Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 11:03 AM

hey guys I'm new here, just registered yesterday. My name is Brando Vanschoyck, i'm working on starting my own metal working business and the plan for my 67 is to make it into a shop truck. A little about me, I'm 29, I'm from southeastern Ky, I'm a competitive powerlifter/strongman, an artist, a musician, a novice blacksmith, and a pretty green welder/fabricator. This is my first build and my first 67-72 style truck! I picked this truck up for $50, its an original 67 LWB. All the numbers match as far as the sticker in the glove box, plate on the driver side door, and the frame. The truck does have a salvage title but thats ok! plans for now is to get it to lay frame, and go from there! I wanna leave the patina for now and just fix the structural parts of the truck. My goal is to buy as few aftermarket made parts as possible since, 1-im broke, and 2-i just like building things myself! hope you guys enjoy the ride as much as i have/will!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 11:08 AM

first day i brought the truck home

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 11:11 AM

and now on with the progress pics...so far we (fiance and i) have stripped the truck down to just the frame, shortened the frame to make it a SWB, took all the springs/shocks off to make way for the bags/new shocks etc, and started on Z-ing the frame 3". along the way we have removed crossmembers etc. Wow writing it down makes it sound like not much work!!!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 11:17 AM

cutting the frame!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 11:28 AM

putting it all back together with SMAW and E6011 electrodes!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 11:34 AM

opposite side...

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 11:44 AM

Removing springs, shocks, bump stops etc. (That's my dad helping me with the front since i am not mechanically inclined at ALL! this is also one of the only pictures I've ever had taken of us together)

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 11:54 AM

now on to the current surgery, the Z. Just started this a few days ago.

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 12:04 PM

sorry about all the bigger pics, I just went and resized all of these!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 12:09 PM

more pics of the Z

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 12:12 PM

more of the Z

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 12:17 PM

passenger side Z (and a pic of me doing some overhead E6011 in a terrible spot haha) actually had to bend the rod in the middle to make it reach correctly!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 12:19 PM

and heres how she is currently sitting! Still need to make some boxing plates and put them in, then start on the front frame horns!

68blazer · 11-14-2016, 01:55 PM

Wow, I'm very impressed with your work so far, congrats and welcome to the board

chasinhiway · 11-14-2016, 02:26 PM

Welcome aboard!!! Great work, keep up the good job.

**Dustmaker65** · 11-14-2016, 04:57 PM

Welcome! Keep those BIG pics coming...some of us older guys can't see those small pics

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68blazer

Wow, I'm very impressed with your work so far, congrats and welcome to the board

Thank you so much! I'm very happy to be here! This truck means a lot to me because it's my first build ever! I've only been welding/fabricating for a little over a year, although I do it almost every single day. I went from being a guy who couldn't fix anything to a guy who can cut a truck apart and put it back together, you have no clue how good it feels!!! My point is...if I can do it, anyone can do it!!! Just takes a lot of time and practice!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by chasinhiway

Welcome aboard!!! Great work, keep up the good job.

Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm sure I'll need a lot of help because I am a rookie and I'm MORE than ready to learn all I can from this place!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dustmaker65

Welcome! Keep those BIG pics coming...some of us older guys can't see those small pics

Thanks for having me!!! I would keep the big pics but it kept turning them sideways on me!!! Sorry my friend! I am almost blind myself and almost deaf as well!!! That's what playing in a band since grade school will do for ya! Haha thank you for looking at my thread!

sambrutay · 11-14-2016, 05:31 PM

Great work man!!!!

michael bustamante · 11-14-2016, 06:34 PM

Z looks good.
looks like you got a custom cab too. lots of one year only parts.

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sambrutay

Great work man!!!!

Thank you so much! This is my first try at all this stuff so I'm hoping to get better and better!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-14-2016, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michael bustamante

Z looks good.
looks like you got a custom cab too. lots of one year only parts.

Thank you so much! And I really don't know a lot about these trucks, so that makes me happy knowing it's unique!

Brando_Vanschoyck · 11-15-2016, 12:23 PM

here's what I've got in store for the front as of now. didn't want to go through the hassle of cupping my LCA's but I may have to? Really wish i could afford some tubular LCA's and be done with it, we will see!

