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Re: My Truck
And the last.
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1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks Last edited by TwiggyTheDrummer; 02-28-2009 at 08:37 PM. |
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Re: My Truck
Saaaweeeeeeeet!!!
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Thanks alot man. I'm very impressed with them and got a heck of a deal.
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1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks |
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Re: My Truck
nice man!!
you keeping the drum brakes?
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Yes, actually. I don't believe I'll have any problems stopping with just the 305. I talked to chevyrod about it today when he came by and picked up his new hood from me. After our conversation I'll probably add a booster and a proportioning valve but I plan on keeping the drums and sanding them down and painting them with chassis black or some matte black that will prevent rusting and keep the attention on the wheels. But they're simple and still quite effective, plus I'm used to brakes that give some because my Blazers perform almost quite the same.
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1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks |
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Re: My Truck
Oh yeah!!
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1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks |
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I was out riding today before I had to get my taxes done. It turned out that the side of the county that I was on was a gold mine of 62-66 trucks. I passed a farm with 5 retired C-30's lined up by the barn and a C-10 swb sitting under a lean-to, another house with a baby blue/white 65 Custom option C-10 sitting under a large homemade carport surrounded by a bunch of old farm equipment and junk, and another field with a couple of different models including a mixture of swb stepsides, fleetsides and larger trucks.
So needless to say I will be heading back out there and making some stops next Saturday.
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Re: My Truck
Good luck on your "hunting". Let us know what you get into...
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That's just it, I think I better wear my floaties.
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1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks |
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On second thought though I would love to snag that blue/white Custom C10 if it's in pretty good condition and running just to drive and use as a simple truck that I can take to some shows also. Do some juicing on the engine, small custom touches, etc.
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1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks |
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Re: My Truck
Okay now, those drums look hideous. They almost make those wheels look bad! Get on painting those things!
Wheels look wicked though, when's the truck going to be lowered and how much?
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The wheels are just stacked in my studio right now. But I'm not going to worry about painting the drums until I put the wheels on permanently which will be after the truck is painted. But if I lower it anytime soon I'll just pull one or two leafs off the back and get some shorter springs for the front. I won't be going air bags or drop spindles. Nothing excessive just make the fenders sit a little past the top of the tire. But I probably won't lower it anytime soon.
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1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks Last edited by TwiggyTheDrummer; 03-01-2009 at 12:55 AM. |
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Parts and Updates!
I'll be ordering a brand new Holley 500 cfm Street carb by the end of this week for my 305 along with picking up the adapter from Napa. I primed the inside of the bed panels today so that they're ready to be taken and coated in the bed liner once we can get it into the booth. I've also finished the front fenders so that I can spray the jambs and put the front sheet metal on.
Also, it appears that my hood was at some point dropped while it sat at US Body's factory so that is quite depressing. I am honestly very unsatisfied so far especially since there was still wet puddy slapped around in various spots of the hood and a very crappy molding job. Hopefully they'll give me an $800 hood (or a refund) instead of this $100 defect that they've handed me.
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Re: My Truck
$800
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Exactly. They didn't even cut the rear of the hood where it butts up to the cowl correctly. It went back and forth in a wavering line which in total had about an inch from extreme to extreme.
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Re: My Truck
post up some pics
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Here's some pics of the damage, wet putty, and the crappy cut with a piece of tape lined down in a straight line showing how bad it is.
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Re: My Truck
It's going to be a nice truck. That's too bad about the hood. I never trust fiberglass body parts. I made a lot of Baja Bugs, and they all fit sh*ty.. Will they give you back some money to make it right?
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Re: My Truck
I have about 2000 dollars of body work in one of those $1000 hoods and it is still far from perfect. Fiberglass is not fun. Project looks good.
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Wow that hood is really a POS. I've heard (mostly on here) that US Body doesn't make very good products, but that is rediculous! Especially for the price they charge. I'd really like a cowl hood someday, but it won't be from US Body!
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Definitely don't order one from them. Their services suck (obviously) and it took them six weeks to make it (and fix what they f'ed up) when they claimed it would be done in two weeks. I don't ever plan on buying from them again.
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Got in touch with U.S. Body.
I called in and talked to a tech at US Body today regarding the hood. His explanation on the matting and filler is that the mold comes in two pieces and that that is the only way that they have found that it works. I'm just going to have to have my buddy take it and make it look good. He also said that the mold is an older design and since there was no quality control originally in the factory, it's even more difficult to match the shape.
![]() Basically, I will now be making this hood look as good as it possibly can through a good week of adding and subtracting and extreme fiberglass work. So that will put a nice hold on completing it early.
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Sunburst C10!!!
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man that sucks has anyone ever used up22
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