New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

whats up guys, i been around for a couple months but finally decided to make a thread introducing myself and my truck... she's a 61 short bed fleetside, has a 350/350 combo, B&M floor shifter, MSD ignition + cap n rotor, headers, weiman intake, Edelbrock carb, twin pipes to Flowmasters. shes my baby, bought her about 3 months ago... anyway, my name is Rick, n this is my first truck... so i have a ton of question :lol:


pics:

got her delivered, wasn't in running condition

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...0SWB/61a-1.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...0SWB/61b-1.jpg

one with the bug!

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...SWB/61BB-1.jpg


pics of the interior, came with a nice 60/40 but im changing it out...

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...20SWB/61kk.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...%20SWB/61m.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...%20SWB/61l.jpg

pics of the engine, i got AC! lol (not really)

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...WB/61eng-1.jpg
came with a holley carb, that i swapped out

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...B/61eng2-1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...B/61eng4-1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...SWB/61eng5.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...SWB/61eng3.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...SWB/61eng6.jpg

i kinda messed up and started rattle canning the truck, with a blue that i didn't absolutely love, so now i have to sand it and spray it another color... i hate myself for doing this... its not ugly... but its not what i want... honestly i dont know what i want... i cant decide on a color... i really want a 2tone tho...

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...%20SWB/61e.jpg

pics of some goodies i bought for the truck so far... also bought some "custom" cab trim... was real happy about that...

i painted the wheels myself... probly why they look crappy :lol: jk

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...%20SWB/61y.jpg

new seat:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...%20SWB/61z.jpg


well that's that... thanks for being a great community, can't wait to hear what you guys have to say :chevy:



PS: i realized some of these pics are crooked, but my photobucket was being dumb, so i did my best. apologies

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

Man what a roller coaster ride with the direction of those pics.LOL
Great project, get it running and have some fun.
Thank's for the picture show, woo here we go again, hang on.....

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

I'm dizzy

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

Welcome to the site Rick! Really like your truck! The wheels you painted look good and I like the thin whites. Post pics when you get them mounted, I'll be ready to view at any angle. :)

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

Welcome to the forum. Nice ride to start with, just goes to show they're still out there. Looks like the previous owner put some effort into it. Looking forward to more updates.

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

haha I just got vertigo from swinging my head back and forth. http://74.126.30.228/forum/images/sm...nime_dizzy.gifhttp://74.126.30.228/forum/images/sm...nime_dizzy.gifhttp://74.126.30.228/forum/images/sm...nime_dizzy.gif


good looking start though! I want to see how you mount that second row seat, I thought about it because there are ext cab benches on CL for cheap, but I dont see how you would adjust it fore/aft

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

I'm glad you found a truck and decided to share.

Welcome.
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Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

nice truck! looks like somebody started putting some goodies on already thats a plus... your paint job on the wheels look good!!

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Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

Nice truck! I like those 61 grills with the dual headlights. Nice V-dub, anyone into airkewld vw's is cool in my book! def like the whitewalls

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

what are the new seats from

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

:agree:

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

Me at 16.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u.../SteveBug1.jpg

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

what are you going to do with the old seat? and where abouts in so. cal are you. and welcome to the site. looks like a nice truck to start with.

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

i threw up in my mouth, but I love the truck! Congrats, very nice.
Someone asked about seats - the ones IN the truck are early 90's Silverado. not sure about the leather ones pictured outside the truck. Cool - looking fwd to updates.

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

hahaha im real sorry about the pics guys. that made me dizzy too... i took them with my phone, and they wouldnt go in the right direction when i uploaded them to pb... so i kinda gave in and just posted them... but thanks for the comments... the previous owner did put some goodies, im thankful :) ...i like the old seat (didnt know it was from an old silverado, thanks!), but i think the black one will match better with whatever color i end up painting the truck... its actually out of a hummer, so its a little thicker than most second row seats, finding a way to mount it will be fun tho. only thing i dont like about the new seat is that the larger side is on the drivers side, and the single is on the passanger (___)(_) as opposed to (_)(___)... i'm gonna probably put the blue one for sale on CL... its cool cause its adjustable... and "gimmy 64" in the azusa/covina area... and thanks for the comments on the vw... thats my other baby :ito:

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

Welcome to the site, and good start on the rig...I thought that maybe you were standing on your head shooting the pics,,,:lol:

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

So it's not only me. Good. I was worried there for a moment.

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

Welcome to the forum Rick :D

Re: New Member... 61 Short Bed... From Cali :)
 

Welcome Rick, the guys on this forum can give you any info you can think of while working on you truck. It's like having an encyclopedia on 60-66s....oops, that shows how old I am. Is there still such a thing as an encyclopedia? I guess my head must be spinning, too.