Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Looking good!!!!
Here from Holland.
Greetz Mark.

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Thanks Cowboy!

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Thanks Kabwe! How's things coming along with your 58?

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Thanks M van Run! Welcome to the board!

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Its coming along slowly but surely. I just painted the frame and I'm about to put it back together. I also broke down and bought a 4 link suspension. I did not plan on that. If I kept changing my mind its gonna take forever. One other change a friend of mine give me some 55 fenders, so I guess now I will make the truck match the car.

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Thats exactly what happened to my project. My son started college after I started this truck, he took 6 years to finish and I'm still not done.

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Right on with the 55 clip!!

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH,WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


OUT of SITE!!!!!

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Looking great.....

I have to ask, what tailgate did you go with? Blank, or the new reproduction GMC for the 55 - 59 trucks?

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Thanks! I used a flat smooth gate. I just got the tail gate back today.

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Hi Cal
Looks great
I've been visiting your thread almost daily to stay caught up on your progress. Any idea when we can see a new video of another road test with the painted box. first video was awesome... truck sounded great with the exception of the brake

Glenn

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Thanks Diesel! I well get a video done when I get my hood back.

P.S. The brake thing is fixed now.

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

I finshed the wood in the bed and got the tailgate on just before I went to a car show on Saturday. Here's a few pics of the bed and when I was at the show.

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Looks great, I can see why you went with a smooth tailgate. I was hoping to get a report on the new 55 - 59 reproduction tailgate.

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

The wood looks great. Did you try to color match it to the interior leather?

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Man that is looking real nice.

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Amazing, perfect!!!

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Hey Daniel,
All I did was go down to Home Depot and pick out a color.
Thanks Kabwe! I'm hoping someday to see your 55 and/or 58 in person at a show and to meet you so we can sit around and shoot the bull for a bit.

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Don't worry this will happen because I got to see that truck in person.

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I really like what you did to your dash. We did alot of mods to my dash too. Its a 56 Chevy. Here is a pic.

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Pic.

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

BAD NEWS. Monday I drove my truck down to a local classic truck parts store. I got the parts I needed and started to head back to my truck when a guy came up to me and said, "Hey you have a puddle under your truck!” So look under the rear to see gear oil dripping from the rear diff. At first I thought, okay, it's just the cover bolts loose. So I ask the shop owner if he had a socket I could use to tighten up the bolts. So I go under the truck and see a hole in the cover and dents pushing out. Crap! It looks like something broke loose under the cover. So now I call a tow truck to haul me home. So the next day I pulled the cover off to see the damage. Well here's what happened. Three of the ring gear bolts came out and 2 were loose. Crap! I thought lock tight was used when we put the ring gear on. So the good news is other then some damaged bolts and a damaged cover, everything else was not damaged. Man, was I lucky the ring and pinion gears were not damaged. So, when I put the new bolts back in you can bet I will have lock tight on those bolts!

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:eek: :eek: Man your lucky it didn't let loose going down the road Cal. Could have been a lot worse!! :dohh: :cuss:

Brian ...:cool:

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Yep, your right!! I'm sure glad that the guy came up to me and told me about the puddle. I would have never known and it could have been disastrous!!

Re: 58 GMC Project
 

Hey Cal, Make sure you clean the threads real well before you loctite them or it won't hold. I use a little alcohol to clean them first.

You truck is looking great!!!!!!!!!!

Bernie