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NotNuRodz · 05-04-2012, 11:01 PM

I picked this truck up at an auction down in Jane Missouri last weekend. It's nothing fancy or desirable really just a long bed, small back window 64. I went to get a 59 el camino for my dad but it was a mess and this truck was one of the most solid old trucks I had ever seen.

It has the typical rust in the lower front fenders, but the rest is amazing. The truck looks like it's been repainted once before, I tried to polish it up a little and it's got a nice patina shine now. If it was all original paint I would probably leave it but because I work in a body shop in the summer I'll probably paint this thing.

I got the truck home last saturday night and luckily my dad owns a car lot so he had his mechanics put on all new brakes and clean out the fuel system and now this things runs and drives surprisingly nice.

Here is a short plan of action for this truck:
1.new bed wood
2.lower it
3.swap in running 307 I have laying around
4. fix rust and repaint

Heres the truck on it's way home

And some pics after I cleaned it up

Some fancy Patina

perro13 · 05-04-2012, 11:07 PM

NICE, even like that low profile barden style bumper and Welcome

NotNuRodz · 05-04-2012, 11:20 PM

Thanks for the welcome, there isn't a section on this forum to do a lot of proper introduction is there? I'm on some car forums that hate if you don't do an intro.

As for the bumper I haven't seen many like it, I think I will keep it and just have it powder coated white

**jocko** · 05-04-2012, 11:44 PM

why yes, yes there is as a matter of fact! here ya go: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=498980

Love the truck by the way. One of my favorite colors, looks pretty solid and has a nice cool wear on the paint. Welcome!

CRGRS 66 · 05-05-2012, 12:26 AM

Welcome, and awesome find!
Some pictures of the interior would be fun.
No snobs here, very cool place to be.
Craig from the home of hockey, and Neil Young!

NotNuRodz · 05-05-2012, 12:44 AM

The interior is real simple. It got a seat cover on the seat that looks like it was once recovered in black vinyl. I'm no expert but I don't think you could get one of these with a black seat.

Also someone hacked the dash up for a radio, so I think i will fill that space with some gauges so I don't have to do any welding inside the cab.

NotNuRodz · 05-05-2012, 12:47 AM

Oh yea you can also see in the first picture where the truck use to have a floor shifter. My guess is they took it out because a really short person drove the truck. Anyways I have a three-speed floor shifter new in the box that I was going to put on my 53 chevy business coupe but I think it will look better in this.

**Captainfab** · 05-05-2012, 01:10 AM

Welcome to the forum

That does look like a really nice clean and straight og truck. Too bad someone used a can opener on the dash for the radio.

Keep us posted on your progress.......

hopped up · 05-05-2012, 02:09 AM

Thats a nice truck! But I may be biased, have a 64 c10 long bed too
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NotNuRodz · 05-05-2012, 06:42 AM

Yea the dash does really suck, but I can't complain because the rest of the truck is nice, and with a little creativity I should be able to fix it.

It's also good to hear some more people are showing some love for the long beds!
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**aerotruk63** · 05-05-2012, 07:43 AM

Take a look for a dash with a good radio section. You could cut the radio opening around the beaded edge of the good dash and using adhesive, attach it into the can opener dash radio section.
Great looking truck.
Could you get some pictures from under the hood and if possible the paint code.

oem4me · 05-05-2012, 10:07 AM

Welcome aboard. It looks like a you are off to a solid start with that one. I like it!
Geesh, that hack job on the dash is about the worst ever, I guess your gonna have to get creative there.

sigshooter · 05-05-2012, 10:09 AM

very solid looking truck..... you dont find them that solid hardly anymore.

The dash would be an easy fix, either replace the entire dash ( which is pretty easy) or just cut out the radio section.

Welcome aboard

Rich 5150 69 · 05-05-2012, 10:46 AM

Welcome to the forum, nice score on your hands and I do believe you have got to have the #1 one hack job for your dash....we`ve seen them all here but this one takes the money..

CRGRS 66 · 05-05-2012, 11:28 AM

With the damage already done to that dash, you could always clean/staighten up the hacking, fab a custom bezel, and put a current stereo deck in there... wonder what the story was with the shifter. Seems odd that the apparently original column shifter is in place, yet there is a patch on the floor

markeb01 · 05-05-2012, 01:37 PM

Welcome! What a nice truck, it appears to be in remarkably clean condition. The black Naugahyde seat might have been added when the truck was fairly new, as they were very popular in the late 60’s. (Hot and miserable but popular)!

The damage to the dash is uniquely impressive. It looks like someone was trying to install a VCR instead of a radio! Good luck with the repairs, there have been many successful examples posted on the site.

