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El Caballo · 09-29-2005, 05:08 PM

Well, my '62 was delivered to my house today and it is in better shape than I thought it would be. It needs glass all around, a 235 exhaust manifold, and the shift rods for the column shifter. Classifieds and eBay here I come.

I'll post some more pics when I get back to the house.

62ChevyStep · 09-29-2005, 06:38 PM

CONGRATS!!!

A good Find is half the battle

slammed64 · 09-29-2005, 10:11 PM

sweet man. let the fun begin!!!

El Caballo · 09-30-2005, 06:26 PM

Finally got pics up, work gets in the way sometimes...

The first pic convinces me that I am a lucky man...

inthearmynow · 10-02-2005, 09:55 AM

There is a yard in briggs texas called harolds wrecking they have three truck with a lot of good parts.

El Caballo · 10-02-2005, 12:01 PM

Thanks, that is a 'fer piece though. I'll call and see if they ship.

Frizzle Fry · 10-02-2005, 02:29 PM

Even came with a spoon

Congrats on the find. When it first arrives is one of the most fun parts of the whole project.

El Caballo · 10-02-2005, 10:05 PM

It was a truck from a cotton farm, all kinds of bale slips under the seat along with Wrigley's gum wrappers and bearings new in the box for some sort of machinery, probably some harvesting equipment.

I worked on it today getting the rear bumper off, what was left of it. Someone welded it to the frame at the end, really crappy work. I thinned it out with my grinder, took the four bolts out, one whack with an 8 lb. sledge and each side was off. I took the front seat out and set it in the garage and am in the process of removing the gas tank, forever. I am amazed at how good a shape the floor boards and other areas are. the bottoms of the front fenders are nonexistant as usual, but that is it. The bed wood dry rottedleaving bautiful metal underneath. This truck was a find.

mondo23 · 10-08-2005, 07:28 PM

Is she tall or short?

El Caballo · 10-08-2005, 10:07 PM

short

Hilandr451 · 10-09-2005, 01:42 PM

on the new project!!!

I've always liked those knee knockers myself - I grew up in a '63 my dad bought new back in the day. We're from Brady Texas out San Angelo way.

Got a name for her yet? may I suggest "Rusty"?

Are you going to go with a bone stock restoration?
A modernized resto with a stock look?
Or somewhere between there and "praise the lowered"/"louvered 'till she whistles dixie at 50mph"?
Are you an in-line 6 "uuhdn-uuhdn" kinda guy or do you prefer the roar of a V8?

El Caballo · 10-09-2005, 10:28 PM

Well Greg, it will be lowered, metallic paint with the white accents, WWW, with '60 Buick caps. As for the plant, I'm going to ditch the 235 for an updated mill in the 230 to 292 range with a three on the tree. If I can't get the mill I want, I'll probably go the other way and get a Caddy or a BB BOP, haven't decided there. It doesn't have to fly in my current vision of the truck, but if the six setup I want does not materialize, gablog-gablog-gablog it is.

Brady huh? I used to got to San Angelo to visit Hirschfeld Steel...

As for a nickname, since it was a cotton farmer's rig I was thinking of Cotton-eyed Joe, but we shall see.

09-29-2005, 05:08 PM	#1
El Caballo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Borger, Republic of Texas Posts: 65	Finally got my truck today! Well, my '62 was delivered to my house today and it is in better shape than I thought it would be. It needs glass all around, a 235 exhaust manifold, and the shift rods for the column shifter. Classifieds and eBay here I come. I'll post some more pics when I get back to the house.

09-29-2005, 06:38 PM	#2
62ChevyStep Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portales, NM Posts: 359	CONGRATS!!! A good Find is half the battle __________________ ________________________ 62' 3.5/5 drop SWB Fleet, PS, PB-Dsk/Drm,350/700R4 08' Chevrolet Silverado CrewCab 05'Toyota Tacoma Prerunner SR5

09-29-2005, 10:11 PM	#3
slammed64 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brooks,Alberta, Canada, Eh!! Posts: 96	sweet man. let the fun begin!!! __________________ 64 chev 1/2 ton lwb fleet slammed 86 chev Z28 IROC camaro (vacation car) 73 VW super beetle (wife's project) 02 VW Golf 2.0L (good on gas car) 04 FORD F-350 CREW CAB diesel (work truck)

09-30-2005, 06:26 PM	#4
El Caballo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Borger, Republic of Texas Posts: 65	Finally got pics up, work gets in the way sometimes... The first pic convinces me that I am a lucky man... Attached Images Last edited by El Caballo; 09-30-2005 at 06:27 PM.

10-02-2005, 10:05 PM	#8
El Caballo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Borger, Republic of Texas Posts: 65	It was a truck from a cotton farm, all kinds of bale slips under the seat along with Wrigley's gum wrappers and bearings new in the box for some sort of machinery, probably some harvesting equipment. I worked on it today getting the rear bumper off, what was left of it. Someone welded it to the frame at the end, really crappy work. I thinned it out with my grinder, took the four bolts out, one whack with an 8 lb. sledge and each side was off. I took the front seat out and set it in the garage and am in the process of removing the gas tank, forever. I am amazed at how good a shape the floor boards and other areas are. the bottoms of the front fenders are nonexistant as usual, but that is it. The bed wood dry rottedleaving bautiful metal underneath. This truck was a find. Last edited by El Caballo; 10-02-2005 at 10:06 PM.

10-02-2005, 09:55 AM	#5
inthearmynow Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FT Hood tx Posts: 25	There is a yard in briggs texas called harolds wrecking they have three truck with a lot of good parts.

10-02-2005, 12:01 PM	#6
El Caballo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Borger, Republic of Texas Posts: 65	Thanks, that is a 'fer piece though. I'll call and see if they ship.

10-02-2005, 02:29 PM	#7
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Even came with a spoon Congrats on the find. When it first arrives is one of the most fun parts of the whole project.

10-08-2005, 07:28 PM	#9
mondo23 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: denver Posts: 10	Is she tall or short?

10-08-2005, 10:07 PM	#10
El Caballo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Borger, Republic of Texas Posts: 65	short

10-09-2005, 01:42 PM	#11
Hilandr451 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 316	on the new project!!! I've always liked those knee knockers myself - I grew up in a '63 my dad bought new back in the day. We're from Brady Texas out San Angelo way. Got a name for her yet? may I suggest "Rusty"? Are you going to go with a bone stock restoration? A modernized resto with a stock look? Or somewhere between there and "praise the lowered"/"louvered 'till she whistles dixie at 50mph"? Are you an in-line 6 "uuhdn-uuhdn" kinda guy or do you prefer the roar of a V8? __________________ Greg Smith a.k.a. "The Highlander" 1966 C20 Custom Camper, 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 Highlander's Project Pics Highlander's web site: www.6066ChevyTrucks.com Last edited by Hilandr451; 10-09-2005 at 01:42 PM.

10-09-2005, 10:28 PM	#12
El Caballo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Borger, Republic of Texas Posts: 65	Well Greg, it will be lowered, metallic paint with the white accents, WWW, with '60 Buick caps. As for the plant, I'm going to ditch the 235 for an updated mill in the 230 to 292 range with a three on the tree. If I can't get the mill I want, I'll probably go the other way and get a Caddy or a BB BOP, haven't decided there. It doesn't have to fly in my current vision of the truck, but if the six setup I want does not materialize, gablog-gablog-gablog it is. Brady huh? I used to got to San Angelo to visit Hirschfeld Steel... As for a nickname, since it was a cotton farmer's rig I was thinking of Cotton-eyed Joe, but we shall see.



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