64 StepSide - Let's the games begin

[wayno]

We are finally through the holidays and momma isn't going to be yelling at me every time I head out into the garage to spend time with the mistress. It's time to get this tear down in progress. Here's the passenger side with fender and step removed.

[wayno]

Amazing once that water gets behind that black undercoating crap how quickly things begin to rust

[wayno]

Put some self etching primer down after - been reading about using ceramic instead? Went with what I knew -

[wayno]

Here's the driver's side- would love to get a new rear fender for this side without the spare tire relief. Mine is in good shape but but since I'm going to go with bigger tires I think it would look funny to have a midget tire hanging on the side of her.

[62 Barnfind]

Looking good! I have spent a three months on my bed and still not finished. Looks like you are coming along good from your pics. Did you cut your own wood? I am planning on doing mine myself. I have everything to do it, just need the confidence to make it happen.

[RANDY COX]

yea sometimes undercoating can be bad...My wife says same thing your going out there to rub on your Baby aintcha...LOL....

[wayno]

Originally Posted by 62 Barnfind

Looking good! I have spent a three months on my bed and still not finished. Looks like you are coming along good from your pics. Did you cut your own wood? I am planning on doing mine myself. I have everything to do it, just need the confidence to make it happen.

I'm thinking about cutting my own wood as well - trying to decide what might be the best - I know some guys are using pine - but I would like to go with a much denser wood - any idea what your plans are there?

[wayno]

Originally Posted by Randycox

yea sometimes undercoating can be bad...My wife says same thing your going out there to rub on your Baby aintcha...LOL....

lol Randy - weirdly momma caught onto this whole truck business- daddy buys something from porterbuilt - momma buys several new outfits - gotta find me a country girl lol

[62 Barnfind]

I have been looking at lowes but the only thing I found was oak and pine. I am still reasserting it. I heard birch maybe good? I am going to try another lumber yard and ask them. it is a smaller operation that deals in different woods. They should give me more advice.

[wayno]

Took the bed off tonight to start cleaning up the frame in preparation for the Porterbuilt Stage 2 I ordered last week.

http://www.porterbuiltfabrication.co...eluxe-Kit-1650

[wayno]

Originally Posted by 62 Barnfind

I have been looking at lowes but the only thing I found was oak and pine. I am still reasserting it. I heard birch maybe good? I am going to try another lumber yard and ask them. it is a smaller operation that deals in different woods. They should give me more advice.

Let me know what you find out - Birch would make sense... I bet it looks good all done up too.

[McMurphy]

I cannot remember who, but someone here on the board used birch, and it did look good.
Another fellow used rough cut Douglas Fir, and that really looked good too !

[wayno]

A quick shot of the interior on the old girl.

[wayno]

Been cleaning up the rear frame waiting for my porterbuilt parts to come in - my tank from Boyd's showed up yesterday - looks like that's going to work nicely - got the u-bolts out - the rear two cab mounts before I struck out on the front two cab bolts as they are just spinning - maybe tonight I can tackle that project. Still trying to decide whether to put down the por15 that I have on the frame or bite the bullet and powercoat - the frame is in incredible shape for the something that 50 years old - thinking someone must have done a frameoff in the 80's on this thing - it can't possibly be this clean.

[cortcomp]

deluxe wheel and tach, nice!

[62 Barnfind]

As u can see by my avatar. I cut my wood for my bed. I used pine from Home Depot. I spent about $80 in wood and cut them to size. I couldn't beat the price and it was easy. Check out my build to see a better picture.
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[wayno]

Picked up some wood for the bed - but apparently also picked up some ADD while I have been at it. Been ordering parts for the truck - expecting a new TKO 500 Tranny next week - still waiting on my orders from Porterbuilt - guess they are running behind. Did get the firewall cleaned up in the meantime - flipped her onto her back last night - and stripped the roof - have to finish up the gutters tonight and then get some etching primer down on that. Slowly gaining on err

[66C06]

How did your boyd tank fit? Mine should be in shortly...

[wayno]

Haven't gotten that far - waiting on Porterbuilt rear kit to send the whole frame off to a powder coating - their cycles are supposedly really high right now - 10 weeks and counting - so as soon as I get those parts back I can get it off to the powder coater and start the resemble - I'm stripping the entire cab in the meantime - finished the top of the cab last night - and the back of the cab last weekend... the rest of the parts I figure I can throw on a trailer and drop somewhere to be media blasted.

[66C06]

Yea I placed my order with porterbuilt about 2 weeks ago...I was told 6-8 weeks so I probably won't be able to get much done on my truck when I get back since the parts will be coming in shortly after I go back to afghanistan...

[wayno]

I hope for your sake they come in before and you get a chance to play a bit before heading back. Be safe over there - and thank you for your service. Will be watching what you do with your stepside and stealing shamelessly anything cool

[66C06]

MUCH APPRECIATED, I HOPE FOR MY SANITY THOSE PARTS COME IN AS WELL! IF NOT I'M GOING TO BE BORED OUT OF MY MISERY!!! LOL...oops, didn't mean for the caps lock..

[CRGRS 66]

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[wayno]

I'm told I'm next in the queue at Porterbuilt - so hopefully by the end of the week the rear end pieces will be in the mail - but I did finish the roof stripped and primed over the weekend and I found 2 solid doors in PA (mine were full of bondo).

[wayno]

Busy day for the old girl -