just tought id share a little of what ive got done on the 64. got the frame work in and the metal for the bed cut and put in. still got to make the filler panels for around the wheel tubs and filler neck. only thing i had for cutting the 14 gage sheet metal was a sawsall but to make the filler panals ill use my cutoff wheel. i hope i get it all welded and ready to take the bed off this weekend so i can do the welding on the bottom side so it wont make a bunch of road noise and bounce up and down. and i got my head liner made an put in. i have enough of that material left to cover the seat so im thinking i my have to have that done one of these days. well enjoy the pics and let me know what yall think! thanks for lookin mark.
Nice to see an update... I was starting to figure your truck went out the door with your son's truck The bed looks pretty good, nice approach for something a litte different. You should get someone to CNC some real spider web gussets (ok fake gussets but you get the idea) to weld overtop in the corners... I think it would look pretty cool. Keep it up!
cnc spider webs thats a kool idea ill have to remember that one and here is a couple more pics i started the weldin. around the filler neck is a little funny lookin but i have a flux core welder and i was havin some problems there but ill grind em down and theyll look good then.
sorry bud i only have the one im using. i do have a delux heater for a gmc or a chevy. (i have the contols for either one) and the rest of the heater. other then that i got the horn button. the cowl end pieces. and a few extra parts.mostly small parts. only big parts i got is a 60-61 chevy hood and a 64-66 gmc hood. if u you need any thing i can see if i got it.
Headliner? How did you make/ attach your headliner? I have been wanting to make a headliner, but am not sure how to attach it.
Here's some pix of my head liner, door panels and kick panels I made over the winter. They were cheeeeeeeeeeeep to make and makes the truck look a lot better inside....Big Tim
The material for the door panels kick panels and the lower door panels is 1/8" masonite. You can get a sheet of it cheep at most hardware stores. The bowtie and raised trim on the headliner are just pieces of the same material I cut out and layered on top of each other. the raised parts on the lower door panels are 1/2 round wood trim you can buy at most hardware stores.The SS trim and pocket are out of a mid 70's Chevy pickup. The most important thing to do is make sure you use the right glue because most glue will release when the temperature gets hot. I've experimented through the years with different glues, 3m is crap as well as most anything you can buy in a store. So here's the 2 kinds of glue I have used that has held up to the California heat . Gorilla Glue for the wood parts and V&S high strength adhesive # 1090 which is 6.99 a can plus shipping ( buy 4 cans) at this website http://www.glueplace.com/products/V&S-High-Strength-Adhesive-%2d-#1090.html If you don't use these glues all your hard work will go to waste. I don't use any tacks or staples when attaching the material to the wood or metal and if you try to use any foam padding the material will release it self. With the 1090 glue you have about 5 minutes working time, when you spray the glue on, spray it on kinda thick allow about 2 minutes to tack up you don't want it to be wet and you don't want it to be dry just tacky. Have your material laying flat on the table face down then lay your panel down on top. Turn the whole panel over and work the material from the center out and remember you only have about 2-3 minutes to do this. After you are satisfied with the way the panel looks turn it over and spray more glue on the back side around the edges, let it tack up and fold the remaining material over. Do Not use a heat gun this will only speed up the drying time and your materials will not stick together. I was able to do this for less than a 100 dollar bill. I hope this helps those of you on a budjet like myself.....Big Tim
