Project: Tall Grass

[Lolyin58]

It's coming along quite well Matt. Looking forward to seeing it this summer at Super Run!

[c.brown]

looking good nice shifter !!

[Mad Rods]

Truck lookin killer!.... Looks good with those wjeels
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[Slammed66]

Zero, pictures to throw down.
Pulled the rack and clearanced the lh engine mount. The flaming river Ujoints do not clear a factory pb mount. Minor clearancing was needed.
All hard lines for the brakes are done!!. Waiting on a flex line for the rear.and the two down lines from the m/c and I'll have brakes
Roughed in the fuel line, pump filter and regulator all fuel line is -6 braided stainless.
Waiting on a few misc fittings.

So next week when I'm back I'll get that all flanged up, then build some exhaust. 2.5 mandrel bent with an h pipe and flowmaster super 40's

Hopefully paint some stuff, and we can start slamming this heap together, I NEED TO CRUISE!!!
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[Slammed66]

Allright , lets do a lil Throw back thursday.

A bit more on the history of this bucket and me.

My dad passed away of cancer when I was 12, He was a coolest dude Ive even known. Still miss him a ton.He got me hooked on this stuff, His baby was a 1968 SS/RS camaro( which I still have) , after he passed I was stuck in a house of women.So I hung out in the garage, and couldnt leave anything alone. After hot rodding the riding lawnmower with my uncle ( also a big car guy/ hot rodder.
What does an average 14 year old do over summer break? I have no clue< I worked on the farm for my uncle and bought a 1964 chevy pickup....

Full of Bondo, a blown engine , but she was mine for $400!!!!!!



Gross huh? Ive re-bodied the truck twice now!!. and frame, well actually I dont think there's anythign left of the original truck....

Yes that the rodded mover in the back....hahha

anyway , yea Ive had the truck this long, im 28 now....




okay back to progress.
I am happpy to report the chassis fab is DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Closed in the gap on the Traling arm crossmember I made earlier!!



So I ripped the back end down for paint., A lil smoothing and high build.



Then some paint...





Just waiting impatiently now, I also painted the watts link, the 4 link bars and the diff, CANNOT wait to get the hell out this place ( work) and head home and put this mofo together!!!!!!!!!!!

[PHAT TONY]

This progress is cool(subliminal message(stick with the shiny wheels)subliminal message)and it'd be SWEET to see you puttin gas in this thing(stick with the shiny wheels), and I'm ALL in helping make this(stick with the shiny wheels) straight and glossy blue/white, but just think of the lump in your throat to see that Camaro in its former glory. Stuff like that gets me.

[67cheby]

looking great man !

[tk-mpl]

Hey Matt, looking good man. Thanks for giving a little back ground on you and your truck. It really adds prospective to the build...

Trevor
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[Slammed66]

Had a real productive days off.

here's a quick teaser. Ill post more tommarow!

[PHAT TONY]

SWEEET!!!! You got the front bumper on!!

[DA INFERNO]

Looks good.
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[mike14_07]

looks good where did you get the watts link?

[Slammed66]

Originally Posted by mike14_07

looks good where did you get the watts link?

It came from ***************** great piece.


Thanks to the rest of you guys , it's starting to take shape now!
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[Slammed66]

[Slammed66]

Ive still gotta get some turndowns and get the mufflers to sit even etc.

Ive got the cab back on now.

and i started with my flush mount booster project. im not done but ill get more pics as go.

[67cheby]

Looks top notch !
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[YBNORML]

NICE!!!!! You'll be rolling in no time!
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[Apache63]

Thanks Matt , that helps a lot!!

[66redw/white]

awesome truck man! lovin the build.

[pedro6371]

hi slammed66 nice build i would like to know if you any specs in your trailling arm crossmember mods or pictures i want to do the same thing thx.

[Slammed66]

Originally Posted by pedro6371

hi slammed66 nice build i would like to know if you any specs in your trailling arm crossmember mods or pictures i want to do the same thing thx.

For sure , hope these help

Step :1 flip the frame over, or remove the crossmeber its probably better to keep it in the frame for modding.

and cut out all the taper so the crossmember will be smooth all the way across so It wont drag and your truck will lay out properly.



Cut up some 3/16 plate to fit the shape.



weld it out and smooooooooth.





the top I dont have pics of. I cut out the top and welded in a peice of 3 inch pipe to clear the drive shaft it was awfully close, so I gave it a lil room.



to look at it now, it kinda bugs me I didnt fill the old trailing arm mount holes............. uh oh.......

[coulter]

good to see some progress on this one man!!! keep it up

[chevy88]

It looks like you lost all your pics? That sucks, anyways how's your build coming?

[Slammed66]

Hey guys looks like I've got some work to do, I'm not sure where the pics went.

I took a time out this summer . I picked up a 72 long box with 26,000 original miles. Slammed it on air, and used my 20/22 coys on it.

I'm back on the 64 now. I just finished smoothing out the rad support, and I expect to make smoke mid January. Then I can make everything look pretty !!

Pics will be post when I figure it all out..
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[timmytimm3]

Originally Posted by Slammed66

Hey guys looks like I've got some work to do, I'm not sure where the pics went.

I took a time out this summer . I picked up a 72 long box with 26,000 original miles. Slammed it on air, and used my 20/22 coys on it.

I'm back on the 64 now. I just finished smoothing out the rad support, and I expect to make smoke mid January. Then I can make everything look pretty !!

Pics will be post when I figure it all out..
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Nice build man. If you moved the pictures into a different folder then the links won't work.