Just bought a project 67

[whatnow123]

Originally Posted by hotrod 80

I also bought the magnaflow kit and thought the same thing about the tail pipes . How well does the new A/C work ?

The AC Works great! No complaints at all. Some say the high setting is a little loud on the vintage air units, but I don't think it's any louder than any other car I have owned.

Originally Posted by Blue'72

Great looking truck! If mine turns out half this nice I'll be happy. You don't by chance have a sound clip of the exhaust do you? Those are the same mufflers I have for mine and I'm hoping I'll be really happy with them.

Now drive it up north, I want a ride in it too!

Hey, thanks for the complement! It gets a lot of attention when I'm out and about which is taking some getting use to.

I don't have a way to record the exhaust tone, but I will say that it was a great choice for the mufflers. They have a low rumble at partial throttle, doesn't attract much attention just driving around and you can have a normal conversation at highway speeds, but they wake right up when you get on it! Perfect combination I think.

[kyull67]

Mar-k is great! I've always had good dealings with them.

[original_balzer]

VERY nice truck cool build. I was wondering if you had a pic of the pass side with the old style bed on it?

ALSO whats this I circled in yellow? I tried to zoom but my computer is old and not very clear it just looked like a cig lighter.

[whatnow123]

Originally Posted by original_balzer

VERY nice truck cool build. I was wondering if you had a pic of the pass side with the old style bed on it?

ALSO whats this I circled in yellow? I tried to zoom but my computer is old and not very clear it just looked like a cig lighter.

Sorry, I don't have any other pictures of the older bed than the one on the first page. To be honest, it's not a bad look and it's 10 times better than the newer beds, but it limits the size tire you can run which is the drawback.

As far as this photo, that is a spring that someone prior JB Welded to the dash. I'm assuming it's to keep the glove box door from rattling. I liked it so I left it on there. We'll see once I get the box on how functional it is.

[jayssunm]

Sorry I missed this thread originally. Curious how the sounds is inside the cab? I know the 67-68 did not have a header and just have metal. Seems like you applied sound dampener to the floor and back of the cab but if you did it again would you do the ceiling too?

[whatnow123]

I pulled the truck out of the garage today and drove it over to the bank and decided to snap a couple of photos while it was out as I never did post a finished bed picture. MAR-K sent me a replacement board, no questions asked becuase the grain was so odd on that one. But it completely matches the rest now. I also decided to mount the gas filler in the side instead of the floor. I like it better I think and it's way more funtional.

I also wanted to show the completed exhuast minus the tips (haven't put them on yet) as really like how it exits. I also blurred my plate. I've seen others do this, not sure why but I did it anyway. Anyone know why?

I haven't done much else to it as I'm waiting for the weather to cool down a bit to do all the little things it still needs, like the tailgate for one.

[whatnow123]

Originally Posted by jayssunm

Sorry I missed this thread originally. Curious how the sounds is inside the cab? I know the 67-68 did not have a header and just have metal. Seems like you applied sound dampener to the floor and back of the cab but if you did it again would you do the ceiling too?

I didn't do anything to roof other than paint it. It was hot out there today so I touched my hand to it and sure enough, it was pretty warm. Not sure how much sound comes though the roof, but it's fairly quiet inside until you get on it

[sebas213]

Hello, fantastic truck, congratulations. Can you tell me about your wheels and tires? what size are that and who much are that? some link to see them, I live in Argentina and I want to buy to my truck if is it possible. thanks buddie.

[Richard8971]

Love the bed wood. I think that is one of the things I love most about old trucks. Sadly when I get mine back from Oregon, I am going to have to convert my truck into a work truck. Oh well... I think a flush mount hard tonneau (painted the color of the truck) will look good. I have to carry supplies so my nice bed wood will be hidden. I might pull the wood out and rails and just use plain 3/4" ply so I don't mess up my good stuff. The inside of the bed I can put a cover over it so it doesn't get scratched.

Keep up the great work.

BTW, what part of AZ are you in. I just moved back to Tucson!

Don

[whatnow123]

Originally Posted by sebas213

Hello, fantastic truck, congratulations. Can you tell me about your wheels and tires? what size are that and who much are that? some link to see them, I live in Argentina and I want to buy to my truck if is it possible. thanks buddie.

Hey there!

The wheels are Boyd Coddington Smoothie 2's. 17x8 front, 17x10 rear and the tires are 17/275/50 front and 17/285/60 rears. The rims are 4.5 backspacing on all 4, but you should measure yours for the backspacing you want.

I ordered mine from Discount Tire Direct (you have to call them) but here is a link to the wheels.

http://superbuytires.com/Boyd-Coddington/Smoothie%206/

[whatnow123]

Hi Don!

Thanks for the complement and welcome to AZ! I'm up in the Phoenix area.

Also, Riveted1 is planning a "board meet" for the 25th of this month. So if you have a few hours to burn to drive up, I'd love to meet you as I'm sure others would as well.

Here is the link to the thread..

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=307807

Originally Posted by Richard8971

Love the bed wood. I think that is one of the things I love most about old trucks. Sadly when I get mine back from Oregon, I am going to have to convert my truck into a work truck. Oh well... I think a flush mount hard tonneau (painted the color of the truck) will look good. I have to carry supplies so my nice bed wood will be hidden. I might pull the wood out and rails and just use plain 3/4" ply so I don't mess up my good stuff. The inside of the bed I can put a cover over it so it doesn't get scratched.

Keep up the great work.

BTW, what part of AZ are you in. I just moved back to Tucson!

Don

[nightmare]

Originally Posted by whatnow123

I also blurred my plate. I've seen others do this, not sure why but I did it anyway. Anyone know why?

Very nice looking truck, and very nice work. I like the silver on there, with the rims and black interior.

Anyhow, I'm surprised that no one else has answered this yet. I do it because of security reasons. If the plate is visible, then anyone can pull up anything they want from your vehicle. Name, address, SSN, etc. Doesn't take much, but these are my reasons

By the way, I also noticed that you said the engine is .060 over. With a stock crank, that should make it a 360, not a 355. A 355 will have a .030 overbore, with the stock crank.