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[Bomp]

Floor is looking great.

[pdxhall]

I haven't got much new to report but I had drifted down to page 4 and it's lonely down there. I ran out of wire last weekend so I didn't get my floor finished, but I've got 4 days off starting tomorrow. I'm gonna try and get the last piece of the toe board welded in and post some pix.

[chad64chevy]

pdxhall, nice work on the floor patches! they came out a lil better then mine, i hey no one will see them anyways right, lol!! keep it up it will all come together and look great!!

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Thanks for showing me your truck. You've made some great progress. Nice, clean work. Setting the bar pretty high. I LIKE IT !!!!!

Thanks, man. I'm happy we were finally able to meet up. It was great talking to you. Maybe one of these days I can make down there and check out yours in person.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

pdxhall, nice work on the floor patches! they came out a lil better then mine, i hey no one will see them anyways right, lol!! keep it up it will all come together and look great!!

Thanks, Chad. I keep trying to tell myself that no one will see them, but it seldom works for me that's what it takes me so long to do some things.

I decided to finish up the inner rocker before going any further with the door pillar and welding up the flange on the floor/toe board seam. I realized after Bomp pointed it out to me the other day that I don't need to replace the rear cab corner on the driver side. I had just assumed I would need to since the passenger side needs to be, but it is solid with just a little surface rust on the inside, same with the rear door pillar. I cut out the inner rocker that needed replacing and got the patch piece welded in. I wanted to get this done so I could fit up the outer rocker and see how things lined up. It seems as though I might need to do a little massaging to get the rocker to fit up. I know I've read where others have had problems with these. If anybody that reads this has had fitment problems could you please tell me what you had to do so I know if I'm on the right track?
I took a few more pics but I haven't got them downloaded on to my computer yet. I'll try to get them up later today.

[Bomp]

It was nice seeing your truck in person, you and other forum members too. Maybe someday after my foot heals there can be a get together down in these parts.
On your cab corners, and the rest of your cab. It looks really solid.
I would sand down the corners in question to bare metal to make absolutely sure there just as solid. You may also look real carefully on the inside.
If anything looks suspicious you can tap at it with a pic or something to see if it gives and then repair accordingly.
On the rockers. From what I've seen. Have your doors on where you want them that way the bottom gap will be correct. Keep the rockers in place with a few simple tacks and then open or remove the doors to finish up the rocker install.
I've looked at tons of threads and all have there bits and pieces of good information but Alan's Classic is the only one that comes to mind off the top of my head.
Alan's Classic link:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/member.php?u=33050


This link will help pin point you to were rocker work starts:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=248460&page=2

So I hope this helps. Good luck. You do a great job.

[pdxhall]

Thanks Greg,
I inspected the inside very closely after I talked with you and I'm pretty sure the cab corner is solid, not so much on the pass. side. That's exactly what I did on the pass. side rocker to check alignments but I was also using the stock rocker so I new it should fit. This repop seems to be a little off on either length or the curve up to one of the door pillars. I'm still working on it.
I'll do some more research and fitting on my next days off. I've spent a lot of time looking over Alan's build for info, also. His build has been a great resource.

[pdxhall]

I finally got some time today to get back to work on the truck and updating some pics from last week. I've got the kick panel, floor and inner rocker all done and the front door pillar tacked on. I hung the door and checked out the fit for the outer rocker and it is looking good. I'm having to do a little surgery on the rocker to get it to fit the lines of the front door pillar. I'm going to work on that tomorrow and hopefully get the door pillar bottom welded and bolted in for good and get the rocker back on. It's sad but true that you have to get very creative with some of these aftermarket parts.
Here are a few pics.

[jimmydean]

You've still gotten way more than me done.

[Ta2Don]

Finally getting around to checking out the progress on your build, Keep up the great work.. The floors and rockers appear to be coming together nicely, especially with all the work you've put in... Impressive to say the least!

[pdxhall]

Well I finally got the outer rocker on and most of it welded. This was a real crappy patch panel and I really should have sent it back and tried another but by the time I figured that out I had spent so much time making it work that I stuck it out. I stared at it forever before I finally realized the main problem. It was twisted somewhat and the front where the clean out hole is, was not put together correctly. But it's on and I just need to do a little finish welding on that and the floor/toeboard flange and this part is done.
I also worked on my version of the barrel blaster.

[Bomp]

Lookin good.
I've got to get my rockers on so I guess you've passed me.
Barrel blaster lookin' good too. What are your plans for the arm holes?

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Lookin good.
I've got to get my rockers on so I guess you've passed me.
Barrel blaster lookin' good too. What are your plans for the arm holes?

Passed you? Your so far ahead you're about to lap me. Of course if you continue to do all that crazy fabrication I might move up a little.

Arm holes!!! I thought I could just get a couple of pvc flanges and bolt them up until I saw prices. OMG!! Time to rethink this! 6" pipe....I got no stinkin' pipe!!!
I'm probably going to end up bending and welding again if I can't find someway easier soon. I've got one more long weekend to work on it and then I'm off to Mexico for a week or so. I'd like to get it done before that.

[Bomp]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

Passed you? Your so far ahead you're about to lap me. Of course if you continue to do all that crazy fabrication I might move up a little.

Arm holes!!! I thought I could just get a couple of pvc flanges and bolt them up until I saw prices. OMG!! Time to rethink this! 6" pipe....I got no stinkin' pipe!!!
I'm probably going to end up bending and welding again if I can't find someway easier soon. I've got one more long weekend to work on it and then I'm off to Mexico for a week or so. I'd like to get it done before that.

Mine are 7" and your welcome to come get some if you like. Can cut out an inch and squeeze it back together, weld it up. pm me if you wanna set up a time.

[Corts60]

Your work is fabulous! Well done.
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[1963c-10]

Great job on the floor fix.

[markeb01]

Wow that's just artwork. I really admire those skills.

[Bomp]

Awesome work man!
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[chad64chevy]

pdxhall, like everyone else has said that floor looks great, a lot better then mine! your doing really good work, keep it up man! you'll be done in no time!!!

[pdxhall]

Thanks alot you guys. I really appreciated the compliments. I sit and stare at this stuff for so long I don't know if it's okay or not. I have a hard time knowing when to stop fussing and go on.
As soon as the weather improves a little I'll get some epoxy sprayed on. I've got to get my son over here with some of his friends to tip the cab on its back. Nothing like some 20 something muscle for that sort of thing since I haven't broke down and got a cherry picker yet. I'm going to do some more on the frame next. I've got to finish up the brakes and run some brake lines and ebrake cables next and pick up a power steering conversion kit from the Capt. and get my steering gear installed. With the warm weather, I hope to get the bottom of the cab cleaned up and coated and the firewall work finished. Then I can set the cab back on the frame.

[pdxhall]

Didn't get much done on Sanity but I bought something today. A completed SBC serpentine belt set up with all the brackets, pulleys, alternator, water pump, power steering pump, clutch fan, AC compressor, and all the nuts and bolts for $100.

[Ta2Don]

Nice Score, I also scored the same setup for a C note...
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[Bomp]

$100

[Jmorales3181]

Nice progress! Need me one of those cabinets came out nice!
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[CRGRS 66]

looking good!

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

Nice progress! Need me one of those cabinets came out nice!
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Thanks man. This cabinet has become my favorite toy. It's going to save a ton of time cleaning up small parts for resto.

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

looking good!

Thanks Craiger