It’s Just A Pickup

[outlawc]

Your engine is perfect, very nicely detailed.

[chill68]

I'm in the market for a headliner with speakers. Tell me how that one works out!

[RJGeister]

Nice work so far.
Subscribed to watch the progress.

Good Luck!

Rich

[Bruce88]

Thanks to all that have posted and viewed this rebuild thread. I enjoy working on the truck and figuring out how to create this thread. Reading the post comments and questions is definitely a big added benefit to keeping the momentum of the build going forward.

[Bruce88]

Clean up, clean up, and more clean up it never seams to end.

As it has been seen in previous posts on this build thread it’s mainly the new, rebuilt, or some of the plans for this build. Thought it’s about time to post some pictures of the disassembly not in the condition ready for installation.

As disassembly progresses I’ve run into some problems that where not planed for but that’s just the way a rebuild goes. It always seems to me that the clean up of part and the shop and prepping the parts for installation takes a lot more time than the disassembly or assembly. (Na it just must be me)

I’ve been spending most of my time working on the mechanical and electrical aspects of the truck rebuild (my strong area of knowledge) and less on the body work and paint at this time (my weak area of knowledge) where I will be looking for a lot of input from the forum as time goes on.

Front end sheet metal removed, I have most of the sheet metal new and used that will be reworked later.



The truck bed wood was rotten and was easy to remove with a small pry bar in about 15 minuets and about 2 hours of cleaning up the wood chips that where all over. The nuts & bolts on the metal strips are rusted pretty bad and will be cutting them out. I don’t know what I would do with out my angle cutoff air tool. It can be dangerous and it uses a lot of air but it sure makes short work at cutting bolts and metal fabrication. I use 3 inch x .035 thick cutoff discs rather than the thicker ones.

The work bench always seems to be cluttered and perpetually needs cleaning.



This gives me the chance to show off my new acquisition for the shop. A 26 inch HD flat screen TV with a wall mount. It sure brings my shop closer to my second front room, a place to keep up with Hot Rod TV or the football game. I know the shop is not as fancy as the ones you see on TV or some of the other forum members have, but you do with what you have.



Free, free, free or should I just request you to help me clean my shop.
I’m not into selling or shipping used items so to any one close to the Everett, Washington area with some truck transportation and a possibly a little swet labor for removal I have a free 350 SB Chevy engine and TH350 Automatic Transmission to rebuild for you.

What I know about the engine and trans is very little. It appears to be the original engine and trans for the truck. No VIN number on front block deck surface (not unusual for GM manufacturing) I have no idea how many miles the engine has on it (speedometer was disconnected when I bought the truck). The engine was running but burning/ leaking oil prior to starting truck rebuild. The trans was slipping some and leaking oil. See attached pic below for block numbers. I will be posting the engine and trans in the for sale area of this forum in one or two days. PM me if your interested

I’ve rebuild a few 350 SB Chevy engines and you never know weather its rebuild able until you take it apart but I see no reason that this engine or trans is not. For any one wanting to rebuild a SB Chevy engine I recommend a HPBooks (how to rebuild your SMALL-BLOCK CHEVY) Book by David Vizard. I’ve used the book more times than I can remember to make sure I don’t forget anything in my rebuilds. Still in print, mine was printed in 1978 can be found at Amazon.com.

[bowcoffin]

Originally Posted by Bruce88

Clean up, clean up, and more clean up it never seams to end.

As it has been seen in previous posts on this build thread it’s mainly the new, rebuilt, or some of the plans for this build. Thought it’s about time to post some pictures of the disassembly not in the condition ready for installation.

As disassembly progresses I’ve run into some problems that where not planed for but that’s just the way a rebuild goes. It always seems to me that the clean up of part and the shop and prepping the parts for installation takes a lot more time than the disassembly or assembly. (Na it just must be me)

I’ve been spending most of my time working on the mechanical and electrical aspects of the truck rebuild (my strong area of knowledge) and less on the body work and paint at this time (my weak area of knowledge) where I will be looking for a lot of input from the forum as time goes on.

Front end sheet metal removed, I have most of the sheet metal new and used that will be reworked later.

Attachment 413627

The truck bed wood was rotten and was easy to remove with a small pry bar in about 15 minuets and about 2 hours of cleaning up the wood chips that where all over. The nuts & bolts on the metal strips are rusted pretty bad and will be cutting them out. I don’t know what I would do with out my angle cutoff air tool. It can be dangerous and it uses a lot of air but it sure makes short work at cutting bolts and metal fabrication. I use 3 inch x .035 thick cutoff discs rather than the thicker ones.

The work bench always seems to be cluttered and perpetually needs cleaning.