NotNuRodz · 05-05-2012, 01:56 PM

Thanks for all the comments guys, I got some good deals at a swap meet in Lawrence KS this morning. Ill post some pictures this evening when I get home, but I only paid $25 for a set of the custom trim that goes on the cab!
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plainred65 · 05-05-2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by hopped up

Thats a nice truck! But I may be biased, have a 64 c10 long bed too
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My 65 is my first long bed, I've become a long bed lover too!

tincan1966 · 05-05-2012, 03:24 PM

Hmmm radio install by "Hatchet Harry" must be the same guy who did the one in my 'Burb! LOL! Not sure why people seem to butcher these poor trucks trying to install a radio. it couldn't have looked any better with the radio in it!.

Other than that- nice find/score- looks a a great truck and welcome to the forums!

CRGRS 66 · 05-05-2012, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markeb01

Welcome! What a nice truck, it appears to be in remarkably clean condition. The black Naugahyde seat might have been added when the truck was fairly new, as they were very popular in the late 60’s. (Hot and miserable but popular)!

The damage to the dash is uniquely impressive. It looks like someone was trying to install a VCR instead of a radio! Good luck with the repairs, there have been many successful examples posted on the site.

I am going to say Beta, you would never get a VHS in there

**nbrfd007** · 05-05-2012, 06:16 PM

Nice truck, you where down our part of the woods.
Tim

61_FL_Apache · 05-05-2012, 08:07 PM

Nice truck!!!

Welcome!!!

**rideblue00** · 05-05-2012, 08:36 PM

Nice, welcome. The cab floor, the trans hump, and the radio hole are like the most hacked up sections on these trucks! lol Almost every truck has at least one, if not all 3 sections hacked up on them. Im a long bed guy too.

crsweet91 · 05-05-2012, 08:45 PM

Great looking truck!

NotNuRodz · 05-05-2012, 10:00 PM

Here are the pictures of what I picked up today, needless to say I love swap meets!

First I picked up 5 used 235-70-15 tires that should fill out the wheel wells nicely

I wanted some tri-five dog dish caps for the wheels and started to piece together a set

but then I found these and couldn't resist, they are a little rough but I can clean them up.

and finally the thing I'm most excited about, I can't believe I got these for $25

to bad they don't fit my model a :wash:

05-04-2012, 11:07 PM	#2
perro13 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stockton CA Posts: 2,364	Re: First Old Truck NICE, even like that low profile barden style bumper and Welcome

05-04-2012, 11:20 PM	#3
NotNuRodz Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: KC Kansas Posts: 34	Re: First Old Truck Thanks for the welcome, there isn't a section on this forum to do a lot of proper introduction is there? I'm on some car forums that hate if you don't do an intro. As for the bumper I haven't seen many like it, I think I will keep it and just have it powder coated white

05-04-2012, 11:44 PM	#4
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,940	Re: First Old Truck why yes, yes there is as a matter of fact! here ya go: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=498980 Love the truck by the way. One of my favorite colors, looks pretty solid and has a nice cool wear on the paint. Welcome!

05-05-2012, 12:26 AM	#5
CRGRS 66 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,771	Re: First Old Truck Welcome, and awesome find! Some pictures of the interior would be fun. No snobs here, very cool place to be. Craig from the home of hockey, and Neil Young! __________________ Craigerrr My build thread, CRGRS 66 Winter Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...09#post5638709

05-05-2012, 12:44 AM	#6
NotNuRodz Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: KC Kansas Posts: 34	Re: First Old Truck The interior is real simple. It got a seat cover on the seat that looks like it was once recovered in black vinyl. I'm no expert but I don't think you could get one of these with a black seat. Also someone hacked the dash up for a radio, so I think i will fill that space with some gauges so I don't have to do any welding inside the cab.

05-04-2012, 11:01 PM	#1
NotNuRodz Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: KC Kansas Posts: 34	First Old Truck I picked this truck up at an auction down in Jane Missouri last weekend. It's nothing fancy or desirable really just a long bed, small back window 64. I went to get a 59 el camino for my dad but it was a mess and this truck was one of the most solid old trucks I had ever seen. It has the typical rust in the lower front fenders, but the rest is amazing. The truck looks like it's been repainted once before, I tried to polish it up a little and it's got a nice patina shine now. If it was all original paint I would probably leave it but because I work in a body shop in the summer I'll probably paint this thing. I got the truck home last saturday night and luckily my dad owns a car lot so he had his mechanics put on all new brakes and clean out the fuel system and now this things runs and drives surprisingly nice. Here is a short plan of action for this truck: 1.new bed wood 2.lower it 3.swap in running 307 I have laying around 4. fix rust and repaint Heres the truck on it's way home And some pics after I cleaned it up Some fancy Patina

05-05-2012, 12:47 AM	#7
NotNuRodz Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: KC Kansas Posts: 34	Re: First Old Truck Oh yea you can also see in the first picture where the truck use to have a floor shifter. My guess is they took it out because a really short person drove the truck. Anyways I have a three-speed floor shifter new in the box that I was going to put on my 53 chevy business coupe but I think it will look better in this.

