here and there, not much else. Have been busy with the hockey teams I am coaching, and had a week in the Cuban sun recently (beautiful country, and wonderful people). I am glad to report that the hockey teams are doing very well though. My sons travel team won a tournament last weekend, and we have 4 big games coming up in the next 4 days against rivals that have handed us our a$$e$ on plates in the past.

We just got 12" of snow in the last 24 hours, and dang it is cold. I don't think I am going to get much done until hockey slows down, and the weather warms up

[markeb01]

Cluster looks great. Nice to make any progress during the winter months.

[flips72]

cluster looks awesome, glad to see ya back at it, hockey must have slowed down some?

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Cluster looks great. Nice to make any progress during the winter months.

Originally Posted by flips72

cluster looks awesome, glad to see ya back at it, hockey must have slowed down some?

Thank you both, still busy with hockey, but the freezing temps and limited garage space are also factors. Should be warming a bit soon...

[CRGRS 66]

question for the captain...

I have the CPP booster/MC unit, just want to make sure your booster bracket will work with my set up, pic of unit, and firewall below.

[Captainfab]

My booster bracket will basically bolt up to that booster. It is possible that you may have to elongate a couple of holes in the booster bracket, depending on the stud pattern on that booster. My booster bracket has a hole pattern of 3.375" x 3.50". Some boosters have that same pattern and some are 3.50" x 3.50". If you are going to run a column shift trans, that may be an issue depending on the exact diameter of that booster. That one 'appears' to be small enough to not be an issue with the column shift.

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

question for the captain...

I have the CPP booster/MC unit, just want to make sure your booster bracket will work with my set up, pic of unit, and firewall below.

[grs]

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

question for the captain...

I have the CPP booster/MC unit, just want to make sure your booster bracket will work with my set up, pic of unit, and firewall below.

Can you adjust the brake pedal free play by turning the rod?

[Ta2Don]

Glad to see some progress Craigerr, my progress is halted due to a business location move. Can't wait to get back on mine. Gauge cluster is Awesome, keep up the great work.
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[markeb01]

I wonder if CPP sources those from Master Power Brakes. Yours looks just like the one I've had on my truck for a number of years, except I mounted the proportioning valve separately. That size booster makes the pedal pressure comfortable without making the brakes overly sensitive.

[Jazbojinx]

Hi CRGRS 66, don't know if you got your power brake mounting issue figured out. Here is an adapter that uses the stock bolt holes. They sell them on eBay I'm going to just make my own. Really simple plate. My 66 is going to go thru the frame off next fall. Going to drive it this spring/summer just picked it up a month ago. Put this number in eBay search. 330858926129
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[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by greg65

Lookin good.
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Thanks for noticin' (Eyore)

Originally Posted by Bomp

Really dig the "cab lifter cart".
I use an A-frame style and its a pain. Come-a-longs, chains,etc.
I just may copy.....NO... Im makin me one now.
Nice to see your making progress.

My wife thought I was pulling her leg when I came in and said the cab is off, where's my dinner!

Originally Posted by Jazbojinx

Hi CRGRS 66, don't know if you got your power brake mounting issue figured out. Here is an adapter that uses the stock bolt holes. They sell them on eBay I'm going to just make my own. Really simple plate. My 66 is going to go thru the frame off next fall. Going to drive it this spring/summer just picked it up a month ago. Put this number in eBay search. 330858926129
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Thanks jazbojinx, I bought the captains bracket, heard nothing but positive feeeback from the others on the board. Just taking a break from getting the above mentioned ready to go to the blaster, last little job is to drill the holes for the PS bracket. Then on to a whole mess of clean ip, wire wheel, sandblast, paint his, paint that...

BTW, welcome aboard, and thanks for looking in!

[McMurphy]

Could you shoot some pics of your cab lifter please?
Like Bomp, I would enjoy seeing how you made that.

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Could you shoot some pics of your cab lifter please?
Like Bomp, I would enjoy seeing how you made that.

