My 67' LWB small window project truck

[lyrikz]

The 20's look so small on it.. What the heck... If i would of known that i woulfd of put on 22's. Does it look small because its jacked up in the air?

[thebrown83]

I love those wheels! I think they look a little small because the truck is not lowered and the suspension is not compressed. They will look great with a nice set of tires and mounted on your actual truck.

[racerman85]

they look small because there are no tires and that truck isint lowered... plus it doesnt have an engine, either.

I am ordering the tires monday hopefully, and they should arrive around wednesday. by then I should have the front clip back on and everything so yeah i'm pretty stoked!!!

The more I look at the wheels the more I like em...

[samwise68]

gettin' down to the wire man...

good to hear you're almost there!

-Sam.

[racerman85]

yeah its not gonna be totally done by the deadline, because I found out it doesnt have to be totally complete.

[clemson71guy]

this truck has came a long ways and it looks good and them rims are sweet..i wanted some like them but the budget call for some 15 inch cragers

[racerman85]

Originally Posted by clemson71guy

this truck has came a long ways and it looks good and them rims are sweet..i wanted some like them but the budget call for some 15 inch cragers

Thanks for the compliment!!! I like the look of the cragers, but its not the look I wanted for the truck. I cant wait to drive it when its done, though!

[Richard8971]

Originally Posted by racerman85

I did have a nice surprise today, though

20x8.5 Boss 304 wheels. I love the lip it has, approx 3 inches... I cant wait to mount em up, check my spacing and order tires and everything

Wait a minute.... you are putting on 20's and SPRAY CANNING your truck?????? That makes NO sense whatsoever, even if you are planning on redoing it later. I mean that's like... spending 1000's on a custom stereo setup with 100's of watts of amps and dozens of 12 inch woofers and playing then playing 8-tracks. Ick...

Oh, by the way, you ever try sanding spray canned paint? It's not fun, not to mention the (very real) chance that the real paint you spray on top of it later might wrinkle the spray canned stuff undernieth.

My advice (again), get a cheap compressor and spray gun... (even cheap catalized enamel is way, way, way better than anything you can get out of a can... trust me) Lyrikz is right... I know I have said this before and know what your dad said so it's your truck, I have no place to judge. Do it the way you feel is best! Good luck, can't wait to see the rest of the build.

[odog]

Sweet truck. I've been following your build for awhile. I have to tell you, your doing pretty good wheels and engine are awesome. I've been trying to start my 67 K 20 build, but winter and work are not playing fair. Good luck and look forward to seeing more pics and the finish.

Erik

[racerman85]

Originally Posted by odog

Sweet truck. I've been following your build for awhile. I have to tell you, your doing pretty good wheels and engine are awesome. I've been trying to start my 67 K 20 build, but winter and work are not playing fair. Good luck and look forward to seeing more pics and the finish.

Erik

thanks and good luck with your build. its really cool to look back and see my project start and (finally) coming to a close. have fun building your truck, and I cannot wait to finish mine either!

[racerman85]

today was "empty all pockets day" LOL

Front bumper bolt kid-24pc
Rear bumper bolt kid-16pc
Coil spring set-4" drop (rear)
Euro Halogen headlamp-7" round
classic trucks calendar
Heavy duty headlight harness
rear bumper (sport style-primer)
LED tail light-red
Parklight lense kit-clear
inner fender-rh-primed
Front fender-rh-complete
glove box
dome light assy-chrome base
headlamp dimmer switch-floor mount
front fender hardware kit-2 required
door edge peep mirror- 2 required
defrost hose kit-2pcs
gas cap-locking
black weatherstrip adhesive
windshield sealant
firewall pad-LH
firewall pad fastner
wheel arch repair panel-LH (WTH LMC truck only carries LH ones?!?)
molded carpet-black
spray adhesive-2 cans
halogen replacement bulb-blue

with free shipping and freight and everything-$1126.25

ALL THAT CAME FROM LMC TRUCK

and from Classic parts I got:

upper rear wheel arch-right

total with shipping-$40.85

I think I now have everything i need to finish my truck... minus paint...

