Project 69SWB

[KSWes]

Been a while since I checked your progress. You've been busy! The gauge cluster looks awesome! And the rust removal trick is sweet!

[Bomp]

Gauges are Insane!!!!!
Love the Green

[Low Elco]

Nice work on the cluster, I like the green!

[~Whitey~]

Originally Posted by KSWes

Been a while since I checked your progress. You've been busy! The gauge cluster looks awesome! And the rust removal trick is sweet!

Originally Posted by Bomp

Gauges are Insane!!!!!
Love the Green

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Nice work on the cluster, I like the green!

Thanks Fellas!


I got my gas tank from Boyd's Welding (board vendor) a couple weeks ago, just got it installed this weekend. Other than this I've just been working on rust removal to various small under dash and under hood parts, and I'm still working on aligning my panels (biggest pain in the butt so far)

Went with the "Center Fill, roll over vent, and Sending Unit" options. Came packaged up real nice. Very professional looking well built tank. I can't say enough about it. Really happy with the purchase.






I lned it up and put 4 - 7/16" Grade 8's on each side.





Will have some more progress pics soon.

[KSWes]

That's a beautiful tank! Nice addition to the 69!

[sduckworth13]

Nice tank Jimmy.

[Bennett68C10]

Gas tank looks good Jimmy, I have the same one, they are definitely nice tanks

[jmking9]

Just checkin on you. How's that thing coming?

[Low Elco]

Yeah, Yeah! What's up?

[~Whitey~]

Originally Posted by jmking9

Just checkin on you. How's that thing coming?

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Yeah, Yeah! What's up?

Guys thanks for checking on me and sorry I haven't been on the site for awhile... I've been doing body work off and on... It's really the most dreadful part of this project in my opinion... but I'm getting there and will post some progress soon I hope. plus with it being summer I'm out on the bike most weekends. I promise I'll keep at it and get this thing done asap!

[jmking9]

Nothing better than body work! Glad to hear your still at it.

[Bennett68C10]

I'm doing the same thing Jimmy, sand sand and sand some more good times right. Can't wait to see some more progress pics.

[~Whitey~]

In case you were wondering...
I've still been at it on this ol'69. I haven't posted since July because I'd just been slowely going at the body work... got sick of that about the first of the year.. It's almost done, really just have some leveling of some panels to do, but it' amostly done.

I had originally planned to do this project outside in (paint first then everything else) but now I'm going for the "inside out" approach.. that way I don't have to be crawling in and out of this and worrying about scratching paint.

I wanted to get the sound deadening in place and start putting the interior and under dash components in.

Time to start laying the HushMat. I've got an old hotrod friend who told me when it comes to this stuff.. buy as much as you can afford and put it everywhere you can. So I did. Maybe overkill, but I'll never have to wonder whether I have enough or could have done more. :-)


I covered all the way from the back of dash, under the dash, firewall, entire floor, and the back of the cab, and shoved it into every nook and cranny I could find and as far as I could reach.


Not sure right now if I'm going to seal up my vents or not... Considering fabricating some mounts for 6x9's to go in there... and of course I'll lay the HushMat all in there.



I cut strips to go up into the back of the cab and used a paint stick to press them on. I did this on the sides of the cab to, and shove my arm up as far as I could reach.

[~Whitey~]

Put in the headliner

[~Whitey~]

With all that done.. I put in my e-brake and brake pedal assembly, but not before I stripped both down to bare metal, etched, primed and painted them.. A


New bushings in and greased.

[sduckworth13]

Looking good Jimmy.

[~Whitey~]

Put in the firewall covers and bulkhead for the Painless Wiring
Was a little pain to get the covers fitting, but I managed.

[~Whitey~]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Looking good Jimmy.

Thank you Scott!

[~Whitey~]

Got ahead of myself and forgot to put in the Jute up under the dash, before I added the brake assemblies.. But it was easy enough to do afterwards. I cut my own pieces for this and put it in more places than stock. I'l try to get some better pics.

[sduckworth13]

You've got a lot done. I've been waiting to see you get going again. Glad your still at it.

[mcbassin]

Glad to see you're still at it. Excellent progress on the cab and wiring. I know how bodywork sucks the life out of a project
Looking forward to seeing some paint pics soon.

[~Whitey~]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

You've got a lot done. I've been waiting to see you get going again. Glad your still at it.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Glad to see you're still at it. Excellent progress on the cab and wiring. I know how bodywork sucks the life out of a project
Looking forward to seeing some paint pics soon.

Thanks fellas. Oh no way I'd give up on this project. I've come too far.

Next up is the Steering Column Rebuild. I wish I would have documented this more. I was REALLY intimidated at tearing this thing apart, but it wasn't near as bad as I thought it was going to be.

I tore this entire thing down from the rag joint to the knuckle to the steering wheel. Painted inside and out and reassembled.



I couldn't find where to buy this piece, so I welded it back together so carefully and ground it smooth.







New bearings upper upper , upper lower, and bottom

[~Whitey~]

Here's some paint pics. haha.




and while I had the gun out I finished out my glove box door.

[sduckworth13]

I had the same thing happen to the same piece when I pulled my column apart to replace the dust boot, luckily I had a spare column to take parts off of.

[~Whitey~]

Rebuilt Rag Joint


Rebuilt knuckle, got the boot from EBAY was for a GTO


all tuck up tight


New turn signal assembly


I don't know what I did wrong here... or if I just had the wrong piece but that's all the further I could get it to go on. Was I supposed to heat this up first?