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67chevy1series · 01-28-2011, 11:38 PM

allred!!!

mcbassin · 01-28-2011, 11:46 PM

Nice work on the cab. You can do what you want with your paint. For me I'm going with solid red, so I am kinda partial.

hgs_notes · 01-29-2011, 11:19 AM

If you go with the white top, also paint the windshield posts and door window frames to match. I would do the grill also if you went that route, but not the bottom of the body.

**67cheby** · 01-29-2011, 11:24 AM

Are you going to be using all of the factory trim , if you are running all of the factory trim i like a white top, if you are shaving all of the trim all red , just my 2 cents

RocketKing · 01-30-2011, 04:47 PM

Thanks for the opinions. I am still trying to decide for sure.
Thought you might want to see the undercoating I put on the other day.

Wow, I think I need to use some Windex on that camera lens.

67chevy1series · 01-30-2011, 04:50 PM

wow looksa clean!!!

VA72C10 · 01-30-2011, 05:19 PM

nice work...and the lens may not be dirty...if you had just finished spraying it might have picked up the particles in the air...happened to me all the time when documenting my last build...

**67cheby** · 01-31-2011, 10:11 AM

looking good

RocketKing · 02-04-2011, 12:22 AM

Primer and sand...and sand...and sand.

mcbassin · 02-04-2011, 12:30 AM

Diggin the roticerie. I bet that makes it a lot easier hitting the roof. Hey, you got any fingerprints left? Gotta love sanding.

VA72C10 · 02-04-2011, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by RocketKing

and sand...and sand...and sand.

Looking good! And I feel your pain with the sanding!!!

67chevy1series · 02-04-2011, 12:38 AM

my favorite part of sanding was the door jambs and the roof on the inside! that was fun your lucky you have a big window! less metal.....

RocketKing · 02-04-2011, 12:43 AM

The rotiserre is the best! First time I have used one and would hate to go back to just sawhorses!
I was just thinkin' in the first post that now would be a good time to rob a bank because I would be hard to fingerprint...lol.

**Dieselwrencher** · 02-04-2011, 03:21 AM

Nice work! It is coming along nicely!

**67cheby** · 02-04-2011, 10:22 AM

quit typing.....back to sanding, only a few months left until Summer !!!

usmcchevy · 02-16-2011, 09:31 PM

Rocketking, Have you test fitted the cab with the engine/trans in place? I tried putting my 4.8/4l80e all the way back like yours and the trans hit the pinch weld on the cab when I tried installing the trans mount. I ended up modifying my adapter plates to both be like your passenger side(1.75" forward). Body work is lookin great by the way!

mcbassin · 02-16-2011, 10:43 PM

What is the main reason for moving the engine towards the back? Just to close the gap at the firewall or to gain clearence for the cooling fan(s)? thanks

usmcchevy · 02-17-2011, 10:10 AM

Room up front and wieght transfer were my reasons for trying, oh and it was easier to put it all of the way back because of the adapter plates i have.

RocketKing · 02-17-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by usmcchevy

Rocketking, Have you test fitted the cab with the engine/trans in place? I tried putting my 4.8/4l80e all the way back like yours and the trans hit the pinch weld on the cab when I tried installing the trans mount. I ended up modifying my adapter plates to both be like your passenger side(1.75" forward). Body work is lookin great by the way!

Not yet. Looks like we will be have the cab painted next week and we will fit then. I have been sweating this very question because I have seen others hit the pinch weld. Glad you were able to fix yours without to much problem.
Thanks for the compliment on the body, I hope the major work on the cab is done!

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

What is the main reason for moving the engine towards the back? Just to close the gap at the firewall or to gain clearence for the cooling fan(s)? thanks

My main reason was for more clearence up front.

**67cheby** · 02-17-2011, 12:10 PM

Have the cab painted next week.......wow !!! Smoking me

usmcchevy · 02-17-2011, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by RocketKing

Not yet. Looks like we will be have the cab painted next week and we will fit then. I have been sweating this very question because I have seen others hit the pinch weld. Glad you were able to fix yours without to much problem.
Thanks for the compliment on the body, I hope the major work on the cab is done!

My main reason was for more clearence up front.

I have a pic of how much clearance I have now, but its on my home computer. You could possibly cut the pinch weld off to make clearance, but mine was already hitting with the trans just sitting on the cross member, no trans mount.

67chevy1series · 02-17-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 67cheby

Have the cab painted next week.......wow !!! Smoking me

your build is coming along great!.......but you have been takin forever!

