Blake's 67 GMC stepside build

[reaper71]

A few more pics of polished parts!!

Pic #1. The drivers rear in the basement (another shade in different light)

Pic #2. Upper cowl.

Pic #3. Roll pan

Pic #4. Drivers rail polished,moving on...

Mark...

[knomadd]

Man I really like this color!

[yj4000]

Yea me too, it looks Awesome!

Ryan.

[Oregon 1967 GMC]

Is that a fuel port on the left rear fender or a reflection? I'm about sold on this color as much as I hate being a copycat.

[reaper71]

Thank's Duane,Ryan and Ray!!!
Hands down my Favorite color!!!

Ray, Yes it is a fuel door opening it is a weld in unit from Hagen,they have several styles to suit your needs..
Funny thing about the color, Dad had a few guys by the shop last night for the weekly hangout session and Everybody has reacted the same way and one of them is going to use the color on his son's vehicle for the 2 tone.

Mark...

[RockinKees]

Shiny as H*ll!
Love to see it comming together!

[reaper71]

Thank's Kees!! Me Too!!!


Mark...

[reaper71]

So finally on to putting her back together...


Pic #1. After getting the motor all cleaned up and put back in I worked on getting the exhaust welded up just under the cab so I could get the cab bolted back down. (here it just goes to show how valuable these chain hoist's are!!)

Pic #2. Lift cab,roll chassis in place,set cab down!!!

Pic #3. And finally starting to look like a Truck again...ish!!

Mark...

[Mcmour67]

Wow! Great build. I just spent the better part of my morning going through it. Great metalwork, paint, everything. Cant wait to see the finished product. I have gained a lot of tips from you for my build. Thanks for the great pictures and descriptions. I will try to be as thorough with my build. Keep on truckin!!!

[reaper71]

Thank You!
If you ever have any questions feel free to ask.

Mark...

[Odaroloc]

Awesome build!

[Advanced Design]

Looks really good Mark! Can you show how you protect the paint during assembly / installation of the hood, doors and fenders?

[reaper71]

Thanks Odaroloc....Doug as soon as I get some more pics to show I will absolutely get them up..

Mark...

[reaper71]

As far as putting the doors on I have a block I use (I think Marc used them for holding up his Suburban body) and a jack. I first start putting the block on the jack and then put a soft towel on the block to protect the door bottom. Set the door on the block (2x4's stacked to make a square) And simply jack up the door into position and bolt it on.

Pic #1. When I mounted the fenders I used a members suggestion of bolting the inner fender to the outer fender first then bolt it all on the truck. As you can see in the pic I use tape along all the edges to protect the paint. (I found out the hard way that 67 & 68 models take a thin rubber pad for the core support) Verses the large donut the other models use. This mistake caused me all sorts of misalignment issues on the passenger side, once figured out it went together pretty easy.

Pic #2. Shows the door gap and body line look pretty good.

Pic #3. Both fenders on and left loose for now till I tackle the hood..

Best suggestion I can give is use A LOT of tape to protect thing's!!

Mark...

[Advanced Design]

Thank you Mark. Good trick on door mounting. Man, the truck is looking really good!

[reaper71]

Thank you sir!

[CC69Rat]

How have I missed this build? Subscribed. Very nice work !

[reaper71]

Thank's Chad for checking it out!


Mark...

[RockinKees]

Very nice Mark!

I really like the contrast between the flat black and the deep blue!

[reaper71]

Thank's Kees...I agree 100%

[reaper71]

Pic #1. Got the hood set on and ready to start the fitting process.

Pic #2. Dad had his monthly car night and I had our friend who owns a Body shop help me get the front end aligned.

Mark...

[reaper71]

I got a new Gauge cluster in, and will end up making my own panel to go over the top of the stock unit. (used a new one because it has chrome around the outside) The new Speedhut gauges are 3 3/8 and are way to small for the stock opening.

Pic #2. The new panel after it was layed out.

Pic #3. In this shot it shows the material that will need to be removed to allow the gauges to be installed.

Pic #4. After the trimming was done and all cleaned up and new gauges set in place.

Pic #5 . The finished product. The panel was sprayed with wrinkle black to match the O.E look.
the blinker and high beam indicators and switches installed as well.

[Oregon 1967 GMC]

ahhhh sum Blake. Keep it going bro.

[JGood]

Finally!! I've been checking back like every day waiting for updates on this. LOL Damn that's going to be a beautiful truck when its done! Not to mention already is. You sure do amazing and meticulous work!!!!

[RockinKees]

Nice Mark!
I like the new lay out.