My Scrapping Adventures In My 1966 Chevy!

I do like the blue dot taillights,,, too cool. Nice old ride, btw

nice looking custom cab there, i have a 66 short step that i have to rebuild.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I do like the blue dot taillights,,, too cool. Nice old ride, btw

Originally Posted by brandon

nice looking custom cab there, i have a 66 short step that i have to rebuild.

theres a cool forum with alot of nice guys that have nothing but 60-66 trucks that im on you might like to check it out:

The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Originally Posted by Curbside shopper

Awesome ride!!

Wish I could tilt the bed down on mine like that.

Thanks for posting these.

Originally Posted by tnjunkjockey

nice truck....i use to have one just like that only it was not lowered

thanks guys for the kind words!

Originally Posted by ctscrapping

I love the truck but im curious how you fit anything in the bed with a notched frame?

I only notched the frame rail with a small notch nothind crazy like a monster notch that sticks thur the bed, I did have to raise the whole bed floor by a 1 1/2" to let the axle rest all the way into the notch without the rearend housing hitting the bottom of the bed heres some pic's:









here you can see the black bed wood is 1 1/2" higher then being flush when the tail gates open, thats the only space i lost was raising the bed .....not much this is my daily drivr and i built it so that its nice to look at but not to nice to use as a truck still:

Nice ride, love them old bow ties, I run two a 84 and 79, easy to work on parts are cheap. Not much to dislike bout a sbc cept fuel mileage but stacking the load a lil taller can always makes up for it.

What motor and trany you running in that 66 ?

Originally Posted by ctscrapping

I like how you did that alot, most people around here put huge notches in and run with either no bed floor or with them showing through the floor. A few of my friends have bagged trucks. That doesnt weaken your frame to cut it like you did and habe it so narrow? I usually see people basically putting in a notch the same width of their frame just in the shape of a "U".

the c-notch i used is engineered to to be bolt on or weld on (which i havent welded it yet which strengthens it more then just bolt on) and yes it is way better then just using a "u"!! I forgot the rate of how much it weakens your frame by, but it is minimal since it has the metal plates that spand over the frame for reinforcement....theres also a similar notch to the one i used but it basically is the same notch but fully boxs both sides of the frame rail makinging it stronger then the stock frame that guys on the truck forum tow trailers, camp trailers with, but where a little too pricey for me at the moment i built my truck......

Originally Posted by Metalfan

Good to see someone else who uses vintage iron to scrap with! I use my '56 & '31 Fords all the time to scrap. Great looking truck BTW.

Here's my '56. Routinely hauls lots of scrap!

right on nice car! I wanted a 55 or 56 when i first got into old cars but ended up buying a 54.....im now on my 3rd 1954 ford feel in love with them heres some pictures of mine when it was flat black , but it is now going thur yet another set of changes,just getting done shaving the door handles frenching headlights and tail lights and getting ready to get it chopped , going for a full custom build this time around:






as of now until its chopped and repainted:

Originally Posted by taterjuice

Nice ride, love them old bow ties, I run two a 84 and 79, easy to work on parts are cheap. Not much to dislike bout a sbc cept fuel mileage but stacking the load a lil taller can always makes up for it.

No kidding i love the sbc for the parts but they get thirsty if you put to much foot into them!

Originally Posted by taterjuice

What motor and trany you running in that 66 ?

IM running a remand small block chevy 350 v8,rebuilt turbo 350 with a shift kit,rebuilt edelbrock 600 carb , I rewired whole truck added relays to headlight like a modern car(makes the old lighting system brighter), all new rebuilt suspension(ball joints end links idler arm etc), front sway 1 1/4" sway bar of a 70's chevy truck, rear sway bar off a camero Iroc(front and rear sway bar makes it drive like a slot car even with it riding on air bags), all new rebuilt brake system with updated dual master(non power at the moment), all new power steering setup adapted to it off a 70's chevy truck.....its basically all new or rebuilt running gear just with a old body and frame.....this is my third 60-66 chevy truck and this time i addressed all the driving issues to make it comfortable:


this is also another car ive been building with my cousin a 51 plymouth chopped and a bunch of othe kustom stuff to it:


and this is the newest addition to my cars at the moment a 73 vw bug:

Nice job, but are those "suicide knobs" still legal there, their not legal here for road use. Just curious.

Been doing some Craigslist washer and dryer /metal item pick ups and helped a buddy clean his garage and side yard got some recyclable items for helping there also....but today I came across a brush pile at the end of the drive way and laying on top I found a old Murray nassau 3 speed bike everything seems to work fine,just needs some tires and tubes and new chain....checked with a couple buddys that work at a bike shop and they said not worth much but if i post it for $50-80 on craigslist I should get it with no problem! Its the same colors as my truck I might just keep it and clean it up a bit and haul it around to the car shows I go to just for fun:



three speed hub....