Bennett68C10 · 11-15-2016, 09:15 PM

Nice build, love what you've done so far.

11-14-2016, 11:03 AM	#1
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 hey guys I'm new here, just registered yesterday. My name is Brando Vanschoyck, i'm working on starting my own metal working business and the plan for my 67 is to make it into a shop truck. A little about me, I'm 29, I'm from southeastern Ky, I'm a competitive powerlifter/strongman, an artist, a musician, a novice blacksmith, and a pretty green welder/fabricator. This is my first build and my first 67-72 style truck! I picked this truck up for $50, its an original 67 LWB. All the numbers match as far as the sticker in the glove box, plate on the driver side door, and the frame. The truck does have a salvage title but thats ok! plans for now is to get it to lay frame, and go from there! I wanna leave the patina for now and just fix the structural parts of the truck. My goal is to buy as few aftermarket made parts as possible since, 1-im broke, and 2-i just like building things myself! hope you guys enjoy the ride as much as i have/will!

11-14-2016, 11:08 AM	#2
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 first day i brought the truck home Attached Images

11-14-2016, 11:11 AM	#3
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 and now on with the progress pics...so far we (fiance and i) have stripped the truck down to just the frame, shortened the frame to make it a SWB, took all the springs/shocks off to make way for the bags/new shocks etc, and started on Z-ing the frame 3". along the way we have removed crossmembers etc. Wow writing it down makes it sound like not much work!!!

11-14-2016, 11:17 AM	#4
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 cutting the frame! Attached Images

11-14-2016, 11:28 AM	#5
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 putting it all back together with SMAW and E6011 electrodes! Attached Images

11-14-2016, 11:34 AM	#6
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 opposite side... Attached Images

11-14-2016, 11:44 AM	#7
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 Removing springs, shocks, bump stops etc. (That's my dad helping me with the front since i am not mechanically inclined at ALL! this is also one of the only pictures I've ever had taken of us together) Attached Images

11-14-2016, 11:54 AM	#8
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 now on to the current surgery, the Z. Just started this a few days ago.

11-14-2016, 12:04 PM	#9
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 sorry about all the bigger pics, I just went and resized all of these! Attached Images

11-14-2016, 12:09 PM	#10
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 more pics of the Z Attached Images

11-14-2016, 12:12 PM	#11
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 more of the Z Attached Images

11-14-2016, 12:17 PM	#12
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 passenger side Z (and a pic of me doing some overhead E6011 in a terrible spot haha) actually had to bend the rod in the middle to make it reach correctly! Attached Images

11-14-2016, 12:19 PM	#13
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 and heres how she is currently sitting! Still need to make some boxing plates and put them in, then start on the front frame horns! Attached Images

11-14-2016, 01:55 PM	#14
68blazer Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: okc, oklahoma Posts: 71	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 Wow, I'm very impressed with your work so far, congrats and welcome to the board __________________

11-14-2016, 02:26 PM	#15
chasinhiway Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: pontotoc, ms Posts: 113	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 Welcome aboard!!! Great work, keep up the good job. __________________ LOWER IT AND DRIVE IT Sally's thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=563266



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11-14-2016, 04:57 PM	#16
Dustmaker65 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Marquette Heights, IL. Posts: 1,135	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 Welcome! Keep those BIG pics coming...some of us older guys can't see those small pics __________________ Jimmy Hoelzel

11-14-2016, 05:31 PM	#20
sambrutay Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 619	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 Great work man!!!! __________________ Bruce 1964 C10 SWB #Junk 1979 C10 utility #cargopants (sold) 1971 GMC Sprint (sold) 1974 GMC Grande Sierra (sold)

11-14-2016, 06:34 PM	#21
michael bustamante Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,841	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 Z looks good. looks like you got a custom cab too. lots of one year only parts. __________________ 1967custom

11-15-2016, 12:23 PM	#24
Brando_Vanschoyck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Hindman, Kentucky Posts: 67	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 here's what I've got in store for the front as of now. didn't want to go through the hassle of cupping my LCA's but I may have to? Really wish i could afford some tubular LCA's and be done with it, we will see! Attached Images

11-15-2016, 09:15 PM	#25
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: Vanschoyck MetalWorks & Artistry's 67 c10 Nice build, love what you've done so far. __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

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