Old School Hot Rod Truck (1964)

[Arekusu]

So Hanlon Preformance won't face plate a TKO-500.. maybe G-force will or liberty.. we'll see. Any thought on the rear suspension? I ordered it today.

Alex

[Arekusu]

Got the bed tub done mostly.. still a little bit of a fitment issue with the tubs but that will be easily corrected with some grinding. PICS!!!! I measured today for narrowing the axle.. I figured I can chop off about 3 inches per side off the axle. Anyone else narrow a stepside trucks' axle that much? The rims are 15X10 with a 4.5" offset. The tires are actually 13-14 inches wide! (Sweet!) I also pulled out the bed wood that's been in its' shipment box for 3 years.. only a little warping on it, but it looks nice.. It's getting closer.

Alex

[Rich 5150 69]

Wow nice work...

[bigyellowjimmy]

Looking really nice

[Arekusu]

I think I want to cut each inner bed tub in half.. right now it looks really Pro Street.. but I'll never fill up that whole well with tire.. and the truck isn't back halfed and probably never will be.. Thoughts?

Alex

[66redw/white]

looks good man. and sounds awesome in that video. i want a big block in mine!! lol. dont have the funds for that

[Arekusu]

Where I'm at now..

Ordered Brodix Race Rites 270cc intake runner heads
Ordered SRP pistons and rings

Ordered front tubular control arms and sway bar. (trying to remove weight from the front end)

I was thinking of getting the whole front but really had to do a gut check on that one. My goal is a fun street / formidable drag truck.. I'm not trying to lay frame or take turns at 90 (I have the LS1 Rx7 for that). So I decided against the whole complete front kit. later I may get the rack kit and do that. But for now I really have to try and stay in line with the overall goal of the truck and it's getting hard to stay on the plan.. lol. I'm hoping to be on the road again by October -November and complete. We'll see.

Also... can I run AC with a rowdy cam ? I like the idea of AC if it'll be ok for the truck with the cam. If not.. well it's 2-60 AC for me!

Alex

[gimmy 64]

late model elcamino or chevy malibu. around 80's

[66redw/white]

i love the way the late 80s early 90s chevy bench seats look.

with leather. mmmmmm

[Arekusu]

I bet it looks nice.. but I'm thinking it looks a bit too modern to go with the rest of the feel of my truck. I may look for a bench from some other 60-70's car or truck to get the right feel.. or attempt to get my bench fixed .(springs and foam) Soo we'll see.

[Arekusu]

Update time! I've been busy!

I got the pedals / pedal mount powder coated satin black, I hope it'll be durable and always look good

[Arekusu]

We took the cab to a booth that I could rent. It turned out nice but was kinda expensive. I think it was worth it though. We wanted to shoot the whole thing in one day but it ended up being two days and we only got the exterior done, and no doors. Still, better quality is better than slapping it all together.. I've waited too long to screw it up now. Here's the painted cab porn.

[Arekusu]

My buddy Keith B. did the actual painting, I did the final blocking on the cab. He showed me how to do a bit and then it was mine after that.. we sanded the first coat of high build with 200 grit then the second coat of high build down with 400 grit , then wet sanded the high build with 800 grit. We sanded in between coats of paint if it didn't look right or trash got in it with the 800. We ended up shooting the interior in my garage and I wet sanded the first heavy coat of gold down with 800 and then we said F it, and I purchased the more expensive Dupont paint.. then it went on smooth. I guess with paint you get what you pay for. And you get what you prep the surface for. We covered the whole exterior before we shot the gold, good thing too as the over spray got on everything! We shot Matte clear over the gold, first coat wasn't that flat but the day light pics reflect how it looks now. Flattened. More cab pics!

Alex

[likaroc13]

Great to see progress, & nice job on the paint!
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[Arekusu]

Thanks! It's finally starting to come together.

Alex

[Arekusu]

double post

[jesseo]

Love the color and the progress. Looking great.

[61_FL_Apache]

Originally Posted by jesseo

love the color and the progress. Looking great.

x2

[azdude1964]

lookin awesome

[1963c-10]

Great looking truck....when are we going to see the big block in it?

[markeb01]

Wow! That is really beautiful. Nice job.

[Arekusu]

Time for an update. Thanks to all who actually know this thread existed / kinda follow it.. I've been slow for updates and the build in general.

Motor is almost done. And we have the cab back on the frame finally.. Everyone has gotten a swift kick in the @ss there lately as I found out the Army has selected me to attend Warrant Officer Candidate School, and after that pilot training. Ultimately I get to trade up my USAF Enlisted wings for some Army W-1 rank and a set of Pilot wings if all goes according to plan. Soo I leave for that in 1 month.. and I have no fuel lines or wiring in the cab right now.. Thank god for leave. lol Anyway, to the pics!

Alex

[Arekusu]

Some pics sowing the painting of the frame, the Porterbuilt front control arms, QA1's, and Moroso front springs. (Springs were installed using an inner spring compressor with a hole drilled through the top of the cross member.. mod is needed to install these springs as they are pretty tall)

[Arekusu]

Pics of my friend Keith's awesome painting skills / my blocking skills . :P We've both learned a lot during this project. The assembled truck should be amazing. Hopefully in 2 weeks or so I'll have a complete / almost complete truck to post.

[Arekusu]

Starting to strip the hood and do body work. I started with my surface rusted hood and ended with a steel hood again. I used a wire wheel on a grinder. I know it takes off a bit of metal, but used lightly I like it the best to strip off old paint as you know the metal doesn't have rust spots.. as it'd make them show when you put the wheel on it.