Finally...Got the 65 home

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BigTim
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Finally...Got the 65 home

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I finally after putting a deposit on this truck 3 weeks ago go the 65 home last night. In the dark I pulled the remnants of the rear bumper off and dechromed the sides. It is hard for me to believe I am so fired up right now, like a kid on Christmas morning.

I am heading down to the tire store to order some wheels with a bit more shine to them this morning. Probably Billet Specialties Vintecs, 18s on the front and 20s on the back. I gotta drain the tank, clean the carb, and probably dial in the curve on the distributor. After all that it should run well enough to enjoy while I fine tune this and that to my image of what the truck should be

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The wheels I like, good old school look them.

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Post by BigTim »

Rats, why are my pics so big, I resized them to 640x480. Sorry about that. Can a mod fix them?
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Tim, the properties window says that they are 1600 X 1200 in size.
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Post by JimDog »

I resized them.

Oh yeah - one more thing...

SCHWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!
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Post by BigTim »

JimDog wrote:I resized them.

Oh yeah - one more thing...

SCHWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!


Duh I thought I had them resized. I'll get it right next time. Thanks for the resize.

Thanks for the words too. I am hopped up like I have been at Starbucks for half a day.
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Post by Johnny Canuck »

Nice truck, dude! Gotta love them black Slicks :mrgreen:
It's a race.. Will hell freeze over or will JC finish his truck first. Stay tuned..
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Post by jakdad »

Nice truck. Did you just buy it?
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Post by BigTim »

jakdad wrote:Nice truck. Did you just buy it?


Thanks, and thanks. I actually put a deposit on it about 3 weeks ago, picked it up last night. Been burning up the forums since looking for info.

Going out to my compadres house in a bit to try his wheels on for size.
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Post by mikecarson »

Nice!!
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Post by 6Slick5 »

Nice Truck! It will be interesting to see with those wheels on it!

Have Fun!
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Post by BigTim »

The best part about the whole deal is I sold a 57 Blow Tie I have been sitting on for 22 years, and ended up with enough cash to buy this truck and have a 7000 left over to doll up the 65. The worst part is the 57 was a 51000 mile original my grandad bought new. Took a while to get OK with that part.
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Post by BigTim »

Wow, that sure fills up a wheelwell.

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Post by castruck_1964 »

SHES a beauty 8) 8) 8) :mrgreen:
Nothing quite like getting one can just blow the dust off and drive :!: :!:
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Post by 66fordtrucknut »

Yeah Tim, looks like a great truck!
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Post by Comet »

That's a nice truck for sure. I'm curious to find out how you'll like the new wheels and tires. They are gonna be bigguns!
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Comet wrote:That's a nice truck for sure. I'm curious to find out how you'll like the new wheels and tires. They are gonna be bigguns!


Dunno if I am going to go that big, they are huge. I am seriously thinking about 17s in the front and 18s in the rear. What do ya'll think, are the 20s too much?
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Post by Mazlem »

I wouldn't go higher than 18's IMO
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Post by Comet »

Yes, I think 20s are definetly too much tire/wheel. The wheel wheels on these old trucks are pretty small. Today's cars have huge wheel wells so the proportions look better. In addition, I think it will sit too high and look like a 4x4. IMO, 17s would be as big as I'd get.
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Post by Comet »

I don't recall how big Foose went on that Overhaulin' Slick, but I wouldn't go any bigger. Notice too that it was lowered quite a bit. I think you'll need to do that as well to get the stance right. Even with 17s I think it will look like a 4x4 unless lowered. Check out gallery pic no. 9 below:

http://www.overhaulin.com/gallery.asp?S ... &target=28
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Post by Mazlem »

17's with a 65 series tire look pretty good:

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