Attachment 413628

This gives me the chance to show off my new acquisition for the shop. A 26 inch HD flat screen TV with a wall mount. It sure brings my shop closer to my second front room, a place to keep up with Hot Rod TV or the football game. I know the shop is not as fancy as the ones you see on TV or some of the other forum members have, but you do with what you have.

Attachment 413629

Free, free, free or should I just request you to help me clean my shop.
I’m not into selling or shipping used items so to any one close to the Everett, Washington area with some truck transportation and a possibly a little swet labor for removal I have a free 350 SB Chevy engine and TH350 Automatic Transmission to rebuild for you.

What I know about the engine and trans is very little. It appears to be the original engine and trans for the truck. No VIN number on front block deck surface (not unusual for GM manufacturing) I have no idea how many miles the engine has on it (speedometer was disconnected when I bought the truck). The engine was running but burning/ leaking oil prior to starting truck rebuild. The trans was slipping some and leaking oil. See attached pic below for block numbers. I will be posting the engine and trans in the for sale area of this forum in one or two days. PM me if your interested

I’ve rebuild a few 350 SB Chevy engines and you never know weather its rebuild able until you take it apart but I see no reason that this engine or trans is not. For any one wanting to rebuild a SB Chevy engine I recommend a HPBooks (how to rebuild your SMALL-BLOCK CHEVY) Book by David Vizard. I’ve used the book more times than I can remember to make sure I don’t forget anything in my rebuilds. Still in print, mine was printed in 1978 can be found at Amazon.com.

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Rookie question.. In the second picture.. where do you find that number? Trying to figure out what year my 350 is. (Looks to be swapped out since the 350 wasnt till 69)

[Bruce88]

Originally Posted by bowcoffin

Rookie question.. In the second picture.. where do you find that number? Trying to figure out what year my 350 is. (Looks to be swapped out since the 350 wasnt till 69)

Hi bowcofin

That number is on the passenger side of the block at the front, just aft of the water pump. It’s a small flat area that sticks from the block that the water pump is attached to. You might also find a VIN number for the vehicle that the engine was installed in, the VIN number is not always there. If someone painted the engine that number could be covered with paint and hard to see, also if the engine has been rebuilt and the block deck has been machined the numbers could be removed by the machining process.

All the small block Chevy engines look very similar in appearance from the outside and many parts between the different engine sizes can be interchanged. For example just because the valve covers say it’s a 350 doesn’t mean that someone didn’t put some 350 valve covers on a 327. So a good starting point is the block numbers before you start rebuilding or trying to find out what you have.

Finding out what the numbers mean is a lot simpler now days with the web. Just do a web search for ( Chevy block numbers ) and you will find a number of web sites that list the numbers and some will even tell you where to find them and what they mean.

Enjoy your build
Bruce

[gcburdic]

Bruce,

I know exactly what you're talking about with the unforseen things to take care of...I call them the "might as well's"....as I was disassembling I had quite a few might as wells since I got it here, I might as well take care of it!!!....Shop looks good....TV, truck, and I assuming there's a "refreshment" refridge in there somewhere too!!!...Keep the pics coming and wish I were closer...I'd love to try and rebuild that engine...I'm a rookie, but would love to try it sometime!

[VA72C10]

I love the way you've approached this build, great work!

[my67chevytruck]

truck is coming along very nicely! did you get the carburetor bracket at summit?

[Bruce88]

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

truck is coming along very nicely! did you get the carburetor bracket at summit?

No I picked it up from JEG’S its Part number 15150 and 15229 JEG’S Billet Aluminum Throttle Brackets. Note I did have to modify it some to clear the TV cable corrector lever and a little to get a strait pull on the springs. JEG’S has different ones depending on what cables you plan on using.

[my67chevytruck]

Originally Posted by Bruce88

No I picked it up from JEG’S its Part number 15150 and 15229 JEG’S Billet Aluminum Throttle Brackets. Note I did have to modify it some to clear the TV cable corrector lever and a little to get a strait pull on the springs. JEG’S has different ones depending on what cables you plan on using.

Thanks for the info....

[robmrtnbb5]

Lqqkin goood going be kqql ride
bob m

[BB72CHEVKT]

Just read the whole thing. I would not be worried about your spelling as you apparently have many other talents.

[Bruce88]

The weather for my area is unusual for this time of year over a foot of snow in the last few days. Between shoveling the driveway and staying warm and dry not much work on the truck just some conceptual thought. A good thing I don’t have to go any where unless I want to.

Been contacted by Livrat (a forum member) about the free eng and trans. Now just have to figure out a time and weather permitting to pull them, load them up and off to Livrat’s shop they will go.

