1972 Chevy p/u NewType Build
 

I've been following on this site forever looking at all the other builds and I've got far enough with my truck that I've finally decided to post up my own build finally. Other than taking it to the local transmission guy I've wrenched on this truck entirely on my own with my fathers aide as well as a few friends helping here and there throughout since my junior year of high school when my father bought it for me. Yes I've gotten into wrecks with it one being an older Toyota 4x4 (my buddies truck) using my front clip as a launch ramp and the other being the wheel separated from the truck on my way to a show. Even with all the downward spirals on this truck throughout our time building it to what it is now I still take the utmost pride in my first and only truck named Tweety for her yellow but renamed as project NewType for her current phase. But here is what I have so far I'm looking for any kind of criticism on it I don't mind truly and frankly it helps a TON but here is my story step by step enjoy youre reading and tell me what ya'll think. She's a daily driven showtruck and I always make sure to keep her on the road I'm not one to build a vehicle to just hide in a garage so yes there are some hokey things that probably ding this truck as a showtruck but she is what she is NewType was built for myself and my father and for others to enjoy or keep on walking either way this is my pride and joy for years to come.

Here's the full album for the truck that I am always adding to so please check it out whenever you can
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hold mouse ever thumbnail pic, copy IMG code and paste it in a reply here.

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Thank you Trilogy I got it now appreciate it

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BINGO !
you got it ! :metal:

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I'm having a current issue with the dampener wobbling which in turn causes my pulley to wobble making my fan belt squeak i have a newer serpentine setup but this is the first of the issue to have arose since i started driving it two years ago anybody have an idea of how to fix something like that?

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Either the balancer/dampener is separating (there is two pieces of steel with rubber inbetween them)
or it got loose and wallared itself on the crank. probably just the rubber separating. buy a new one at autozone or whoever and use the puller/installer tool (not a hammer) most parts stores rent them.

That a real nice looking truck ! except the smashed fender of course :metal:

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Hopefully its just the rubber separating then but I can already tell its gonna be a pain in the ass to get to it and pull it off being so close to the shroud itll be a nice sunday afternoon job haha.

Thank you Ive put alot of blood sweat and tears into it as Im sure everyone who has one knows. Ive got an original fender that ill be putting some hours of bodywork into as well as an inner fender for it too, (wheel and tire kinda fell off goin to a car show making my lowered 2wd suddenly a lifted 4wd for a second not a fun time at all) Couple weeks of work with powdercoating and assembly

Thanks for the tip though much appreciated

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Put a new belt on for the time being seems to have stop most of the irritating squeaking but I'm gonna save up and get me a balancer after my vacation trip then my next projects will be finishing the bodywork for my left fender, inner fender, tailgate and start installing my front sway bar my darn tire keeps finding the lip of the fender and cutting away at it damn thing.

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those rims do look nice on there im the one that sold them to u

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Oh? No joke? Yeah we had em polished got rid of the bit of rashing they had and they look better than newer ones I get compliments everywhere on em kinda shame to get rid of my Rally's but I like the new look even joke with a guy I know he has a 4wd version and his wheels are skinnier than mine haha

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Has anyone made the swap to a tank under the back of the bed I want a clean one preferably around 20 gallons so I can take the one outta the cab. If you have any lads it would be much appreciated to give me some ideas

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Yeah you can bolt in a 71-72 blazer tank, they come in 2? different sizes and are available through any resto catalog for around $200 for a tank,sender and mount straps or through the vendors marketplace here by brothers trucks and others. If you use a blazer tank you will have to fab up a filler neck, most use some exhaust pipe and a few pieces of gas filler hose to get the filler cap where you want it, some in the bed floor, through a stake hole, on the inner bedside, or the outer bedside with a fuel door (puke). The other downside of the blazer tank is you have to cut out one of the bedsupports on the under side of the bed and I believe you need to trim one of the frame cross supports.
Another option is the first gen (67-69) camaro tank. you'll have to do a little fabricating there too but the filler neck will be behind the license plate so other than buying a flip down tag bracket at pull a part theres no mocking up a filler.

heres a link to the camaro tank how to

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=448431

I havent found the blazer tank install how to yet. If you look at the very bottom of the page when you click on forums, there is a forum category called "FAQ" frequently asked questions, there is a lot of cool how to threads in there.

