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05 March 2015 Update From John: Sold "The Ole Orange Crate" to a fella from New Zealand. Loaded it onto a semi this morning, headed for Long Beach California, then onto a ship for the long journey to the land of the Kiwi bird. Saying goodbye to an old friend is never easy. Hope we hear from the new fella ~ Editor 12 April 2013 Update
1965 Chevy SWB Stepside"The Ole Orange Crate"
Check out "The build thread" for more details and pictures
From John : I purchased my truck in August of 2008. It was hot rodded many years ago and was / is in need of a lot of attention. It is planned to be a long-term project, working on it as a hobby during my semi-retirement. An original "straight 6 - 3 on the tree" truck, it now has a 1970 350 V-8 and "4 on the floor" 1965 Muncie car transmission shifted via a Hurst 1957 Chevy Passenger car shifter. When I bought the truck it had a 1967-72 Stepside bed on it. I have since swapped out the fenders for the correct 1958-66 style. The dash was in bad shape when purchased so it now has a 1967 Camaro dash that I stretched to fit the width of the cab. I have also customized the grille to feature five stainless horizontal tubes instead of the stock cheese grater look. Wheels are aluminum slots all around, 15 x 8-1/2's in the rear with 33x12.5x15 Goodyear rubber. I widened the bed (not the fenders) four inches for additional tire clearance and so the bed overall width matches the front overall width. You can find more details on my build thread, with lots of pictures and details. John [an error occurred while processing this directive]05 July 2010 From John : The good list:
The bad list:
Here is the description of the truck off the Craigslist add dated 08-13-2008
You can find more details on my build thread on the 67-72 Chevy Trucks forum . -30- |
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