Slick 60's

Very Nice. That Engine Turned Out Great.................

Awesome looking truck!!

I am just seeing things again or do you have some sort of wire fencing underneath the engine? Keep the critters out??

bird55 wrote:I am just seeing things again or do you have some sort of wire fencing underneath the engine? Keep the critters out??

I own an auto repair business. http://www.roostersauto.com The truck is parked in one of the lube bays. That is a catch net so some moron wont fall in the pit.

OK, makes sense now. Relieved to find out it not on the truck!
Great job on the truck, btw.

She is pretty much done now. Just the headliner and a couple of door seals to go.

Saw these on another members Slick and had to have them.

That is one really nice, sweet truck!

You, sir, nailed it! This has to be one of my favorite trucks I've seen.

SPark

Very traditional. With a change of the background the pictures could look like they were taken 1961.
Sweet Truck!

Been a while since I have posted. Got caught up in another project. Finally am putting the small details on the 61 uni. Did the pinstripe yesterday.

man that truck is slickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!

pun intended!!!

Nice! You can't go wrong with satin black, red steelies, chrome centers and wide whites. You nailed it. That truck is awesome. I've been thinking about painting my '64 satin black with red steelies....I believe I will now.

You have one sweet truck!

Thank you Dave... You have inspired me to keep going with mine.

Well the 223 started knocking (actually been doing this for a while), so I took the opportunity of the winter months to pull it for a rebuild. Love that little six! Don't want to swap in a V8.
The 223 was a lower end nightmare. Crank is 10-10 with std bearings on the rods and 10 on the mains. No clue who the Bubba was that built this for the PO. Block deck had a .007 dip in the center. Rod bushings just about gone. That was the loud noise! On the way now to a fresh motor! Complete rebuild! 20 over bore.

Thinkin about the Clifford package too. Should be fun!

By the way I'm going to redo the interior and repaint the dash while the engine is out.

Nice now!

Super job and THANKS for the pictures. The engine will be great rebuilt,add Clifford intake,carb and she will be a Beast!

Definitely watching!

Rebuilding a 223 as well. Didn't want to swap for a larger engine. The 223 is a great engine.

Thought the knock was coming from the main and rod bearings......not so! Here are the bushings out of the small end of the rods #3 and #4.



Engine back from machine shop







Going to redo all the rubber and channels in the doors. Bought the big Carpenter kit. The doors, windows and vents are all out thanks to Foodstick's post in Hints and tricks.

shipwrecked wrote:Definitely watching!

Rebuilding a 223 as well. Didn't want to swap for a larger engine. The 223 is a great engine.

That little six was so much fun to drive that I couldn't bring myself to swap it out.

You are doing a great job. I am guessing you are doing the majority of the engine build, and have connections in the industry, but what do you think a 223 rebuild would run the average consumer?. Please post your adventures with the Clifford upgrade and will you be upgrading the distributor to the 300 with EFI?

outstanding color scheme! looks so good.