What did you do to your truck today?

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

I finally got to talk to someone at the DMV with a brain, (I know right?)

I hope you got the persons name. That's a rare commodity.

[fryer1979]

I don't remember her name off the top of my head, but there are only a few people that work in the local branch and she is the one I usually deal with. She is very polite and helpful, and she was not in the day I first went in. But I got what I was waiting for before I put any work into the truck, so tomorrow I get to start pulling it apart.

[glendale]

my seat got picked up for upholestery yesterday and i told the guy i need back by tues. so as soon as i get it i'll post some pics..

[daverod]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

I don't remember her name off the top of my head, but there are only a few people that work in the local branch and she is the one I usually deal with. She is very polite and helpful, and she was not in the day I first went in. But I got what I was waiting for before I put any work into the truck, so tomorrow I get to start pulling it apart.

Kinda sounds like some those guys on CL.Causal encounters. Oh ya I put my engine in.

[willyp]

made some new tailgate links outta the hardware section at lowes.

[glendale]

teaser cell phone pics!

[willyp]

is that metalflake? thats sweet. im going that route myself.

[Malibob]

Originally Posted by glendale

teaser cell phone pics!

who is makin that for you? that is EXACTLY what i want for my rig. but with gold flake.

[glendale]

it is metal flake and here is the a link http://www.yourautotrim.com/zoglvi.html it's made by zodiac. my bro actually bought the material for me at joan's fabric for me. i can not wait to get it back. i have never had a seat upholestered before..if you guys are using stock bench seats i could talk to my guy and maybe make a couple more with my seat as a template for you?

[Andice]

This is my first post in several moths. I am working on a '64 GMC shortbed fenderside. I have a long way to go but I have made some progress.... See for yourself. I hope you all won't mind if I ask for help as I bebuild the rear half of the truck this summer.

[Andice]

New tires, brakes, master cylinder, water pump, heater core, heater hoses, radiator hoses, clutch adjusted, steering box repaired, frame repaired, hubcaps added, new tail lights, bed wood, exterior mirror, front bumper replaced, replaced inner fenders, replaced front fenders, new front bed panel, etc, etc.

[Andice]

This truck will be painted light gray. I plan to complete the bed and the rest of the rear half of the truck over the next several months. The bed wood and strips will be painted black as well as the frame. I'll use Por-15 on the frame and Por-15 + topcaot on the bed/strips.

[fryer1979]

Not today, but yesterday I got to spend the afternoon and evening pulling the front end apart on my truck. I started working on the cab/interior, but ran out of steam as I had spend the whole morning doing a lot of yardwork. I forgot to post this before I left for work today, so I don't have the pictures to upload on this thread. But if you want to see, i did update my build thread with the couple of pics I took when I was finished. Link to the thread is in my sig. Not bad for a few hours of solo work...

here's a photo of my end results for the day.

[DPowers]

Been water sanding and buffing. Set the hood and washed it today.

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by DPowers

Been water sanding and buffing. Set the hood and washed it today.

Looking sharp DPowers...do you plan to paint the off-white circle in the front of the grille recess?

[LILRED66]

In an attempt to drive my '64 GMC a few miles from my shop to my house, so it could sit on a busy street over the sunny weekend, to get some good exposure, the fuel pump took a dump on me. A tow and a trip to the local auto parts store later, she was back in business.

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by Andice

This truck will be painted light gray. I plan to complete the bed and the rest of the rear half of the truck over the next several months. The bed wood and strips will be painted black as well as the frame. I'll use Por-15 on the frame and Por-15 + topcaot on the bed/strips.

Well done Andice...inch by inch, life is a cinch! Good luck with your project. I like the flavor of what you are doing to it.

[DPowers]

Originally Posted by LILRED66

Looking sharp DPowers...do you plan to paint the off-white circle in the front of the grille recess?

Thanks- yes when we do the doors- do you happen to have the paint code for that?

[shortbed70]

I ordered my fuel cell and got the fuel line run and painted my heads to match the motor. Oh yea and bought a car trailer from a friend and helped a buddy rejet his carb for next weekends drag race.

[1stseries55]

installed a camaro rear sway bar....

It looks cool so even if I am not king of the auto cross circuit, I am still happy with it.

[Russ65C10]

You're going to love that bar, but you might need to put a larger bar on front depending on what you have. I was getting a lot of frame twist until I got a large enough bar up front to balance it out.

I have 65 that I just installed the IROC bar on the rear and 1.25" bar on the front off of a 1-Ton. Even with 70 series tires man does it handle.

[1stseries55]

Originally Posted by Russ65C10

You're going to love that bar, but you might need to put a larger bar on front depending on what you have. I was getting a lot of frame twist until I got a large enough bar up front to balance it out.

I have 65 that I just installed the IROC bar on the rear and 1.25" bar on the front off of a 1-Ton. Even with 70 series tires man does it handle.

I am not sure of the exact size on my front bar but it is pretty stout, it came from a 87 suburban 3/4 ton. Glad to here that the rear makes a difference I am looking foward to driving it.

[Russ65C10]

I think you'll find you have a 1.15" bar it may work. The stock front bar on my 65 was 7/8". If you find the 1.15" bar still allows the frame to twist and if you have a pick your part junkyard near you look for a 1-Ton 73-88 chevy/gmc and pull the bar. I know when I got mine there were a lot of 3/4-ton and camper specials in the junkyard and the bars on them were not as large as the one I pulled from the 1-Ton.

The other thing I didn't think of... If your camaro bar is off of a non-IROC camaro it'll be a 7/8" bar instead of the 15/16" IROC post IROC bar. If that's the case then the 1.15" bar should be fine.


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=387834

[willyp]

I started Thursday by removing the old wood bed to refinish it, then dad and uncle mike helped me install a new painless performance wire harness. I had a couple electrical problems but I really had no idea how bad it was. Glad my truck never caught on fire.

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by willyp

I started Thursday by removing the old wood bed to refinish it, then dad and uncle mike helped me install a new painless performance wire harness. I had a couple electrical problems but I really had no idea how bad it was. Glad my truck never caught on fire.

Was that one of those kits that was specially made for the truck, or one of their universal "hot rod" kits? How was it putting in? I ask because i will need to rewire my entire truck as well.