1966 K20 Project

[LeftCoast32]

Thanks! It is coming along slowly.

I have a bunch of sheetmetal finished in DP now. Just the Cab, Doors and Hood to finish straightening before we start test fitting for gaps and high build primer.
The block sanding will be the longest work, but I want it straight for the paint we are using.

[vectorit]

Good lookin build!

Curious as to where you had the media blast done for the cab and other sheet metal?

I am North of you in the Temecula area.

What kind of cash did you have to drop on the whole media blast project?

[LeftCoast32]

Originally Posted by vectorit

Curious as to where you had the media blast done for the cab and other sheet metal?

Hot Rods and Custom Stuff in Escondido is where I have it done. Call them and ask for Richard tell him Joe sent you and he will give you an estimate.

[LeftCoast32]

A few better pictures and some small finish work.

VAC/Tach Gauge Cluster - Polished up the Chrome a little. Now it is hard to take pictures!



Factory AM Radio - I picked this up and just cleaned it all up. It has a couple of small pits in the original chrome. I will rechrome the face at a later date.



1966 Deluxe Steering Wheel - I picked this up and have plans to do it custom with Gloss Black in the center and Satin Black on the top and bottom. The Gloss and Satin will be seperated by the stainless rings.

[thirdstreettito]

Nice bling!

[jbclassix]

I'm liking this build so far!

[LeftCoast32]

Thanks!

Everything is getting done slowly. I only work on the parts as I have spare time with my business.

We have the Front Fenders, Grill Surround, 3 Cowl Pieces and door panels finished in DP.

We are still working on the Doors and Hood before starting on the Cab.

We are straightening the metal as much as possible before the DP is shot.

Once all the metal work is done we will get it all shot in High Build Primer and start Block Sanding the front sheet metal.

The Bed will be last. I still have to disassemble the bed I have now for the sides. I have a '72 Steel Bed Floor that I will use, I am not a fan of the wood floors in a shop truck that gets used all the time.

I will use Mar-K for the Front Bed Panel, Tailgate and then the Inner Fenders from the 67-72 bed to match the '72 Steel Bed Floor I have.

[LeftCoast32]

Up For Sale - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...p?product=5750

[LeftCoast32]

Originally Posted by LeftCoast32

Up For Sale - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...p?product=5750

Everything in this thread goes with it for the asking price in the for sale section. This includes everything from the '64 parts truck (no frame), and all the other parts like axles, wheels, other restored and chrome parts..

[1968vetL-71]

Sorry too see your K10 up for sale again. Some one is gong to get a really nice project!! Good luck with the sale.

[LeftCoast32]

Originally Posted by 1968vetL-71

Sorry too see your K10 up for sale again. Some one is gong to get a really nice project!! Good luck with the sale.

I picked up a '32 Pick Up and want to use it for the shop. The '66 is a super nice truck. Thanks!

[LeftCoast32]

More pictures added to the for sale section - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...p?product=5750

[LeftCoast32]

Started on the Floor Repairs.

Last week we cut out the rockers, partial floors, cab corner (1) and kick panels and ran it over for a touch up on the Media Blasting.













Today we cut the patch panels to fit and started stitch welding them in. We are using TIG and will blend all the welds so the repairs disappear.

[LeftCoast32]

More Pictures

We were able to get a little more done with the floors today.

The grey paint in the pictures is cold zinc. It is applied to keep any surface rust down until it makes it over for DP90 and High Build Primer.

[LeftCoast32]

I was only able to stay around long enough to help fit the floor panel today. John did all the welding and blending in my absence. It is turning out great!

We will work on it again tomorrow and hope to have all the welds blended inside.

Then we will work on getting the gas filler hole patched and the rockers hung. It will take 3 of us to hold the doors (gapped) and set up the rockers, this takes a little more time.

[LeftCoast32]

We spent the day yesterday splitting and reforming the rockers to fit the cab. 10 hours working on the rockers is a little excessive but they really turned out great. Every one of the seams where they meet the body had to be split and welded.

3 of us worked together to hold the doors in place and align the rockers before welding them to the body. The fit is great now!

We will be taking a few days off and will get back on it on Tuesday first thing. We have between 1-1.5 days of work left getting everything ready for DP and High Build Primer.

We have to finish blending the TIG for all the spot welds.

We have to fit the bottoms of the rockers to the inner rockers.

We have to weld in a cab corner patch also.

Lastly we have to roll it on its back and blend off all the welds underneath the floors.

I want to thank my friends Tony and John for all the help and great work on the cab.

[jbclassix]

Originally Posted by LeftCoast32

...We have to finish blending the TIG for all the spot welds...

I want to see how this is done. I never liked the look of plug welds.

Freakin' awesome work man!

[LeftCoast32]

The welds done like this in TIG are very nice and easy to clean up. I am going to blend them till you cant tell them from factory spot welds. They could easily be blended so they are completely gone. I want them to look like the factory spot welds.

[79 jimmy]

damnn, my first truck was a 66 1/2 ton 2wd. small window long box. 250 inilne6 with a 4sp granny gear. your build makes me regret selling it. u got a really good base for a solid truck there, mine was more rusted than that, and i got by with it. have fun and keep up the work!

[LeftCoast32]

Originally Posted by 79 jimmy

damnn, my first truck was a 66 1/2 ton 2wd. small window long box. 250 inilne6 with a 4sp granny gear. your build makes me regret selling it. u got a really good base for a solid truck there, mine was more rusted than that, and i got by with it. have fun and keep up the work!

Thanks! We are pushing pretty hard to get it over for the DP and Prime. I dont want to have to media it again.

[LeftCoast32]

Got a little more done on the Cab today.

The rockers are now fully welded in top and bottom.

We blended the spot welds in the door opening.

[LeftCoast32]

We were able to get a few more hours on the Cab today.

Cab Corner is all welded and blended.

We had a patch that was needed in the B-Pillar (Sail Panel). It is all welded in and blended.

We patched the Gas Filler Hole in the cab.

We took the cab off the stand so we could work on a few dents on the roof.

We will be rolling it on its back to dress up all the welds on the bottom of the cab tomorrow.

Everything is looking great at this point.