63 unibody

[dragginwagon]

I need a unibody cart like that. How did you get the whole thing lifted?..it's probably on page 1.

me and about 10 friends
really wasnt that hard to lift with the glass and doors off its not bad.....


frame comes in the shop this week.... havent been able to spray the bedliner stuff yet, weathers been crap. prolly b a lil while till i do that now

[dragginwagon]

frames in the shop and assembly has begun..... hope this goes smooth!!!!!
my glass is here also (windshield and back glass) thats the big wooden crate

ive been painting a bunch of random parts and i tore the front of the motor back apart to get ready for the black paint and double check it had the " good 69-73 timing chain"... it did



stainless brake line is bent and mounted....eveything is drilled and tapped.






mounted the fuel cell and made some stainless straps to hold it in place

[MadMaxetc]

Looks good. It is fun when it goes together!

[dragginwagon]

painted the motor and trans this weekend... spent 2 days sanding and cleaning, fun fun
got em mounted up as well, for the last time i hope!!!!
also picked up some old holley valve covers, dunno what they were coated with from the factory but man its tough! industrial sand blaster had all kinds of trouble. ended up stripping them with some serious paint stripper and now they're goin back for a final blast

[slickmainer]

sharp!

[dragginwagon]

thanx, hopefully she acts right and runs good

[unibody madness]

Just checked in again.
I like the dash insert, especially the spot that looks like a cut out for pastry You are doin screamin work. Not sure about the floor mounted speakers,although I like the idea it seems it would cramp your left foot while driving. Its one of my pet peaves about some of the new cars. Long drives wear you out if you have to sit lopsided. Put a seat of some sort in it while you sand the dash and see if it affects you.
John

[dragginwagon]

im gettin old!!!! im making my frame not lay flat on the ground.... i got some stock spindles from the local pullapart the other day. put em on and rolled the frame outside today. its about an inch off the ground now. just think it;ll bw easier to drive and clear the tires this way!





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one last pic

[rickairmedic]

I gotta say as sweet as that chassis looks and it looks sweet . I am thrilled to see another back yard that looks like mine spare trucks under tarps , spare dors and such stacked up its awesome . Plus I can show SWMBO I'm not the only one .



Rick

[thenephilm]

updates?

[dragginwagon]

heres a few pics. havent felt like takin many
exhaust is done and we put the body back on couple weeks ago. ive pushed it over in the corner for a lil while. ran out of playin many and i have a couple side jobs i can knock out to get the funds to finish it up. i dont like the way the body is sittin with the stock spindle up front. i think im goin to step the lower arm .5 in to level it up. my goal is to have the body .5 off the ground all the way around







fender and door are just sitting there basically

[dragginwagon]

thanx, i should have enuff once i get these knocked out. im baggin/ 4 linking a 69 c10 these next few weeks and im back-halfing a 70 c10 with a 3 link wishbone and bags after that.

the gauges i have picked out are gunna run about 550 and i still need a radiator, driveshaft, battery/ fluids, and few other odd-ends

[thenephilm]

Shit definitely adds up real quick! Looks good though.

[noley99]

Looking awesome Chris! Keep it coming man.

[dragginwagon]

project is still alive... bunch of friends stopped by this past weekend and we got the insides close to ready for paint. should have it primed and blocked by this weekend. goin gloss red inside with a patina exterior.
gauges are ordered, driveshaft is done, bought a set of bilt rite billet hinges for the hood, and picked up all the cooling system stuff couple weeks ago

i'll post up some pics soon

[thenephilm]

ooo sounds real good sir!

[rickairmedic]

Awesome looking forward to seeeing this one moving under its own power .


Rick

[dragginwagon]

heres a few pics, we've been busting ass after work each night ( buddy of mine and me) tryin to get the insides ready for paint/ bedliner.
the plan is to get the guts primed and blocked this weekend and hopefully shot next weekend. once thats done i can have the glass installed, start wiring the truck, and then fire the motor

someone figured out a way to put several dents in the dash, lucky me






smoothing out the dash holes and extra spots


working the doors out




kick panels wiped/ sanded




fab'd up some brackets to mount the radiator ( its for a bigblock c10...eek)
ive ordered some aluminum tubing to make hoses for it also



couple shots from a local truck show we took it to a couple weeks ago.

[thenephilm]

Not even mad about it. Looks real good. I would like to see you throw some paint on this one eventually though. Are you doing any sheetmetal work in the bed?

[dragginwagon]

im goin to build a raised floor and put old wood in it (again, lol)
itll have tubs and a cover over the axle....i hate open floors!

couple of my close friends are painters and screaming for me to paint it black....problem is this truck isnt nearly as "straight" as the pics let on. in person it needs love for sure! driver door has a spot caved in that you cant see till you look inside the door! bedsides have mud all in em and the fenders arent all that nice either. its diffiently doable and i may blow it back apart in a year or so but at this point im close to burnt out and just dont have the drive to put it in slick paint right now. i've bought a 65 bug ( my daughter has got vw fever) and id like to start messing with it some, plus i have at least 3 more frame jobs coming in.