What did you do to your truck today?

[SulphuriousSam]

Those look sharp kieth! The wheels sure are pretty

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by kieth

got my cragars mounted on the front today, waiting on the rear axles to be redrilled and new studs with the proper bolt pattern.....

What do you think ??

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...318683_65BHqDb

Just click on the thumbnails to see the other shots......cannot wait to get the rears on, I think it will look pretty good......Kieth

The Cragars look great on there Keith all class...Vernski

[Rich 5150 69]

Originally Posted by losthope

well today i rewired the cut and spliced wires under the bed that went to taillights....it took me about 3 hours to rewire the four wires in the tail lamp harness!!!!! i couldnt believe this simple task would take so long, but i wired everything right the first time i know i did cuz i followed a thread on here that means it had to be right you guys couldnt be wrong could you???but everytime i stepped on the brakes the dash lights would come on....totally confused the hell out of me...so i came back in and checked the thread again and wrote down what color wires went to what, double,triple check everythings wired right but dash lights still came on when you stepped on the brakes??? so i figure the turn signal switch has to be messed up ,so i pull the steering wheel and find nothing funky going on probing every possible thing with my test light...by this time i cant figure out what is going on and im pissed im pretty good at wiring cars and at finding electrical gremlins and im stumped....all the wires under dash havent been tampered with i even pulled gauge cluster out so i could see every wire really good and nothing is spliced at all.....WTF....im really pissed thinking i should just buy a universal wiring harness and just rewire the whole damn truck.....so i go back to the back and check the wiring again everythings wired right and testing right with the probe light .....finally i remember that one of the bulbs in the back i couldnt really get out of the socket figured corrosion glued it in there.. so i finally wiggle the bulb out and its a single filament bulb and was touching both contacts in the socket so everytime i stepped on brakes the power back feed up the running light wire making the dash lights come on as if you had the headlight switch on....Sometimes i wish i could go back in time and punch the previous owners in the face after they signed the title over for some of the stuff ive seen them do after ive got the vehicles......rant over..

LOL sorry we now know your feeling better....!

[smilts60]

Stripped all the wiring out of the engine bay and cab except one little bundle. Cleaned all the sounddeadener out of the cab as well. There's some rust but really the rust is no where as bad as I first thought.
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[pdxhall]

I finished the install on my fuel tank and then removed everything to get ready to spray rust encapsulator on the frame and other stuff. I found out my rear axles were toast so instead of redrilling for 5 lug I went over to Dutchman's and ordered 2 new axles. Also cleaned up the brake backing plates and the rear end for paint. Hopefully I'll have the rear frame and components painted by this weekend.

[el_bole]

Vernski,

Lately I have been itching to post pics of my truck....I tried to do so one time in the past and I wasnt able to for some reason.

I am def. going to need help in the future as I am doin a swap on both front end and rear end of my '61 with the help of a donor '73....

Will be posting pics soon....Have a good one...

Roberto

[el_bole]

Oh......by the way I ripped up my wood bed on my '61(dont worry not orig. but plywood) and it was a bear......

Amazing how easy it is to remove, ahem get a bed ready to be to be removed....

A couple truck buddies of mine came over and to my dismay I cant use my frame, previous owner "chopped" tail end off the long bed chassis,

to put "new" bed on so one of em said they'll give me a '62 frame(aka roliing chassis)....I got some cool friends . Will be way easier to do the swap on I think...So my '61 Chevy will be riding o n a '62 GMC frame..

Anyone know if there were major differences on the GMC from the Chevy???

El_bole

[towersddg9]

wheels and tires tomorrow, the dual fan and dual relay kit from oldair A+

[jimmydean]

Evaluated mounting options for the new steering wheel. While I know it will be a bit of work, I think it will be well worth it in the end.



It will be in almost 2" from where it is in this picture.

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by jimmydean

Evaluated mounting options for the new steering wheel. While I know it will be a bit of work, I think it will be well worth it in the end.



It will be in almost 2" from where it is in this picture.

Jimmydean what's the wheel out of, and is it tilt?...Vernski

[jimmydean]

The wheel is from a 2008 Cadillac CTS. At this time, I am not using the column, just the wheel and clock spring. I need to make a cover for the middle still, too.

