It's just a work truck!

[65 old school]

This is what I came with for the tail gate. I wanted the original tail gate, the two I had were to bad to use, a new one is 400 bones. and I don't like some of the stock ones, let's say FLAWS. So we decided to go to plan "b". My brother had a tail gate skin he did'nt use on his trk, so I snagged it and made my own out of the two I had, plus the latches from the 73 doner trk.

[65 old school]

Still not finished with the gate yet, I put it a side for later. It will be one of the last things finished I'm sure.

[65 old school]

Here is a few scary pic's standing the bed on end to clean and undercoat the bottom. I know we don't have much rust here in AZ, but I undercoated everything. I used Rust-oleum's roll on bedliner kit from Walmart. I don't like it for a bedliner, but I think it will work good for a undercoat/sealer. I don't recommend standing up a 8ft bed with a engine lift by yourself, my wife about $h-t her pant's when I yelled for her to hurry help me before I dropped it.

[carslut]

bed looks great

[63MOUSE]

at central cruise yesterday, a few familiar trucks showed up on this hot day

[63MOUSE]

a few more

[Dinos63]

holy shhh-- i just read the whole thread super nice work .I had know idea you did this much work to the truck and great skills.I love the air brushed trim! I am stoked to here you might be thinking of going to brothers too.man JUST A WORK TRUCK shhhhhh -- you boys build some bad a$$ stuff, hey Daryl whens your turn in the paint booth!

[Dinos63]

Duude it was way to hot saturday for being in a huge parking lot full of cars and trucks but it was still fun good to see you duudes, whos red truck was that?

[63MOUSE]

thats reuben's. another local

[65 old school]

Dino, I said saturday that we ARE going to Brother's show in July. That's two month's away still!. Of coarse I was planning to have it at Goodguy's in March, that did'nt happen, so I said that I would make Central Cruise, well that did'nt happen. I WILL MAKE BROTHER'S!... I don't know if my bro Jeff is going to drive his 63, or just ride with me?. His 63 is going to get painted as soon as we can get mine out of my garage. I started running wire's on Sunday, If I don't make Brother's, Someone kick me in the #UT'S!!!!!!

[65 old school]

Here are some pre-paint fit and assembly pic's. We put the hole trk together to fit and fabricate everything, ( I THOUGHT? ). Then you make a dozen more changes along the way. Everything fit pretty good, we had to massage the door gap's a bit. We used new fenders, not the best but, they are what they are!.. Welded the seam's on the front fenders. Heck, all the seam's are welded up on the trk!... I keep saying ( IT'S JUST A WORK TRUCK! )...

[don64]

Truck is looking bad a$$. How about some pitcures of how it looks today.I will be coming out tomorrow with your brother to check it out.

[65 old school]

Here are some pic's from sunday. this is how it is today. My brother & Don came out and we got the hood, grill and a few other things done. Still not running yet. We're running the wires now. Had a problem with the fan and radiator. I hope to fire it up by the end of next weekend.

[65 old school]

I just put my dash panel together today. My brother and friend Don tried to talk me out of painting the nice new shinny insert, but I like orange!... I'm happy with the way it look's. Matches the glove box side of the dash now.

[don64]

Ok I have to say that looks pretty good.

[63MOUSE]

looks good both ways, I am just a fan of the polished

[Dinos63]

looks killer always top notch work!

[1963c-10]

The guage cluster looks great along with all the other work. One great looking truck there

[zippeay]

Very nice, I can't wait until mine is as far as this.... better pull up my drawers and get going. Mine's in about a billion pieces but it's getting there. I really like the extended dash. I might have to steal that idea.

[65 old school]

Thanks for the kind words and support. My Gaylord fiberglass bed lid was deliverd yesterday afternoon. I need to turn this thing off and get in the garage, or it will never be ready for Brothers show in 8 weeks!... The weekend will be over before I know it.

[coulter]

awsome build!! you do some very clean work

[65 old school]

OK back to the older pics of the frame. Nothing fancy, I did mount the battery on the frame under the bed to get it out of the eng compartment. Sprayed some black rattle can paint on it and called it good!. ( IT'S JUST A WORK TRUCK! )... Dropped motor & trans in.

[thepartsguy]

Looking great!

[McMurphy]

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my mess!

Is that a sbc 350 you have on there?
If so, do you recall the info on your headers? Those look exactly what I want to get on mine.
If you could shoot me the ordering info on those I would appreciate it, cause if I have to go thru one more teenager on a computer at the parts store I am gonna choke someone..... Ok maybe not, but it wont be pretty.

I like your valve covers too

Your rig is looking tons better than mine, and mine isnt going to be a work truck !!

[65 old school]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my mess!

Is that a sbc 350 you have on there?
If so, do you recall the info on your headers? Those look exactly what I want to get on mine.
If you could shoot me the ordering info on those I would appreciate it, cause if I have to go thru one more teenager on a computer at the parts store I am gonna choke someone..... Ok maybe not, but it wont be pretty.

I like your valve covers too

Your rig is looking tons better than mine, and mine isnt going to be a work truck !!

Yes it's a sbc. I got the headers from a place in Glendale AZ. The Chrome Guy. They are made in China, I don't know anyone that has used them to know if they are any good or not?. They fit really well, NO clearance issues. I think he get's 275.00 a pair?. The label has PC-5016 Ceramic sbc ceramic coated headers, Camaro, Chevelle, Nova, Truck. Need more info let me know.