64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"

[1963c-10]

And great job on your cab. I can see all the hours of work and sweat under the primer!!!

[Ta2Don]

I've stolen my fairshare of ideas, glad I can offer ideas in return!

[Johns66]

Bret awesome job would love to come see this in person some time.

[TJ's Chevy]

The bottom of the cab looks super!

[Chapstr's65]

Great build. Keep up the good work. Nice to see a build coming out so nice without throwing tons of money at it

[bj383ss]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

And great job on your cab. I can see all the hours of work and sweat under the primer!!!

Thank You. It has taken longer than I wanted it to but the cab is coming along and now I have one more rust spot to take care of above the driver side windshield and then a few dents to pull on the roof and get the old paint off and prime and paint it. Top will be white and the rest midnight blue Hot Rod Flatz, with a fawn interior.

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

I've stolen my fairshare of ideas, glad I can offer ideas in return!

Thank you Don. The nail trick worked like a charm. Wish I had know about it sooner.

Originally Posted by Johns66

Bret awesome job would love to come see this in person some time.

John your welcome to come by just give me a shout.

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

The bottom of the cab looks super!

Thanks T.J. I keep wondering why I am bothering to clean and paint something nobody is going to ever see. But I will every time I change fluids!

Originally Posted by Chapstr's65

Great build. Keep up the good work. Nice to see a build coming out so nice without throwing tons of money at it

Thank you. I love your truck and the fact you have had it for so long.

Bret

[pdxhall]

Great work on the cab bottom. What's the next step? In answer to your question, yes, I went with the 23" double bend shifter.

[bj383ss]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

Great work on the cab bottom. What's the next step? In answer to your question, yes, I went with the 23" double bend shifter.

Thanks PDX. Next step is another coat of primer, seam seal all the welds I did and then some 3M undercoating and flip her back upright and get started on the bodywork.

[Cenla 64 Chevy]

Wow...just read through your entire thread...that is pretty much what I want to do. My Dad gave me a 64 when I was 15ish...we worked on it a few years together and had it in pretty good shape...not show truck quality but daily drive worthy...long story short...I had an accident about 6 weeks after we had it out of the body shop...my Dad was overseas at the time and never got to see it finished. I joined the Navy soon after that and the truck sat in the drive for a few years...he wound up giving it away to a neighbor's kid who only kept it a few years and sold it. Trying to see if I can find it or another like it so I can restore it. My Dad passed away in Nov 2012 so I'll be doing this one on my own..maybe my son will help me.....

Anyway...love what you have done and look forward to contributing here as well in the future.

[bj383ss]

Originally Posted by Cenla 64 Chevy

Wow...just read through your entire thread...that is pretty much what I want to do. My Dad gave me a 64 when I was 15ish...we worked on it a few years together and had it in pretty good shape...not show truck quality but daily drive worthy...long story short...I had an accident about 6 weeks after we had it out of the body shop...my Dad was overseas at the time and never got to see it finished. I joined the Navy soon after that and the truck sat in the drive for a few years...he wound up giving it away to a neighbor's kid who only kept it a few years and sold it. Trying to see if I can find it or another like it so I can restore it. My Dad passed away in Nov 2012 so I'll be doing this one on my own..maybe my son will help me.....

Anyway...love what you have done and look forward to contributing here as well in the future.

Thanks for reading my thread and great story. Hope you find a truck soon and start a build thread.

Bret

[bj383ss]

This morning I installed the new cabinets I have been working on for the shop. I made these from some recycled plywood cabinets I got for free from work. Just had to buy hinges and handles. Hung some pegboard underneath for some tool organization.







After lunch shot another coat of primer on the cab and then seam sealed. Then some undercoating.



I used 3M Professional Rubberized undercoating. This stuff laid down awesome and had a great texture. I used 3 cans. Going to buy two more to make sure it is nice and thick.




On the way home a neighbor that is moving had some free stuff on the driveway. Scored a bunch of wood and a decent scissor jack.

[Ta2Don]

just a bit envious of the cabinets...

Great work!!!

[Grizz1963]

Free stuff...... WooHooooo

As Don says, you are really rather good Brett.

[WhippinSaw]

Your garage is awesome nice job on the cabinets.

[bj383ss]

A few small updates.

Got a 2nd and 3rd coat of undercoating on the bottom of cab.

I cut out some rust above the driver side windshield and welded in new metal.






Stripped the roof down to metal. Still have a few place of rust that are being stubborn. May just chemically treat it.



Managed to pull out the 2 big dents in the rear shelf part of the roof. They were oil canning bad so I used a combination of heat from a MAPP torch and stud gun to pull them out. They are not perfect but much better than before and won't require 1/4" thick filler. Pulled out a bunch of smaller dents. The HF stud gun worked great!







Stripped the door jambs while it was on its back.



Flipped it back upright with the help of my wife and MIL and started working on the firewall. I welded up the clutch hole. Still need to weld up a few more holes. I think there is one that is used for reverse lights and the manual choke. Don't need those.



The driver side firewall panel was loose it came from the factory that way they missed the part behind with the spot welder they were to far down. I drilled some holes and welded it all back together.





Then I ran some filler on all the spot welds. I have always wanted to smooth a firewall.





Hope to get it in primer soon.

[TJ's Chevy]

Great work dude!!! You gonna do my cab?

[Grizz1963]

Getting there ehhhh Bret ??

[Ta2Don]

Awesome...

[bj383ss]

Thanks guys. Yes Rian it is slowly moving along. I have a vacation coming soon in the next month so I hope to get a lot done during that time.

I worked on the firewall some more got it in primer and started finishing on the inside.

I am enjoying bodywork and painting. Its a nice break from rust repair, welding and grinding.

[TJ's Chevy]

Shiny metal! I say leave the floors bare an clear coat em! No need for a cab light!

[bj383ss]

Sorry T.J. Today's work got rid of all the shiny metal.

The inside of the cab is almost ready for paint. Just need to fix the radio hack in the dash and weld the gas tank brackets back in.



















A shot of what my floor looked like after I cleaned the bed liner and fiberglass patches covering all the holes. If I remember correctly I welded up like 35+ holes.


A shot of the windshield area before

[aggie91]

Looks good. Making nice progress.

[1963c-10]

Great work....man, you guys have so much more clearance than our knee-knocker cabs. Sure helps when laying down primer and paint.

[TJ's Chevy]

Looking good dude!

[bj383ss]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Looks good. Making nice progress.

Thanks Aggie

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Great work....man, you guys have so much more clearance than our knee-knocker cabs. Sure helps when laying down primer and paint.

Funny you should say that I had a hell of a time painting the roof. Its going to be a pain to get a smooth even color coat on it.

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Looking good dude!

Thank T.J.