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Loaded the cab on a trailer, to bring to my work (body shop), will be spending a long day tomorrow welding in rust repair panels, sand blasting and fixing dents!!

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Thanks Chevette! They are from 67-72 Chevy Suburbans. See my build thread for the full install!

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drove it again

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Front trim going on, found out I ordered the wrong year rear window, can't find paper work, so ordered another one, now I have a tinted rear window for a 47-55 standard cab to take to swap meet.

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Who did you get your front bumper from old couple? good looking truck


Ray

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Thanks Ray, taken me almost twenty years, I hardly recognize it. Bumper is off ebay, http://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-1956-19...item5d2efecb62

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thanks for the info. Do you have more pic's of the truck? I would love to see them



Ray

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started cleaning up my tranny. :smoke:

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Cleaned up the shop, did some measuring and head scratching for the gas filler. Played with the spare Caddy tilt/tele column and figured out by trial that the stock 59 wheel fits and telescope is easy to defeat, back diameter is even correct. Only problem is that it is dished too much. Did research and 48-56 auto or truck looks like they will work so the search is on.

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Spent 12 hours working on the 51 today. Inner and outer left and right cab corners installed, right front corner installed, sand blasted most of cab (ran out of sand) smoothed a few more firewall holes....I'm beat!!

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Nothing too exciting just very messy. I flushed (and re-flushed) my engine and radiator to get rid of rush and old coolant sludge. Should be good to go now.

Marc

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I spent the day fixing paint damage on my frame - a buncha brake fluid got out from a corner of the master cylinder cap on a brake test last week - didn't realize one corner wasn't clipped on.

Cleaned, sanded, re-primed and sprayed. >.<

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Sprayed some black primer on the patch panels, ordered hood hinge springs, and sun visors. I'm changing direction, not going to paint it or put any body filler on it for a while. When the primer dries I'm going to install the grill, lights, and bumper so I can complete the front end wiring. After that, a new bed floor and I'll be driving.

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This morning I got my S-10 chassis back in the shop and installed the AD Engineering cab mounts on the frame. And now if I can get the old S10 motor mounts off I'll install the new 350 V8 mounts in their place. Then get ready to set the cab in place and adjust the motor/tranny location.

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Finally got the cab back on the completed frame....hopefully for the final time.

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Bolted on the shinny latch plate my son picked up for me off of CL, not great chrome, but it is cleaner than the original.

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Took the cover off, turned the key and she fired right up! Two minute video to mark the occasion here.

Now all we need is the brake drums, all the bearings for the front (and the cha-ching to pay for the stuff), and we'll be able to put everything together and take 'er down the road. Happy first day of Spring!

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Hey speedbumpauto Sweet looking ride my friend! love the color combo and all the motor and tire. wow very nice



Ray

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Cleaned the frame on my 55 Chevy 2nd series and I am getting ready to istall my new master cylinder!!

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Took my front wheels off yesterday, work the aluminum rims over with a powerball.

Today I cleaned up and sprayed my calipers and rotors and then mounted up, connected and filled my new radiator - gotta install the trans cooler tomorrow, time permitting.

http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/.../49/Brakes.jpg

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Replacing my window felts and rubbers. One side done vent and window. Drivers side vent done window not so lucky cracked window putting it into frame. Mr Murphy's law always does me in.
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Thanks, Ray. You know how it is with hot rods....they can never have too big of engine, too much tire or too many carburetors! Believe it or not, those are factory 55 colors, with a little enhancement.;)

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Renewed my enthusiasm!
I ran into a random fellow owner with a '58 GMC long stepper in the parking lot of a drug store. It caught my eye cause the chrome was flawless and the black paint looked pretty damn good from 20'.
Spent about 20 minutes talking trucks after telling him I admired his and that I have a '55 Chevy getting no love right now as I am reworking my garage. lots of fun memories, stories of riding in our father's '55-59 Chev/GMC's. I'm amped to get back to my baby! And that's always a good thing.
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Russel, How did you get my battery?

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Got my trans cooler lines ran, hooked everything up and got the truck up to temperature to check for leaks - 100% green :metal:

Now I just gotta get all the front skins painted and shes back on the road