One-and-a-half years later... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

soule64 · 06-29-2009, 12:50 PM

It's finally on the road again. Drove it to work today for the second test drive. Lots of fun if you don't mind the gas milage.

Before and after...

List of goodies...

GMPP ZZ383 Crate Motor
GMPP Serpentine Drive Kit
Holley 750 CFM
TH400 /Re-Sealed/cast aluminum pan
One-piece driveshaft with new yoke & bearings
Magna-Flow stainless exhaust
Aluminum HD Radiator
Summit electric fan/shroud
Optima Red battery/cables/Painless chassis wire harness
SSBC Disc brake system
Rear brake drums/shoes/wheel cylinders/springs
Stainless e-brake cables
2” Drop spindles w/new original height springs
4” drop springs w/adjustable panhard bar
Pitman arm/idler arm/ball joints/a-arm linkage/shocks
Chrome 15x8 Corvette ralleys/Uniroyal 265-70
Cab/core support/swing arm bushings
Front/rear chrome bumpers
Tilt steering column/Lokar linkage
Relocated Blazer fuel tank
½ door skins/fender pocket/rocker panels/cab corners/pillar panels/kick panels
Front grille/tailgate
Front windshield
Classic Auto Air system
New instrument cluster w/tach
Padded door panels/dash pad/carpet/seat cushion & cover
Vent windows/weatherstripping
Lizard skin sound deadener
Line-x bed liner

cerebus · 06-29-2009, 12:56 PM

Wow! Nice work. Thats a short time frame for that kind of work. Very impressive!

*vegaschevy* · 06-29-2009, 01:14 PM

Looks good, AWESOME

Sinister · 06-29-2009, 01:20 PM

Sweet truck. Very nice work.

Jerry Jones · 06-29-2009, 01:25 PM

Fantastic, well done!

OARNGESI · 06-29-2009, 01:26 PM

Really nice

clos69 · 06-29-2009, 01:57 PM

You waited 1.5 yrs just to show us those pics?

Come on man...we need more pics of that beauty....looks awesome

72BlckButy · 06-29-2009, 02:09 PM

Well it looks like it paid off, awesome work!

big_al_71 · 06-29-2009, 02:10 PM

Very nice!!!!!

70 shorty · 06-29-2009, 02:27 PM

Sweet truck man!

C20-67_N_MO · 06-29-2009, 03:29 PM

Keep those pictures coming!

I hope to have my truck done before that time frame but you never know.

Looks good!

soule64 · 06-29-2009, 04:16 PM

Wow - I really appreciate for the positive comments! It cost me a lot of money, sweat and the tip of a finger (angle grinder...) but I managed to do everything myself except the windshield (cracked the first one so I had the pro's do the next), charge the A/C, and mount the tires. I took it down to the frame and replaced nearly every nut and bolt. Lots of wire-wheel, solvent and POR-15 got all of the rust, too. First time I painted anything, but it looks good from 10 feet or so. Now my garage is blue, too. I have learned so much from reading (lurking, I suppose...) the posts here on this site - I could not have done ANY of it without the information that I learned from this board. Thanks.

68shortstep · 06-29-2009, 05:39 PM

Mine wants to look just like the stepside version of yours, when (if) it's ever done.

I understand the "10-footer" paint job. Mine is a 20-footer.

Congrats !!!!!

It looks GREAT.

Uwe Blab · 06-29-2009, 07:24 PM

Beautiful, beautiful work. Well done.

Mine's been referred to as a "fifty footer". And make sure you squint your eyes and turn your head sideways.

PanelDeland · 06-29-2009, 07:32 PM

Ya done good!!! And in only a year and a half.Lots of folk have way more years than that in one and don't even have it ready for paint.
Truck looks good, and you'll get used to the milage since you'll want to drive it A LOT!!!!

