Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! - Page 13 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

TugOwar · 06-25-2006, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Untill my Personal 70 2wd blazer starts

Kevin
LFD Inc.

wait now, I thought there was going to be a lemon drop before the blazer...

Rokcrln · 06-25-2006, 09:11 PM

Seats are done and mounted. The rear seat has a little problem of wanting to flip up

All mounts are built out of 1/8" and 3/16" plate and have welded nuts for mounting ease. The rear also has two slide in mounts just below the rear window that the back of the seat drops into. It can not be a bolted mount since when you flip the seat up the back rest moves due to a cam type lock system.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Rokcrln · 06-25-2006, 09:15 PM

Final shots for now! More to come after a few other projects get their turn.
The center bracket is for the child seat mounts. The drivers side mount had to be sectioned 1 3/4".

Kevin
LFD Inc.

classicchev · 06-25-2006, 10:22 PM

Cool!!!!!!!!!

extd56 · 06-25-2006, 10:40 PM

Kevin,

Looks good, the extended cab rear seat seems like it was made to fit in the truck if GM had ever made a truck like this from the factory. I like the fact that the seat folds up against the back of the cab when it is not in use. Thanks

boundstaffpress · 06-27-2006, 01:10 PM

I've been gone for a while, and that was the best three pages I've read all summer. What a fantastic job you do Kevin. You are a hero to just about everyone on the forum.

cstanley · 06-27-2006, 07:23 PM

couple quick questions:
has anyone ever tried the ext. cab rear seat as their primary cab seat (single cab?)
i think they are usually "thinner" seats, perhaps allowing for more tummy/leg room? any thoughts? would they be comfy?

byrd · 06-27-2006, 09:18 PM

cstanley, that is a good question, one that I would like to have answered as well. I am over 6'3" and don't have a tummy(180 lbs.), but my legs/back start to hurt after a while of being kinda cramped in the stock bench seat.

cojnit · 06-27-2006, 10:52 PM

this is great stuff (not that I can do anything with it) I am currently looking for someone to do some work like this in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Anyone?

Rokcrln · 06-27-2006, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cstanley

couple quick questions:
has anyone ever tried the ext. cab rear seat as their primary cab seat (single cab?)
i think they are usually "thinner" seats, perhaps allowing for more tummy/leg room? any thoughts? would they be comfy?

Do not even think about it! The back of the seat is non adjustable and very up right. The seat bottom is flat and short so the back side of your thigh would be very sore after a short drive. It is fine for a back seat that you know going in the back door that it is not as good as a front seat. But I really think it would make for a bad front. Also it must fasten to the back of the cab so you would need to have the gas tank somwhere else. Just my $.02 but I have thought about it and long since forgot about it as well!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

**yote1234** · 07-10-2006, 12:18 AM

rokcrln......what frame was used? is it extended? where? thanks..

Long Roof · 07-10-2006, 09:54 PM

Whats new?

Rokcrln · 07-15-2006, 03:09 PM

As of now the truck is gone! It will be getting media blasted and sealed then come back to my shop in a few months. Right now I am finishing up a few things on his extended cab (roof, frame, seats, extended rockers and cab corners. Then starting next week will be the start of project Lemon Drop a sweet 68 step side show truck!!! It will be getting all metal finished and ready for paint.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

chris@bigjranch.com · 08-22-2006, 09:43 PM

Sweet build we look forward to the return of project penicillin!!!

rancid · 08-27-2006, 11:54 AM

what did your wheelbase end up at, and some of the best work i have seen.

72crew · 09-12-2006, 06:36 PM

Here ya go, here is a pic of mine in case you need some motivation...lol......

extd56 · 09-12-2006, 07:22 PM

Does the 4TH door open? Did the build include using a Suburban? Is it a long bed or short? It looks like a short bed to me but I have been wrong before. What frame are you using and what engine and trans? I am getting ready to do some more work on the crew cab just my daughter having kids makes it tough.

extd56 · 09-12-2006, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rancid

what did your wheelbase end up at, and some of the best work i have seen.

The wheelbase is 163"

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 09-12-2006, 10:12 PM

Sweet looking truck looks like a sub donated the cab portion and the rear door looks like it works very kool..

rancid · 09-12-2006, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72crew

Here ya go, here is a pic of mine in case you need some motivation...lol......

how about some ifo and build up pics.

**BAD4X4** · 09-13-2006, 12:09 AM

72 crew...did you buy this back...Jeff told us he sold it on ebay??

timcos · 09-13-2006, 09:01 AM

This should be stickied.

timcos · 09-13-2006, 09:31 AM

What is post tools...is there a web address?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

You can get them from Eastwood for about $25 for a pkg of 4 or go to post tools and they sometimes get them in for $6 for pkg of 12!!

Kevin

67ChevyRedneck · 09-13-2006, 09:43 AM

Wasn't that truck on ebay not too long ago?

