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this is my first 62 chevy short bed step side truck. i sold my jeep a few weeks ago and bought it. i am 20 years old and work in fast food so my build will be slow. this is how she looked when i first got her.
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this is how she looks now. i took the bed off and got a hood and twisted the torsion bars all the way down in the front.
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hopefully next week i will be able to replace the cab corners and the rockers.
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It's great to see another young guy interested in these trucks. That's a sweet looking truck to start with. What are your plans?
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oh yeah she is also all original with the 6 cylinder motor and the three in the tree tranny
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i want to do a v8 swap lower it and make it nice
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Congrats and welcome to the best place for info on these old trucks. Keep us posted.
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im wanting to make the truck stand out and while the bed is off i want to paint the frame just not sure what color. i was thinking chevy orange to match the motor i am going to put in it. what do you guys think?
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took the fender off today only to find more rust
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got some work done today
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Great shots of your truck - don't worry about the rust - it can be fixed.
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Cool- welcome and looks like a great start.
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yeah its just going to take awhile but it will get there
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you have not seen rust till you see what my 62 needed...yours looks like its not that bad, good news is the parts are cheap and pretty simple to install once you get ofer taking a sawzall to your truck, u got the grill for the 62 ? I got my 62 when I was 13 when my grandfather passed away, he was the 1st owner, I have had over 100 cars since then in my shop and car business and the 62 always will be here
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yeah i got the grill but it needs to be replaced its rusted really bad
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just ordered cab corners floor pan for the driver side and the rocker to fix the passenger side and also both footwells for the inside. hopefully i can make some progress on her this week. oh yeah i also sold the motor out of her today.
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sold the motor and tranny and pulled the front end off:sumo:
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painted the fire wall
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replaced the cab corner started on rocker. how do i weld in the new rocker and how do i replace the front cab support?
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I've got the whole process in my build. The link is in my signature. If you can do a cab corner the cab support shouldn't be a problem. Look at the new cab support and drill old spot welds, remove and reverse order. I know these steps are vague. The main reason I'm writing this is to tell you to fit your door that you will be using to your new rocker. If door needs repair, I would do it first. It might be a PITA to do, but so would cutting your new rocker loose because it didn't line up. Just my .02
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not yet i have to order it. but i fitted the rocker and i have to fix the bottom of the door but with the rocker in place the door lined up good
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Looking good- you are working fast
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Good job man!! Keep at it and you'll get it all wrapped up eventually.
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how do you put on the bottom of the inner doors? im havin some trouble gettin mine to fit right
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started on replacing my inner door patch panels
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got my new rocker put on but found out that when i welded in my patch panel for the lower part of the door i warped the front corner. does anyone know how to fix this?
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its too dark outside. th hole corner is pulled in to far and doenst sit flush with the rocker
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do i need to cut my patch panel off?
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ok ill try the hammer and dolly and see what i can get
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First off, looks like you are flying. Looks great. I'd be interested in seeing how the warped panel looks. I am about ready to do the same work you are doing. I got the old rocker cut off and it's kinda making me think long and hard about doing the patch repair after reading yours and some other guys talking about warping during welding.
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i hammered mine out it it all lines up good now. as for welding on the doors i would spot weld it instead of fully welding it up like i did. after you spot weld it get some fiberglass jell to go over everything and it will look good. it takes alot of sanding but mine is coming out pretty good for my first time doing any panel replacing.
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its not as hard as alot of people make it seem.
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still got alot of sanding to do
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and if you cant tell all this is going on in the back yard. no shop no carport not even level ground. i just work on her alittle everyday after work
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Looks good man. What kind of welder are u using? How did u find the rockers? I'm looking at mine and thinking I may have to replace the lower cab supports. They are rusted at the bottom, but then I'm thinking i might just weld in some pieces and bang in the rockers. All this thinking is bad for me. lol
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i just had to replace my front cab support. its not hard just cut trim your patch panel and weld it in. im using a crapy welder. its one of those little ones that dont require gas it has the flux built on the wire
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slowly but surly
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