Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step

[swamp rat]

I don't remember if that's a 67 but the 67 only had a different angle to the door handle screws.

[Bennett68C10]

Looking good Vic!

[Elliot949]

Looking Great Vic... Looks like you are getting pretty close to firing that thing up...

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Coming together! I gotta swing by and see in person one of these days. Call if you need help with the bed, or a trailer.

Anytime, Chip. I appreciate the offer, but all I have left to bring home will fit in the car.

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Awesome to hear it's all painted now! Looking good Vic!

Thanks, Scott, although it's not quite complete. I took the inner fenders, bumpers and a few other parts to Justin when I picked up the bed and asked him to do a color change on them. Bumpers will now be body color which should look a little more integrated.

Originally Posted by swamp rat

I don't remember if that's a 67 but the 67 only had a different angle to the door handle screws.

It is a 67 with stock doors, Mike. I've never heard that about the handles but it sure lines up with what I experienced. I didn't research it a bunch when I bought the repro handles. Of course, the catalogs I have list one part number per side for 67-72. Nothing special for the 67.

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Looking good Vic!

Thanks, Keith!

Originally Posted by Elliot949

Looking Great Vic... Looks like you are getting pretty close to firing that thing up...

If I got off my duff and really worked at it, I could probably have it going in a few weeks, Dan. But I seem to be in slow mo mode these days.

The bed turned out pretty nice. He did the bedliner exactly like I wanted and it looks like it was done by Line-X. The tailgate has some orange peel on it in the recessed area, but he offered to go back over the entire truck after it's fully assembled, so I may take him up on that. Everything is covered with buffing dust right now, so the photos aren't the best. The gaskets for the reproduction tail lights are too short and will have to be cut and spliced to properly seal the lens, but that's no biggie. Just gotta keep on trudging.

[Xeen]

Oh this is exciting, everything is coming together.

[Ol Blue K20]

It's gonna be bad @$$. Looking forward to it!!

[knomadd]

Looking good Vic!

[Vic1947]

Thanks, guys! Bit of a milestone today, the bed is back on the chassis. Only one minor hiccup. The Boyd's tank has two bungs in the top, a 1/2 NPT near the fill neck and a 3/8 NPT further forward. I plumbed the vent hose into the one closest to the fill neck and when the bed was almost down, it hit the cross rail. So I took it back out, put the plastic plug back in it and removed the plug from the front. Plenty of room to install a 3/8 90 fitting in it and attach the hose. It's still sitting really high as I've left it in the top setting for the bags which makes it a lot easier to work on. But pretty soon it will be down where it belongs.

[Xeen]

It must feel great after all your hard work to be where you are now, that's a damn fine looking ride Vic.

[Low Elco]

Holy bajeebers, that looks good! World of Wheels?

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by Xeen

It must feel great after all your hard work to be where you are now, that's a damn fine looking ride Vic.

Thanks, Brian.

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Holy bajeebers, that looks good! World of Wheels?

Ummm... probably not, Chip. The paint on the bed is nowhere near the quality of the cab and front clip. The base coat has sand scratches everywhere, the clear had a heavy orange peel they tried to cut and buff, but still has pitting in a lot of areas and they buffed thru to the primer in several places. It looks okay from 10 feet but is pretty rude up close. I haven't been able to raise him on the phone to discuss it, so I'm pretty sure he knows I've discovered it by now.

Bedliner looks great, though.

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

The paint on the bed is nowhere near the quality of the cab and front clip. The base coat has sand scratches everywhere, the clear had a heavy orange peel they tried to cut and buff, but still has pitting in a lot of areas and they buffed thru to the primer in several places. It looks okay from 10 feet but is pretty rude up close. I haven't been able to raise him on the phone to discuss it, so I'm pretty sure he knows I've discovered it by now.

Oh man I'm sorry to hear that Vic, as always I'm pulling for you, hopefully they will make it right without giving you any grief.

[Low Elco]

Darn. At least it's easily transported and you can keep going on the rest.

[Bennett68C10]

Sorry to hear that Vic, it does look good in the pictures though.

[Vic1947]

I spoke to my guy yesterday and he apologized for the paint flaws on the bed and immediately offered to fix them whenever I could get it to him... which made me feel a lot better. He said he was so covered up, he let his helper do more on the bed than he normally would. It will probably be after the first of the year before I get it to him, as I have no plans to pull the bed back off the chassis at this point. I did go down there today to pick up the rear bumper. It turned out very nice. Hope to have the front and other pieces by weekend.

I spent most of today plumbing the CPP HydraStop. The pre-bent stainless lines I got from Inline Tube are for the OEM setup and had to be modified for the CPP unit. The rear line is done, but I'm on the second attempt for the front. The OEM tube was 1/4" to the tee and 3/16" to both front calipers. I'm attempting to duplicate most of the OEM bends to plumb into the prop valve using 3/16" stainless line instead. On my first attempt, I booger'd the flare and didn't have enough length to redo it. The second line is looking good up to this point as long as I don't repeat the flaring mistake on the end that goes in the prop valve. I'll say this about the CPP HydraStop... it's fit like a glove up to this point. I still have to do the lines to the pump and the steering box, but their kit looks super complete. Compared to the unit I bought for my '57 Ford (from another company), this appears to be a much nicer setup.

As you can tell, I've been doing whatever I can to avoid getting back on the wiring job. But sooner or later those chickens will come home to roost.

[sduckworth13]

Your truck looks amazing Vic!

[Xeen]

I'm glad to hear that the painter is going to make it right for you.
I bet you are just itching to open up those exhaust dumps and drop the hammer!

[Low Elco]

Good to hear he's being a stand-up guy. Better you than me on that stainless!

[knomadd]

Good to hear your painter is going to make it right. You'll knock out that wiring like any other project. I have faith in you Vic. Try a little at a time, if you can.

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Good to hear your painter is going to make it right. You'll knock out that wiring like any other project. I have faith in you Vic. Try a little at a time, if you can.

Thanks, Duane, I was glad my painter offered to fix the bed since the rest was looking so nice. I bolted the bed to the chassis permanently (I hope) and I'm finishing up the wiring out back for the tail lights, etc. I got the brake booster plumbed in and ordered some a/c fittings for the hoses. The Vintage Air kit had the wrong fittings for the compressor that came with the March setup, so Summit scores again.

[Jason7121]

I have the cpp hydroboost on mine as well. You will love the stopping power of this unit ��

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by Jason7121

I have the cpp hydroboost on mine as well. You will love the stopping power of this unit ��

I had one on my '57 Ford also and you're right, they work! Maybe a little too good... had to re-tighten nearly every fitting in the system and even remade one entire line. But it stopped on a dime when I finished.

The rear bumper is on, bed is cinched down and the wiring to the tail/backup lights is done. Also figured out a way to mount the backup camera behind the license plate. Mocked up a/c and heater hoses up front but really need to get the front clip in place before making any final decisions.

Oh, and one other thing... note the hardware stored in the bed without any cushions. Repeat after me: work truck, work truck, work truck.

[swamp rat]

Your truck is looking great Vic!

[Elliot949]

Vic... I have really enjoyed watching you resurrect this truck basically from a scrap heap... Your talents are unmistakably over the top...

I can't wait to see this truck again in person...

[jlsanborn]

Nice work! Just tossing junk in the back eh? ☺️