New Project! 67 Extended cab...
 

This was just droped off at my shop for a few repairs before the board member starts body work and motor swaps.

I will be doing a fire wall smothing job that will blend in the new A/C plate he has as well as just general filling. The stock engine mounts were welded in so they will be replaced with 73 up front mounts. The floor has the typical rust holes above the front cab mounts. The drivers side rocker and inner panel will be replaced. The floor will be built up to handle the new seats he has for the truck(2000 or so front and rear seats) as well as building reart seat hangers off the back of the cab. The frame has a few spots thet got the torch treatment over the years that need to be repaired. Filling the four stake pockets(a long bed was used for the convertion). And a few more items wil be addressed.

I will post pics of the before and after work as things progress.

Kevin

longbed's have 6 stakepockets. whoever modded the truck so that it's a extended cab couldn't shave a firewall, fix rust, etc.. ?

that's going to look good when it's done.

From what I was told this truck was built in 67 as an extended cab for PG&E or somthing like that. I has not been modified since then. The last owner started to paint it but started out not very good. The new owner is going to have it media blasted once the work is done.

Kevin

nice, so if the body work is that old, you know there's not going to be much bondo around the cab.

if the truck was done for pg&e how far are you from santa maria?

The guy I am doing the work for is from Vacaville and he bought it from Sacramento I think.

Kevin

wow this is going to be cool I can tell already

The original build sheet that I found in the back seat says that the truck was built in Fremont Ca and was then shipped to Portland Oregon and from there I don't know, it could have been a forestry truck too or use your imagination as to the original owners and purpose. It originally had a GMC V-6 motor with a 4 speed manual trans. It also came with power steering and power brakes. I have updated the front suspension with suspension from a 1977 Chevy truck to get the disc brakes. The rear will probably be 1979 Cadillac with the disc brake setup. The Cadillac uses the same bolt pattern as a Chevy truck.

A few pictures before I started taking it apart

Cool project. Are you going to leave it a GMC or put a Chevy clip on it?

Gmc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am partial to Chevy so Chevy it must go. All of the GMC stuff is for sale, just don't like the 4 headlights.

Another GMC raped! :D I wish I had the money for the GMC stuff off of it, I have a blazer that's dying to be a Jimmy!:lol:

The 69 GMC grill was a nice driver and as I recall the radiator support did not have any rust, have 2 of them too.

Kevin and extd56. Can I come by and drool? Really just to see it and meet you. Next week I am going to Pleasanton an could stop by on th return trip.
Ever since I saw a drawing of one I have decided to be on the lookout for one. One commissioned by GM would be my choice.

Send me a PM with time and day!
Kevin

looks cool ... me personally, I would put one piece glass in the rear side windows and lose the sliders ... but that's just me.

The rear sliders are already history, I am going to a fixed 1 piece window or a pop out window like on late model extended cabs like I used on my 56 extended cab. The air conditioning will help keep the rear passengers cool I hope.

Well I hit it hard tody and made good progress. I filled the A/C hole with the supplied cover the owner gave me. It is intended to just mount over the factory hole but we decided this would look alot better, and it does. I also filled the fresh air vent hole and removed all the rust in the upper corner. Before I closed it off I sprayed the entire cavity with Eastwoods rust encapsolater and then the welded areas were covered with weld thru primer prior to welding. Then I hit all the misc holes left behind form all the years, 20 of them to be exact. For each hole over an 1/8" I cut a filler plate to fit inside the hole. Next was the clutch rod hole. It was a mess but now looks like it never happened. Last thing for tonight was the tranny cover.

Kevin

Then the air vent.

Clutch rod hole!

Kevin,

Looking good, looks like there is some good metal lurking behind all that paint. I am still thinking on my options for a motor and which way to go either with a carb or fuel injection.

Here is the tranny cover. also since I fit a metal disk into each hole I weld up they look as good on the back sideas the front. This is not a big deal on these areas since carpet or get under coating. But in alot of work that I do they are exposed on both sides. Also this is a much better job then just slaping a chunk on the back and welding in place.

Kevin

Here is the before and after.
Kevin

Thanks, yes most of the metal is ok but wait until it is blasted and we can see where the real work begins. I would go TBI at the least. They are easy to set up and slap a 700r4 behind it and off you go. Also I think we need to graft a wagon roof on it. The more I look at it the more scared I get to see it blasted :confused:

Kevin

There has been more work done to this truck in a week than I believe the last ten years. I think it will like morphing into a CHevy truck and hitting the road.

I like it ..... :metal:

Well I decided to start the floor patches and found a hole lot more. The rust was above the front body mounts on both sides and extended into the posts. Tha was not the bad part, it seams the past owner replaced both rockers and we new this. What we did not know was they removed the passinger side with an air hammer or an axe! The passinger side is cut/rusted completly thru. It will take some work but it is fixable. Here are a few pic's

Kevin

Well you don't offten find a 67 truck that need four rockers replaced :confused:
Then I took the drivers side apart. It is only rusted and needs the rocker and the inner panel replaced. I had a replacement inner panel but decided to built my own. The store bought one just is not quite built right. I built mine with a return lip on top were the floor panel will attach as well as a return lip on the bottom for the rocker to lock into. This is alot stronger then the original and makes for a great patch. Next I will build new floor fronts and corners for both sides.

Kevin

The last thing for the night was to remove the inner rear panels and the roof inner panel. Turns out the door extentions were built using rockers and door skins. Both rockers and door bottoms will be removed and replaced. They both have rust that is beyond stopping so out it will come. The roof section is in good shape but will need some metal working before finishing.

Kevin
PS. next updates will be thursday.

Great pics - this detailed info is appreciated.

Looks like you do some awesome work - is this your full time job?

Looks like you have a great start there. Glad to see you changed out the rear slider. Have fun.

Just an idea for you ....

You could put some kind of framework inside the gap behind those extensions and mount regulators and have roll up windows in the back.

Here are some close up pictures of the rear sliding windows that were originally installed and that are now history.

that is lookin sweet. tomato city, what are you doin down here?

Thank you :hm: No it is not my full time job, I am a superintendent for a metal framing company. We build comericial buildings, hospitals, airports (currently doing the remolding at the Oakland airport). This is just a sickness( :crazy: ) for me to do in my spare time that funds my projects. Only problen is I stay so busy at this I never get to my stuff. But I sure have great plans when I do.

Kevin

Oh I think tomatocity is down their this weekend for the car show would be my guess.

He does'nt need more ideas!! Have you seen how much work I have as it is...LOL

We were talking last night about building some speakers and drink :b69: holders in the cavity. I can build some nice custom fiberglass speaker inclosures that would fit inside the opening and give some nice sound!

Kevin

I kind of like the windows in my 56 extended cab that use late model Chevy extended cab pop out window brackets, works good and simple to make it work. Two hinges, a lock and a window or just put a solid window and rubber, real simple. That is what the air conditioning is for, never seem to open windows, except drivers side, on my other trucks. I am going to have my grandson in the back and don't want him hanging out the window anyway.

Those sliders looks like something that would come out of a camper, or camper shell on a bed of a truck.

West Coast Nationals are Friday-Sunday at the fairgrounds. You going?