my 65 fleetside build

[allaboutchevelles]

Hood is looking real NICE.

[chad64chevy]

hood looks good! are you going to start the cab this winter or are you going to wait??

[flips72]

hope to start on the cab real soon, got up to late to go hunting this morning so i went to the shop and started mocking up my front end, everything looks pretty good did find one problem but it is actually with my door and not the fender. heres a few pics.

[flips72]

a few more. the hood is just sitting on the truck its not actually on the hinges

[flips72]

2 more.

[chad64chevy]

that looks good! bet you cant wait til its back together and driving it again!

[flips72]

you cant even imagine how much. well i got kinda carried away today while setting my gaps along the door and rocker panels i had to see what was under the bondo on the pass. side rocker panel i would say i was surprised but i wasnt i have come to hope for the best and expect the worse, wasnt real bad though heres some pics

[flips72]

looks like i will be replacing asmall part of the floor, the lower section of the door pillar and the lower section of the kick panel. i was expecting to change the rocker and lower kick panel so i have those parts all ready but i will have to order some more parts. i did get the rocker fitted it looks pretty good, just have to wait till i get the rest of the re-pairs done first probably can expect the same on the driver side.

[allaboutchevelles]

Looks like you have been real busy. The front end seems to line up real nice. Those fenders look good. Did you buy new inner fenders or just repaint them. If they are new, how good did they fit?? I have the same problem with my doors. It seems that they kinda roll inward around the edges so they dont meet up flush next to the fenders. I cant wait to get my cab back on the frame and start mocking everything up. Are you going to tear down your frame and paint or power coat all the frame and suspension? Great job on the truck and loving all the pics. Keep up the good work!!!!

[allaboutchevelles]

Forgot to ask you if you fit the doors on with the new rocker in place?? I had to adjust my rocker some because it was hitting the bottom of the door.

[flips72]

Originally Posted by allaboutchevelles

Looks like you have been real busy. The front end seems to line up real nice. Those fenders look good. Did you buy new inner fenders or just repaint them. If they are new, how good did they fit?? I have the same problem with my doors. It seems that they kinda roll inward around the edges so they dont meet up flush next to the fenders. I cant wait to get my cab back on the frame and start mocking everything up. Are you going to tear down your frame and paint or power coat all the frame and suspension? Great job on the truck and loving all the pics. Keep up the good work!!!!

yeah its been a busy, the inner fenders are aftermarket and they dont fit very well, i am thinking about re-pairing my originals and using them, thats what i should have done to start with they were not that bad.as far as the doors go i dont think they should be that hard to fix, dolly and a hammer should get most of it. the frame will get re-done but i will probably do it with the black epoxy i did my rad. support with, i did a 72 4x4 with it and it looked great. i have disc brakes for the rear and 4 inch drop spings and i ordered a set of 2.5 drop spindles for the front, i allready cut half a coil off my springs so i hope it sets good. thanks for the compliments, now i need you to come down and patch my floor for me since you did such a great job on yours.

[collins10672]

your cab rust looks very minor to most of these trucks i have seen and owned over the years.your truck is definitely one of the better ones.nice build

[flips72]

Originally Posted by allaboutchevelles

Forgot to ask you if you fit the doors on with the new rocker in place?? I had to adjust my rocker some because it was hitting the bottom of the door.

Originally Posted by collins10672

your cab rust looks very minor to most of these trucks i have seen and owned over the years.your truck is definitely one of the better ones.nice build

thanks collins, all in all cab is not to bad, came home today and decided to see what was under the driver side rocker panel and its about the same as the pass. side. but i was extremely happy when i checked my cab corners they are solid heres some pics

[flips72]

oops hit the wrong button

[flips72]

cab corners

[allaboutchevelles]

Making good progress!! Ill come do your rockers if you block out my roof for me, LOL. Glad to see your cab corners are solid, that will save you some work. I found a few more spots near the front of my roof im going to rework so im still not ready for primmer just yet. keep the pics coming!! Doing a great job!!

[structures]

Looks good flips. Just played a little catch up tonight on your progress. Looking forward to the cab work.

[flips72]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Looking good there Flips!
I have to change out rocker panels, some floor pan, and both cab corners for sure on both sides. I am waiting for an order from HF that has my spot weld tool so I can get mine off like you did yours...

thanks McMurphy, i got my cutter from a guy i work with, he bought it off the mac truck. works pretty good.

Originally Posted by structures

Looks good flips. Just played a little catch up tonight on your progress. Looking forward to the cab work.

thanks structures, cut the bad out of the pass.side last night and re-paired the floor today, hopefully install kick panel, a pillar and install rocker panel tommorrow, will post some pics tommorrow. got a hot date with a beautiful woman tonight

[allaboutchevelles]

Your moving right along on your truck. You will be done by this spring I bet if you keep this pace up. I been taking a break from mine and catching up on things around the house.

[198plus]

Nice job !!!!!

[flips72]

Originally Posted by allaboutchevelles

Your moving right along on your truck. You will be done by this spring I bet if you keep this pace up. I been taking a break from mine and catching up on things around the house.

boy, that would be nice, to be done by spring that is. i had to do the same thing this fall its easy to let things get behind if you have a one track mind like me.

Originally Posted by 198plus

Nice job !!!!!

thanks ronnie. i absolutely love the black on yours, super nice.

[Alan's Classic]

Looks nice, remeber to fit the door before welding the outer rocker on.

[McMurphy]

Nice and clean work Flips!!

[chad64chevy]

nice flips your making great progress! before to long you'll be painting the cab, and frontend, then you'll be driving it again!! you got any other shots of your interior??

[flips72]

Originally Posted by allaboutchevelles

Heck Yeah!! That looks good!! You been flying on this cab. I wish I could get some time to work on mine. I havent been down to my shop in like 8 days now. Are you going to take the cab off the frame? The inside of your truck looks like It needs no work.

thanks, definitly bustin my hump, cant wait to get back behind the wheel and drive it again. yes the cab will come off and the interior will be painted red but it should go pretty quick inside. need some ideas on the interior though not sure what to do with the door panels and seat, and the seat is being replaced with a 60/40 91 chevy truck seat.

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Looks nice, remeber to fit the door before welding the outer rocker on.

thanks alan, and i did that very thing today when i got home.

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Nice and clean work Flips!!

thanks McMurphy.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

nice flips your making great progress! before to long you'll be painting the cab, and frontend, then you'll be driving it again!! you got any other shots of your interior??

thanks chad, i cant wait to spray something, i bought me a develbiss starting line hvlp off ebay the other day and its killing me not to try it. i will look and see if there is some interior pics in the file if they are i will post them