Jimbo's 67 Long bed step side build

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by bollybib

The first pic in #423 is impressive. All those measuring tools I see lying around have been of great assistance, I bet. Fine work as always, Mr. Jim.

Thanks for the compliment. When your working with leather or any material that is 60" or wider, a 6 foot aluminum ruler is great (now that first little mark is how much....Jim

[oldman3]

Going to run off at the mouth here for a moment, but nothing bad. Post of this build will come to an end very soon. I want people to understand that this build had it ups and downs just like all of them. During the last year of its build there were about 6 months that the truck was not worked on. I helped a friend who owns a body shop for about 4 months to do a long term build (65 Chevy Impala 2 door hardtop). Lost power at the house for 10 days because of freezing rain. My wife had a heart attach and had to have 3 stints installed. About 5 months later I was in the hospital with heart problems (nothing serious like the wife), but it did slow my down. Thru all this I knew it only needed about 2 months of work to finish the job. It did get finished and turned out really nice. I just want anyone who is starting a build to not get discouraged, hang in there, and keep pushing if only for a day or two, they all add up to a complete build. Thanks for the soap box time.....Jim

[oldman3]

Pic 1 Inside of bed painted, taped off so I can paint the outside.

Pic 2 Bed all painted.

[oldman3]

Had glass company come out and install windshield. Ended up getting broke, came out 3 days later and got new one installed.

[VWBeamer]

Sweet

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by VWBeamer

Sweet

Thanks,....Jim

[Sazien]

Nice Thats one of the best looking long beds Ive seen.

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Sazien

Nice Thats one of the best looking long beds Ive seen.

Thanks for the compliment I appreciate it.....Jim

[oldman3]

Ok back to work on the interior, again I will give as much detail as I can.

Half of the velcro strips have been attached to the inside roof of cab.

[oldman3]

Here the headliner piece has been sanded, etc.

[oldman3]

Here I'm smoothing out the edges after I glued the leather to the panel. This was done the same as the kick panel earlier, always glue half smooth out, then come back and do the other half.

[strong arm steel fab]

great work

[bollybib]

Hi Jim,

It's cool that you took all those pics back then so you can share them with us now. I'm a little sad that we're almost at the end now, I became a habitual reader of your thread. You metered out the pics at a nice pace. [applause]

I really got a lot out of your use of materials and methods to create such a work of art. It's beautiful. You should be proud and I'm sure Jimbo must be a happy camper, too.

Sorry to hear about your family's health issues. We're gettin' up there, no denyin'. However, your words of encouragement to others regarding their builds was very upbeat.

Looking forward to the last few posts on Jimbo's build.

Regards,

Jim

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by bollybib

Hi Jim,

It's cool that you took all those pics back then so you can share them with us now. I'm a little sad that we're almost at the end now, I became a habitual reader of your thread. You metered out the pics at a nice pace. [applause]

I really got a lot out of your use of materials and methods to create such a work of art. It's beautiful. You should be proud and I'm sure Jimbo must be a happy camper, too.

Sorry to hear about your family's health issues. We're gettin' up there, no denyin'. However, your words of encouragement to others regarding their builds was very upbeat.

Looking forward to the last few posts on Jimbo's build.

Regards,

Jim

Jim, I don't know what to say about your post, except THANK YOU for the kind words and following the build from the start. Jimbo, my son Mark and I are all proud of the pickup. I have enjoyed doing the post and wish I had more to show. Will have to see what the future holds....Jim

[oldman3]

Sorry it's so late getting the last post of pics up, had friends over and couldn't get free until now. This post is just showing different shots of the truck after it was all done. Hope you enjoy them and thanks to everyone for viewing and the post.....Jim

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by strong arm steel fab

great work

Thanks....Jim

[David67]

very nice as usual... I really appreciate you taking the time to post up this build! Thanks a lot. If you don't mind me asking, who makes that dash panel/glove box door? I see the guages are by AutoMeter and I know I've seen that panel before but can't make out who it's made by.

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by David67

very nice as usual... I really appreciate you taking the time to post up this build! Thanks a lot. If you don't mind me asking, who makes that dash panel/glove box door? I see the guages are by AutoMeter and I know I've seen that panel before but can't make out who it's made by.

Thank you for watching the build, I enjoyed posting it. Dash panels are by "NO LIMIT" are brushed aluminum and ran about $350 pair. Auto meter gauges are Ultra-lite series got them from Jeg's.

[David67]

Thanks for the info. They look great.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

aRE THOSE ROD DOORS DOOR AND HEADLINER PANELS? wHERE DID THE SEATBELTS COME FROM?

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

aRE THOSE ROD DOORS DOOR AND HEADLINER PANELS? wHERE DID THE SEATBELTS COME FROM?

Yes the door panels and headliner panel are from ROD DOORS, I just changed things a little with the lauan pieces added. Seat belts are a 3 point retractable type, owner got them on E-Bay, not sure were from, sorry....Jim

[FRENCHBLUE72]

I see my caps lock action was backwards yesterday sorry about that but thanks for the info... Truck is very nice and has given me a few ideas to run with.

[Cameron 1137]

Outstanding! When do you want to start on mine?....

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Cameron 1137

Outstanding! When do you want to start on mine?....

Hate to say it Cam, but already have another project, don't like to say it, but my son mostly doing the work me helping on a 50 F**d coupe. Should keep him busy for awhile.....Jim

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

I see my caps lock action was backwards yesterday sorry about that but thanks for the info... Truck is very nice and has given me a few ideas to run with.

Glad anything I did can be of benefit, thank you for following the build....Jim