
January 25th, 2013, 05:32 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Winchester, Virginia 22602
Truck: 1963 1-ton Panel 305E SM420
Age: 48
Posts: 26
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Rep Power: 82
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Re: History, Teardown, and Rebuild 63 1-ton panel
Last post until I get more work done, or anyone wants so further info or photos on something I did here to this truck so far. Ok, photo of the body off the frame. Had to raise it high up to get the frame out and back under the body. Next photo is from inside the back looking at the cab floor. The cab floor will need both rockers and inner rockers replaced. There are a few rust holes where the floor braces under the cab are joined toeghter. Overall not a bad as I thought but gonna be a nightmare to straighten the cab back to where it should be.
Here is a shot during cleaning and removing pealing paint from the drivers side of the wood bed plywood. Next photos are the only one cross sill that was reusable. It has since been rust proof painted and new mounts made from solid hard plastic. Could not find anything to resemble the stock mounts. 3 of the 20plus mounts were still good. Next photo is the parking brake band I relined myself. I purchased two bands to have an extra along with the rivets. Wasn't hard at all, just finding the harware to put make the handbrake operational again. Here is the frame complete out front the house, since the photo was taken the body was set back on the frame till spring.
The truck started right up with the choke out and after getting gas up the empty fuel lines. Runs so quiet and smooth compared to my 327 V8 in my 63 Impala.
Jeremy Cooper,
Winchester, Va
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