"TANGERINE" (C20 to K10) (LWB to SWB) (CST/MOD) (5.3)

[Dieselwrencher]

Great work on the side marker! That bed looks bretty crappy. You better just get a different one and send that one to me.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Very nice work on the side markers.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice work on the custom marker lights Wade.

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Thanks Bill and Mike,, the feeling of forward progress is amazing!
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Great work on the side marker! That bed looks bretty crappy. You better just get a different one and send that one to me.

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Thanks Ryan! Ya know if you were closer I'd probably trade you,, a little work on my truck,, for the bed! Man your Longhorn project sure looks great!!

[thetucks]

hows the progress coming along. I just started my build as well. 72 onto an 04 tahoe 4x4.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by thetucks

hows the progress coming along. I just started my build as well. 72 onto an 04 tahoe 4x4.

Hey thetucks,, Thanks for the interest!! I don't see your build page on here,, what's up??
I've made a lot progress since the last post,, but I've also been really busy in general. Not enough of me to go around sometimes. I'll post some pics and give an update here pretty soon.

[thetucks]

Sorry I haven't started a build thread. Maybe I should.

[thetucks]

How did you know what height to set the cab at? Are you worried the bed won't set low enough to match the cab or are you planning on cutting the bed floor out and moving it up? Sorry for all the questions. You've made great progress so far.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by thetucks

How did you know what height to set the cab at? Are you worried the bed won't set low enough to match the cab or are you planning on cutting the bed floor out and moving it up? Sorry for all the questions. You've made great progress so far.

Since I used the floor and firewall from the Yukon,,, I simply used that as my cab height,, so far. I am custom building the floor for the bed and my cross braces aren't as tall as the stock ones,,, still it's going to be close. I may have to lift the cab a little or the floor of the bed or both. I'm not sure yet how it will all work out yet. This is what happens when you "boldly go..."

[fakerwade]

Okay,,, as promised,, some new progress and pics. More coming soon!
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I spent a lot of time during the fall and winter finishing the connection between the cab and firewall,,, below the windshield. I must say,, it came out great! (a LOT of work though!!)
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[fakerwade]

Here's a look from the front. I'm starting to apply the seam sealer.
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The wiper motor has been re-located to the area where the seam sealer is.

[fakerwade]

I also decided against re-using the original doors and fenders,,, just too much rust. I've already bought new fender doors and bed panels.
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[Palf70Step]

It is soooooo good to see you on this again. Looking forward to more updates!

[67c10rustbuket]

Lookin' good Wade!

[thetucks]

im glad your making progress. I did same thing on the doors and fenders. It was more cost effective to buy new then spend hours and hours putting patch panels in the old ones.

[thetucks]

Also here is the build thread for my build.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=731246

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice to see you posting again. The work is looking great. Are you going to try to get it in paint this year?

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

It is soooooo good to see you on this again. Looking forward to more updates!

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Thanks Bill,,it feels good to see some more progress.
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Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Lookin' good Wade!

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Hey Dan,,, it's been a while my friend! I'm pretty happy with how it's all turning out.
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Originally Posted by thetucks

im glad your making progress. I did same thing on the doors and fenders. It was more cost effective to buy new then spend hours and hours putting patch panels in the old ones.

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Yeah,, after using 80 pounds of nickel blasting media on the inside of one fender,, I decided it might be better to just go with new. Even after the rust repair in the lower corners and the media blast,, I could still see where the rust in the seams would probably start to grow and be a problem later on. The media blast also left the panel a little thin in places. Your build is looking pretty good!!
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Nice to see you posting again. The work is looking great. Are you going to try to get it in paint this year?

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Thanks Ryan!! Sorry I haven't been keeping up with all of your mad exploits,,, I'll check out what you've been up to pretty soon.

[fakerwade]

So I've been working on getting my seats in so I have an idea on how big to make my center console. The Yukon floor turns out to be very flimsy and thin feeling. To solve this problem,, GM installed some removable cross braces,, which are also kinda flimsy and awkward to build a center console off from.
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[fakerwade]

So I built my own cross braces out of eighth inch flat bar.
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[fakerwade]

I made them non removable (welded directly to the floor). And then started work on my seat bases.
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[fakerwade]

[lower50's]

Just read your build. Wow good to see your still plugging away on your truck after everything you went through a few years ago, a lot of people have to sell or loose interest in there project after all that. Interesting idea using more than just the chassis.

[thetucks]

Which seats are you using? Will they have any slide or adustment? thanks

[mcbassin]

Looking good Wade! Glad to see you back at it.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Looking good Wade! Glad to see you back at it.

Thanks Mike and thank you for all of your support and patience! I feel like I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by thetucks

Which seats are you using? Will they have any slide or adustment? thanks

Don't knock me too much on this one,,, the seats are from a 96 Mitsubishi Mirage. They seem pretty comfortable and they seem to fit the truck pretty well. They do move forward and back and the backs tilt forward and back. The Yukon seat backs just seamed a little too thick at the back,, which reduces the space between me and the steering wheel. I need all the room I can get. Using the floor and firewall from the Yukon gave me an extra inch between the back of the cab and the steering wheel and it gave me a couple more inches of leg room.