1965 c10 budget build

[kristianbolster]

[kristianbolster]

[kristianbolster]

today i got most of the hinge section done. all i have to do is some cleaning up and lining up the hinges so its smoother and also i have to put the springs back on the hinges so it will stay up on its own

[kristianbolster]

[kristianbolster]

heres one from this morning with a couple of the other chevy trucks at the house:

[kristianbolster]

last night i worked on making the hingeing center section of the bed floor. i started my trying to hold it where it should be while the hinge is all the way down and figured out the geometry the hinges and how far forward i could mount the hinges and once i figured that out i started making the mounting plate.

and my truck has been sitting un covered because i am an idiot so everything is all rusty and i am going to have to wire wheel and sand everything

[I_Haz.:R32]

I'm hoping to get to paint soon. not much left to do

I can't wait to see what you go with. Fingers are crossed for 2-tone

[kristianbolster]

I love this truck. It's exciting to see you are driving it now

its getting there. I've finally knocked off enough stuff on the list that i feel comfortable driving it a little. I'm hoping to get to paint soon. not much left to do

[I_Haz.:R32]

I love this truck. It's exciting to see you are driving it now

[kristianbolster]

heres some videos i took today after getting the bar in:

[kristianbolster]

while i was in there i started getting kinda crazy with the wire wheel and started going at the million year old grease on the diff and made a big mess. don't worry i cleaned it up before my dad got home

[kristianbolster]

i didn't take any pictures while doing but i installed the bar that runs across my notch which if i remember correctly is the last piece of frame support i need to do. because i put the bar where it is i can now have no cross supports from the notch all the way to the end cap on the frame so now you will be able to see the watts link very well. the bar also is used to mount the brake line that runs to the axel. i just have it zip tied for now but i have some nice black hose clamps that I'm going to use i just couldn't find them.

[kristianbolster]

before working on my truck today i brought it to get lunch so i took a picture

[ABE24]

looks nice, even if those wheels wouldn't be my first choice

[kristianbolster]

and for my 100th post on this thread here are some pictures of the wheels that i put on tonight:











and i drove it down to the gas station for the first time in who knows how long and on a side not its super nice having a car that i don't have to worry about putting in nice gas!