I miss this truck..

[Chevy Fleetside]

I saw a guy pull into Lowes today in a 64 with black plates. It really makes me miss my truck and how I want one for a daily driver.. Then I think abouit the gas mileage and how the heaters don't work so great. Maybe alot of insulation and a new heater would do the trick. I guess I need to sell my Ranger first then. oh boy...

['63GENIII]

Did you get rid of yours? Yeah the gas and cab noise are the killers. All stuff that can be fixed with enough time and money. I have neither at the moment!

[awbrown]

Seems funny when mine was my daily driver I never noticed that stuff, now I do , must be getting soft.... driving newer vehicles will do that to you ...

[Chevy Fleetside]

Originally Posted by '63GENIII

Did you get rid of yours? Yeah the gas and cab noise are the killers. All stuff that can be fixed with enough time and money. I have neither at the moment!

No.. It is in the Garage. Just still not back togeter is all.

[Rich 5150 69]

Well......so.......John, lets put some time into it, I know life gets in the way, even if its just an hour a night a little forward motion will get you there, been there.

[MisterC]

Originally Posted by Rich 5150 69

Well......so.......John, lets put some time into it, I know life gets in the way, even if its just an hour a night a little forward motion will get you there, been there.

Never have so few words said so much. I know that I get overwhelmed at times and just have to think about baby steps. I have the luxury of having mine to drive each day, but I find myself wanting it all done NOW!

[losthope]

Originally Posted by Chevy Fleetside

Maybe alot of insulation and a new heater would do the trick. I guess I need to sell my Ranger first then. oh boy...

Originally Posted by '63GENIII

Did you get rid of yours? Yeah the gas and cab noise are the killers. All stuff that can be fixed with enough time and money. I have neither at the moment!

Originally Posted by awbrown

Seems funny when mine was my daily driver I never noticed that stuff, now I do , must be getting soft.... driving newer vehicles will do that to you ...

Waking up 30 minutes early bundled up with a long sleeve shirt two sweaters and a jacket ,warming up the truck,wiping down the windows with the ol'ladys good bath towel that dont really make a difference because you still end up sticking you head out the drivers window with ears freezing just to see because the windows instantly fog back up as soon as you start driving,and as your about a couple blocks away from work and bout to get out of the truck you actually start to feel the heater blowing warm air and starting to be able to see out the windsheild...and also the rumble grumble of the exhaust poping as you step on the throttle and and the chirpping of the tires and you always hearing those mysterious suspension noises asking your self"what was that" waiting for the whole truck to come apart but never does as your always planning your driving route to go past a gas station cause you always seem to need to fill up....and even when your not in the truck you always seem to smell a little hint of burning oil and a bit of gas fumes because they have embedded them selfs into your cloths........

Wouldnt trade it for a new car smell any day,thats some of the joys and fun of driving classic car's/trucks for me always keeps it interesting.........

[Rich 5150 69]

Originally Posted by awbrown

Seems funny when mine was my daily driver I never noticed that stuff, now I do , must be getting soft.... driving newer vehicles will do that to you ...

I sold a newer truck..got tireds of fighting with Calif smog, the truck I had came from the factory without any smog equipment on it `77 F150, last year for ford...but had to fight with the morons, finally gave in and bought the `64 been having fun ever sinse.

[cb1965]

same deal here.. when my '65 was torn down all i wanted to do was get it up and running as soon as i could. i missed it so much i bought a '66 c10 just so i could drive it daily.. little by little ive been getting my '65 up to driving conditions.. like mentioned before, an hour here an hour there will go a long way. plus it keeps the motivation going...

['63GENIII]

Happy to hear that you still have it. The pics of it are great. It's really hard to work on 'em and drive them at the same time. I try to only let mine be down for a week or two at a time which means small projects for me. Base hits man... base hits.

[krazy_texan]

heater not working that great, ahh come on you live in California lol. Actually my truck has the thrift heater in it and has rusted floors, i only live 6 miles from work and my heater will have me sweating by the time i get there.

[Rannos]

Originally Posted by losthope

Waking up 30 minutes early bundled up with a long sleeve shirt two sweaters and a jacket ,warming up the truck,wiping down the windows with the ol'ladys good bath towel that dont really make a difference because you still end up sticking you head out the drivers window with ears freezing just to see because the windows instantly fog back up as soon as you start driving,and as your about a couple blocks away from work and bout to get out of the truck you actually start to feel the heater blowing warm air and starting to be able to see out the windsheild...and also the rumble grumble of the exhaust poping as you step on the throttle and and the chirpping of the tires and you always hearing those mysterious suspension noises asking your self"what was that" waiting for the whole truck to come apart but never does as your always planning your driving route to go past a gas station cause you always seem to need to fill up....and even when your not in the truck you always seem to smell a little hint of burning oil and a bit of gas fumes because they have embedded them selfs into your cloths........

