My 1967 Build (Finally)

[cornerstone]

Man I'm sorry for what you and your father had to go through. It's almost the identical path my mom had to walk, and we got to be with her for 3 years after her initial brain tumor surgery also. God bless you for being by his side through that. Is that your dad in the picture giving the thumbs up? Y'all hang in there, eventually the pain subsides and the great memories rise to the surface.

[hewittca]

Totally gutted to hear about your dad. It's easy to forget sometimes on the forum that everyone has so much more going on behind the scenes than just updates on their build progress. It's good that you were able to get more time with him and that he received such great care. There's still good out there in the world, you just have to find it.

[KyleSeal]

Originally Posted by hewittca

Totally gutted to hear about your dad. It's easy to forget sometimes on the forum that everyone has so much more going on behind the scenes than just updates on their build progress. It's good that you were able to get more time with him and that he received such great care. There's still good out there in the world, you just have to find it.

That is very true, we all see each other as trucks and truck builds "I cant point him out in a lineup but I know which truck is his!" Its easy to forget we are all people. The forum has been a great escape for me as well, a place where I can talk trucks, post pictures of my work and see some great builds and forget all that surrounds me! Ill never forget all the memories, he got me into these trucks which tapped into a talent I never knew I had, which changed the course of my life in a way. So many great people Ive met, memories, and all those stemmed from him getting me into the C10s. He always told me he wished he had honed in on the hot rod/performance/truck world, custom stuff and such. Im working on getting there!

[Kronald_70GMC]

Sorry for your loss. Prayers going out to you and your family. Very cool memories for sure.

[KyleSeal]

Originally Posted by cornerstone

Man I'm sorry for what you and your father had to go through. It's almost the identical path my mom had to walk, and we got to be with her for 3 years after her initial brain tumor surgery also. God bless you for being by his side through that. Is that your dad in the picture giving the thumbs up? Y'all hang in there, eventually the pain subsides and the great memories rise to the surface.

Im sorry to hear that you had to experience the same ordeal, its not fun at all. Luckily we were given time, and I think that has helped quite a bit. Yes, that photo is him. That was after we found a super cherry old bench from a '72 Suburban to put in my old '70. 50 bucks on eBay in 2016 and it was only 1 hour from me!

[SRU1436]

That’s terrible, I’m really sorry to hear about the passing of your dad.

[KyleSeal]

Originally Posted by SRU1436

That’s terrible, I’m really sorry to hear about the passing of your dad.

Thank you. Its been a long time coming, we knew we wouldn't have a normal life expectancy, but never easy when it comes time. Thankfully we've got friends, family and hobbies to keep us occupied and getting along.

[KyleSeal]

Some faux-tina stuff here. I used my opposing door as a guide for where typical patina marks would be. Of course, arm on door spots, some sun baking through the vent window, worn away area below the vent window latch, speaker grille wear was my idea, I figured a OE truck (if these were actually put in them) speaker grille would have some paint separation on the grilles of it. Then the hand rest on the upper window frame area, and the grab section on the rear part of the window frame.

[KyleSeal]

more photos referring back to the last post. And then I cleared it in a matte clear to hold everything where it was.

[doug_p]

Sorry to hear the news of your Father passing. I lost my Father three years ago this August after having lived with my family for the prior 8 years. He had dementia, which is also somewhat difficult to deal with. He just reached a point where physically he looked like my Dad, but mentally he was not. I miss him.

Truck is looking fantastic - mine is still down - waiting for a steering column to replace my stock one. Late =( should have been here two weeks ago, and no idea really, when it will ship. Supply issues stink. Keep up the awesome work - still plan to come check it our when mine is back running.
DP

[chewychevy67]

I too am sorry to hear about your father. Time Flys and the extra few years I'm sure we're a blessing. Sad to hear though.

I really really like those speaker grills in the doors. If my doors weren't together and finished I might actually go and do that on mine. Looks so clean and looks absolutely stock
Nice work.

[Pingar]

Sorry to hear about your dad.

[KyleSeal]

Originally Posted by doug_p

Sorry to hear the news of your Father passing. I lost my Father three years ago this August after having lived with my family for the prior 8 years. He had dementia, which is also somewhat difficult to deal with. He just reached a point where physically he looked like my Dad, but mentally he was not. I miss him.