[samwise68]

whoa.

mr. money bags.

atleast you're getting all the good stuff, eh> lol

and i think LMC only carries a LH one, because it's the same as the right...? maybe?

keep at it man, you're doing great.


-Sam.

[racerman85]

nah, i called and the lady said they just dont carry the right side one. so i dont know? i know they are different, but i dunno?

btw guys progress has been made, I just havent been uploading haha. I got the steering column and everything in, i'm just waiting on the circle track season to end so I can have the harmonic balancer off one of the race cars because I have the big harmonic balancer and i need a small one, and i'm going to steal it off one of the cars haha...

[redsled04]

Sweet wheels I have the same ones on my 88.

[68 short step]

Originally Posted by redsled04

Sweet wheels I have the same ones on my 88.

i love pig tails

[racerman85]

Originally Posted by redsled04

Sweet wheels I have the same ones on my 88.

sick i havent seen them on any truck so far and i love that look... thanks alot for the pic your truck is BA! what paint/color is that? are you running 22's or 20's?


BTW-

Not much got done today, I went to a race car flea market this morning and bought some stuff for the race cars and also I got the correct harmonic balancer for my truck! I had the big one and I needed the smaller one, and I scored one for $5. We also got a couple mini starters for the race cars, along with acid ported intake manifold for when we end up running street stocks. Oh and a TINY 12 gallon fuel cell-lighter weight (instead of running a 22 gallon fuel cell). Yeah, our setup is weird... go figure

Anywho, I got my new harmonic balancer mounted, my PS pump mounted, water pump mounted, and decided that we are going with an electric fan.

[redsled04]

The color is DP 40. Its just sealer for now. The wheels are 22s with 255-30-22 tires.

Keep up the good work on youre truck looks good so far.It makes me want to start work on my 68 but im still collecting parts.

[racerman85]

yeah, i think im going to do something similar to what you did-just use something to seal it up until summer and then repaint it.

thanks on the positive comments. i love these old trucks, but its a shame i did it backwords-i built the truck and then tried to collect parts, ran out of time, and ended up paying a premium for them-lol. live and learn i guess... good luck with your build, and if it comes out as good as your 88 it will be sick!

[redsled04]

Yeah sealer works great for drivers cause it seals out moisture. Im not ready to pull it all apart and paint it. So thats why I sealed it so I could still drive it. Plus if it gets scratched who cares. Just remember it all takes time dont get in a hury.

[racerman85]

hey guys, nothing has gotten done lately.. its been raining and crappy so hopefully ill get my parts tomorrow and be able to get something done!!!

[racerman85]

hey guys, i ordered my tires today... I got Nitto 245/40/20's for the front, and 265/35/20 i think for the rear... I will get them put tomorrow i hope, and I got a call from UPS and they said they are delivering my parts tomorrow between 10-2 so yeah

today I got the rest of the powersteering setup (lines bolted on), belts/pulleys lined up, dash cover installed, and some other stuff...

[racerman85]

hey guys! Well this weekend, not much happened-but I found a heated 3 bay garage to work on my truck for the next week! I got the calipers and stuff on today... Not much got done like I said but oh well...

[billdo]

y did you get a smaller profile tire in the rear

[lyrikz]

Originally Posted by billdo

y did you get a smaller profile tire in the rear

They actually probably arent.

I ordred a set of tires
265/35/22
255/40/20
And the sidewall is identical height.

If you get the right rims and tire width, you can play around with the sidewall height... At least thats how mine are.

[racerman85]

275/35/20 is a 3.8" sidewall

245/40/20 is a 3.83" sidewall

they are almost exact and you can bearly tell anything at all with it on the truck


also guys-I finally got a job! after 2 months of searching I got a job at Circuit City (electronics chain for those that dont have them) selling Ipods, CD's/DVD's, and game consoles. Its good and bad, I need a job but I need time to work on the ol' girl so I dont know how its going to work out...