1969 Short Wide

[structures]

Incredible Mike. I've enjoyed this thread, great inspiration.

[STOCKISH]

^^totally agree, your talent level is unreal sir.^^

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Beautiful truck and great vid, Mike. Congrats and enjoy!

Thanks Chip.

Originally Posted by knomadd

Nice video Mike! The truck looks and sound awesome!!! I drove mine to work today, so seeing this makes me want to go out and drive!

Thanks Duane. They sure are fun to drive.

Originally Posted by Dean'smeanmachine

awesome video!

Thanks Dean

Originally Posted by big d's red67

Turned out great Mike. I'm going to "Ol Marais River run in Ottawa Kansas on Sep 19th thru 21st, that would be a good road trip for you. Just saying.

Thanks Big D. I am going to try to hit some cruise ins before it gets cold not too sure I'll go to any shows. Never know...

Originally Posted by structures

Incredible Mike. I've enjoyed this thread, great inspiration.

Thanks Robert.

Originally Posted by STOCKISH

^^totally agree, your talent level is unreal sir.^^

Thanks Josh, That means a bunch from a skilled brother like yourself

[mcmlxix]

finally got to see the video. truck sounds great Mike. Job well done. It should be alot of fun....

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by mcmlxix

finally got to see the video. truck sounds great Mike. Job well done. It should be alot of fun....

Thanks for complement and thanks for checking it out Rich.

[mcbassin]

So for you guys that watched my video, you probably noticed the rear marker light was missing. That's because I have been working on my fuel filler and door.
First let me put a disclaimer out there, this was not my invention. I just took what some other guys have already done and went with it.
I used the filler last week, it was a little slow filling but I think I have a fix for that. I will see when I fill up next time.

It's deceiving from the pictures but this was a huge endeavor, not recommended for the novice fabricator, it will test your resolve. I think in the end it will be worth the effort, I wanted to keep the stock look of the bed floor and inside walls.

Started with this:


Bought one of these, then turned the flange down on the lathe








Donor door from a 200? S-10

[jlsanborn]

Super job Mike - that turned out saweet!!! Gotta be a little nervous swingin' tools around that polished paint.

[Low Elco]

Nice work Mike!

[knomadd]

Very nice work! I had a feeling that was the reason it was missing. I see you had to go through one of the floor supports. I bet it wasn't easy getting that to work.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Super job Mike - that turned out saweet!!! Gotta be a little nervous swingin' tools around that polished paint.

Thanks and yes, I was very careful around the paint. Too much work went into that. It would be best to tape off the whole area around the opening.

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Nice work Mike!

Thanks Chip

Originally Posted by knomadd

Very nice work! I had a feeling that was the reason it was missing. I see you had to go through one of the floor supports. I bet it wasn't easy getting that to work.

Thanks Duane. No it was a pain to make that work out the way I wanted. But it had to route that way. In hindsight, using the blazer tank isn't my first recommendation. I wish I would have just fabricated my own. I will one of these days if I have to take the bed off for any reason. I sucks working under there drilling and fabricating.

[69sinker]

The filler looks great Mike. I had a similar, not near as well made set up as yours, but it was too much of a pain trying to fill. I had to pump fuel real slow to keep it from belching gas everywhere and trying to get the hose nozzle in without scratching the paint was a challenge. Keep us posted on your likes/dislikes of it, I would prefer to go back to this type of setup. Truck looks perfect! Dave

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by 69sinker

The filler looks great Mike. I had a similar, not near as well made set up as yours, but it was too much of a pain trying to fill. I had to pump fuel real slow to keep it from belching gas everywhere and trying to get the hose nozzle in without scratching the paint was a challenge. Keep us posted on your likes/dislikes of it, I would prefer to go back to this type of setup. Truck looks perfect! Dave

Thanks Dave. Did you have a vent like the oem filler has? I used an actual filler pipe from a late model car, then added a vent tube just like the oem fillers had.
The only problem I had the first fill up, I couldn't get the nozzle deep enough to go past the vent. I'm thinking of keeping a short piece of rubber hose with me to get the flow of gas deeper in the filler?
Your thoughts?

In the end, if I have to deal with slow fill ups, I will. I knew there was a possiblilty of that when I started making it. I just prefer this to lowering the tailgate every time. I really didn't want to cut a door into my bed either.

