71 rebuild

[Jethro]

Looks like its in good condition Brad 

[bfit]

Nice truck it looks perfect for a BB Swap
Bfit

[sirfixalot]

That's the way to find them will be a bit of a contrast to driving the vet. Is it a 27 or 28 ?

[wabco40]

Looks like its in good condition Brad 

Yeah, it's in good nick Jethro.
Someone did work on it many years ago. There's a few patch panels that have been welded in and the interior was done sometime in the past.
The complete underside, chassis, springs, brake linkages etc had been coated in grease before it was parked up. The car rolls freely, the service and hand brakes work, clutch feels good as with the gears and steering.
Just need to get a 6 volt battery and rig up a temporary fuel tank (the original tank smells like varnish) and get the engine fired up.
Should make for a easy rebuild.

[wabco40]

Nice truck it looks perfect for a BB Swap
Bfit

Tempting, but not this time Bob.

[wabco40]

That's the way to find them will be a bit of a contrast to driving the vet. Is it a 27 or 28 ?

Your not wrong, my wife actually likes it better then the Vette.

It's a 28. The block casting number confirms this, also I believe 28 was the first year of twin exhaust port head which this has.

[Jethro]

I'm thinking an extension to that new shed may be in the pipeline 

[wabco40]

I'm thinking an extension to that new shed may be in the pipeline 

That's already on the cards Jethro 

[craigh]

Certainly a nice starting point Brad.

I will have to join the pre 30's Chevy forum to watch your progress :-)

[wabco40]

Certainly a nice starting point Brad.

I will have to join the pre 30's Chevy forum to watch your progress :-)

Thanks Craig,

I have been reading this one.

http://vcca.org/forum/

Still looking for others.

[wabco40]

I have been working on the rear door gaps.

When I bonded the fenders on I moved them back slightly to get the wheel as close to the centre of the arch as possible. This left a large gap between the door rear and quarter panel.
I have fiberglass this area and re-cut the door gap. It still needs opening another mil or so and also the screw holes (used to hold the panel in place while bonding) need to be taken down a bit more and filled. There sitting flush with the surface now but there is a good chance they will eventually show through the final finish.

[Jethro]

BradO, Top of the door looks to have .005" more gap that the bottom of the door 

[wabco40]

 

BradO, Top of the door looks to have .005" more gap that the bottom of the door 

Your right Jethro, but its more like .050" 

[wabco40]

315/35r18 tyres on 5.25" backspace rims. Very tight fit.

Looks ok when car is sitting at its lowered ride height, however next to no clearance when the suspension is sitting on the bump stops. Not sure how often the suspension gets close to hitting the bump stops!!!

May have to look at going back to 305 tyres. 5mm less on the outside of the tyre should give clearance throughout the travel.

[craigh]

Looks nice Brad, great gaps on the doors and the wheel sits nice and centered in the arch.

[Jethro]

Tuff as Brad

[bfit]

Nice look mate
Bfit

[wabco40]

Thanks all 

Just need to gain a bit more clearance and then strip and paint the car, wet sand and buff the clear coat, reassemble the car, fit the engine and gearbox and re-tune the ECU 

[wabco40]

I finally got the rear quarters and exhaust filler panel in primer.

I will start to strip the car down now ready for sanding and paint.

[Jethro]

Looks Tuff as