06-29-2009, 12:50 PM	#1
soule64 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 197	One-and-a-half years later... It's finally on the road again. Drove it to work today for the second test drive. Lots of fun if you don't mind the gas milage. Before and after... List of goodies... GMPP ZZ383 Crate Motor GMPP Serpentine Drive Kit Holley 750 CFM TH400 /Re-Sealed/cast aluminum pan One-piece driveshaft with new yoke & bearings Magna-Flow stainless exhaust Aluminum HD Radiator Summit electric fan/shroud Optima Red battery/cables/Painless chassis wire harness SSBC Disc brake system Rear brake drums/shoes/wheel cylinders/springs Stainless e-brake cables 2” Drop spindles w/new original height springs 4” drop springs w/adjustable panhard bar Pitman arm/idler arm/ball joints/a-arm linkage/shocks Chrome 15x8 Corvette ralleys/Uniroyal 265-70 Cab/core support/swing arm bushings Front/rear chrome bumpers Tilt steering column/Lokar linkage Relocated Blazer fuel tank ½ door skins/fender pocket/rocker panels/cab corners/pillar panels/kick panels Front grille/tailgate Front windshield Classic Auto Air system New instrument cluster w/tach Padded door panels/dash pad/carpet/seat cushion & cover Vent windows/weatherstripping Lizard skin sound deadener Line-x bed liner Attached Images

06-29-2009, 12:56 PM	#2
cerebus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saskatoon Posts: 100	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Wow! Nice work. Thats a short time frame for that kind of work. Very impressive! __________________ -- Tall, Dark and Handsome... Or so my mother says -- There is no fate, but the fate we make.

06-29-2009, 01:14 PM	#3
vegaschevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: las vegas nv Posts: 1,493	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Looks good, AWESOME

06-29-2009, 01:20 PM	#4
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Sweet truck. Very nice work. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

06-29-2009, 01:25 PM	#5
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,407	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Fantastic, well done! __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

06-29-2009, 01:26 PM	#6
OARNGESI Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CASA GRANDE AZ Posts: 4,276	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Really nice __________________ 70 SWB STEPSIDE 70 BLAZER 09 challenger

06-29-2009, 01:57 PM	#7
clos69 Its Topless Season!!!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 1,657	Re: One-and-a-half years later... You waited 1.5 yrs just to show us those pics? Come on man...we need more pics of that beauty....looks awesome __________________ -Carlos- The of America *1967 SWB Custom C-10* *(Celeste)* Join the *Patina Club*

06-29-2009, 02:09 PM	#8
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Well it looks like it paid off, awesome work! __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

06-29-2009, 02:10 PM	#9
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Very nice!!!!! __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

06-29-2009, 02:27 PM	#10
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,772	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Sweet truck man! __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

06-29-2009, 03:29 PM	#11
C20-67_N_MO Champagne Taste on Beer Budget Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: High Ridge, Missouri Posts: 2,190	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Keep those pictures coming! I hope to have my truck done before that time frame but you never know. Looks good! __________________ Coming Soon: Project 1970 Country Truck

06-29-2009, 04:16 PM	#12
soule64 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 197	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Wow - I really appreciate for the positive comments! It cost me a lot of money, sweat and the tip of a finger (angle grinder...) but I managed to do everything myself except the windshield (cracked the first one so I had the pro's do the next), charge the A/C, and mount the tires. I took it down to the frame and replaced nearly every nut and bolt. Lots of wire-wheel, solvent and POR-15 got all of the rust, too. First time I painted anything, but it looks good from 10 feet or so. Now my garage is blue, too. I have learned so much from reading (lurking, I suppose...) the posts here on this site - I could not have done ANY of it without the information that I learned from this board. Thanks.

06-29-2009, 05:39 PM	#13
68shortstep Looks good at 20-ft ..... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mtn Home, AR Posts: 707	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Mine wants to look just like the stepside version of yours, when (if) it's ever done. I understand the "10-footer" paint job. Mine is a 20-footer. Congrats !!!!! It looks GREAT.

06-29-2009, 07:24 PM	#14
Uwe Blab Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 134	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Beautiful, beautiful work. Well done. Mine's been referred to as a "fifty footer". And make sure you squint your eyes and turn your head sideways.

06-29-2009, 07:32 PM	#15
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: One-and-a-half years later... Ya done good!!! And in only a year and a half.Lots of folk have way more years than that in one and don't even have it ready for paint. Truck looks good, and you'll get used to the milage since you'll want to drive it A LOT!!!! __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"



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