65 bagged farm truck

[B28]

Originally Posted by 72MARIO

Looks great! Your going to love Accuair. Worth every dollar even with our terrible exchange rate

I did a quite a bit of research on air management and talked directly with accuair at SEMA last year. With the ride height sensors, programable heights and ride monitoring it only made sence. I have put a lot of time into trying to get the geometry rite on this truck and this system is the best way to know everything is in its place consistently . Luckily I bought this system about a year ago when the dollar was slightly higher. I also got it from KMS tools which is a Canadian company so the shipping and brokerage was a bit better.

[B28]

Got a lot done this weekend.finished getting the motor buttoned up and got it set in place. Also changed the pinion seal and got the diff back in. Definitely a lot more room in the garage now. Dad also did a lot of work on the inner fenders and they are now in primer.

motor in place

truck at ride height

truck aired out

[BRASSHEAD]

Cool ride, what size front tires you running.

[B28]

Originally Posted by BRASSHEAD

Cool ride, what size front tires you running.

They are 235/70/15 on the front and 275/60/15 on the rear
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[cooperhw]

Ba Ba Bap Bap Bad, BAD TO THE BONE. (music playing in my head when I look at this truck layed out)

[B28]

Today marks the one year anniversary of pulling the truck into the garage.

before

after

[B28]

Made some progress this weekend Started building the board for the air management. Dad also finished painting the front inner fenders

front inner fenders painted


underside of the air management board. relay, fuses and wiring mounted underneath try and clean it up a bit on top. I am very happy how it turned out.

[B28]

Been a while since i have posted anything but that does not mean i have not been busy. It took a few weeks for my final big order of parts to come in and i did not have a hole lot to do. I decided to start looking at the wood for the bed and cut and drill the support straps.Finally the parts came in and got the new shifter installed and started dressing the motor as well as a few other things.
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air management painted up

test fitting new rad

laying out bed strips

[B28]

Also got a new personalized plate for Christmas. Lowrock is a play on my moms maiden name and is also the name of the truck

[61_FL_Apache]

Great build!! Im hitched up for this ride!

[hewittca]

Awesome work! I love seeing someone build their own notches and suspension components too. Gives motivation to those of us who don't want to drop huge $ on prebuilt setups (although I do admit, they sure would be nice to have).

[51Chevyman]

Thanks for the reply. I am now thinking that I will use the 86 1/2 ton frame I have for my build. I have a 64 that I want to lay frame with. Can you please describe what modifications you made to your front suspension. It looks like you cut down the cross member. Did you do anything to A arms etc. Use dropped spindles. Thanks for the advice. 👍

[B28]

Truck is coming along slowly. Have been pretty busy and also took a random trip to vegas. Still lots of small task that take a lot of time before she is moving.




hood hinges painted to match body color

got a local sign company to paint on Chevrolet onto the valve covers. I am very happy how the engine bay is turning out

Interior is starting to come along. got the gauges, shifter and some sound deadener installed.

[61_FL_Apache]

Looking good!! Great progress!

[youngrodder]

I dig the white engine block. Very cool truck.

Marc

[faribran]

Really like your truck.
Am thinking of buying a Plasma. What kind did you buy and any advice?

[B28]

Originally Posted by faribran

Really like your truck.
Am thinking of buying a Plasma. What kind did you buy and any advice?

http://m.lincolnelectric.com/en-ca/equipment/Pages/product.aspx?product=K2820-1(LincolnElectric) This is the cutter I got. I found mine on a local classified site. It will cut 3/16 steel but it is a little on the slow side. Could use a bit more power. It most definitely beats using a cut off wheel. Try keeping a fresh tip on it and make templates out of 1/4 inch board that are slightly smaller than the finished product. I also put some extra air dryer pellets on the supply as well. It was a great investment.
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[Bagged63KneeKnocker]

Nice work looks great!

[B28]

I have been working hard on some little detail stuff like brake lines, brakes, bearings, ect. A lot of things that I didn't take pictures of. I still have the goal of getting it to the car show at Easter. I am going to have to bust my ass since i have some major projects to finish like the wood in the bead and wiring.

Built some exhaust tips out of a stainless shelf i was given and some old exhaust tips that were laying around.



Dad bought some glaze to help this old turd shine

also got some small spot lights that change color for under the hood. love the affect it produces.

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[JPutnam]

this thing is super neat

[B28]

I have been very busy over the past month trying to get the truck ready for the car show. Some of the major projects that needed to be done were wiring, milling, staining and installing the oak, windsheild, temp exhaust, bleed brakes, polish and glaze and a few other items. Here are a few picture of the progress.





the PL is the original brand from my great grandparent's farm.

[B28]

After many hours of work we were able to fire it up and drive it out of the garage and onto the trailer. I still have a quite a bit of work left to do on it before it is road worthy but it was sure nice to drive it in and out of the show.

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[51Chevyman]

Looks awesome, nice work in the bed. I am jealous, still haven't gotten time to work on my 64. Hope you get to enjoy driving it this summer.