Gary's 64 build (Australia)

[64Downunder]

here is the tailgate folded. leaning towards the caddy lights but cant find anyone selling the led ones with the amber blinker , if any ones knows where let me know.
a mate has some here but ways them for his own project.

was thinking having 2 horizontal led's flush mounted up the top

[64Downunder]

hey all the rear tray is nearly finished before and after pics
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[64Downunder]

[64Downunder]

here is the rear side lines carried around the rear gona go with caddy lights

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Im up to the front tubs an have run into a problem with the wheels hitting the outer guards i have foose 20x8.5 5.25 backspace
i dont wan a have to get new rims so does anybody have any ideas or how they have done the front tubs with 20's +

[MoeMan]

I have seen threads where members have modified the front tubs, but this creates the need to adjust how the hood springs attach. so you would have to engineer a new location for the springs.
I really like the double bed floor design. That give me an idea of where to fit a larger custom fuel tank on the bottom floor with a gas tank lid in the wood bed.

[MoeMan]

Do a search on "Maggie's Custom", on page 9 you will maybe get ideas from how he modified the front tubs.

[64Downunder]

Yeah I have a 100l tank with the fuel cap lid in wooded

With the front tubs I have allready fitted porterbuilt hood hinges so that's no problem, it's the wheel hitting the outer gaurd.

I could get a different offset rim but that's not a cheap option

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Cheers ill check out the thread

[64Downunder]

get the front tubs in guys

[64Downunder]

the caddy lights cut out and number plate customised


bit of a **** pic but can see how the wood bed will lift up in the middle

[Spragg]

Looking Good. What color are you going to paint it ?

[chevyrestoguy]

VERY nice work!!!

I really like what you've done so far. You're going to have the coolest 60-66 in the country. A few years ago, we sent a bunch of old custom Chevy trucks over to Australia. We're good friends with Justin and Turk Klos, who are well-known custom semi truck builders in Lara Lake, and they wanted a bunch of trucks and bikes to re-sell. We sent some pretty cool stuff over there. Probably 10 trucks and cars and about a dozen Harleys.

[Sac]

Awesome truck! Bed & front tub work looks great.

[NEWFISHER]

Great build. Love the tail end!

[TJ's Chevy]

There was an old saying..."Low and slow" issue is that it is low...but it sure as heck ain't slow! LOL! And one I made up..."Bagged and Ragged" it's bagged but it ain't ragged!!!! AYE!!!! I gotta do some more thinking.....but to sum up...NICE TRUCK!

[64Downunder]

Thanks Guys yeah its slowly getting there!
Was thinking of same colour and white roof but now may have to do a bare metal respray which I'm not looking forward to how much that will cost in Oz but if so i might do a pearl orange or candy red with silver top not sure yet.

chevyrestoguy: yeah i would love to import a few but the cost of flying over to check them out it costly, i was in the US for months looking a car shows and swap meets.

[Mad Rods]

Awesome build bro! Gonna be sick

[flips72]

good lord this thing is awesome

[AUS64c10]

Gary, How's the LS conversion going? Do you still have the stock lower rear shock absorber mounts off your truck? I went to put new shocks in my '64 and found one is damaged and bent. Drop me a PM if you still have them. Cheers.

[markeb01]

Amazing workmanship!

[64Downunder]

Hey guys went back to Sydney to work on the truck for a few weeks.
Finally got it back from the fabricator and started doing stuff again.
Made the custom stainless exhaust took bloody ages.
Put a cam in the ls1 .

Having trouble finding a booster than will sit flush on the firewall and be able to have a good pedal.

Also pretty sure I know who I'm going to get the panel and paint done by.
They are called Fat 57 they have done 2 street machine of the year cars

And they are interested in my project.
Nothing comes cheap in oz with a 20g min cost :$

Aus64c10: pretty sure I have the brackets I'll get my old man to have a look

[AUS64c10]

Thanks for taking the time to look for the mount.

My master cylinder crapped out last week and i wanted to replace the booster too. Have you looked at Captain Fab's booster bracket? It seems to be the way to go. I've got a master cylinder on order but might try to get my booster rebuilt locally and stick with the factory bracket until i get my truck on the road.

[64Downunder]

Finally at a stage where its ready to go to spray painters going with Fat 57 customs in Sydney, these are my options I'm 80% on the 1st one similar colour to how it is but with white roof, i needs a full respray and inside also so colour change won't matter

What you guys think

i want to keep it old school and not a outrages colour

[64Downunder]

Going to skip threw alot of photos here cos ive been way to busy building this thing but i think you will appreciate it.
Im 2 days away from the big reveal in Sydney's Summernats Car show, not meant to show anyone yet but im sure in the US in ok.

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