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Hello. I thought I would introduce myself and post some photos of my project and that might be of some interest to other 60-66 owners.

I lowered the top lips of the front fenders 2.5 inches to better match the rear fender stretch.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...n_after1-1.jpg

Here is the rear fender with a 3.5 inch stretch to accommodate the 31-inch tall tires.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...ellstretch.jpg

To fit the 18 inch wide rear tires, I stretched the wheel wells, too.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...eltubs_a-1.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...s_both_a-1.jpg

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Welcome Vince!! Nice Truck!!

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Interesting mod on the front fender. I've thought about doing the opposite; raising the rears to better match the front. Can't wait to see how it looks.

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:welcome2: to the board from Mid-MO!!!

Great looking project!

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:welcome2: From Ohio:chevy:

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Congrats on welding that reproduction front fender, i put one on my truck last week and it is some light guage metal.

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Looking good! Could we get some better pics of the front wheel opening mod? That to me is the only issue these trucks have is the fact that you cant 'tuck' smaller rims and tires under the fender like you can with the 67-72's.

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lookin good

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Interesting. I'm anxious to see how it turns out. 18 inches wide, those sound like some good meats. What motor to turn em?

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welcome to the board from Idaho! I like your mods, but need bigger pictures

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Thanks, everyone! I never knew about this forum until 62 short step clued me in...much props to him. I had just been kind of plugging away on things on my own. I wish I had known about this site earlier, it would have made things a lot easier in working on this project. :rolleyes:

Here is a little larger image of my front fender modification. The weld line is about where the original lip was located, which is what necessitated the 2.5-inch spacer in the middle.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...rLipDrop2a.jpg

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Sweet man! That's the kind of stuff I like to see. I bet hardly anyone will notice when it's done.

You know, you can also tub the front end for more tuckage.

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Yeah, I did that on a friend's '66 where I used a section of a motorcycle fender to create a hump just in front of the hood hinge - he had Z'd his front frame so the tires extended above the inner fender (totally impractical, but it looked cool). He was just going to cut out most of the inner fender, but we were able to keep most of the inner fender. I'm hoping I don't end up putting my truck down that low. ;)

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LOOKS COOL ,I LIKE THE FACT IT LOOKS LIKE ITS STOCK ALSO, NICE WORK AND WELCOME:metal:

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Cool lookin ride......hope to see some more pics.

Congrats to Dinos63.......I think you didnt have any typos!:lol:

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Here is a photo of the rolling chassis (before I dropped the front fender lips), and of the Pontiac 455 mock up. The previous owner apparently got happy with his drill and Swiss-cheesed the fire wall, so I've been welding up all of the holes - what a PITA!

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...de_Height2.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...mockup4a-1.jpg

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We need wide shots after the fender mod!

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WElcome to the board from North Idaho. What are the specs on that Pontiac? Ought to be one sweet truck when it's done. Keep the pics coming.....I love them '63's

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Truer words were never spoken.

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Welcome from Kansas City, KS. I like the fab work...very nice and clean.

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Howdy from BC. Nice metal work.

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Nice, great work

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Hows it going vin?

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I'm not moving from this chair till I see pics! ;)

:p

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Every time I see your 63 Vin my mouth waters:lol::chevy: love your 63.

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Lets get this back up. Love this thing.

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welcome Neighbor. Dont know if its my computer or what but I cant see any of the pics.

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Thanks, guys. I haven't done too much since I've been putting a lot of time and energy into my funny car project. But, I did finish the frame and plugged all of the holes in the firewall (PO drilled a 100 holes for various things) - I still need to replace some floor sections in the cab since the PO installed several diiferent seats while he had it. I started to do final mock ups of the cab and bed.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...1Enginejpg.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...Exhaustjpg.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...711Rearjpg.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...711Sidejpg.jpg

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Yes ! Vin lov this truck and your work is primo!!post some pics of your race car!

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Thanks, Dino...here are a couple of photos from when we ran in the Nostalgia Show n Go and Pontiac event at Speedworld a few months ago (our mutual friend, Brian Wilson, helped me out and used his C-10 as the tow vehicle). Hopefully, I can get this '63 rolling soon.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j.../Pontiac83.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...D/IMG_4879.jpg

...body repaired and painted
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...ody_MockUp.jpg

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Welcome, i don't see thefender pictures! Please repost them.
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Looking good and a nice setup combo!
Gonna keep an eye on your build!
I even dig the Poncho engine!
Where did you get the front support tubes?
How is your front and rear suspenion set up?
Can kinda guess by the pics...
More pics of that front and rear end!
Plans for front inner fender wells?
Plans for using tubs in the rear?
Hoozier hides are cool....
I'm a Mickey Man Fan;)http://www.jegs.com/images/mini/600/672/672-6565.jpg
http://shop.racingjunk.com/images/T/t-16168-34.gifhttp://www.vpracing.fr/boutique_us/i...00931-c360.jpg
http://image.automotive.com/f/images..._fuel+hemi.jpg

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Thanks...here's an older photo of the front fender modification I do to help with proportion of the opening between the front and rear openings.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j..._MockedUp3.jpg

The forward bars I fabricated from leftover roll cage stock. I made it a bolt-in set up, so that I could remove it to make engine removal and installation easier. It's a front and rear air spring set up just so I can have a little ride height adjustability for the roads out here, plus the approach to my driveway is a little steep. Inner front fenders are stock and I widened my pair of rear wheel wells.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...rwarStrut2.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...ubs_both_a.jpg

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:metal:Roger that!:metal:

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Nice looking ride vin.. Done anymore work or is that flopper still takin up time?

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Thanks...I did make and weld in some patch panels for the cab this past weekend, but spending most of my time tearing down and examining the funny car engine after a short 9K RPM pass just to see if it liked it - so far nothing wrong. Replacing the main and rod bearings with Calico coated bearings. Just re-stripped the impellars on the supercharger and getting ready for runs in the new year.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...Post9KRPMs.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...aperweight.jpg

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