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    Codeman's 66 Chevy Truck (On the road!)

    A truck build thread on a bowhuntin site?

    Probably not the best spot for it, but my son Cody has been around TBH since I have and we bought his truck from Tuffbroadhead (Dale Love) here off the Green Screen. So....I figured why not?

    I cant find the original thread or pix of this truck, when Dale first put it up for sale, but any how.....we bought a 1966 Chevy Short/Fleet, 2WD pick-up with a 327 in it.

    Sherry and I drove up to Keller, stayed with Chicken and Moser, and then went to Weatherford to buy the truck from Dale Love. Cody couldnt make the trip, because he was at Texas A&M Soccer Camp at the time. Other than loosin an alternator in Clint's Ford, it was a good trip! We even got to go watch Rod Slack race his IMCA Modified at Boyd.

    Oncet we got the truck home, we put it in my buddy's shop and started to tear it apart. I quickly realized that this was gonna go from a tune-up.....to a major over-haul!

    It seemed like every bolt that I put a wrench on would twist in half. The motor, transmission, rearend and all the brakes needed rebuilt.....it was a mess!

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    One night Sherry came to me and asked what it would take to make the truck a 4x4. I thought for a few minutes and told her that it mite be cheaper and would certainly be easier!

    So...I got on the Green Screen and found me a donor 4x4. Cody was excited!

    Djs hooked me up with Doekiller and I bought a rusted out lease truck for nexta nuttin.

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    We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

    /l _ ,[____],
    l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
    ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

    #2
    We immediately started tearing the 77 Blazer apart.

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    The body was rusted pretty bad, but the frame and running gear was in good shape, and it ran!
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    We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

    /l _ ,[____],
    l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
    ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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      #3
      Once we got the Blazer chassis stripped and primered, it was time to go get the 66 out of my buddies shop and start the cross breeding of these 2 trucks.

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      We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

      /l _ ,[____],
      l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
      ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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        #4
        I wonder how heavy this thing is?

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        We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

        /l _ ,[____],
        l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
        ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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          #5
          Break time!

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          We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

          /l _ ,[____],
          l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
          ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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            #6
            OK. Let's get it on there!

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            We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

            /l _ ,[____],
            l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
            ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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              Close enuff for now!

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              We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

              /l _ ,[____],
              l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
              ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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                #8
                Well?

                I know ya'll didn't just quit there. That cab would get heavy.

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                  #9
                  Okay I see then now. Looks very good. Wish I had mechanical skills.

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                    #10
                    The rear suspension

                    The Chevy Blazer has inverted rear shackles, which makes it hard to lift, so we needed some donor shackle hangers.

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                    We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

                    /l _ ,[____],
                    l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
                    ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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                      #11
                      We cleaned and painted the leaf springs and added poly bushings and extended stainless steel brake lines.

                      I still need to do a brake job on the rear drums and install our new rear extended shackles.


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                      These were fun to get out!

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                      I may have to move the new shacle hangers forward to get a better shackle angle.

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                      Last edited by Joey~AP; 07-22-2008, 08:04 AM.
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                      We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

                      /l _ ,[____],
                      l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
                      ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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                        #12
                        The front suspension...

                        The leaf springs on the fron of the Blazer were 48" long and had negative arch. I got a set of 52" springs off of the same vehicle that I got the spring hangers off of and put them on the front.

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                        I also had to cut the overloads off of the new front springs.
                        (Accidently painted the kitty. )
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                        The front hangers had to be moved to allow for the longer springs.

                        Original location...
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                        Last edited by Joey~AP; 07-22-2008, 08:13 AM.
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                        We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

                        /l _ ,[____],
                        l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
                        ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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                          #13
                          The front shackle hangers also had to be moved to allow for longer shackles.

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                          I couldnt find any shackles that were 7.25" that didnt cost an arm and a leg, so I built my own.

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                          We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

                          /l _ ,[____],
                          l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
                          ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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                            #14
                            More to come!

                            Since the Blazer's wheelbase is 8.5" shorter than the 66, I am going to have to cut that much out of the bed, betwixt the cab and the rear wheel wells.

                            Since I am cutting, I am going to bob the bed as much as possible.

                            It will be a short, short bed!
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                            We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

                            /l _ ,[____],
                            l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
                            ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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                              #15
                              The dash

                              The 66 had a boring dash wish a bunch of idiot lights.

                              So me and Cody made us a new one!

                              We took a door kick that was brushed nickle and used it for a back plate.

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                              We painted the dash with a black textured paint called "Stone".

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                              We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded......

                              /l _ ,[____],
                              l---- L-- -OlllllllO-
                              ()_)--()_)---o-)_)

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