'63 GMC Project

[Dustin07]

dude I'm living on this thread. I hope to have my '61 laid out by spring. can not wait. your truck is insane I'd take it over any new car on the market!

[jason65]

Looks great creep.
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[creep]

Thanks guys! Unfortunately I'm having some trouble with the windshield gasket. Back in June I took it to have the windshield gasket replaced with a new one I got from Classic Parts. It turned out to be extremely twisted and the installer couldn't get the trim pieces back on. So I drove it home without the trim pieces in and it looked horrible. The next week I ordered a new seal from Steele Rubber at the Good Guys show (July 9), it just arrived at my house 2 weeks ago, 4 months later! I dropped the truck off at the installer 4 days ago and called him the next day and he tells me the new gasket is even worse than the old one and he was trying to get the old one back on. He also says I may end up having to order a new gasket without the trim and just not use the trim at all. I am so P.O.ed right now.

[kieth]

Originally Posted by creep

Thanks guys! Unfortunately I'm having some trouble with the windshield gasket. Back in June I took it to have the windshield gasket replaced with a new one I got from Classic Parts. It turned out to be extremely twisted and the installer couldn't get the trim pieces back on. So I drove it home without the trim pieces in and it looked horrible. The next week I ordered a new seal from Steele Rubber at the Good Guys show (July 9), it just arrived at my house 2 weeks ago, 4 months later! I dropped the truck off at the installer 4 days ago and called him the next day and he tells me the new gasket is even worse than the old one and he was trying to get the old one back on. He also says I may end up having to order a new gasket without the trim and just not use the trim at all. I am so P.O.ed right now.

He just does not want to do it, it is hard to do, let him order the gasket....or get another glass guy....

My glass man told me 150.00 to install a windshield with the chrome trim and he said it was a royal pain in the ass.......and he is a hot rod guy and a friend...(i already have the windshield)

[McMurphy]

Very nice build Creep.
Just finished reading this.

I hope you get your front glass issue worked out because before I get mine back on the road I am going to have to get it done as well. I would like to read up on the issues and what you did to resolve them for this.

Keep on Truckin' man !!

[jason65]

Originally Posted by kieth

He just does not want to do it, it is hard to do, let him order the gasket....or get another glass guy....

My glass man told me 150.00 to install a windshield with the chrome trim and he said it was a royal pain in the ass.......and he is a hot rod guy and a friend...(i already have the windshield)

True that. When I ordered my gasket it was a continues piece. The glass guy said it sucked and that the ones they use they cut to the length they need.

[creep]

Thanks guys. I still haven't got it back yet. I even called to tell him I didn't have to work today and could run out to give him a hand but he wasn't there and I never heard back. If I don't get it back on Monday I'm seriously thinking of going to get it without the windshield installed but with 40* temps outside I may have to have it trailered.

[coulter]

thats awsome man!!! always love seeing your ride!! a good inspiration!!

btw any new updates on it? you know a projects never finished

[creep]

Nothing going on yet. It's tucked away for the winter now. I need to figure out why it's wanting to stall and it needs some new exhaust gaskets but thats gonna have to wait 'till spring. I went the day after xmas and fired it up and let it run for a few minutes and I have been jonesin' to drive it since.

[yawdie1]

Hey man love your truck! I can't remember but did you do a body drop at all for it to lay that low?

[creep]

No bodydrop, just an aftermarket raised front crossmember kit to lay frame. The body on these trucks sit down over the frame rails so the pich welds are almost even with the bottom of the frame.

[yawdie1]

cool thanks! So did you have to re-enforce your fenders being that you took out the inner fenders?

[coulter]

man the winters there must suck.. i dont even put my bike up for winter..lol

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by coulter

man the winters there must suck.. i dont even put my bike up for winter..lol

Oh this front, you guys that dont live in snow country really have it nice!

Winter brings so many considerations to the table when it comes to these old rigs, not the least of which are loose gravel from road sanding, and idiot drivers that dont realize that 2k pounds of metal, glass, plastic, volitile fuel, and human bodies all zinging along on 4 donuts of air filled rubber takes some thought and skill when doing 40 to 60 mph on a sheet of ice....

Seems like as soon as more than an inch of snow lays on the ground, red lights at intersections just become "suggestions" to some of these retards.

Obviously not the conditions you want to be driving something you really care about out into.

Creep... totally dig your art work man, just saw it over on Vs page!
If it werent for the nudity and obvious copyright issues I would post more of mine. But I have to keep the decorum yanno?

[creep]

Thanks! I know what you mean about the winter drivers. They either act like they have never driven in snow or they act like there isn't any snow on the ground at all.

[creep]

Since my 63 is stashed for the winter I decided to start a new truck project...

...gonna try to make a replica of my truck out Hot Wheels using 2 '62 C10s and 1 '64 GMC panel.

Here's where I got with it today...

[creep]

Here's some pics hopefully explaining what I did.

[VeronikA]

Originally Posted by creep

Since my 63 is stashed for the winter I decided to start a new truck project...

...gonna try to make a replica of my truck out Hot Wheels using 2 '62 C10s and 1 '64 GMC panel.

Here's where I got with it today...

Haha so creative! Love your custom touch! Looks perfect!

[C@rnut001]

Wow, awesome little hot wheels project and a great truck that you are building. It was great to see that you got into the Classic Trucks Magazine! Keep up the cruising and shows and working on your truck. Of course, if I ever get a truck project up here in Alaska, it will be 4X4 and going up, not lower.... hard to drive a low riding truck on our ice road (frozen Kuskokwim River)....but I enjoy reading about yours, so keep up the great job!

[creep]

Thanks! Lifted trucks are cool too. Someday I'd like to have one but I'd probably just embarrass myself every time I got in or out of the thing.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by creep

Thanks! Lifted trucks are cool too. Someday I'd like to have one but I'd probably just embarrass myself every time I got in or out of the thing.

We call this the Beast.
Short bed fleetside.
9" lift, 62" tires, SBC 350, 4x4 (just had new hubs put in last summer) Posi rear (will look at the gears next summer when I am home).

We got it because our 14 acres is 6 miles from the nearest paved road, and we get 4feet of snow in the winter up (down?) there.

Awesome fun truck to drive.
Is nice to be able to look truckers in the eye at stoplights

[creep]

Thanks guys, and yes the patina was done with a brush.

The Beast looks killer! Just about the perfect amount of lift and the tires fit the lift perfectly, in my opinion.

[Dustin07]

hey bro can you remind me of what your running for a couple small details..

EDC? (I have two viair comps but not sure where I want to locate them)
Tank? (size and location?)
what is the bolt on rear bag mount kit you have? and what type of front bags?

I've been driving Belle around a lot lately, put about 60 miles on her yesterday and the texas rake is killing me. time to bag her already hoping to have her laid out before the first show this spring.

[creep]

I have a 5 gallon tank mounted at the rear of the frame between the rails and a Viair 480 on the outside of the frame rail. The rear is a Superlift wishbone kit from Quality Air Ride (formerly *****************). The notches, upper shock mount bar and axle tabs still need welded but everything else bolts on. I am using Airlift Dominators all the way around.

Here's a pic of the bed. You can see the tank and mount we made right in front of the tailgate.

[AZ66GMC]

Sweet truck

I like the die-cast cars/trucks too. A friend mine takes them apart and customizes them too. He's a hot-wheels junkie


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