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here's a blazer tank install FAQ thread

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=74876

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that one (above) has good instructions and pics but it is for a wood floor bed, there are a few differences explained here

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=82178

Or you can just pony up the money for a tank from that dang "fuelcellguy" with his fancy custom made aluminum tanks made to order between the rear frame rails however big or small you want. (yes I want one of his!!!)

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Wow ton of different Ideas all kinds of different opinions myself on them I'd like the low profile look of the Camaro style but I'm concerned on all of them with how I'd run my exhaust it currently just dumps over the rear axle and I really love the look but having to move the tank will really limit my options back there. Thank you a bunch on the research forums I found the blazer one and was reading up on it but it hangs far too low for me to enjoy so I may just have to go the route of a ridiculously expensive tank haha. oh well the dream is always worth it right?

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So I finally got to pull the front of my motor of and aside from the massive amount of oil that had already stained the ground from just sitting overnight I pulled my balancer off to find this beauty broken like half dome thus finalizing the balancer being the issue with my belt squeaking and wobbling. There was no sign of the Woodruff key and no front seal for my timing cover so off to Napa I went to grab some parts and Autozone doesn't stock anymore (btw since when do they NOT stock small block chevy parts it makes me wanna just shake a baby at their incompetence) end rant. We also picked up some JB weld to fill in the area that was worn away from the old key wobbling (yes I know I'm gonna get crap on that one but my new motor builder advised this was the way to go without pulling the motor apart for a new crank) So I'll be off to finish the job either today or tomorrow being as the JB Weld needed time to mold so I will post pictures of the finished project afterwards.

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Wow ! thats some serious damage on the balancer. Never seen that before. They make a repair sleeve that goes over the snout of the crank but yeah if it wallared the keyway there aren't too may options other than pulling the crank. I've seen people put a small weld holding the key on the crank with a new balancer. If the balancer doesn't press on (too loose) I would definately use the repair sleeve. otherwise you gotta do what you gotta do to make it last untill you can get a new crank or engine built.

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Yeah when I pulled it off I was fearing the worst thinking the front of my crank was gone but the JB weld did its job for now and the ttuck is sitting back at home again needs a new belt because I fried the old one getting it to the shop poor old balancer was wobbling like some old drunkard out of a bar and thats at an idle haha. But now I have to bleed my brakes again because the pedal goes to floor I swear if it's not one thing it's another oh well least it's semi drivable.

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Hey all been awhile since I've updated I've finally been hired on to become a productive member of the U.S. work force again so I've had the chance to repair issues on the truck. Found out that my Master cylinder had been leaking from in internal of the booster so off to the store and put on a brand new one that makes the rest of my brake setup look trashy haha. So brakes were fixed changed the oil in the motor and found a belt that doesn't fly off with my serpentine setup since I found out that they make one with and without an air pump on the front of the motor. I'm going to be saving up now to make it more of a good looking truck by finishing the pain on the bed to match the flat black as well as do bodywork on my tailgate and new fender/inner so maybe I'll have a straight bodied truck again. Fingers crossed to be ready for Graffiti weekend this June where I live. Will also design a drawing of my finished product that I'm getting ready for. Thank you all for checking my progress so far

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Finally got some pictures now of the new master cylinder and also my freshly powdercoated sway bar a brilliant Chevy red with black brackets and lowered mounts for the kit pretty excited to put this OEM bar on to see the look it'll give hopin I get some time this weekend. I've also been looking at a rebuilt 700R tranny to put in my truck to get some more gas mileage and top end out of the motor since it practically screams by the time it hits 65 haha give me some feedback on anything you see here thanks.

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Good stuff...do you have the TH400? I'm thinking about doing a swap that involves a more powerful engine and either a built auto trans, or something like a built t56...I know what you mean
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No Im just box stock with a turbo 350 a clean get around town setup but I'm driving it daily I'd love to get more mileage out of it with it having brand new suspension (might as well use it right? haha) but I've heard the jump from 11-13 to possibly 14-17 MPG just by the overdrive and that drives me at work to get that in as soon as I can

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Got my sway bar on today handles a ton better and nearly bolted right on just had to knock the rivets out of the crossmember so the brackets could fit. Other than that super clean fit and finish and you can see just a bit of it underneath the truck as it sits.