Wouldnt trade it for a new car smell any day,thats some of the joys and fun of driving classic car's/trucks for me always keeps it interesting.........

Ole' man I use to work with would chime in and say "Boy. It's Hell to be to Cool." Everytime I would complain about riding my scooter in the cold or driving my 64 in the heat. Have to say he is right. Anyone can drive a newer type car and be in comfort. Takes a special kinda person to drive/ride an older toy that you work on more then drive or that lacks the creature comforts most of us have come to expect in our DD's.

[64fleetside]

Mine is finally driveable, after nearly 10 yrs in the shop. I've actually been surprised at how well the heater works now, and it is much much quieter. I used peel & seal & foil lined jute padding under the OE mat & all across the firewall & back wall, under a repro firewall mat, all new weatherstrip, new heater core etc etc. I've driven it many times in 20* mornings lately, its done fine. I leave the 96GMC home.

[PAPA KENT]

Originally Posted by Rich 5150 69

Well......so.......John, lets put some time into it, I know life gets in the way, even if its just an hour a night a little forward motion will get you there, been there.

never such a true statement and the key to a finished project when a family and work come into play.

[X24]

Originally Posted by losthope

Waking up 30 minutes early bundled up with a long sleeve shirt two sweaters and a jacket ,warming up the truck,wiping down the windows with the ol'ladys good bath towel that dont really make a difference because you still end up sticking you head out the drivers window with ears freezing just to see because the windows instantly fog back up as soon as you start driving,and as your about a couple blocks away from work and bout to get out of the truck you actually start to feel the heater blowing warm air and starting to be able to see out the windsheild...and also the rumble grumble of the exhaust poping as you step on the throttle and and the chirpping of the tires and you always hearing those mysterious suspension noises asking your self"what was that" waiting for the whole truck to come apart but never does as your always planning your driving route to go past a gas station cause you always seem to need to fill up....and even when your not in the truck you always seem to smell a little hint of burning oil and a bit of gas fumes because they have embedded them selfs into your cloths........

Wouldnt trade it for a new car smell any day,thats some of the joys and fun of driving classic car's/trucks for me always keeps it interesting.........

Haha PERFECT!
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[Chevy Fleetside]

I am going to have all of next week to work on it. I am going to do something to it. I might even just paint the damn firewall in my garage even though I shouldn't.

['63GENIII]

Originally Posted by Chevy Fleetside

I am going to have all of next week to work on it. I am going to do something to it. I might even just paint the damn firewall in my garage even though I shouldn't.

That's the spirit! Wait why aren't you supposed to paint in the garage? Landlord thing?

[Chevy Fleetside]

Originally Posted by '63GENIII

That's the spirit! Wait why aren't you supposed to paint in the garage? Landlord thing?

City thing. I am the landlord...

[Rich 5150 69]

Actually state thing, in any residential area...EPA , Hey John if you do keep a few store bought aresol cans in the garage same color, for a quick grab if someone complains...

[awbrown]

Originally Posted by Chevy Fleetside

City thing. I am the landlord...

Time to find a new city!!! It is probably agains code to have a welder and torches here where I live ,but I was cutting steel in my driveway last week..

['63GENIII]

Yeah I get it. We painted my brother's '64 Goat in my driveway in Redwood City about 15 yrs ago. We started on a Sunday morning at 5:00 and had it pushed back into the garage by 7;00a.m. to hide it. Nevertheless the neighborhood reeked and I think a couple people complained to the cops cuz they were more present than usual. Didn't know it was aginst the law back then but fron the early start time I guess we had a suspicion!

[McCoyAZ]

I have a 64 just like that one, mostly.

Mine doesnt even have a heater in it. Came without one from the factory as it isn't supposed to be cold in Arizona.

[Chevy Fleetside]

As most of you know. This is what it looks like now. I welded the hole where the heater goes becuase I was going to go with an aftermarket one anyway. And I live in San Francisco and we have the coldest summers here..

[McCoyAZ]

Looks great.

So tell me more about the aftermarket heater since I don't have one at all I could use the information.

Thanks for the post.

[Chevy Fleetside]

Vintage Air has one and there are others. Old Air. I am sure there are others here that can add to this list. http://www.oldairproducts.com/catalog/ http://www.vintageair.com/