Working swings this week so got a little more progress done in the last couple of mornings.
I got pretty much everything I need off of the old bent frame with the exception of removing the bed, the front 2 saddles for the bed mounts, and the rear bumper. Everything else frame related is being cut up and going to scrap. The empty rear end housing, leaf springs and drop shackles might be spoken for, but I won't know if he's serious until I finally unbolt them from the frame.
I am going to use the driveline and original style carrier bearing and carrier bearing mount from my 1972. So I removed the rivets holding the 1969 carrier bearing mount and mocked up the bolt in one from the 1972. So far it looks like it will fit fine. But I won't know if I need to modify the length of my 1972 driveline from the leaf sprung truck to fit the 1969 coil sprung truck until I get the engine and transmission set into place. Luckily there is a driveline service shop just over an hour from my house that can do all the modification I might need. Or even build me a custom unit.
I have a couple more threads going in the main section only because I wanted help and opinions away from the build thread. But here they are if anyone might be interested.
Paint code thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=700867
Moving or not moving the fuel tank thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=703245
That's all for now...
Gary