RocketKing · 02-17-2011, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Have the cab painted next week.......wow !!! Smoking me

Thanks, but don't feel to bad because it is just the cab. lol

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Originally Posted by usmcchevy

I have a pic of how much clearance I have now, but its on my home computer. You could possibly cut the pinch weld off to make clearance, but mine was already hitting with the trans just sitting on the cross member, no trans mount.

Okay, now I am reeeally sweating it.

Gordonr1973 · 02-18-2011, 02:16 AM

Great looking build...love the swap!!

How did you prep the intake for paint? Did you remove lots off of it before spraying it or just taped off bits?

Cambons · 02-18-2011, 03:42 AM

just did a quick read over looks good so far man good luck

01-28-2011, 11:38 PM	#126
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: The Fuse is Lit... allred!!!

01-28-2011, 11:46 PM	#127
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Nice work on the cab. You can do what you want with your paint. For me I'm going with solid red, so I am kinda partial. __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

01-29-2011, 11:19 AM	#128
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,126	Re: The Fuse is Lit... If you go with the white top, also paint the windshield posts and door window frames to match. I would do the grill also if you went that route, but not the bottom of the body. __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff

01-29-2011, 11:24 AM	#129
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Are you going to be using all of the factory trim , if you are running all of the factory trim i like a white top, if you are shaving all of the trim all red , just my 2 cents __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

01-30-2011, 04:47 PM	#130
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Thanks for the opinions. I am still trying to decide for sure. Thought you might want to see the undercoating I put on the other day. Wow, I think I need to use some Windex on that camera lens. __________________ Rex

01-30-2011, 04:50 PM	#131
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: The Fuse is Lit... wow looksa clean!!!

01-30-2011, 05:19 PM	#132
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: The Fuse is Lit... nice work...and the lens may not be dirty...if you had just finished spraying it might have picked up the particles in the air...happened to me all the time when documenting my last build... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

01-31-2011, 10:11 AM	#133
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	Re: The Fuse is Lit... looking good __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

02-04-2011, 12:22 AM	#134
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Primer and sand...and sand...and sand. __________________ Rex

02-04-2011, 12:30 AM	#135
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Diggin the roticerie. I bet that makes it a lot easier hitting the roof. Hey, you got any fingerprints left? Gotta love sanding. __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

02-04-2011, 12:38 AM	#137
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: The Fuse is Lit... my favorite part of sanding was the door jambs and the roof on the inside! that was fun your lucky you have a big window! less metal.....

02-04-2011, 12:43 AM	#138
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... The rotiserre is the best! First time I have used one and would hate to go back to just sawhorses! I was just thinkin' in the first post that now would be a good time to rob a bank because I would be hard to fingerprint...lol. __________________ Rex

02-04-2011, 03:21 AM	#139
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02-04-2011, 10:22 AM	#140
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	Re: The Fuse is Lit... quit typing.....back to sanding, only a few months left until Summer !!! __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

02-16-2011, 09:31 PM	#141
usmcchevy Has more rust than truck... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ivanhoe, MN Posts: 2,421	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Rocketking, Have you test fitted the cab with the engine/trans in place? I tried putting my 4.8/4l80e all the way back like yours and the trans hit the pinch weld on the cab when I tried installing the trans mount. I ended up modifying my adapter plates to both be like your passenger side(1.75" forward). Body work is lookin great by the way! __________________ 1972 Custom/10 SWB, 4.8/4l80e Build thread LSx Swap FAQ index



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02-16-2011, 10:43 PM	#142
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: The Fuse is Lit... What is the main reason for moving the engine towards the back? Just to close the gap at the firewall or to gain clearence for the cooling fan(s)? thanks __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

02-17-2011, 10:10 AM	#143
usmcchevy Has more rust than truck... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ivanhoe, MN Posts: 2,421	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Room up front and wieght transfer were my reasons for trying, oh and it was easier to put it all of the way back because of the adapter plates i have. __________________ 1972 Custom/10 SWB, 4.8/4l80e Build thread LSx Swap FAQ index Last edited by usmcchevy; 02-17-2011 at 10:11 AM. Reason: spelling

02-17-2011, 12:10 PM	#145
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Have the cab painted next week.......wow !!! Smoking me __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

02-18-2011, 02:16 AM	#149
Gordonr1973 Home Built '87 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 1,829	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Great looking build...love the swap!! How did you prep the intake for paint? Did you remove lots off of it before spraying it or just taped off bits? __________________ Gordon 1998 White Chev ext cab 2WD (Summer Project) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=408424 1987 Chev Silverado SWB (Winter Project Rebuild) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=424833 Truck Club http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=466969

02-18-2011, 03:42 AM	#150
Cambons Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SO Cali Posts: 37	Re: The Fuse is Lit... just did a quick read over looks good so far man good luck

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