What did you do to your truck today?

[glendale]

Originally Posted by losthope

i might as well start a add on craigslist your truck will be my 4th rewire plus all the little wiring here and there !! im gonna bring you a lounge chair since all you do is smoke ciggs and talk crap to me while i do all the work so i might as well make you relaxed while talking smack ! you should just have put losthope is gonna wire my truck and your over it !!

sounds good! lost hope is going to rewire my truck because i am over it.i will also be needing a foot rest.at least you know your place!

[kieth]

Sprayed samples and chose the paint color-----------this is really getting exciting..................


http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...162_Xcu73-A-LB

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...04582594_Bju2G

[neto]

Decided to stop working on the 65 and move all the trucks around and work on the 63 just to have something to drive around the block.

[nachodog2]

i added my freebie steering wheel

[chris6499]

ordered a fuel tank from boyd welding

[61_FL_Apache]

A little sneak peak at my color scheme of my cab. I also painted my back window frame flat black. I didnt really like the silver color.

[awbrown]

I like the color in the last shot of the dash.. is that the actual color ,or does the photo make it look darker?? What is the color ?? Oh by the way , I did absolutely nothing to my truck .............for the last week ..... except dream..................

[Rich 5150 69]

Originally Posted by awbrown

I like the color in the last shot of the dash.. is that the actual color ,or does the photo make it look darker?? What is the color ?? Oh by the way , I did absolutely nothing to my truck .............for the last week ..... except dream..................

Awbrown wasn`t the truck you brought back with you a `63, what are your plans..?

[awbrown]

Originally Posted by Rich 5150 69

Awbrown wasn`t the truck you brought back with you a `63, what are your plans..?

Yes Rich it is a 63...

Rich , I have it running , not as nice as I would like , the engine skips once and a while ,it just doesnt run like it should , the timing cant be set where it should so the PO may have mixed up balancers or timing covers.. The plan is to drive this one while I finish my other one that is in my garage right now.. After the one in the garage is done this one gets cut up to become a crew cab ... The new truck has 3.08 gears open rear , that will be great for cruizin ,the other truck is more a hot rod and has 3.73 with a posi... I just have to decide what engine to run it each one...

[61_FL_Apache]

Originally Posted by awbrown

I like the color in the last shot of the dash.. is that the actual color ,or does the photo make it look darker?? What is the color ?? Oh by the way , I did absolutely nothing to my truck .............for the last week ..... except dream..................

Thanks. The last shot is a little darker. Its the current Hummer H2 Yellow. If you want the actual paint code, I can find that out. The guy that painted the yellow works at a local GM dealer. I wanted to go with the Vette/Camaro yellow, but that was a 3 stage paint. The H2 paint was single stage and easier to use in my garage.

This weekend, we will be painting the roof. Just the top. I should have pics to show later in the weekend.

I have been also painting the rest of the cab and hope to get it all put together by Sunday. I cant wait.

[wutnxt]

Started with the tear down and rebuilding of my pro street truck.....no shortage of work on this project.

[wutnxt]

This is about as far as i got......things didn't got excatly as well as i had i thought they would....

[awbrown]

Originally Posted by 61_FL_Apache

Thanks. The last shot is a little darker. Its the current Hummer H2 Yellow. If you want the actual paint code, I can find that out. The guy that painted the yellow works at a local GM dealer. I wanted to go with the Vette/Camaro yellow, but that was a 3 stage paint. The H2 paint was single stage and easier to use in my garage.

This weekend, we will be painting the roof. Just the top. I should have pics to show later in the weekend.

I have been also painting the rest of the cab and hope to get it all put together by Sunday. I cant wait.

I am thinking something like a wheatland yellow, can't be pure yellow,just a shade of orange to it ....

[ChuckW]

I wished it was done!

[narx66gmc]

tightened the u joint bolts and mounted the shifter bracket and cable. tomorrow night shd get the brakes bled and the old truck running!

[Blue Heeler]

Man an old truck just needs a "Paris Hilton" friggin face lift!!!! heater core yesterday and
today damn rear brakes, wheel cylinder brake line frozen, puck another damn slow down
heated the darn thing up with mapp gas and slowly working the temp 360 degrees to work it loose and finally it gave, not to mention breaking out my big cutting torch to heat up break the drums free them. the thing that suck the most was no "Coors Light" in the fridge!! that blew hard, but i survived. anyways gotta do it

[Stepside65]

drug my truck back to the house. Now just got to get it streetable.

[61_FL_Apache]

Started my floor last night. Got one coat on yesterday and one this morning. I should be able to put everything back together Sunday!!! Cant wait to get the cab done, but im almost there.

[Stepside65]

Is that bed liner you are using for the cab?

[61_FL_Apache]

Indeed it is. Its kinda dramatic right now. After the seat and possible floor mats go in, you wont see as much.

Keep in mind, this is a daily driver and I dont want it too fancy..

[lakeroadster]

I like the idea as far as sealing everything to prevent moisture from getting into cracks.

I am wondering, does it "off gas"? Meaning will it release funky, maybe toxic, fumes that you will be breathing in the cab? Probably not any worse though than epoxy paint.

Just a thought..

[65stepside]

Yesterday! I swapped my 1965 cab for a 1960 cab!

My buddy has an overhead crane on an I beam. That made the work so much easier.

Now the task of rewiring the new cab with my new harness and putting everything back together again. A few issues to work out is the steering column, brakes, and front cab mounts.

Overall an fun time!

First two pics are the old cab and the second are the newer better cab

[Bugeyev8]

Welcome to the rusty knee knocker club....looks like a decent cab

Originally Posted by 65stepside

Yesterday! I swapped my 1965 cab for a 1960 cab!

My buddy has an overhead crane on an I beam. That made the work so much easier.

Now the task of rewiring the new cab with my new harness and putting everything back together again. A few issues to work out is the steering column, brakes, and front cab mounts.

Overall an fun time!

First two pics are the old cab and the second are the newer better cab

[61_FL_Apache]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

I like the idea as far as sealing everything to prevent moisture from getting into cracks.

I am wondering, does it "off gas"? Meaning will it release funky, maybe toxic, fumes that you will be breathing in the cab? Probably not any worse though than epoxy paint.

Just a thought..

Interesting thought. It is thinned with xylene<sp>. I would think when it dries and that evaporates, the gas/smell would be gone. It was kinda smelly when I put it on, but so was all the other paint in there.

[lakeroadster]

Finished up the hidden radio today, hooked up the antenna, finished assembly of the console and reinstalled the passenger seat.

Installed a CB antenna in the original fuel filler location. An "era correct" addition (CB Antenna). More photos and data in my build thread.