'64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

[dieseldawg142]

have managed to get a few things done since we got back. was supposed to do the end links on the wife's envoy today, but it's raining, so hoping to get some paint laid.
narrowed down a spare visor to fit

scratched up some springs, shocks, crossmember, etc, brake lines will get plumbed to the m/c after the body is on


body primered. got a couple small touch-ups on the door & roof to do

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks good, I would have never thought of of a visor.....cool

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, i got a soft spot for them. some people think there cheesy or whatever, but i dont care, i like 'em, 4x4's need them.
while i'm waiting for the paint on the camino to dry, my mog rims & tires showed up today, so i started playing around with my deora. out of my entire collection ('bout 170), this is only the second non-gm in the fleet (mis-guided sister-in-law gave me a ferd thunderbolt few yrs ago)
comes with a slant 6 (), got a '97 LS, & a carbed BBC, undecided yet, but i like cubic inches! has a goofy camper shell, but i'm thinking a box style camper like a big expedition rig with a big roof rack & bumpers with bars around the cab & up to the roof rack.
just thinking right now, the finished product rarely looks like what i originally plan....

them wheelwells definitely need to be opened up some

[dieseldawg142]

got some paint on the 'camino. it looks silverish in the pic's, but it's actually GM met. lite blue.

[dieseldawg142]

couple more...

[dieseldawg142]

wifey was able to get a better pic of the blue then me...

[Ol Blue K20]

I like it. ..looks mean

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Ol Blue!
been dickin' around with my deora. i know it's a show truck & goes for the wow factor & doesn't have to be practicable, but i want to make it more of an everyday truck. the sideways mounted gauges & steering column are going, almost have this '65 chevelle dash mounted in there like a conventional vehicle.


which means the front clamshell door is not going to work. i'm eliminating it & etched some doors in the sides, opened up the wheelwells & got rid of the show truck exhausts


have a exo-skeleton cage design in my head that will be next

[Ol Blue K20]

Right now it kinda reminds me of lunar vehicle...the chevelle dash should help get rid of that. Can't wait to see it progress.

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, it does resemble some kind of space mobile, & it's almost a 50 yr old design! once the exo skeleton, f&r winches, big bumpers, cab rack, roof rack & a bunch of other junk goes on, hopefully should resemble something more earthbound
mix-mash interior so far. '65 chevelle dash, '95 firebird steering wheel, & i lengthened a '96 explorer console. got to make some window cranks & door handles

[Ol Blue K20]

Dash and console looks good in there. Takes some of the futuristic look away. Nice job

[dieseldawg142]

dont know Dale, started a exo-skeleton cage & it still looks like a moon mobile, maybe once the bumpers & stuff are on....
closed out the door & sanded the pebble grain off


thinking white with black bumpers & cage & these stripe decals i made on PAINT. the black wood is for cabinets inside, & the granite decal is for the floor & counter tops


axles weren't wide enough, cut off the tubes, drilled them out & made them longer with some 1/8 tubing, added valve stems to the rims too. started the cage, the f&r tubes will eventually tie into the bumpers, the middle bars & ladder will tie into some rocksliders


so far...

[Ol Blue K20]

Looking pretty bad @$$....

[dieseldawg142]

dont know 'Ol Blue, still spacey looking. maybe if i cut the side windows more square-ish....
with this great summer weather, this has slowed down to the back burner, have managed to squeeze some stuff in though.
molded in the flip up windshield & front door, looked kinda plain so i added some 030 rod around the windows for trim. made a bed, couch, table, counter with cupboards & a flatscreen for inside.


decided to go with the carbed chevy, the LS is too much eye-candy to waste on this, you will never see it once it's mounted, which meant moving the engine mounts & making a new tranny mount, & cutting off a bunch of he 2wd stuff as well. started a front bumper (will have a big guard of expanded steel), & just started the springs


put a bunk bed in the topper


yeah, i think if i square out the side windows some....prob. match the exo cage lines better. been making a couple cage mods

[Ol Blue K20]

Spacey or not it's looking cool. You're doing a lot of cool custom stuff to it.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Ol Blue!
squaring up the windows a bit sure helps i think


check out what my oh so awesome wifey snagged at a garage sale for $20


all of them new in the bags with decals & inst.
the Pete was only 5 bucks, it's a keeper i'll eventually build
the acura was 3 bucks. sorry tuner/import fans, this thing has a whack of cool parts that will be going on my trucks
planes were a couple bucks each, my son is all over them

[Ol Blue K20]

Your wife likes you alot obviously. ...lol

[dieseldawg142]

yeah....sometimes though i think she does it just to keep me quiet, out of sight, out of mind, in my hole....


put window pillars in the cab, wont install the side windows, but will cut a piece for a permanent window behind the pillar
front springs in, back ones almost ready to go in

[dieseldawg142]

finally sittin' on it's own suspension

[Ol Blue K20]

I think the pillar in the window really helped it. It's looking real good

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, i think that the roundy side windows didn't flow.
got a little more done, rock sliders are finished. still got to plumb & wire the motor, put front shocks in, steering gear, u-bolts & plates, exhaust & brake lines.



added a 'puter for GPS'ing out in the boonies

[dieseldawg142]

waiting for my winches to hurry up & get here so i can finish the bumpers


almost ready to lay down some color

[dieseldawg142]

calling it done
couple susp. shots before anything went on. pretty much impossible to side lay it now. color is toyota met. cashmere beige (??!!)

[dieseldawg142]

couple more...



in with the other junkers

[Ol Blue K20]

Deora came out awesome. I love display case and it's one off custom builds inside. Keep up the good work