My '69 2wd Crew Cab Project
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Re: My '69 2wd Crew Cab Project
Its been awhile since the last update, but Ive got alot done since then, just nothin really worth takin pictures of.... I got tired of pushing this thing around in the rain so I decided to get the truck all wired up and all the mechanicals working. The truck runs and drives now, so now its just waiting on freshly painted body parts . Also found a '69 bed for it at pull a part with the built in tool box, I was told it was a rare option in '69 for the toolbox is this true?
Anyways here's some pics...
I found this bed a few days ago in the junkyard but there was no way to get it out cause of 2 cars in the way on the side and a full row of cars behind it. Its probably the straightest rust free bed Ive seen in years! I asked the people at the desk about getting access to the bed and they told me I had to find a way to get it out to the main walkway of the junkyard which was impossible. For the past few days all I could think about was how to get the bed out from between all those stupid cars! I came up with an idea but I wasnt sure if it would work but I headed out to the yard at 9am with my father. When we got in the yard and when we were in sighting distance I instantly yelled "wholy sh*t"!!!! My father hadn't seen the bed yet and said uh oh whats wrong? I replied the row of cars behind the truck are gone! I asked about the bed once more when I got back to the office then asked if they were going to fill that row back in today, and the person at the desk said "nope the forklift operator is not going to be here today" $108 SCORE!!!
Im stoked! one step closer!
Anyways here's some pics...
I found this bed a few days ago in the junkyard but there was no way to get it out cause of 2 cars in the way on the side and a full row of cars behind it. Its probably the straightest rust free bed Ive seen in years! I asked the people at the desk about getting access to the bed and they told me I had to find a way to get it out to the main walkway of the junkyard which was impossible. For the past few days all I could think about was how to get the bed out from between all those stupid cars! I came up with an idea but I wasnt sure if it would work but I headed out to the yard at 9am with my father. When we got in the yard and when we were in sighting distance I instantly yelled "wholy sh*t"!!!! My father hadn't seen the bed yet and said uh oh whats wrong? I replied the row of cars behind the truck are gone! I asked about the bed once more when I got back to the office then asked if they were going to fill that row back in today, and the person at the desk said "nope the forklift operator is not going to be here today" $108 SCORE!!!
Im stoked! one step closer!
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Dan
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That crew is coming along really well. It makes me wish I wish I had one!!!
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Can't wait to see more pictures nice job on your build
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Thanks guys
Picked up a better set of doors today, and a tailgate that someone had stashed in their garage since the early 90's it has zero damage other than surface rust. Gonna metal work all 4 of the doors tomorrow and through the weekend hopefully Ill atleast have the two fronts installed for the last time. The rear doors are a different story, one of them needs to be re skinned completely Im not looking forward to that so Ill work on that one last .
Picked up a better set of doors today, and a tailgate that someone had stashed in their garage since the early 90's it has zero damage other than surface rust. Gonna metal work all 4 of the doors tomorrow and through the weekend hopefully Ill atleast have the two fronts installed for the last time. The rear doors are a different story, one of them needs to be re skinned completely Im not looking forward to that so Ill work on that one last .
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Nice score on the doors and tailgate. Looking forward to more.
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Nice looking project. Made lots of progress. Keep us updated
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gotta say how impressed i am with this build. first time reading through, will be checkin back in soon to see how it goes
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Lookin good!! I'm jealous of that tailgate, it's hard to find one so straight.
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Thanks
Well nothing went as I had planned, but I finally knocked out the front doors today. Was makin good progress on the doors and out of no where it started snowing. So I ended up playing in the snow with my other toys until it went away since it was way too cold to paint.
Anyways, the "rust free" doors I picked up ended up being worse than I expected, but I had traveled 50 miles for them and decided to just buy them to make the trip somewhat worth it I guess... I did score some good glass and some jr west coast mirrors so I cant complain too much.
rust
peeling the lower skin away
cut out all the rust
and paint!
Well nothing went as I had planned, but I finally knocked out the front doors today. Was makin good progress on the doors and out of no where it started snowing. So I ended up playing in the snow with my other toys until it went away since it was way too cold to paint.
Anyways, the "rust free" doors I picked up ended up being worse than I expected, but I had traveled 50 miles for them and decided to just buy them to make the trip somewhat worth it I guess... I did score some good glass and some jr west coast mirrors so I cant complain too much.
rust
peeling the lower skin away
cut out all the rust
and paint!
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Oh my goodness, your pickup looks very nice. My dad used to have a 70 2wd that he converted to 4wd and it was bright red like that. I would love a bump crew.
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Started DA sanding the bed today.... almost ready for a few coats of primer, and then a ton of blocksanding to follow. It'll defnatley be worth it in the end though!
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Looks like a decent bed to start with. Can't wait to see the end result.
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You have a great shop to do your work in, I am working on mine on the side and back yard with a carport. But hey, you have to start somewhere right? Nice work sir. Keep us updated, with pics to.
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Wow, that looks awesome. Thank you very much for the updates and keeping the rest of us motivated!