05-05-2012, 01:10 AM	#8
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,246	Re: First Old Truck Welcome to the forum That does look like a really nice clean and straight og truck. Too bad someone used a can opener on the dash for the radio. Keep us posted on your progress....... __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

05-05-2012, 02:09 AM	#9
hopped up Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,617	Re: First Old Truck Thats a nice truck! But I may be biased, have a 64 c10 long bed too Posted via Mobile Device

05-05-2012, 06:42 AM	#10
NotNuRodz Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: KC Kansas Posts: 34	Re: First Old Truck Yea the dash does really suck, but I can't complain because the rest of the truck is nice, and with a little creativity I should be able to fix it. It's also good to hear some more people are showing some love for the long beds! Posted via Mobile Device

05-05-2012, 07:43 AM	#11
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,625	Re: First Old Truck Take a look for a dash with a good radio section. You could cut the radio opening around the beaded edge of the good dash and using adhesive, attach it into the can opener dash radio section. Great looking truck. Could you get some pictures from under the hood and if possible the paint code.

05-05-2012, 10:07 AM	#12
oem4me Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 3,055	Re: First Old Truck Welcome aboard. It looks like a you are off to a solid start with that one. I like it! Geesh, that hack job on the dash is about the worst ever, I guess your gonna have to get creative there.

05-05-2012, 10:09 AM	#13
sigshooter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tahlequah, Ok Posts: 1,235	Re: First Old Truck very solid looking truck..... you dont find them that solid hardly anymore. The dash would be an easy fix, either replace the entire dash ( which is pretty easy) or just cut out the radio section. Welcome aboard __________________ 1965 long bed ( grandpas old truck ) 1964 long bed BBW Custom Cab 1966 Short stepside 1964 long bed 1965 long bed Custom Cab, factory air, V-8, powerglide

05-05-2012, 10:46 AM	#14
Rich 5150 69 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Galt, Calif Posts: 2,437	Re: First Old Truck Welcome to the forum, nice score on your hands and I do believe you have got to have the #1 one hack job for your dash....we`ve seen them all here but this one takes the money.. __________________ `64 C10 vortec 350/350/373 posi `69 RS/SS 350/350/308 `37 Ford 406/350/324 traclock `68 Dart 370/904/323 suregrip

05-05-2012, 11:28 AM	#15
CRGRS 66 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,771	Re: First Old Truck With the damage already done to that dash, you could always clean/staighten up the hacking, fab a custom bezel, and put a current stereo deck in there... wonder what the story was with the shifter. Seems odd that the apparently original column shifter is in place, yet there is a patch on the floor __________________ Craigerrr My build thread, CRGRS 66 Winter Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...09#post5638709



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05-05-2012, 01:37 PM	#16
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: First Old Truck Welcome! What a nice truck, it appears to be in remarkably clean condition. The black Naugahyde seat might have been added when the truck was fairly new, as they were very popular in the late 60’s. (Hot and miserable but popular)! The damage to the dash is uniquely impressive. It looks like someone was trying to install a VCR instead of a radio! Good luck with the repairs, there have been many successful examples posted on the site. __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

05-05-2012, 01:56 PM	#17
NotNuRodz Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: KC Kansas Posts: 34	Re: First Old Truck Thanks for all the comments guys, I got some good deals at a swap meet in Lawrence KS this morning. Ill post some pictures this evening when I get home, but I only paid $25 for a set of the custom trim that goes on the cab! Posted via Mobile Device

05-05-2012, 03:24 PM	#19
tincan1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Independence,KS Posts: 1,477	Re: First Old Truck Hmmm radio install by "Hatchet Harry" must be the same guy who did the one in my 'Burb! LOL! Not sure why people seem to butcher these poor trucks trying to install a radio. it couldn't have looked any better with the radio in it!. Other than that- nice find/score- looks a a great truck and welcome to the forums!

05-05-2012, 06:16 PM	#21
nbrfd007 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Blaine, Arkansas Posts: 751	Re: First Old Truck Nice truck, you where down our part of the woods. Tim

05-05-2012, 08:07 PM	#22
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,067	Re: First Old Truck Nice truck!!! Welcome!!! __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 2001 Blazer 4D 2WD 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

05-05-2012, 08:36 PM	#23
rideblue00 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lambertville, MI Posts: 1,859	Re: First Old Truck Nice, welcome. The cab floor, the trans hump, and the radio hole are like the most hacked up sections on these trucks! lol Almost every truck has at least one, if not all 3 sections hacked up on them. Im a long bed guy too.

05-05-2012, 08:45 PM	#24
crsweet91 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Antioch, CA Posts: 265	Re: First Old Truck Great looking truck!

05-05-2012, 10:00 PM	#25
NotNuRodz Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: KC Kansas Posts: 34	Re: First Old Truck Here are the pictures of what I picked up today, needless to say I love swap meets! First I picked up 5 used 235-70-15 tires that should fill out the wheel wells nicely I wanted some tri-five dog dish caps for the wheels and started to piece together a set but then I found these and couldn't resist, they are a little rough but I can clean them up. and finally the thing I'm most excited about, I can't believe I got these for $25 to bad they don't fit my model a :wash:

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