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I have the Belair wheel, maybe I got a weak one!

:uhmk:

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bam

looks great !!!!!

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That steering wheel is a piece of Art!
It will look fabulous with your dash!!

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Oh man I thought you had the Impala wheel to match that dash. I really like that Impala steering wheel also. I just did not think it would match my build, but I think it is one of the nicest.

Well if I have that horn issue I will deal with it like you have.lol

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Pretty nice

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Thanks for the reply. I'm giving it a shot.

Mike

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Your work looks great.

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That steering wheel is sick.

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Very nice. Love the color.

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Looks great any progress?

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Kabwe - Really appreciate your ideas and knowledge on fabbing things together. I was struggling with the Autoloc (directionless) door latches with my 57 and found your ideas and pics. Saved myself a whole lot of trouble by doing it your way. What a great idea of flipping the assembly around to fit the door popper and power locks too into the rear 1/4- which is just wasted space anyway!

I think the Autoloc product is good, but they need to do an INSTALL and make a video for the 55-59 trucks, 'cause with the window track in the way, there isnt much room to put them in.

Thanks again for your help and GENIUS!!!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/...899cde43ca.jpg

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So after all the blocking, blocking and more blocking I have some color. It came out pretty nice.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4442/3...04b322dd_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4357/3...1463b2ac_c.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4341/3...7e964813_c.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4340/3...6abbc6c9_c.jpg

Now its time to install the engine and trans and wire it up.

I also got some goody's for the truck. I went with the Dakota Digital VHX 55-56 Belair gauges.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4095/3...1586c45b_b.jpg

I'm still chipping away little by little lately.

Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
 

Bam,,
how do you open your doors with the way your set up is?
looks killer!!!!!!!!!!

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You will be shifting into overdrive now!!

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Standard bearclaw latches. I had this installed like in the pic by PTC until I decided that I wanted to put my fuse box in the cab corner instead of under the dash (way to crowded under there with the pcm). So I re installed them the standard way.

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From your typing fingers to the hotrod god which is my wife. She can shut everything down.lol

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Beautiful!!!

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Cool color , love it, looking forward to see it all done, great work 👍

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Looking Good Bam! Glad your still plugging away on it. I wish I could find a TF around Iowa that I could afford.

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Great to see the work and you continuing. Would not complain if there were more pictures.

Dwight

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Man, that looks great!!! What color is that?

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Looks great Bam.
Kim

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Bam, like the rest, love the color, and glad to see you posting...Jim

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Paint looks great! Nice color!

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That looks sweet and it looks like it laid down really nice too! Great work. I like your cluster choice too!

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Looks great! Keep the updates coming!!

:uhmk:

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Very nicely done sir. Looks like all the filling and sanding does pay off, hope mine turns out close to that good.

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Truck looks great. I'm glad to see you posting again as your thread was one of the first one's I found when I got my truck about six years ago, and missed it while you were gone.

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Awesome work Bam! Always liked that color you picked out.. :metal:

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Thanks for the comments guys.
A couple more shots of the paint.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4362/3...61bc8e2b_b.jpg
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https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4353/3...ec123832_b.jpg
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Thanks.

I got it off a 2014 Scion

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Outstanding work Bam can wait to see it assembled !:ito:

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The pics showcase your craftsmanship and countless hours of hard work. I'm probably going to miss something but top notch work on the custom '55 dash, shaved drip rails, filled windshield header, filled cowl, shaved firewall pinchweld, shaved firewall, rounded door corners, etc... It's going to be an amazing ride!

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Awesome build thread...

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Thanks man I really appreciate it.

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I got a little bit done lately. I sound deaden the cab.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4337/3...2f113c7f_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4366/3...834bd416_b.jpg
I also got the engine and trans between the frame rails for the last time.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4387/3...26a8b359_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4452/3...b5960f73_b.jpg

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Looks great BAM!
That color really pops in the sunlight!

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Thanks man. Those pics were taken with my phone. I don't know where I put my digital camera. I guest I'm getting old.lol Anyway the firewall is not wet sanded yet. I did not want to do it until I got the engine in there because I just knew I was going to scratch the firewall putting the engine and trans in by myself. But I had some luck this time, not one scratch. I have done some cutting and buffing on the cab and man it coming along nice. I just want to get this thing done so I can get on my 55 Sedan.

Thanks for the comments.

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Now I'm think about how I' going to run the exhaust because I got the progressive tubular frame brace its going to be interesting figuring out something I like.

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Mr Bam, that looks great, what product did you use for the sound?