Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"

[Mechanic77]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Tell me about it.
I ditched trying to go off of anything that might be factory and started using the force. A little bit of the Dark Side goes along ways.

and you're not afraid to tackle anything

[Mechanic77]

Originally Posted by markeb01

First time through your entire build. incredible engineering and fab skills. Very impressive!

Thanks man!!! I'm probably going to end up rocking some JD Blitz Black like you did on your truck....used it on my bike and I've been very impressed with it so far.....and it's cheap

[Low Elco]

Great fab skillz, love the truck! Really like the mid-bed. Just the right proportions. Thought the outside shots looked familiar, I'm from Valley Center originally.

[lowlife4life]

What is the wheelbase of your truck? I'm building a 63 and cutting down a long to short. Do you have pics of the box from the side?

[Mechanic77]

I haven't measured the wheelbase, but it should be roughly 4" longer than a short bed, because I didn't cut it down to a full short bed (bed is 5" longer than a short bed). The only decent side pictures I have of it are in post #110 on page 5 of this thread

[lowlife4life]

thanks went through your thread but mustve missed page 5 truck is looking great

[DREAMER1]

Well I kno you've heard this a million times...any updates? Pics? Etc

[Mechanic77]

Not much to report....I've got the tailgate mounting and latches all finished and the rear bumper mounts tacked on.....that's it.....
I'm hoping to get some work done on it over thanksgiving weekend.....hopefully.......

[ol_skool_chevy]

Love to see a nice side photo of your 9- 6 Bed on the truck....I'm getting ready to cut mine...
Nice truck

[ChrisDollins]

Any new updates? The years old pic of it outside aren't working for me anymore. We need some progress haha.

Chris

[Modges'66]

Dude!
Are you still working on this?
I need updates!

[Mechanic77]

Sorry guys, haven't made any notable progress.....doesn't look like I'll get much done this summer either, my parents and I are moving our auto repair shop into a new shop this summer so I won't have time for much else for a while

[ChrisDollins]

Understand life gets busy! I've been going back and forth on wheel/tire size. I'm use to the 17"wheel 26"tire that fbodies run. Was just wondering how that short of a tire looked on our trucks at ride height. I'm not bagged, but do plan on going another couple inches lower front and back. 5" front 6" rear total static drop. I just like how the 315/35/17's look and would like to run that on mine.

Chris

[rico12410]

woww.. awesomeee works bro!

[siggyfreud]

Great built! You may have already answered it and I missed it, but where did you get the metal for the bed floor?

[Mechanic77]

Originally Posted by siggyfreud

Great built! You may have already answered it and I missed it, but where did you get the metal for the bed floor?

Thanks, the metal for the bed floor is just 18 gauge paint-lock sheet metal that I ran through my beadroller.....way more work than it was probably worth

By the way, I checked out your thread....nice

[Bhelton]

updates?

[Mechanic77]

I've been holding out on you guys.....sorry.....

I bought another truck last summer and I've been working on it instead of this truck.....although now that I have it up and going, I have been making some progress on this truck. Here's a link to the build thread I just started on it:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=661948

On this truck, I got the bed all finish welded up, undercoated the bottom of it, and I'm starting on bodywork.



I've actually got the exhaust built (other than tailpipes), and the air tank is now mounted to the frame. I'll get some pics posted up soon.....

[joedoh]

Hey andy I was in burrton last year, we bought a focus svt for LD2 from what had to be one of your neighbors because I swear I saw your stepside languishing under a tree a couple houses away. I was on the lookout for the shmedium though so it didnt occur to me it was yours.

truck still looks great!

[Mechanic77]

Cool, you probably saw my truck over at my buddies house....he lives on the northwest side of town, only half a block from the highway

[BigJoe29]

get cranking, while mine is sitting under a cover waiting for its turn to be worked on yours gives me ideas looks good man

[67cheby]

nice work, dig it !

[Mechanic77]

Man, I'm terrible about updating this thread.....I've done a little body work, but that's about it.....
Anyway, tranz am had some questions about my watt's link setup so here's some pics to help you out:







Center pivot is made out of 1/2" plate with 8" center to center where the links bolt to. There are two more round 1/2" plates welded to each side (making the center an 1.5" thick) that I had machined to accept a generic bearing I found that had a .75" id to it. If I were to do it again I would be tempted to just machine it for a brass bushing and sleeve.....keep it simpler. I still have to machine a spacer to go between the bearings so I can tighten the pivot bolt without binding it up.

If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to ask.....

[tranz am]

Thanks! Your the man!

[Rob Fisher]

I really like what you are doing with your truck and the fact that you are doing all the fabrication yourself, very nice work.
I went the easy route and put Porterbuilt suspension font and back.
Would you share some information about the sway bar setup that you used in the rear.
How long are your end brackets, what bar diameter, etc.....
Supplier and part numbers would be great.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Rob Fisher