Project - '69 4x4 named "Patches"

[freakshow108]

Sorry to hear about the brake lines, I must have gotten lucky with mine. As far as the an fittings, I think you need to lay off of the 12 oz curls keep pushing brother, I can't wait to see yours done!
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[Rack Man]

Dude....Need an update.....whats going on with your build?.....Oh, and about Inline Tube....you were fairly warned in my build thread....LOL.....Sounds like you went through exactly what I did!



RM

[msgross]

my inline tubes have been in the box since I bought them...

Looks like another 12 months will go by before i'll touch mine too...

someday, someday...

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by Rack Man

Dude....Need an update.....whats going on with your build?.....Oh, and about Inline Tube....you were fairly warned in my build thread....LOL.....Sounds like you went through exactly what I did!



RM

I know, I know. I'm always the optimist. I was thinking/hoping that they would get my order right.


I haven't touched my truck since early spring. I've bought a few more parts since then thinking that would motivate me to start back on it but it hasn't. Don't worry though, I plan on getting back to it here shortly.

Originally Posted by msgross

my inline tubes have been in the box since I bought them...

Looks like another 12 months will go by before i'll touch mine too...

someday, someday...

Good luck when you get ready to install them.


Will this be your first tour to the sandbox?

[greg65]

WOW. When I installed my line from them there was ony one line that needed to be altered. Guess I was one of the lucky ones. Hope to see some updates soon.

[msgross]

first time to SWA... I've lived the good life at the schoolhouse for awhile so it's my turn...

[my67chevytruck]

Shannon, hope all is well with you, and the family.... Hope to see some upodates in the near future. I need some motivation....

[Alan's Classic]

Heath, Glad you blew the dust off this thread. Now he just needs to blow the dust off his cab.

[my67chevytruck]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Heath, Glad you blew the dust off this thread. Now he just needs to blow the dust off his cab.

LOL, unfortunately , I have been just as bad or worse... LOL

Hope your doing well Alan....

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

Shannon, hope all is well with you, and the family.... Hope to see some upodates in the near future. I need some motivation....

Hey Heath,

Glad to hear from you. All is well here. Just trying to hang in there like everyone else. Hope all is well with you and your family. Any progress on your '69?

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Heath, Glad you blew the dust off this thread. Now he just needs to blow the dust off his cab.

Our little trip last night definitely helped light the fire again.


Here are a few pics from a parts run last night with Alan. This guy had a few 67-72 truck's, including (not pictured) a slick, original, '68 short fleet 2wd with buddy buckets and original 327. He also had a few 64-66 trucks which included a pretty nice '66 panel. We planned to go back during the daytime so we could look around more and take some more pictures.

[jaros44sr]

Just wanted to stop by and say Happy Holidays to you all from up north....

Glad to hear all is well, still one of my fav. builds...top notch

Semper Fi, brother

Any one on fire watch?

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

Just wanted to stop by and say Happy Holidays to you all from up north....

Glad to hear all is well, still one of my fav. builds...top notch

Semper Fi, brother

Any one on fire watch?

Hey Jim. I hope all is well with you. I check in on your build from time to time. You're making good progress, I've actually been researching the FAST system thanks to you.

Semper Fi!!

I haven't heard firewatch mentioned in a long time.

Take care and Merry Christmas.

[msgross]

nice collection...

[my67chevytruck]

light the fire bro........

[Alan's Classic]

The fire is lit.

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

The fire is lit.

Yes indeed. The fire is lit.



There's nothing like having to do the same work over again. I bought some new drip rails a good while back to replace the rusty ones on my cab. They backordered the driver side and sent me the passenger one. So I installed it and moved on to the next project. Later on I finally received the driver's side drip rail and installed it. A little time had passed and one day while talking with Alan about wanting to add the rear cab trim I noticed that the drip rails ended in different locations. Basically, the driver's side rail was 1-5/8" shorter than the passenger side. So here I am grinding spot welds again so I can install the new, correct drip rail. Gotta love it.

[freakshow108]

Nice to see you back at work on the truck! Good luck and keep pushing forword.

[sdailey]

Made a little progress this weekend.


Finished filling in the unecessary holes in the firewall.






I've been planning on painting the upper part of the cab white and adding the paint divider cab trim, but my cab didn't originally come with the cab trim studs, so I bought the replacement trim screws so I could add the trim. After talking with Alan he informed me that his stud gun came with the trim studs. So we used the weld on studs instead.


Aftermarket trim screw and the weld on stud for comparision.





Cab before




and after




Starting to get on a roll. Stay tuned.

[C@rnut001]

It is great to see you working on your truck again...keep it up and we will try to help you keep the fire lit on the build...thanks for sharing your progress.

[greg65]

Nice work Shannon
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[99-LS1-SS]

I wish I had the space, tools and nerve to do the kind of work you guys have done so far.

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by C@rnut001

It is great to see you working on your truck again...keep it up and we will try to help you keep the fire lit on the build...thanks for sharing your progress.

Thank you sir.

Originally Posted by greg65

Nice work Shannon
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Thanks Greg. Just trying to keep up. Your cab is shaping up nicely.

Originally Posted by 99-LS1-SS

I wish I had the space, tools and nerve to do the kind of work you guys have done so far.

It's just sheetmetal. At least that's what I get told anyway. This is my first restoration and I've learned so much first hand, plus a ton off the board and from other members.

[Gene]

Hey Shannon, have you decided on an HVAC unit for your truck or are you goind with a stock setup? I'm leaning towards Vintage Air, but Old Air looks to be comprable.

[sdailey]

I bought a Vintage Air unit here a little while back. It's pretty slick unit that uses the original control ac/heater control. I unpacked it when it came to ohhh and ahhh over it then I packed it back up.

One of the board vendors matched an online price that I found w/free shipping. I believe that all of the brands are pretty comparable in performance and price.

There are a few members who just installed the Gen IV unit that I have. Check out Crash_OK's build here in the 4x4 section and also HartRod's Suburban build.

Here's Mark's build. Page 13 post #311 shows the unit installed

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=494599


The Superburb. Last page post #1258

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387





Edit: The vendor was Scott's Hot Rods

[my67chevytruck]

Nice work Shannon! Keep the fire lit Alan ! I need a neighbor like Alan....
Take care guys!
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