The column that goes to this wheel is not just tilt, but telescopic as well. It also has heat and cool for the wheel (tied to the seats in the car, not the truck). I still have all the hardware to do the heat/cool in the seats if I want to try something with it later. But for now I just want the buttons to work.

[towersddg9]

Picked up my wheels from the coater, need some 3 inch rings

[PAPA KENT]

Originally Posted by bull72

your interior is money!!! Nice job really great work!

beautiful interior mark!

[bobbylast]

put my dash together today...gonna change the steering wheel to a 63 corvair wheel that i found...prolly gonna shorten the column four inches this month but this is a pic of progress so far...





the 8 track i have is pretty cool but i really want an oem radio and i'm gonna have to patch the dash to put it in there. this is more or less a temporary fix.

[el_bole]

Vernski,

Here's my '61 truck as it stands now....Gonna remove the paint ultimately and spray some flat blue that I've seen on other trucks on this forum, rust zero "safety blue".....

I was going to start on the removal of the front clip but dont have room to store it while waiting for my "new" frame to come('62 gmc)
Tell me what you think....Oh by the way I want to drop it like you did your's

Thanks el_bole
P.S. Notice the chop on the rear, frame was shortened to customize rear...thats why my bud says I need a "new" frame

[el_bole]

Im in Sunny San Diego by the way!!! Truck came with a bag of Russet potatos when I bought it LOL!!!!

el_bole

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by el_bole

Im in Sunny San Diego by the way!!! Truck came with a bag of Russet potatos when I bought it LOL!!!!

el_bole

Yeah I see the plates 7B is Bonner county and the next county north of us enjoy the spuds. The sheet metal on your truck looks straight so that's a plus. I got the 3" dropped coil from DJM they have the same spring rate as the stock springs and I can't tell much difference from the stock one just sits 3" lower. Do you have coils on the rear? There is a variety ways to lower the rear,one is Jeep coils another is trailing arm blocks. You can google for DJM online and look over what they sell for your truck...Vernski

[el_bole]

LOL....I didnt even realize you where from Idaho!!! How funny is that....

I guess the guy I bought it from bought from the gentleman from Idaho but only held onto it for about a year and then sold it to me, he never reg. it here in CA so I didnt have a pay a ton of money on the back registration!!!

Ill look into that site, thanks for the info...

el_bole

[samuellg1977]

Originally Posted by el_bole

Im in Sunny San Diego by the way!!! Truck came with a bag of Russet potatos when I bought it LOL!!!!

el_bole

I was stationed at Coronado Island for a while. Loved the area and hung out in Imperial City a lot! The lamplight district downtown (micro-breweries) got me in the "mix" with MPs a few times!!!
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[el_bole]

I worked at Naval air station North Island as teen for a summer....

Yes I am blessed to live here, one of the rare few who are born and raised here.

Yup good beer down town....

A couple times I dont remember how I got home coming from there

What kind of paint did you use on your stepside? Is it just primer?
Im thinking of painting mine "safety blue(by zero rust) and painting the top half of cab cadillac escalade blue(kinda of metallic)...

Going to hit the hay because I got to face a class full of know it all teens in the AM....Wish I use a baton like an MP to at least threaten them ,just joking.....

el_bole

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by el_bole

P.S. Notice the chop on the rear, frame was shortened to customize rear...thats why my bud says I need a "new" frame

That truck has tons of potential with the shortened long bed. Are you taking it back to stock?

[kieth]

Originally Posted by Vernski

The Cragars look great on there Keith all class...Vernski

thanks guys, as you know compliments are appreciated. Kieth

[glos55]

Originally Posted by samuellg1977

Very nice... I am totally diggin the look. I am going with the satin black with a white roof cap and cab sails on my 63.
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Nice job!!!! I can't believe the difference that made! I'm liking it!!!!!

[smilts60]

Me a wire brush and my grinder dug into the floor boards. Got my work cut out for me. Some one put some patchs in. They just didn't bother with cutting the old floor out first. Ill start a build thread in a few days, just for kicks.
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[corvettejim1968]

installed new LED cab light. new visors truck did not come with a pass side, put on valve cover sticker , installed upgraded chrome ring knobs before and after pics , and painted background and installed chrome glove box emblem