USMC71
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jan-21-03 AT 07:13 PM (CST)]Howdy, boys 'n girls. A little bit about myself. In case you haven't
guessed by my name, I joined the Marines in 1971. Served 4. I live
about 45 miles north of Springfield, Mo. The 15 y/o and I are the
proud owners of a rust bucket '64 LWB Chevy. By #, it was originally
a step-side. When we bought it, it had a fleetside on it. The previous
owner had a camper on this truck and you can tell. So, the poor 'ol
230, 3 on the column, rear-end and suspension are all worn out. I
thought about re-building the 6 but I decided on a small block. I
went through one 283 that was cracked, a 350 that was seized, a 327
that was at 40 over already and would have to go to 60, and finally
found a numbers matching '63 283. The block is at the machine shop
at this time and I expect to get it back soon. I didn't really have
plans to do a full restoration to this truck, but the more I messed
with it, the more damage I found. Since I am building this for the
kid(he's supposed to be helping)I wanted it to be mechanically safe
and sound whether it was purty or not. So, we are doing a frame off
to it. We have sandblasted, primered and painted the frame, front
crossmember, upper and lower control arms, rear traction arms and
control arm. We will start the rebuild of the 283 soon. We have the
cab lying on its back in the barn so we can see how much rust there
is on the bottom. It will need rockers, pans, and some other stuff,
etc. Typical '64. So, we have 3 or 4 different little projects going
on all at the same time. I have always wanted to do this. This is the
first one for me. In reviewing some of the past posts, I see that I
have alot in common with some of you. See ya around.
guessed by my name, I joined the Marines in 1971. Served 4. I live
about 45 miles north of Springfield, Mo. The 15 y/o and I are the
proud owners of a rust bucket '64 LWB Chevy. By #, it was originally
a step-side. When we bought it, it had a fleetside on it. The previous
owner had a camper on this truck and you can tell. So, the poor 'ol
230, 3 on the column, rear-end and suspension are all worn out. I
thought about re-building the 6 but I decided on a small block. I
went through one 283 that was cracked, a 350 that was seized, a 327
that was at 40 over already and would have to go to 60, and finally
found a numbers matching '63 283. The block is at the machine shop
at this time and I expect to get it back soon. I didn't really have
plans to do a full restoration to this truck, but the more I messed
with it, the more damage I found. Since I am building this for the
kid(he's supposed to be helping)I wanted it to be mechanically safe
and sound whether it was purty or not. So, we are doing a frame off
to it. We have sandblasted, primered and painted the frame, front
crossmember, upper and lower control arms, rear traction arms and
control arm. We will start the rebuild of the 283 soon. We have the
cab lying on its back in the barn so we can see how much rust there
is on the bottom. It will need rockers, pans, and some other stuff,
etc. Typical '64. So, we have 3 or 4 different little projects going
on all at the same time. I have always wanted to do this. This is the
first one for me. In reviewing some of the past posts, I see that I
have alot in common with some of you. See ya around.
