`69 Chevy pickup :

Just a little project, nothing fancy.

Relocated a Blazer fuel tank to rear.
Filled all emblems.
`98 Silverado step-side bed.
Front and rear roll pans.
Front disc brakes.
5 lug wheels.
Rebuilt 350 with .488 cam, Pete Jackson gear drive, Performer intake, #487 heads, flat top pistons, blah...blah...blah.
B&M turbo 350 with 2800 stall converter.
Fresh interior (gray and black)

The bodywork is all done and I`ve jambed everything out.

Paint coming soon.... low gloss black.


Then it`s FOR SALE.

More pics to come as work progresses.....

I promise.

Sweet lookin ride...
Lotsa potiential there.

Nice work Donman. That'll look sweet painted black.

Got the `98 step-side bed on this weekend.

Here`s a few pics :

I molded in the fiberglass rear roll pan. I are a bodyman ...

Looks like that bed was meant to be there.

That bed does look like it belongs there, and I thought only sbc parts were interchangeable. That's a sweet combonation.

FlatBroke said:

Looks like that bed was meant to be there.

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Yea, the body lines line up almost perfectly. Just a little shimming and it`s right on the money. Kinda freaky, almost like Chevrolet designed it that way on purpose.
The bed only cost me $400 at the junkyard. It`s in real nice condition.

The first truck I`d ever seen done like this was way back in 1989 or so, right after this style bed was introduced.
It was on a `72 Chevy. The truck appeared fully restored and original (except the bed). The cool thing was, this truck had the wide, wood-grain molding and it really tied the bed and cab together.

Thanks for the compliments.

Now do the molding and install the 70's tail light's. COOL. I like that, I need a new box. There we go.

Killer!

Donman,
That looks really killer! Very nice!

ISore

I put the tailgate on yesterday. I had to install / adjust all the mounting hardware and latches. I used a heat gun and removed all of the "CHEVROLET" decal lettering.

This truck is going to be ALL black, so I did a little body work on the grill shell and sprayed a couple coats of self-etch primer.

You probably can`t see it too well, but I also installed a fuel tank from a 71 Suburban between the rear frame rails. The original tank was mounted inside the cab, behind seat.

Lookin good Donman.

do you know if the newer longbeds work on the old longbeds?

69satellite said:

do you know if the newer longbeds work on the old longbeds?

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They do not look right. The body is a little wider on the newer trucks. It just doesn`t line up right. I wouldn`t recommend doing it.

Progress looks pretty cool Donman.
Keep it going

Finally started putting the engine together :