It is not actually a "cab lifter". It is a steel frame with casters on it, I got it from work. It was taking space, and a quick measuring job told me it would be perfect as a cab cart. The uprights really served me no purpose, just happened to be there. I had the frame supported by jack stands, and rolled the cart under the rear of the frame up to the jack stands. I then lifted the frame off of the jack stands at the rear of the truck just enough slide them out of the way. I then rolled the cart under the cab and used some paving stones between the cart and the frame at four (cab bolts were previously removed). I still needed to support the frame as I had to raise everything up further so that I could get the jack stands between the cab and the cart. This was necessary so that there would be enough clearance to get the frame out from between the two. I used a floor jack at the front to raise the frame at that end. As it was cantilevered it was super easy to lift the front end by hand, but I could not do that and place the jack stands at the same time.

More or less just a flat deck on casters. Hope that helps.

[CRGRS 66]

Back at it today. Removed all of the clips and bits and fasteners from the frame, removed the cross member furthest back (I may try to mount my trailer hitch there, if not will bolt cross member back in), removed the brake lines, trac bar stud, emerg cables etc. from diff, drilled the holes for captain fabs PS bracket, drilled the holes in the trailing arms for the sway bar mounting brackets (had marked their location last weekend when mocking up the rear susp), and did some tidying up. I believe that there is workbench in my garage, hopefully when I put all of my tools away tomorrow I will find it

Frame, diff, trailing arms ready to go to the blaster now, but I won't take them until I have the cab floor, firewall, and underside cleaned and painted.

[chad64chevy]

craigger, glad to see that your getting some work done on your truck! it always snowballs when you want to upgrade something or clean something, you start thinking to yourself that you can clean and paint that part since you got those parts off and so on and so on, lol!!

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by Rich 5150 69

You are doing an awesome job Craiger, definitely a lot of detail going on here..!
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Thanks Rich

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

craigger, glad to see that your getting some work done on your truck! it always snowballs when you want to upgrade something or clean something, you start thinking to yourself that you can clean and paint that part since you got those parts off and so on and so on, lol!!

Thanks Chad, I truly hope to get some miles back on it by late summer or fall, whatever the case, I am just thrilled to have the truck, and to be working on it

[MARTYZ]

Look at CRGR go, looking good ,peices look too be in nice condition too will be real nice all painted up . Keep up the nice work

[clemdaddy]

you're doing it right man... back to the bone.
looks great....

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by MARTYZ

Look at CRGR go, looking good ,peices look too be in nice condition too will be real nice all painted up . Keep up the nice work

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

you're doing it right man... back to the bone.
looks great....

Thanks guys!

I have figured out what I want to do for my trailer hitch. I am going to turn my bumper upside down, and relocate my receiver higher. I am also going to grab one of those flip up tag brackets to hide the receiver. Should look pretty slick, and will also be a very simple mod. Not crazy about the receiver hanging down so low, rather unsightly actually!

[rusty76]

Cool build man.!

[Ta2Don]

Hey Craigerrr, anything new???

[Ta2Don]

Merry Christmas Craigerrr!!!

Hope you get back here soon!

[flips72]

x2, need some updates though.

[CRGRS 66]

The past year has been... let's just say entirely not conducive to working on the truck. I have been lurking following most of you guys, mark, mcmurph, bomp, sanity, ta2don, BOMP, dino, couple of 63's in in NC, chris collins (nice colour combo, darrah, cortcomp, cdn rust bucket (killer build), 1bad SUICIDE, chadwick (congrats on being in the same zip code as your truck), zippeay, Momma Zane (sorry, will send your SS script soon), Alans Classic EPIC, tilly to the rescue, Maggie (wake maggie I.....), jmorales, and several others, have been lurking, living vicariously through all of you. Lurking, learning, planning, and waiting for better weather as life once again allows for me to give the old girl some lovin

So as to where I am and what is going on...

Frame was cleaned up with wire wheel, sanding discs, and plenty of sweat, then labelled with rust converter (love this stuff!)