72crew · 09-13-2006, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAD4X4

72 crew...did you buy this back...Jeff told us he sold it on ebay??

No I didn't buy it back, he sold it on Ebay, I built it though, can't remember the wheelbase, was on a stock 72 Suburban frame, stretched it about 24" and cut about a foot off the rear. 4th door was a dummy door, look at my signature to see what I was running in it.

06-25-2006, 09:11 PM	#302
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! Seats are done and mounted. The rear seat has a little problem of wanting to flip up All mounts are built out of 1/8" and 3/16" plate and have welded nuts for mounting ease. The rear also has two slide in mounts just below the rear window that the back of the seat drops into. It can not be a bolted mount since when you flip the seat up the back rest moves due to a cam type lock system. Kevin LFD Inc. Attached Images

06-25-2006, 09:15 PM	#303
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! Final shots for now! More to come after a few other projects get their turn. The center bracket is for the child seat mounts. The drivers side mount had to be sectioned 1 3/4". Kevin LFD Inc. Attached Images Last edited by Rokcrln; 06-25-2006 at 09:16 PM.

06-25-2006, 10:22 PM	#304
classicchev Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 1,936	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! Cool!!!!!!!!! __________________ 67- 72 Parts collecter

06-25-2006, 10:40 PM	#305
extd56 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,272	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! Kevin, Looks good, the extended cab rear seat seems like it was made to fit in the truck if GM had ever made a truck like this from the factory. I like the fact that the seat folds up against the back of the cab when it is not in use. Thanks

06-27-2006, 01:10 PM	#306
boundstaffpress Jamie Hyneman is my twin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: La Junta, Colorado Posts: 705	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! I've been gone for a while, and that was the best three pages I've read all summer. What a fantastic job you do Kevin. You are a hero to just about everyone on the forum. __________________ Justin SOLD 1967 K10 Fleetside, 283, Front and Rear Posi SOLD Color Wiring Diagrams Now in High Resolution V8 and Cab and Cab and Chassis

06-27-2006, 07:23 PM	#307
cstanley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,229	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! couple quick questions: has anyone ever tried the ext. cab rear seat as their primary cab seat (single cab?) i think they are usually "thinner" seats, perhaps allowing for more tummy/leg room? any thoughts? would they be comfy? __________________ "Anybody who would paint his truck like this, would go to a minister's funeral dressed in feathers!" - Big Enis Burdett '72 Blazer Restoration Blog: http://sportchicken.blogspot.com/

06-27-2006, 10:52 PM	#309
cojnit Nothing clever Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kailua HI Posts: 828	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! this is great stuff (not that I can do anything with it) I am currently looking for someone to do some work like this in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Anyone? __________________ Got "the Midas Touch!"

07-10-2006, 12:18 AM	#311
yote1234 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gold Canyon Arizona Posts: 4,266	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! rokcrln......what frame was used? is it extended? where? thanks.. __________________ 1971 K5 CST Blazer 1972 short super c10 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 1968 Camaro 327 1968 Honda mini-trail z50a #377 1966 uh 1-D Huey

07-10-2006, 09:54 PM	#312
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07-15-2006, 03:09 PM	#313
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! As of now the truck is gone! It will be getting media blasted and sealed then come back to my shop in a few months. Right now I am finishing up a few things on his extended cab (roof, frame, seats, extended rockers and cab corners. Then starting next week will be the start of project Lemon Drop a sweet 68 step side show truck!!! It will be getting all metal finished and ready for paint. Kevin LFD Inc. Last edited by Rokcrln; 07-15-2006 at 03:10 PM.

08-22-2006, 09:43 PM	#314
chris@bigjranch.com KIDHLR Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 217	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! Sweet build we look forward to the return of project penicillin!!! __________________ Christopher Johnson Project - Grafted In AKA the "KIDHLR" Conversion - KIDHLR Meets LPG KIDHLR 2.0 Rise of the diesel(a 6.5 powered 6 Door pickup) Romans 11:17-22 "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in" Last edited by chris@bigjranch.com; 08-22-2006 at 09:48 PM.

08-27-2006, 11:54 AM	#315
rancid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: utah Posts: 182	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! what did your wheelbase end up at, and some of the best work i have seen. Last edited by rancid; 08-27-2006 at 12:01 PM.

09-12-2006, 06:36 PM	#316
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09-12-2006, 07:22 PM	#317
extd56 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,272	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! Does the 4TH door open? Did the build include using a Suburban? Is it a long bed or short? It looks like a short bed to me but I have been wrong before. What frame are you using and what engine and trans? I am getting ready to do some more work on the crew cab just my daughter having kids makes it tough.

09-12-2006, 10:12 PM	#319
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,590	Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up! Sweet looking truck looks like a sub donated the cab portion and the rear door looks like it works very kool.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..



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09-13-2006, 12:09 AM	#321
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