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10-06-2011, 03:59 AM | #1 |
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66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
I just purchased this today in Northern California. 66 SB step side. It was originally gold. It spent most of it's life on an Air Force base and painted blue.
First things I want to do are remove the old primer and get it running well. For the future i want to bag all 4 corner, replace the tail lights and do a steel bed floor. Here is a picture of my last build. 49 Corn Binder on an S10 frame. Last edited by C4 Metal Werks; 10-06-2011 at 04:11 AM. Reason: Spelling |
10-10-2011, 05:11 PM | #2 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Got my truck on Saturday. Got it running well enough on bad old gas to drive it around the block.
Pressure washed it and the wife started stripping the primer and Army green off down to the original blue. |
10-10-2011, 05:18 PM | #3 |
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10-10-2011, 10:39 PM | #4 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Awesome!
Mine is a resurected 1966 Air Force truck too! I look forward to seeing your project evolve! Mine is linked in my sig if you want to pop over and take a look.
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10-12-2011, 01:40 AM | #5 |
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10-12-2011, 03:26 AM | #6 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
sweet. my uncle has a 63 swb
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10-12-2011, 08:37 AM | #7 |
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Sorry about that, should be fixed now.
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10-13-2011, 03:16 AM | #8 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
I am not a fan of primer as a color or finish. I would rather have old beat up paint. So a little color sand and buff on the original blue after the wife spent hours stripping of the primer and military paint.
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10-13-2011, 12:57 PM | #9 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
cool find!
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10-13-2011, 03:37 PM | #10 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Nice truck, and great job on the paint resurrection.
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10-22-2011, 09:27 AM | #11 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Picked up a '63 327 I hope to install next week.
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10-22-2011, 12:34 PM | #12 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
that looks pretty great
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10-26-2011, 02:11 AM | #13 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Thanks heeroyue2002. I ordered my airbags, brackets, lines and fittings from Jason at AVS(www.airbagparts.com) today. Super nice guy and very knowledgeable. Can't beat his package deal.
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10-26-2011, 03:21 AM | #14 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
oh yeah. when i went to avs they told me he built a truck my year. ive also talked to him on here before.
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10-26-2011, 04:12 PM | #15 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Your engine looks sweet!
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10-28-2011, 05:50 AM | #16 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Found 4 of these on The Hamb.
I'm a big fan of chromies. |
11-03-2011, 12:16 AM | #17 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Ready for air bags, ball joints and 2" lowering blocks tomorrow.
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11-03-2011, 07:14 AM | #18 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
sweet find and sweet jc you move fast . good looking build ( more pics of helper ) great that she is in to them and willing to help .
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11-04-2011, 03:45 PM | #19 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Yes you really are moving fast. I can't wait to see this thing dragging the ground! Especially will old paint!
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11-04-2011, 03:57 PM | #20 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Gonna be a *****en build...
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11-04-2011, 05:05 PM | #21 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
That's looks so much better in blue. Should be a fun project to watch.
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11-05-2011, 03:33 AM | #22 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Thanks guys. Got the rear bags in and the front ready for bags.
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11-05-2011, 03:56 AM | #23 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Thought I would share the rear bag install.
Notched the control arms to clear the air bag mounting bolts. Welded the lower plate. Welded a bolt to the inside of the cup. You have to weld it off center to clear everything. The bolt was 8" long and the cup was cut down from 3.25" to 2.75" with the plazma torch. The bolt/stud goes all the way through the frame not just the lower part. |
11-05-2011, 04:59 AM | #24 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
Coming along quickly, very cool!
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11-05-2011, 05:32 AM | #25 |
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Re: 66 SB Step Side- Ex Air Force Base Truck
beats mine. its just two nasty pieces of scrap flat plates. no cups.
if your ever bored and in fresno with your tools and welder.... your welcome to come and work on mine... =]
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