67 short fleet resto-mod

[oldspowered67C10]

Ive been meaning to make a build thread for awhile now and I feel like I'm far along enough with the build that I can start posting pics and not have too long of waits between new pics.

Start with the back story, Ive had this 67 for around 15 years now and although it has gone through some changes and spent some long times dormant I decided 3 or so years ago that I would do a complete frame-off with it and just be done with it.

I had done some street rod type mods to it back in the 90s and decided that this time Id go a different route and do a resto mod. My plan was to leave as much stock as possible but the things that made the truck tough to live with on a daily basis or were just plain ugly Id change. I was hoping that when done it would have drivability similar to a modern truck, modern brakes and upgraded steering. a tighter chassis and a quieter cabin, a more highway friendly gearing and modern instruments and stereo.

I suppose Ill start the pics with the frame, some of these pics may be out of order but bear with me, if I have pic taken later that better shows the current subject im gonna use it.

I first wanted to upgrade to the 68-later integral box type power steering box. I notched a bit out of the frame, welded in a bit of pipe to clear the larger box and made stand offs similar in height to the ones on the 68-later frame.

Ignore the time stamps on the pics, I rarely set the time/date on my camera.

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Next was on to the frame, Idecided that if I wanted that modern tight ride like a newer truck it would have to be boxed and stiffened. I also wanted the exhaust to tuck up high so I welded a pass-through in the frame rail and made my own trans crossmember.

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Then suspension, I wanted a adjustable height but didnt want to have to have a compressor or tank so decided that in the front at least, I wanted coilovers. I decided that I would give making a set-up myself a try. I also added front and rear sway bars and a adjustable lower bump stop. I only have few pictures of the the coilover set-up so Im gonna post a link to the old tread I made when I was building the coilover parts.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=266485[/URL]

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Re-did all the fluid lines, went the AN route, used stainless steel lines and plated steel fittings on the brakes and anodized aluminum ones for fuel.

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For brakes I used the CPP 13" kit with the modular spindles in the front and the 12" rear kit. I liked these kits because they were reasonably priced, use auto parts store available pads, use the same rotor blank front and rear and allow me to run a deeper wheel up front.

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Ridler wheels, 20x10 rear and 20x8.5 front, 295/35-20 and 255/40-20.

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Heres a pic of the chassis in final assembly.

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Now on to the body. This truck was made in Fremont and looks as if it spent its entire life in California. Really the only rust here was small amounts of the typical stuff, Little rusty at the bottom of the kick panels and had one rocker where the flange that holds the rubber was gone and the other side had the crap beat out of it from closing the door with the seat belt in the opening so I ended up replacing both rockers.

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For the areas that I didnt want to paint but still wanted a coating on them I used some stuff called Quiet Car. Similar to Lizard Skin but a little cheaper. While its benefits acoustic-wise Im not totally convinced of it at least made for a nice hard coating that gave a even texture and sealed things up some. I did the entire bottom side up to the firewall and the inside from under the windshield to up behind the gas tank.

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Then on to paint. I chose the color codes 507-light blue and 521 white( I think that combo was color code 537) two-tone done the correct '67-only way. Thanks to the forum for producing pics of two-tone 67s in factory paint. Heres some pics of the interior after sanding, in epoxy sealer right before paint and after color coat.

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A few of the cab exterior final sanded and in epoxy sealer.

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As-sprayed paint...

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...and after color sanding and buffing. Please excuse the dark pictures, I dont know what I was thinking.

[Beetle]

Looks good so far!

[darkhorse970]

Very nice build, I'm in.

[Expat_dude]

Looks great!!
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[oldspowered67C10]

Glass beaded and and sprayed the heater box with satin clear. Gave the engine a good cleaning and paint, got the exhaust manifolds jet-hot coated and installed a new intake manifold. Cleaned up the frame and re-installed the cab with poly mounts.

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Heres some shots during color sanding and buffing of the front clip. Got the rad support and inner fender wells powder coated in semi-gloss black and the grille inserts done in anthracite. Gonna keep all the factory trim and badging.

[N2TRUX]

Daaang she looks good

[BMERDOC]

Nice job! Can't wait for mine to look that good!

[Rusbuilt]

Great...... looking truck! Nice work

[darkhorse970]

I might have missed it, but what engine is that?
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[76stepside]

Nice!!! Love the blue!

[tubbedII]

Glad you got a build thread going for this one! The paint looks great. I hope those 1300# coils work out for you.

[Tinkermc]

pretty work