Truck is looking fantastic - mine is still down - waiting for a steering column to replace my stock one. Late =( should have been here two weeks ago, and no idea really, when it will ship. Supply issues stink. Keep up the awesome work - still plan to come check it our when mine is back running.
DP

Im sorry to hear that man. Dementia is terrible. Ive had customers with it, its terrible. I suppose we are all lucky for the time we get, no matter the difficulty during, me and my family all still say if we had to do it again we would.
Hopefully you get that column in! I know how frustrating it can be to wait on parts. A week can feel like eternity.

Originally Posted by chewychevy67

I too am sorry to hear about your father. Time Flys and the extra few years I'm sure we're a blessing. Sad to hear though.

I really really like those speaker grills in the doors. If my doors weren't together and finished I might actually go and do that on mine. Looks so clean and looks absolutely stock
Nice work.

I appreciate it! I think they came out well. I was concerned on how well they'd come out and they far exceeded my hopes.
Thank you for the kind words. The last few years certainly were a blessing, they taught me a lot. Im 27, so I dont have many friends in a similar boat, so it can be tough at times to navigate. I get a lot of enjoyment from this project, no matter how difficult it sometimes gets, at the end of the day I find myself fulfilled. I dont think many people feel that same sense of accomplishment at the end of the day, and it helps immensely with the situation.

Originally Posted by Pingar

Sorry to hear about your dad.

Thank you Pingar. Hope all is well with you!

[KyleSeal]

Passenger side door MOUNTED. Feels good. Last time it will go on (fingers crossed). Just have to patina match the bottom but that'll be a breeze.
Regulator in, vent window in, window glass in, and all hardware mounted. Even tossed on one of the GM Mark of Excellence badges, where I think they would have installed them, based off of Camaros and such I see online with them. The door fits well, sound deadened so it sounds solid, and just the right weight, it just falls shut with those Altman Easy Latches. I will have a local upholstery shop make me some one off door panels in a complimentary pattern like the seats. Only thing Im not too pleased on is the door felt on the outside, the clip broke. I have it glued on for now (hence the orange pic tools holding it in place), will decide if I want to go buy another set or just run it and call it a truck. Getting there !

[Kronald_70GMC]

The GM badges look excellent. I may have to borrow that idea when the time comes

[coldrider]

Amazing job on welding in the altmans, such a clean look

[KyleSeal]

Originally Posted by Kronald_70GMC

The GM badges look excellent. I may have to borrow that idea when the time comes

Go for it! Really like the look of them. This is the 67-68 color, the laters were a darker blue.

Originally Posted by coldrider

Amazing job on welding in the altmans, such a clean look

Thank you! Came out pretty well I'd say. Very surprised with how well it shuts, sounds like those G-Wagons with the real solid, mechanical shuts. I'll have to find some way to upload a video

[KyleSeal]

Last thing before vacation, took the factory 283 air cleaner housing and did some dimple die work. Saw someone else do this once, really liked how theirs came out. So, I decided why not do mine. More air flow too!

[KyleSeal]

Another n2billet idea - dimple dies on the hood supports. He did same size throughout, I decided to do small-medium-small-medium. Came out pretty good. This hood is like a big cookie sheet, so Im going to add a cross support to square everything up. Im obviously a big fan of dimple dies now!

[KyleSeal]

Air cleaner continuation.... this assembly was for the 2 barrel that came on the old 283, so I took a spare riser, chopped it to 1 5/16 and welded it in place to fit. Came out nice and low profile.

[hewittca]

I really like the dimple die work. It looks like it's been there since day one.

[KyleSeal]

Originally Posted by hewittca

I really like the dimple die work. It looks like it's been there since day one.

Appreciate it! Still debating if I will paint the underside of the hood or just do some sort of rust treatment. Honestly the underside looks good as it is, just worried about all that rust flaking getting worse and in return getting everywhere underhood. I was also quite concerned about air filter availability with that air cleaner, as no parts houses can get me one. So I ordered 5 off RockAuto

[KyleSeal]

Diving in with both feet on this one. Cutting up the driver's side door. Hoping what I learned from the passenger side allows this to go easier, but this one is a tad bit crustier. And I'll get to enjoy the heat and humidity of summer as well

[KyleSeal]

Finally got around to sandblasting and painting the grill inserts this past weekend, came out awesome. Really like this white, should look good on the roof.

[KyleSeal]

Dry ice trick again - it really removes this old sound deadener very quickly. Had to go about 40 minutes away to pick some up so I was determined to do this yesterday. Just have to clean it all up and knock down all the surface rust in there to lay down some POR15.