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laid_out_70 · 06-26-2011, 02:58 PM

thanks a lot man. looks like it would be to much for me to attempt, but who knows. so if you were to do it again what would you have done differently? not put the 2x2 in the crossmember? maybe notch the crossmember for the R&P? also how much do you think the motor would have to be raised if you left it in the stock location and ran the original pulleys. since im not looking for handling just laying out. thanks again for putting up with me. lol

Scot_Douglas · 08-11-2011, 02:49 PM

Work resumes this weekend.

64 gets the 66's old 283.

Scot_Douglas · 08-23-2011, 09:14 PM

Doesn't look like much, but I installed 1" spacers in the rear suspension to give it a bit of a rake once the bed is on. Got the bed wood cut to size - now to tack the supports in place and bolt everything together...

66redw/white · 08-23-2011, 09:50 PM

every time i see this truck i like those wheels even better. some just came up on craigs list down here for 400 bucks. i might pop on em for my awd jimmy project. looks good man!

Scot_Douglas · 08-23-2011, 10:18 PM

$400 is a steal!!!

66redw/white · 08-23-2011, 11:10 PM

yes indeed. tires included with less than 2000 miles on them. they should look pretty good on a red and black s15 jimmy.

Scot_Douglas · 08-24-2011, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 66redw/white

yes indeed. tires included with less than 2000 miles on them. they should look pretty good on a red and black s15 jimmy.

I found mine on Ebay - and had them shipped from CA to MI for about $650 total - and I feel I got a good deal.

Buy 'em!

Scot_Douglas · 08-25-2011, 10:07 PM

Closer... wanted to get it driveable before the employee auto show tomorrow - but - there's just too much left to do w/o cutting corners. Today I tackled most of the bed - I don't ever want to fork with another wood bed again.

The mini-tubs are for suspension clearance...

Scot_Douglas · 08-30-2011, 08:24 PM

TOnight I got the tailights installed and the rear springs removed; the spring I got for the truck are too soft - and I'm beginning to wonder if they're really Jeep Cherokee springs.

I got one of the fenders painter over the weekend to try to faux-tina....

Scot_Douglas · 08-31-2011, 08:30 PM

A bit better photos...

awbrown · 09-01-2011, 08:03 AM

is that thing already plated ??

Scot_Douglas · 09-01-2011, 09:10 AM

The plate on the front is the original plate I got for it when I bought it...

These are already registered and waiting to go on:

66redw/white · 09-01-2011, 04:23 PM

cooool

Scot_Douglas · 09-01-2011, 08:47 PM

Since some of my friends were giving me crap about my shiny fender and modern tag:

Scot_Douglas · 09-11-2011, 07:38 PM

Bed's done.

Scot_Douglas · 09-11-2011, 07:49 PM

600 lb/in springs installed.

66redw/white · 09-11-2011, 09:51 PM

looks really good man! i absolutely love the paint on this truck. how hard is it to do the bed? mine needs replacin but anything with wood makes me nervous. but ofcourse its what i want so ill have to figure it out sooner or later.

Scot_Douglas · 09-14-2011, 11:52 AM

Driving and working out the bugs. Got tired of seeing shots where the rocker panel was always missing.

Scot_Douglas · 09-14-2011, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 66redw/white

how hard is it to do the bed?

I'm not the person to ask that, lol. I made mine out of wood bought off a rack, and I used a dado blade on my shopsmith to cut the rail slots. My bed wasn't made to fit my frame - mostly because it is a 1956 89" box on a 1965 97" "Boxed" frame. I also cut off the OEM frame just in front of the rear wheels and built my own to accommodate the Tbird IRS.

So... Nothing fit.

and I ordered bedrails w/o holes, but they sent me ones pre-punched for the 89" bed. I had to hand-fab a whole lot more by myself and had nobody to help move the bed on & off the truck. I think a stock bed with a kit that fit, or even doing your own wood and buying the rails would be fairly straightforward - if you had a helper and could assemble it off of the truck.

66redw/white · 09-14-2011, 08:47 PM

dang that bed sounds like a pain in the butt! hopefully mine will be easier as it should just be all stock. maybe a small small wheel tub. nothin to major. hows she handle in the twisties with that irs?

Scot_Douglas · 09-14-2011, 09:04 PM

I'm working up to that.

I need to find some vacant asphalt and autocross around a bit to see how it does. It seems to handle firm and flat, but I won't lie - I've got one too many steering u-joints.

Driver's side exhaust header will get reworked soon to accommodate better shaft angle and lose the extra u-joint.

Scot_Douglas · 09-15-2011, 07:57 PM

I haz an armrest!?

...or is it a battery box?

Danm, I love working on this truck.

awbrown · 09-15-2011, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scot_Douglas

I'm working up to that.

I need to find some vacant asphalt and autocross around a bit to see how it does. It seems to handle firm and flat, but I won't lie - I've got one too many steering u-joints.

Driver's side exhaust header will get reworked soon to accommodate better shaft angle and lose the extra u-joint.

Maybe you can find a front axle from some small foreign can and replace your shaft and u joints with that ??? a couple cv joints would smooth it out...

Scot_Douglas · 09-16-2011, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awbrown

Maybe you can find a front axle from some small foreign can and replace your shaft and u joints with that ??? a couple cv joints would smooth it out...

Man, you and I think a lot alike!

I was thing the long side halfshaft off of a teeny FWD car...

sams60gmc · 09-19-2011, 06:09 PM

Love your build. Sorry if you mentioned it already but what crank pulley are you running?

