My Stepside build...5 months to build a driver. can it be done?

[basketcase]

It will be fun to see this come together in such a short time. I thought I'd have mine done in 6 months or so but it has been a few years now. I work nights and 12-16 hours per so that evening work time from supper to midnight doesn't exist and Sunday is usually spent recouperating. Monday is my best day off and I try to get something done every week. This week I got the p/s pump put together and mounted only to discover that I still don't have the right pulley. Two steps forward and one step back again.

Tom

[andrewt2]

I know what you mean about 12-16 hour work days i work 7 am to 6 pm daily with weekends off. im usually pretty tired when i get home. i started the build in dec. and was really hoping to have a good solid driver by may. if i keep things on pace its still possible but we'll see.. i think work is getting in the way of my hot rodding time... **note to self.... quit job**.... winter was real rough around here and i didnt get near as much done as i hoped for but i did manage to buy a lot of the parts i needed now its just a matter of getting everything installed.

[kulturekat]

i feel you on that one im in the same boat the winter has hit us hard and it has me set back really far on not only truck projects but house stuff as well. how did the ez kit work for you.

[andrewt2]

Originally Posted by kulturekat

how did the ez kit work for you.

Still in the box lol, im adding an electric fuel pump and a blazer tank to the rear and going with a newer alternator with internal regulator... i still haveta get the fuel tank and sender but i got everything else. i want to have all my components installed first so i dont accidently snip a wire to short hoping to knock out the body work fairly quick and then onto wiring.... originally i had not planned for body work but my buddy was bored. getting over a hard relationship break up and wanted work.. for next to nothing so having someone to help me i figured i couldnt pass it up.

[kulturekat]

thats good though i think youre on track if i was at a spot that i couldve torn mine apart then i wouldve waited to do my wiring then as well but it as a must at the time i needed it being a daily driver now i have two other trucks that ive torn down to the ground and im doing them the right way making sure to pay attention to detail. good luck on your stuff i finally go tmy engine all up and going again.

im just stoked that its finally spring and nice enough to be outside without coveralls and can get some work done i work a lot as well owning a couple of companies i dont get home til late so it doesnt stay light very long but now it does and it allows me to stay outside a little longer.

[72BlckButy]

That thing is coming right along...

[KingmanSVT]

Well, this is the 'body man' here. lol just posting some pics of the progress on this damned fender. Half gallon of filler later and I know it will need more.







Sanding all this is going to be fun, so I invested in a handy tool.

[andrewt2]

This is the first ive seen of those pics! thats gonna be a hell of a lot of sanding... hopefully it'll be mirror smooth when you get done with it mike.... now about your scream name....... those three little letters arent to welcomed around here "S.V.T." lol.... you ranger boys are all the same.

[mike c-10]

holy smokes

[snaus32]

looking good man!!! Just got my wiring kit today from ez wiring for my 67 build. hope to install it this weekend. good luck.

[andrewt2]

just thought id stop in and drop the link to some of the pictures from the body work on my truck...

http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...t%2069%20c-10/

its coming along slowly but surely.

[andrewt2]

well i told myself i was just going to get it together and running and driving so i could enjoy it, and come to find out, i got it all apart and in pieces. lol randy*teeitup* had a cab that was 100% better than my old one so i decided to do a cab swap. and since im doing that i figured i better get everything off so i can por 15 the frame. so you know how it is, one thing leads to another and now this is where my project is at....

[IvelDesigns]

55 days and counting...

[andrewt2]

Originally Posted by IvelDesigns

55 days and counting...

lol i know it, unless i were to quit my job and work on her full time i dont think it's going to happen but thats alright i still plan to be there, just not in my c10!

[andrewt2]

quick update, 4-6-08, my 20th birthday today. still hard at work on my truck, this morning i went to pick up my new cab and a/c parts and a radiator core support from *teeitup* randy, by the time i got out of there i had dropped 400 bucks! lol, well, got home and started putting pore 15 on my rusty suspension components and wheels. even put my girlfriend to work today! yay, i need all the help i can get!
ill let the pics do the talking...

[kulturekat]

hey man looking good how much for the bronco in the garage haha ice mustangs we need to get together sometime and get our mustangs and trucks together

[andrewt2]

lol id love to get rid of the bronco its taking up more space than i like, im holding it for my dad. its good to see someones still interested in this build, gotta love the encouragement to keep me going thanks!, and btw id love to see more pics of your truck and stangs!

[70rs/ss]

Yep 5 months can turn into years especially if you keep up the way you're going!! I started on toomanytoyz' truck and it was to be done several months ago, but life got in the way. We decided to change some things as he and I wanted it done right the first time so things got added and the time got extended. You are doing good, and I understand the well it's out I might as well...mentality, but be careful time and money will fly by. Unless you've torn a vehicle apart this far and put one together it is hard to explain how SO MANY HOURS can go into the littlest of things. I have a new appreciation for HIGH DOLLAR FULL RESTO'S as it is a lot of work to pull one down (this is the easier part though), then reassemble it. Once they sit for a while motivation slips away. You have done a heck of a job, keep it up and I am sure it can be done just keep the final picture in mind!!

[andrewt2]

yeah i know how time and motivation can dwindle from you, im 20 years old and ive managed to do a complete pan off resto on a 71 super beetle. then a total of 3 60's mustangs before ive started on this truck.... no one likes to do crappy work and hte beauty is really in the details. thats what wins shows and gets the looks and being that working on these things keeps my head clear from all the stresses at work its more of therapy than work to me. im sure some of the other guys know what i mean... you have a tough day sometimes u just wanna be left alone in the garage.

[Walts_restoration]

heck, i can barely get in my grarge, let alone work in it haha.

[andrewt2]

not much to update on. today i got the frame all covered in por 15 and i ordered my paint for the truck two days ago. its going to bed omaha orange. a very bright non metallic orange im real excited to get it and start laying it on some parts.

[IvelDesigns]

sweet man. that should be a nice color out in the sun.

[andrewt2]

well not much to update here, the guy i ordered my paint from *paintforcars.com* i feel has screwed me ordered product on april 12th and still havent seen paint. and have made several attempts daily to contact him by phone and by email. nothing... so now its off to dispute the 317 dollar charge on my credit card.... should of just kept my business closer to home. but other than that this weekend i bought all new rotors. calipers, wheel bearings and shocks for the front end and got it all asembled heres a few pics...

[andrewt2]

well havent updated in a while, finally got all my paint, epoxy, clear, and primers in. ready to start the body work, the frame is completed with all the 5 lug suspension on it. just need to mount my rear mount fuel tank on it. and today i took a few hours to add my newest purchase to the project between the frame rails... its a complete vette LT1 72k original miles with a 4l60E.

[Walts_restoration]

five months.....HAHAHAHA.

Just giving ya crud man.