pdx-sanity66

[pdxhall]

I finally got back to Sanity after a camping weekend off. I got the Raptor Liner sprayed on the bottom of the cab. I have also been working on the seams a little more and sprayed another coat of epoxy on them. They are now ready for a small skim coat of filler.

[clemdaddy]

man thats cool. and you're right. we seem to be on the same track as far as build timing goes... erie, maybe but kinda fun too. i really do wish i had taken the time to fill the seams, that is cool and cleans up an area that i never could figure why the factory didn't take care of...

[pdxhall]

Thanks, man. I had planned on filling the seams on the rockers from the beginning but to be honest I never really thought about the upper pillar and roof seam until I got the cab on its back. After staring at them for a couple of weeks they had to go.

[pdxhall]

Not to much to report. At least nothing worth posting pics of right now. I've been working on smoothing up the seams I welded. A little filler, primer, etc,etc. You all know the routine.
I have been trying to find another seat bottom from a custom option seat so I can continue with my bucket seat project. I thought I had one but when I went to see it, it had broken springs on the driver's side which always seems to be the case.
Still on the lookout for one. If anybody locally has one they're willing to part with for a decent price, please let me know.

I won't be working on Sanity for a couple of weeks as I'm on vacation as of Wednesday. We're heading down to American Fork, Utah to visit my mom and siblings.

[chad64chevy]

progress is looking good, I like how you filled the seams, I will be doing the same on mine along will the gap on the a pillar on the inside! I have already filled the seam for the big back window and want a smoother look!! keep it up, it looks great!! have a great vacation, we will all be here when you get back to sanity!!

[Ta2Don]

Awesome Pics...
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[pdxhall]

Thanks, Don.

[mark 66]

looking at those old pictures is neat. can kinda see why we as adults lean either chevy mopar or ford.my dad was gm all the way.

[Patina]

What engine did you have in the 210? I love the white steelies... looks like a junior stocker!

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Patina

What engine did you have in the 210? I love the white steelies... looks like a junior stocker!

It had a built 283 with dual quads, headers and a Muncie m22 rock crusher. Along with a 4:11 posi rear. It was a demon off the line and almost tached out at the end of the quarter mile. I came from a small town that had nothing much better to do than street race. Good years!

[TJ's Chevy]

Nice work! I'm subscribed.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

Nice work! I'm subscribed.

Thanks for looking in fellow Oregonian.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

Thanks for looking in fellow Oregonian.

Yup! Nice to see some members are living around these parts! I'm only a 5 hour drive from ya!

[jimmydean]

Nice work. It's supposed to be low 70's all weekend in the PDX metro area.

[LostMy65]

So glad you finally found a good seat.
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Yeah, supposed to be a nice weekend.

[TJ's Chevy]

Great work fellow Oregonian! Truck is coming along! To bad yer 5 hours away! I'd come an help ya! I haven't been to Portland for 6 years!

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by pimpston65

All i got to stay is your freaking insane with that bucket seat idea, that ish rocks all my yrs looking at builds I never seen anyone do that GM would be proud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks. I'd like to take credit for it but I got the idea here on the board but I never did see the finished product. After doing the one fab up of the standard seat I new it would work out much better with the custom seat. No springs to cut. Having done that one, though, gives me the vision to improve these.

Originally Posted by LostMy65

So glad you finally found a good seat.

Thanks, I really just fell in to this one. I feel real lucky.
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Yeah, supposed to be a nice weekend.

I've been taking advantage of it already.

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

Great work fellow Oregonian! Truck is coming along! To bad yer 5 hours away! I'd come an help ya! I haven't been to Portland for 6 years!

If you decide to get up this way sometime let me know and we can meet up and talk trucks. If I'm not working I'm usually out in the garage.

[McMurphy]

Well I cannot wait to see how this comes out either !!
If all goes according to plan, I hope to be in your neck of the woods with the 66 behind the Tow Truck sometime in the late June to mid July time frame.

Would sure like to see your build in person !!

[pdxhall]

You're welcome any time Mike. It would be great to see your truck, too.

[pdxhall]

I decided to start on the bucket seats today. I know it's a long way off before I will actually need them and get them covered. It will be a lot easier to store a couple of bucket seats than a stack of bench seat parts. I got the first seat bottom measured and cut. I discovered that the two bucket seat halves would new fit in the bead blaster so what started as "I'll just clean up around where I'm going to weld" into close to a completed clean. I'm hoping to get an earlier start and get this part tacked together and the seat back measured and cut.

[LostMy65]

You crazy early riser!
Crap, it's 3 in the morning!

I look forward to see how your seats come together.

[LT1 Burb]

Nice job on the build, I went through all 11 pages again. I like the undercoating you did so I ordered some off of ebay and did my silverado bed 2 weeks ago. Buckets seat ideal is cool, nice progress, nice build.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

You crazy early riser!
Crap, it's 3 in the morning!

I look forward to see how your seats come together.

Not an early riser. I just stay up late. Graveyard worker so I try to keep close to my same schedule on my days off.

Originally Posted by LT1 Burb

Nice job on the build, I went through all 11 pages again. I like the undercoating you did so I ordered some off of ebay and did my silverado bed 2 weeks ago. Buckets seat ideal is cool, nice progress, nice build.

Thanks for looking in. My progress is slow but steady. I heard a lot of good things about the undercoating so I decided to give it a try. I'm thinking of doing the bed on my Tundra, also.





On another note. I'm getting ready to pull the plug and order my new engine.
I've looked at GM performance, Blueprint, and a couple of others. Of course I'm looking for the most bang for my buck. It will be a 350 with vortec heads or a 383 stoker with vortec heads. At least that's my thinking right now. I'd like to get some input and opinions on what you guys have or prefer to help me with the final pick.

[pdxhall]

Driver's seat is done. '66 chev factory bucket seat......well, if they had offered bucket seats this might be it. I finished welding the bottom today and then cut, fitted and welded the back. It was a little more complicated fitting up the springs. Everything went real smooth on the modification. You can see from the pics that I welded a little more support where I joined the 2 halves together on the seat and the back. I found some SS tubing to slip over some of the small wire supports after welding them together. The passenger seat should go quick since I now have all the measurements and it's just a matter of cut and paste. I plan on spraying it with some Eastwood rust inhibitor tomorrow and get started on the passenger side.
I am also modifying the seat mounts on the passenger seat so that the adjuster will be set up on the proper side. Yup, both seat will adjust. I'll post some pics of that as I progress.

Someone may have noticed my request for opinions on my engine choice. I value your knowledge and would really like some input.

[pdxhall]

here are a couple more.