06-26-2011, 02:58 PM	#151
laid_out_70 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: yv, ca Posts: 280	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 thanks a lot man. looks like it would be to much for me to attempt, but who knows. so if you were to do it again what would you have done differently? not put the 2x2 in the crossmember? maybe notch the crossmember for the R&P? also how much do you think the motor would have to be raised if you left it in the stock location and ran the original pulleys. since im not looking for handling just laying out. thanks again for putting up with me. lol __________________ My Build Thread. 70 C-20, SFBD, angled Z, 3 linked. impressive for a noob? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=438132

08-11-2011, 02:49 PM	#152
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 Work resumes this weekend. 64 gets the 66's old 283. __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

08-23-2011, 09:14 PM	#153
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 Doesn't look like much, but I installed 1" spacers in the rear suspension to give it a bit of a rake once the bed is on. Got the bed wood cut to size - now to tack the supports in place and bolt everything together... __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

08-23-2011, 09:50 PM	#154
66redw/white made in america Join Date: May 2010 Location: baton rouge la Posts: 653	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 every time i see this truck i like those wheels even better. some just came up on craigs list down here for 400 bucks. i might pop on em for my awd jimmy project. looks good man! __________________ 2005 gmc sierra- 4/6, t56, cammed 5.3. 4.10, big bars, and brakes. sounds good 1964 c10-283 powerpack, 3 on the tree 2004 corvette- lowered, borla, tuned. slow my old girl 1966 c10- 305v8, t-5 sold

08-23-2011, 10:18 PM	#155
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 $400 is a steal!!! __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

08-23-2011, 11:10 PM	#156
66redw/white made in america Join Date: May 2010 Location: baton rouge la Posts: 653	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 yes indeed. tires included with less than 2000 miles on them. they should look pretty good on a red and black s15 jimmy. __________________ 2005 gmc sierra- 4/6, t56, cammed 5.3. 4.10, big bars, and brakes. sounds good 1964 c10-283 powerpack, 3 on the tree 2004 corvette- lowered, borla, tuned. slow my old girl 1966 c10- 305v8, t-5 sold

08-25-2011, 10:07 PM	#158
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 Closer... wanted to get it driveable before the employee auto show tomorrow - but - there's just too much left to do w/o cutting corners. Today I tackled most of the bed - I don't ever want to fork with another wood bed again. The mini-tubs are for suspension clearance... __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

08-30-2011, 08:24 PM	#159
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 TOnight I got the tailights installed and the rear springs removed; the spring I got for the truck are too soft - and I'm beginning to wonder if they're really Jeep Cherokee springs. I got one of the fenders painter over the weekend to try to faux-tina.... __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

08-31-2011, 08:30 PM	#160
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 A bit better photos... __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

09-01-2011, 08:03 AM	#161
awbrown Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 1,209	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 is that thing already plated ??

09-01-2011, 09:10 AM	#162
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 The plate on the front is the original plate I got for it when I bought it... These are already registered and waiting to go on: __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

09-01-2011, 04:23 PM	#163
66redw/white made in america Join Date: May 2010 Location: baton rouge la Posts: 653	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 cooool __________________ 2005 gmc sierra- 4/6, t56, cammed 5.3. 4.10, big bars, and brakes. sounds good 1964 c10-283 powerpack, 3 on the tree 2004 corvette- lowered, borla, tuned. slow my old girl 1966 c10- 305v8, t-5 sold

09-01-2011, 08:47 PM	#164
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 Since some of my friends were giving me crap about my shiny fender and modern tag: __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

09-11-2011, 07:38 PM	#165
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 Bed's done. __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

09-11-2011, 07:49 PM	#166
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 600 lb/in springs installed. __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread



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09-11-2011, 09:51 PM	#167
66redw/white made in america Join Date: May 2010 Location: baton rouge la Posts: 653	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 looks really good man! i absolutely love the paint on this truck. how hard is it to do the bed? mine needs replacin but anything with wood makes me nervous. but ofcourse its what i want so ill have to figure it out sooner or later. __________________ 2005 gmc sierra- 4/6, t56, cammed 5.3. 4.10, big bars, and brakes. sounds good 1964 c10-283 powerpack, 3 on the tree 2004 corvette- lowered, borla, tuned. slow my old girl 1966 c10- 305v8, t-5 sold

09-14-2011, 11:52 AM	#168
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 Driving and working out the bugs. Got tired of seeing shots where the rocker panel was always missing. __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

09-14-2011, 08:47 PM	#170
66redw/white made in america Join Date: May 2010 Location: baton rouge la Posts: 653	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 dang that bed sounds like a pain in the butt! hopefully mine will be easier as it should just be all stock. maybe a small small wheel tub. nothin to major. hows she handle in the twisties with that irs? __________________ 2005 gmc sierra- 4/6, t56, cammed 5.3. 4.10, big bars, and brakes. sounds good 1964 c10-283 powerpack, 3 on the tree 2004 corvette- lowered, borla, tuned. slow my old girl 1966 c10- 305v8, t-5 sold

09-14-2011, 09:04 PM	#171
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 I'm working up to that. I need to find some vacant asphalt and autocross around a bit to see how it does. It seems to handle firm and flat, but I won't lie - I've got one too many steering u-joints. Driver's side exhaust header will get reworked soon to accommodate better shaft angle and lose the extra u-joint. __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

09-15-2011, 07:57 PM	#172
Scot_Douglas Fabrication OCD Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 403	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 I haz an armrest!? ...or is it a battery box? Danm, I love working on this truck. __________________ 1964 C10 - sold to chris1044 1966 C10 Build 'Fread

09-19-2011, 06:09 PM	#175
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10 Love your build. Sorry if you mentioned it already but what crank pulley are you running? __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

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