I’ve been taking measurements and checking them twice just to make sure every thing turns out nice and gathering the parts that are laid out with care (must be the Christmas time sneaking into this post). This is all in preparation for my concept for the tail lights, gas filler door, and tail gate locks that will be used to archive my concept of how I want the tail end of the truck to look like.

I’ve always liked the step side bed but wanted to clean it up a bit along with maintaining the stock tail lights and eliminating the chain locks. As I’ve seen others have hidden their gas filler door behind the side marker light (I like this concept) I was thinking to incorporate this into my concept except use the tail light to hide the gas filler(yes the truck will be getting a relocated rear gas tank).

I’ve already modified the small Bear Claw Latches by adding a 1/2 “ DIA lever and SS springs, and laying out the area that will need to be removed from the 96-03 Chevy S10 Gas Tank Filler Door (door is the same 6” DIA as the stock tail lights).

Parts that will be used
36-4430 LMC Taillight Assembly (Qty 2)

36-4420 LMC Back Up Light Assembly (Qty 2)

30-3830 LMC Urethane Trunnion Set

29-3403 LMC Gas Tank Filler Door

BCSM140837 Auto Loc Locking Mini Bear Claw Door Latch Set

ESX-0021-02 Small Parts Inc 302 SS ext Springs

102834 MAR-K Tailgate Link Assembly (not shown below)



Gathering my concept thoughts I put together what the change will hopefully look like when complete. (Enjoy the concept GIF animation created in Photoshop) Now all that’s left is to make the french buckets for the tail lights and back up lights, weld them in, you know all those little things to do. HA HA



Would like to take this time to wish every one a marry Christmas and a happy new year. I do have a new year’s resolution, to complete the truck rebuild by this time next year. You all know how new year’s resolutions go, like wanting to lose 20 pounds (ok 30+ but who’s counting) wish me luck.

[70cst]

Very Very Impressive!! You have skills that I can only dream of. This is more than a pick up...its another ICON.

[Bruce88]

Happy New Year to all

I’ve spent the last few days making the tail light buckets, laying out the location on the fender and started to weld them in. But ran out of argon gas for my MIG welder before I was finished welding. So I thought I would show you some of my progress so far. A lot of fun making the gas door and bucket fit but I think it’s coming along.

[texanidiot25]

Originally Posted by Bruce88

Happy New Year to all

I’ve spent the last few days making the tail light buckets, laying out the location on the fender and started to weld them in. But ran out of argon gas for my MIG welder before I was finished welding. So I thought I would show you some of my progress so far. A lot of fun making the gas door and bucket fit but I think it’s coming along.

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Frenched and functional!

[VA72C10]

Looking good!

[lyrikz]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Looking good!

Bruce, i sent you a PM on the seat.

[Bruce88]

Finding room to build or just a early spring clean up
I envy the guys with large shops and room to work on things with out having to move things around just to work and places to store things (there never seems to be enough room regardless of shop size) (smile)

As I’ve been stripping the old cab of all the parts that I will be using. Its reached the time for me to definitely gain room and access to other areas that will need work. I new from the beginning of this build that the old cab would not be used because of all the major rust in it, but preferred to keep it inside until all the parts where stripped from it to prevent any additional damage to the parts from the weather and outside elements.

The old cab is removed from the frame and relegated to the back yard awaiting a time in the future for it’s trip to the scrap yard. Anybody in the area wanting to cut peaces for their build from it are more than welcome (free). It’s a must see in person to determine if a chunk of it might be use full for your build (no I’m not going to make the call or ship any part of it) PM me if you want to come over and see if there’s anything you think you could use from the cab. The cab is completely stripped to include the dash the only thing left in it is the gas tank broke front window and back window.



With all the welding and grinding of late the shop is a total mess, the grinding dust gets every where. Being a relatively nice day and having some friends over rolled the truck outside and pulled the cab and before rolling the frame back in cleaned and did some reorganizing. Yes it will be a mess again soon but it’s always nice to continue the build in a relatively clean shop [I use the word relatively in a very lose way (smile)]



With all the associated passenger rocker panels now welded in and a small amount of grinding left to do on the rocker it’s definitely a needed brake from fitting, welding, and grinding. I only see a few other items that will need welding like installing the dash but Ill get to that later.

A form member (lyrikz) came over and picked up a free bench seat from me today. Glad to see that it found a new home with somebody that can use it other than the scrap yard. You might enjoy checking out his build thread (My build. Project Karma. 71 stepside) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=290854

[Palf70Step]

Very nice build you have going on there. Can't wait to see the rest.

[ERASER5]

Now do the passenger side the same way so you can change you taillights easier!

[kyull67]

Looks great

[my67chevytruck]

Nice Mod. looking good Bruce!