[69sinker]

I had the same problem, I ended up carrying along a long skinny funnel with me to help get past the vent. After about 20+ fillups on a 4000 mile round trip to Florida last year I was tired of fighting it. I'm using a filler under the wheel well with a fill thru cap for now, kinda lame but it does the trick for the time being. The gas was starting to stain my satin paint is the other reason I quit using it. I'm sure youll get yours refined so I can try to make mine off your great ideas! Dave

[tune_1]

The filler looks great. You are getting there little by little. Soon you can start the next project.

Dwight

[KMC3420]

Mike, I have researched the filler options as well, and like the way yours is setup the best. Please give us some feedback once you have gotten a few fill ups in. I wouldn't mind pumping slow if it meant no hiccups, and no gas spilling on the side of that shiny red paint. Looks great though.

[KSWes]

Gas door looks killer

[jeh]

Nice work on the filler door. Nice and neat!!!

[Dieselwrencher]

Mike, the truck looks and sounds awesome! I'm sure it is great to be driving it again! Also, nice work on the side fill gas door. I'd like to do something similar on mine but diesel fuel nozzles are pretty big. IDK if it'll fit in the bed side.

[scotts62]

Cool man! Glad to you came up with something to make it work. Looks good!

[Cash3481]

Finishing touches...just gets better every time I check back.
Loved the video too. Thanks for sharing your build with us.

[Number98]

Mike,

I haven't checked in on this truck in a while because I have been on the road a ton for work these past couple months but she looks sweet! You have done a great job on this one

Oh yea, and I haven't forgotten about those rotors, just gotta get the time to get them sent your way....

[boynton]

Your fuel filler looks great.how did you secure the "door" to the fender? Did you fabricate anything on the inside of the fender or is just on the front lip?

[sduckworth13]

Your marker light / fuel door modification looks great Mike.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by tune_1

The filler looks great. You are getting there little by little. Soon you can start the next project.

Dwight

Thanks Dwight

Originally Posted by KMC3420

Mike, I have researched the filler options as well, and like the way yours is setup the best. Please give us some feedback once you have gotten a few fill ups in. I wouldn't mind pumping slow if it meant no hiccups, and no gas spilling on the side of that shiny red paint. Looks great though.

Thanks I am confident the filler will work for me, it may be a little slow but I think it will work out we shall see next time I take a stab at filling it up.

Originally Posted by KSWes

Gas door looks killer

Thanks Wes

Originally Posted by jeh

Nice work on the filler door. Nice and neat!!!

Thanks Jason

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Mike, the truck looks and sounds awesome! I'm sure it is great to be driving it again! Also, nice work on the side fill gas door. I'd like to do something similar on mine but diesel fuel nozzles are pretty big. IDK if it'll fit in the bed side.

Thanks Ryan, It is pretty cool to drive the old truck.

Originally Posted by scotts62

Cool man! Glad to you came up with something to make it work. Looks good!

Thanks Scott, just a matter of tweaking things a little to make it all fit.

Originally Posted by Cash3481

Finishing touches...just gets better every time I check back.
Loved the video too. Thanks for sharing your build with us.

Thanks Mike.

Originally Posted by Number98

Mike,

I haven't checked in on this truck in a while because I have been on the road a ton for work these past couple months but she looks sweet! You have done a great job on this one

Oh yea, and I haven't forgotten about those rotors, just gotta get the time to get them sent your way....

Thanks for the complement.

Originally Posted by boynton

Your fuel filler looks great.how did you secure the "door" to the fender? Did you fabricate anything on the inside of the fender or is just on the front lip?

Thanks Boynton. I will post some pics of how the door is secured. I made a small stainless plate to clamp the bracket in, there are the two stock bolts that came with the S-10 door and one 10-32 flat head that I added, it was a little tight but I can run an allen wrench thru the hole that the lamp housing mounts to. If you look close at the pics, it goes thru the existing hole for the front screw location. I welded a nut to the back side of the mount so I wouldn't need to hold it with a wrench. It was trial and error but I am confident it is secure.

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Your marker light / fuel door modification looks great Mike.

Thanks Scott.

[mcbassin]

Here are the close up pictures for you: