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Slammed66 · 02-24-2011, 07:03 PM

Hey guys, been around here for a while, but Finally getting around to the rebuild of my slammed 66 er 64

My buddys have been calling it project tall grass, as one of my favorite sayings goes, throw it in the tall grass never to be seen again. any one with a farm knows wha I mean.

the truck has sat idle for a two long.

as it sits now its on a frame with a 3" Z and 10" notch and a two link.

never really happy with that im now starting fresh using a dropmember , pb arms, notch and 4 link.

here she is before the z 1.5 sectioned crossmember spindles and bagged .

in action

after the Z and some 20's

Slammed66 · 02-24-2011, 07:14 PM

jump ahead. here she is laying in the tall grass

so fast forward a bit, I finally bought a house. crudely finished the garage with some insullation some osb and a couple coat of paint .

and here we are today. sitting idle collecting debris and dust while the new frame gets thown together

Slammed66 · 02-24-2011, 07:29 PM

The Bullet. carb,d 5.3 to a th400.

Slammed66 · 02-28-2011, 12:25 AM

Got a bit more work done today........

mounted the 4 link brackets I got from Porterbuilt

removed all previous leaf and 10 bolt junk this frame came with, the truck was prostreet.

then I spent an hour battling the shock mount crossmember and the crooked crossmember, the c notch was boxed in on the inside and welded to the crooked one, took some serious grinding and beating but its all out now.

NOTCH TIME!!!

Hmmmmm leave it , and bury this thing over some 35inch all terrains???

Nahhhh trim it to fit, if your wondering, the notches came from porterbuilt, and it they look lower than usual its beacuse they are, I want to put em as low as I can to keep the maximum bedspace , and im limited in tire size being a step side.

so this is all for now More tommarow.

creep · 02-28-2011, 12:43 AM

Very cool! I'm really starting to like them bagged steppers.

Slammed66 · 02-28-2011, 12:53 AM

Thanks me too, I was going to go fleet side. But, I used up my box when I turned this>>

into this!!

after that I figured it was born a stepper, might as well leave it alone.

creep · 02-28-2011, 01:01 AM

Wow, that's quite a transformation! And I thought I was crazy for bagging a 3/4 ton.

nachodog2 · 02-28-2011, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slammed66

Thanks me too, I was going to go fleet side. But, I used up my box when I turned this>>

into this!!

after that I figured it was born a stepper, might as well leave it alone.

Doesn't even look like the same truck. Much improved.
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Slammed66 · 03-18-2011, 02:11 AM

well, im back from work, and ive got both the rear notches welded in , I just need to trim out the frame and cap them,... I forgot to take pics. Ill grab some in the am, but for now, some new parts showed up!!! things are getting exciting now

coulter · 03-18-2011, 05:08 AM

looked pretty good before... cant wait to see it finished.. btw ur utility truck looks pretty hood to!!!

Slammed66 · 03-22-2011, 10:42 PM

Thank guys you've both got some sick trucks..

not much progresss but burn in one notch ,

hung some more front junk, still need to buy a rack and install the notches.. baby steps....

took a couple pics of the old frame and my lack luster z.

thats it for now, off to work for a week then 26 hours of driving and portland swap meet Booooya !!!!!!!

**Corts60** · 03-23-2011, 12:49 PM

That truck is gonna be sweet man. I am hoping to make it to the Portland swap meet as well.

Slammed66 · 03-23-2011, 06:36 PM

Thanks Cort. Your last truck was awsome I loved the look, can't wait to see how your burb progresses!!!!

Hopefully you can make the swapmeet looks like your a bit closer than me lol
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Delmo · 03-24-2011, 11:52 PM

Cool man. Looks great.

Notch1988 · 04-05-2011, 10:02 PM

Any updates? Pics of your swap meet finds?

Dinos63 · 04-05-2011, 11:53 PM

duuude glad your back this is one of my most favorite trucks!! killer job on both

Slammed66 · 04-08-2011, 12:05 AM

Wow thanks dino, that means alot coming from you!!

I just finished another set at work and im headed back home in the am, so progress pics soon and maybe some of my parts scoress from portland..

The lil red 66 gmc has moved to a new home a while ago, im pretty stoked to see Dave AKA Notch1988 take it all the way!!!! build thread dave lets go!!!!!

Slammed66 · 04-15-2011, 03:05 PM

Update?? dont mind it I doooooooo.

Got the notches in 4 links mounted and tacked, gotta check on the proper way to set up and mount the brackets on the diff. also tacked up the watts link. gotta get a couple tubes bent for the notch that I can attatch my upper bag mounts to, then shocks cycle it and finish weld everything.

Portland was awsome, bought, a mint grille support, new tailgate a roll pan, new steering wheel, a traffic light lol, a set of rims and a front bumper for my 06.

New parts have started rolling in too, yesterday these showed up!!!!

and fedex left this on my porch this morning!!!!!

unisteer power rack, ohhh yeaahh

Slammed66 · 04-15-2011, 03:16 PM

Also not sure if I made the right move or not, as the torque thrusts looks awsome on everything, especially my truck. but I have a verbal sale , of my 17's to PHAT TONY, they'll look great hes building a killer 72 2wd blazer

pics of his ride can be found in here...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=39938

Ive always wanted a 18's and 20's combo , and im gonna get this thing on the road this year , so boyds or intros werent in the budget, so I ordered up a set of 18x8 and 20x10 eagle 225's the front are back ordered, but they claim theyll be out this month sooo we'll see...

if they show up ill be puuumped, should look good!!!!

coulter · 04-16-2011, 08:34 AM

ya those should look really nice!!! looking good man

creep · 04-16-2011, 02:02 PM

Dang, I'm really diggin' those rims! I'm still torn between big rims or steelies.

Were the upper arms on the wrong side in the first pic of the new front set-up?

Slammed66 · 04-16-2011, 11:30 PM

Yep hahaha, you noticed eh

Burnt I'n the rack notches test fit the rack, then broke it down. Got most of my pieces, primed and painted. Pics tommarow after I get more painted and some reassembled.

Play safe tonight kids!!!
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C10CORIE · 04-17-2011, 12:08 AM

DAMN!!! Lookin good Matt!

One of my favorite trucks too.

shrunken66stroker · 04-17-2011, 02:04 AM

Is the steering wheel going on a stock column? If so, will you post a pick of what the adapter looks like and give me a rough idea of how deep it is? Your truck is really coming along. I can't wait to see the progress pics.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 04-17-2011, 11:28 AM

Im in.......... I have always wanted a step side and this one looks like its gonna be pretty damn nice..

02-24-2011, 07:03 PM	#1
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Project: Tall Grass Hey guys, been around here for a while, but Finally getting around to the rebuild of my slammed 66 er 64 My buddys have been calling it project tall grass, as one of my favorite sayings goes, throw it in the tall grass never to be seen again. any one with a farm knows wha I mean. the truck has sat idle for a two long. as it sits now its on a frame with a 3" Z and 10" notch and a two link. never really happy with that im now starting fresh using a dropmember , pb arms, notch and 4 link. here she is before the z 1.5 sectioned crossmember spindles and bagged . in action after the Z and some 20's __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10 Last edited by Slammed66; 02-24-2011 at 07:34 PM.

02-24-2011, 07:14 PM	#2
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass jump ahead. here she is laying in the tall grass so fast forward a bit, I finally bought a house. crudely finished the garage with some insullation some osb and a couple coat of paint . and here we are today. sitting idle collecting debris and dust while the new frame gets thown together __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10

02-24-2011, 07:29 PM	#3
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass The Bullet. carb,d 5.3 to a th400. __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10

02-28-2011, 12:25 AM	#4
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass Got a bit more work done today........ mounted the 4 link brackets I got from Porterbuilt removed all previous leaf and 10 bolt junk this frame came with, the truck was prostreet. then I spent an hour battling the shock mount crossmember and the crooked crossmember, the c notch was boxed in on the inside and welded to the crooked one, took some serious grinding and beating but its all out now. NOTCH TIME!!! Hmmmmm leave it , and bury this thing over some 35inch all terrains??? Nahhhh trim it to fit, if your wondering, the notches came from porterbuilt, and it they look lower than usual its beacuse they are, I want to put em as low as I can to keep the maximum bedspace , and im limited in tire size being a step side. so this is all for now More tommarow. __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10

02-28-2011, 12:43 AM	#5
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Re: Project: Tall Grass Very cool! I'm really starting to like them bagged steppers. __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

02-28-2011, 12:53 AM	#6
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass Thanks me too, I was going to go fleet side. But, I used up my box when I turned this>> into this!! after that I figured it was born a stepper, might as well leave it alone. __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10

02-28-2011, 01:01 AM	#7
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Re: Project: Tall Grass Wow, that's quite a transformation! And I thought I was crazy for bagging a 3/4 ton. __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

03-18-2011, 02:11 AM	#9
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass well, im back from work, and ive got both the rear notches welded in , I just need to trim out the frame and cap them,... I forgot to take pics. Ill grab some in the am, but for now, some new parts showed up!!! things are getting exciting now __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10

03-18-2011, 05:08 AM	#10
coulter Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: muskogee, ok Posts: 1,091	Re: Project: Tall Grass looked pretty good before... cant wait to see it finished.. btw ur utility truck looks pretty hood to!!!

03-22-2011, 10:42 PM	#11
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass Thank guys you've both got some sick trucks.. not much progresss but burn in one notch , hung some more front junk, still need to buy a rack and install the notches.. baby steps.... took a couple pics of the old frame and my lack luster z. thats it for now, off to work for a week then 26 hours of driving and portland swap meet Booooya !!!!!!! __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10

03-23-2011, 12:49 PM	#12
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,697	Re: Project: Tall Grass That truck is gonna be sweet man. I am hoping to make it to the Portland swap meet as well. __________________ 78 C10 SWB Diesel #1 (wrecked)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1978+silverado 78 C10 SWB Diesel #2 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650751 60 GMC Suburban (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=445526 60 GMC 1000 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=298235 67 GMC 1500 (sold) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=803695 73 Chevy C20(Daily)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=852767 86 Suburban(summer unit) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=810697 88 Suburban 4x4(sold)

03-23-2011, 06:36 PM	#13
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass Thanks Cort. Your last truck was awsome I loved the look, can't wait to see how your burb progresses!!!! Hopefully you can make the swapmeet looks like your a bit closer than me lol Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10 Last edited by Slammed66; 03-23-2011 at 06:37 PM. Reason: I suck at spelling

03-24-2011, 11:52 PM	#14
Delmo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 1,226	Re: Project: Tall Grass Cool man. Looks great.

04-05-2011, 10:02 PM	#15
Notch1988 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lacombe, Alberta Posts: 335	Re: Project: Tall Grass Any updates? Pics of your swap meet finds?

04-05-2011, 11:53 PM	#16
Dinos63 chevy only Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,619	Re: Project: Tall Grass duuude glad your back this is one of my most favorite trucks!! killer job on both __________________ CHEVY ONLY... Nothin Else !



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04-08-2011, 12:05 AM	#17
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass Wow thanks dino, that means alot coming from you!! I just finished another set at work and im headed back home in the am, so progress pics soon and maybe some of my parts scoress from portland.. The lil red 66 gmc has moved to a new home a while ago, im pretty stoked to see Dave AKA Notch1988 take it all the way!!!! build thread dave lets go!!!!! __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10

04-15-2011, 03:05 PM	#18
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass Update?? dont mind it I doooooooo. Got the notches in 4 links mounted and tacked, gotta check on the proper way to set up and mount the brackets on the diff. also tacked up the watts link. gotta get a couple tubes bent for the notch that I can attatch my upper bag mounts to, then shocks cycle it and finish weld everything. Portland was awsome, bought, a mint grille support, new tailgate a roll pan, new steering wheel, a traffic light lol, a set of rims and a front bumper for my 06. New parts have started rolling in too, yesterday these showed up!!!! and fedex left this on my porch this morning!!!!! unisteer power rack, ohhh yeaahh __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10

04-15-2011, 03:16 PM	#19
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass Also not sure if I made the right move or not, as the torque thrusts looks awsome on everything, especially my truck. but I have a verbal sale , of my 17's to PHAT TONY, they'll look great hes building a killer 72 2wd blazer pics of his ride can be found in here... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=39938 Ive always wanted a 18's and 20's combo , and im gonna get this thing on the road this year , so boyds or intros werent in the budget, so I ordered up a set of 18x8 and 20x10 eagle 225's the front are back ordered, but they claim theyll be out this month sooo we'll see... if they show up ill be puuumped, should look good!!!! __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10 Last edited by Slammed66; 04-15-2011 at 03:17 PM.

04-16-2011, 08:34 AM	#20
coulter Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: muskogee, ok Posts: 1,091	Re: Project: Tall Grass ya those should look really nice!!! looking good man __________________ bagged 66 longbed build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=449548 my favorite colors.. black, rust, and shiny!!!! instagram: @coulter918

04-16-2011, 02:02 PM	#21
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Re: Project: Tall Grass Dang, I'm really diggin' those rims! I'm still torn between big rims or steelies. Were the upper arms on the wrong side in the first pic of the new front set-up? __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

04-16-2011, 11:30 PM	#22
Slammed66 Needs a Big Block Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Red Deer , Alberta Posts: 1,198	Re: Project: Tall Grass Yep hahaha, you noticed eh Burnt I'n the rack notches test fit the rack, then broke it down. Got most of my pieces, primed and painted. Pics tommarow after I get more painted and some reassembled. Play safe tonight kids!!! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1964 Short box On dropmembers and billets 1962 Suburban family cruiser 1972 K10

04-17-2011, 12:08 AM	#23
C10CORIE Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 202	Re: Project: Tall Grass DAMN!!! Lookin good Matt! One of my favorite trucks too.

04-17-2011, 02:04 AM	#24
shrunken66stroker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 954	Re: Project: Tall Grass Is the steering wheel going on a stock column? If so, will you post a pick of what the adapter looks like and give me a rough idea of how deep it is? Your truck is really coming along. I can't wait to see the progress pics. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...54#post3194654

04-17-2011, 11:28 AM	#25
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: Project: Tall Grass Im in.......... I have always wanted a step side and this one looks like its gonna be pretty damn nice.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

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