Pete Thorn's 1963 Chevrolet Stepside Pickup

Delivery

This is the night Pete Brought it home. Pete's plans are to work on the  truck and build it with his boys, Aiden and Dale.

Settled in

There is nothing more satisfying than working under the palm trees with the waves lapping against the shoreline.

195hp 

Here a  good look at the rebuilt engine, a 230 cubic inch tower of power from a 1966 Acadian pushing out 195 HP.  Another welcome addition to the 1963  C10 trucks was a coil front suspension.

Recent News

Once Pete has completed the front clip, the next step will be to assemble the box and lay down the floor boards. Hopefully the salty air doesn't start to oxidize these beauties.
 

November 10th update. Now that her box is secure, time for her date night with "Mater"

Here is a picture of Aiden after he spent the weekend stripping and priming the hood! Great work.

Update on the new pile of garbage in the bed of the truck. Notice that there is actually a floor under all of this crap?

Body work is progressing and this beauty is starting to look like a real truck.

As you can see, the front clip is being inspected for structural integrity by a representative from K-9 services. Let's hope the inspector did not mark their territory.

That's what I'm talkin'bout! Get'er done!

The truck is starting to collect some debris. It better not start looking like the Clothes Hanger (Treadmill) that Pete's wife bought him for his birthday...

This project would not be possible if Pete didn't have the model on the dash to show him where all of the parts go.

Pete is getting the cab ready for primer and paint.

Spring 2018 Update

So... the truck is back from paint. Unfortunately, Pete thought that he was reading his itemized receipt for all of the work on this project. Once he picked up his new glasses, he realized that it was only the tie down strap. 

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That's right boys and girls, bask in the eternal glow of 1963 Corvette Saddle Tan, you can almost smell it through your computer.

The boys are installing the sound deadener mat. This mat is necessary to reduce the sound of their excitement when they hit the road on their maiden voyage in 2020.

Yes, they did get a little crazy on the installation. Luckily the windows are not installed at this point or they would have been covered also.
Notice the steering wheel? Yes that is the same one that Pete is holding in the earlier picture. It's amazing what Pete can do with J.B. Weld, Bondo, off his medication and too much time on his hands...

Quick note to the ladies out there.. Pete is a single dad. He can keep his parts any damn place he pleases.
Car Guys unite don't be repressed by your spouse to keep everything in the garage!!!
Let's all move our parts into the house.
If my wife reads this, I'm sorry...

Sorry Heath... The hood has taken precedent over your favourite spot to "sleep off' your afternoon  visits to Pete's garage.

This is what Pete refers to as "OCD on cardboard". Yes he has a plan to wrap these bolts in something soft before they are attacked by a wrench. They will also be sent out for a wet sand and fresh coat of wax.

Here is Pete checking how well his paint matches. Not sure what he is doing with his tongue, best guess is  he is perfecting his impression of Corky from "Life Goes On"

Windshield and front end are coming along nicely.  The door also opens by pushing the button on the handle instead of pulling it (Someone put the inner door assembly together backwards).

Interior is looking beautiful. Don't be alarmed by all of the tissues. Nickelback song "Photograph" was playing on the radio and Pete had a good cry trying to figure out what the hell was on Joey's head.