Dave's 61 Uni short bed build

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » February 28, 2014, 7:23 am

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

HawaiiKid · Post by **HawaiiKid** » March 2, 2014, 12:36 am

Awesome looking truck!!

bird55 · Post by **bird55** » March 2, 2014, 11:32 am

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

ROOSTER · Post by **ROOSTER** » March 2, 2014, 12:33 pm

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. :bangin:

bird55 · Post by **bird55** » March 2, 2014, 3:01 pm

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

ROOSTER · Post by **ROOSTER** » March 21, 2014, 9:04 pm

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.

simonscr · Post by **simonscr** » March 21, 2014, 10:11 pm

That is one really nice, sweet truck!

LM14 · Post by **LM14** » March 21, 2014, 11:16 pm

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

SPark

JOSHF100 · Post by **JOSHF100** » March 22, 2014, 7:39 pm

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

ROOSTER · Post by **ROOSTER** » October 15, 2014, 3:01 pm

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.

therealjoeshmoe · Post by **therealjoeshmoe** » October 16, 2014, 1:05 pm

man that truck is slickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!

pun intended!!! :lol:

SteveCanup · Post by **SteveCanup** » November 27, 2014, 7:19 pm

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.

noley99 · Post by **noley99** » December 4, 2014, 8:03 pm

You have one sweet truck!

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

ROOSTER · Post by **ROOSTER** » January 28, 2016, 6:28 pm

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!

totten · Post by **totten** » January 28, 2016, 9:23 pm

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

shipwrecked · Post by **shipwrecked** » January 29, 2016, 10:32 am

Definitely watching!

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

ROOSTER · Post by **ROOSTER** » February 8, 2016, 9:48 pm

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.

ROOSTER · Post by **ROOSTER** » February 8, 2016, 10:00 pm

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.

unibody madness · Post by **unibody madness** » February 9, 2016, 12:16 pm

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?

viper driver · Post by **viper driver** » February 13, 2016, 2:50 pm

outstanding color scheme! looks so good.

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