1966 pickup

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Hi I'm new to the forum, I just began a frame off restoration of a 1966 pickup, for a friend. I have learned a bunch on the web and during dis-assembly of the truck. This is going to be a fun project.
The picture is the frame in epoxy primer.

 

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Made a little progress. Springs blasted painted and reassembled, waiting for bushings, headlight bucket in powder, front and rear axle painted, brake parts and bell housing in primer should be painted tonight.

 

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Did not get much done this weekend, too many beers!
Zinc/chromate plated the u-bolts, hardware and the shaft for the throw out release bearing

 

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Getting there, should be rolling in two weeks!
The original shackle bolts with fresh nickel plate ready for install.
Spindle, repaired, powder coated ready for assembly.

 

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Axle before and after polishing

 

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Front end started to assemble, new disk brakes are nice!

 

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Parking brake hardware powder coated and ready for installation

 

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Park brake parts nickel plated

 

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Intake powder coated

 

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Starting to come together

 

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Axle tube were pretty rusty. Some chain and a drill cleaned it up pretty well

 

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In progress

 

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Not polished but cleaned up the big stuff

 

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Made a new tie rod and drag link

 

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11/16 weld in ends were not available

 

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Rims powder coated, they just barely fit in my cook stove for baking

 

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Small brake parts zinc/blue chromate coated and the larger parts powder coated with some candy red that was in the gun