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As of today I have (ironically) 72 days to finish all of my projects being.... disassemble the wood bed for powderprime, Paint the entire shortbed to match the truck, add the red along the bottom, powderprime the tailgate and left fender, powdercoat the inner fender for left side and the add in the newly wired speakers and amp. So does anybody have any ideas on the wood bed I have for disassembly? I'm curious if it'll twist easy having no support and be a pain to put back together?

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Who else is going cruising today? Beautiful weather where I am so I'm hittin up the twisties with my buddy in his stang and yes boys bowties can get along with ponies hahaha HAPPY EASTER EVERYBODY

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Sway bar looks good. No cruising for me, I guess I could hold a steering wheel and pretend.

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Thank you I do love the look of the red sitting underneath the bumper of the truck from afar it's an eyecatcher and the cruise was awesome I really gotta fix my tired from rubbing the fenders though damn 10 inch wide wheels on there haha

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Well there has been a TON of progress this week we were able to completely sand off the 5! coats of pain,primer,clearcoat, and bondo through forty years of terrible ownership found some nasty dents underneath a literally an inch of bondo to fill a dent near the fenderwell which I would never have though they did do a good job on the restored body but they hid ALOT of problems.

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So my Tailgate fender and entire bed will be taken nearby to be powderprimed entirely to then be brought back for bodywork to get ready for final paint and refinishing of the entire truck quite an undertaking for a finish date of 6/2/12

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oh and it will also be a daily driver while the bed is off these next few weeks

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Bed is finally off to powderprimer's they say it may just be done this friday possibly? If so that woul be amazing to get the refinishing and bodywork done to it so my father will have more time to paint it. Also scored a ford 9 inch to go in the back for posi (finally maybe some traction!) just gotta make up new mounts and axles to adapt to my trailing arms and wheels I heard it's disc brake as well who knows I may just be in a autocross race someday soon haha

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Powderpriming on the bed tailgate and fender was completed on tuesday and was brought back wednesday but I wont have pictures till tmrw can't wait to see it all

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what rear end do u have in that and gears how does it do on the road

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Sounds like good progress ;)

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Good looking start.
Just getting here I will comment on an older post regarding your crank and balancer. Balancers don't just break like that. something hit it or something is out of balance, in my opinion I would keep an eye on the new balancer to make sure it is not being slowly torn apart by an bent crank.

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Hey everyone been away a week or so been so busy with work and getting my bed ready for bodywork which will start saturday. also picked up a family heirloom a 1973 box stock cheyenne c/10 longbed green and white. looks pretty good in the driveway now haha. but yeah first off the rear end is a stock 12 bolt with possibly 3:73 gears in it pretty low hurts on the highway with the speed everyone else goes. and thank you to those checking in on the progress it's been a long time coming for forward progress on it. as for the balancer I'll be checking into that this weekend along with my howling rear end that needs oil only hopefully. yes the motor is definitely on borrowed time but hey its not the first time it's been worked on and it wont be the last im glad im driving it daily tho

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Also I may recall when I was building the motor that it may have been dropped on the post side before being put it not a drop that would result in this event but it was unseen at the time. Also I took a look at your build from begginning to end Mike and I actually have a picture of your truck in a 67-72 chevy truck slideshow on my laptop and that was unreal I had it last year what a blast and honor to have an incredible build checking out my minor league truck haha so thank you

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Yep! I was in shock when he finally posted the pic of it broken like that. I was wondering how that would have happened too.

So wheres the pics of the bed ? ;) glad your making more progress. Is the powder prime you keep talking about a powder coating? seems like that would make a nice coating to protect the body from rusting in the future. I asked a local powder coater about powder coating a whole vehicle but they were hesitant to agree to doing it for me.

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Powder PRIME is an electro magneticly charged adhesive that gets inside where as coating has to initially hit the surface like a spray gun but the elctric particles will stick to any raw surface and is so very much worth it you certainly couldn't POR or DP90 a body or frame for the price they could sandblast andprime it for and with the stuff we got we can go straight into roughing it down and ready for primer essentially. and yes I know I've missed to occasions to get pictures of it in the powder stage hopefully my dad will get one before he scuffs her up too bad haha

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Thanks for checking it out, I was like you at the beginning of this process, just minor tweaks to get it safer for the road and to make it more fuel efficient. Then I started getting inspired by this board and driving my wife a little nuts. She still calls it "the other woman" LOL.
You will learn tons from this board, from your dad. Remember to have fun and map out a plan, so you done start throwing money away.