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I knew a guy who once had the interior burn up on his 57 Chevy and he drove it a short time from atop a 5 gallon bucket.:uhmk:

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I really do have the other part of the seat, but I 'm liking the 5 gal thing:lol:

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Found a nice drivers side for my truck. I might just use the whole thing. $200 it has $100 in square tubing on it. I think I'm going to take the sides off put my sides on it and sell it. :metal:

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Saw a 57 truck for sale on cl $300. It was pretty rusted. Thought about buying it. Saw a nice truck on the way home. What year do you think it is?

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58 or 59

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yep 58 or 59 . if i remember correctly up to 57 had a single headlight. I had a 59 with a 425 caddy. GRRRR stupid ex wife !!!!

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the firs two shots are a 57, the last a 59 fleet.

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I'm thinking I want to bag and drag anyone have some pictures of how they did thier notch and compressor set up?

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Took the sides off the trailer I bought. Took the paint off one side. Had alittle bondo on it but not bad. Welded up some holes on my hood to late to grind it down. Don't want to piss anyone off. Sanded on my doors some more they're getting closer. need to get a real camara so I can get some close ups. When I take close ups it just looks fuzzy.:mm: bought a 71 sub for a parts tyruck should be here this week end. $250 and it runs. Haven't seen it yet the guy said he's going to drive it down here. Hope it has a 350 in it. Wonder if I could use the gas tank?

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Lookin' good. Your camera doesn't have macro for close ups?

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I lost the book for it and I'm not sure how to get it into macro mode. Whats the symbol for macro look like on yours?

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It would quite likely work.

The macro on my camera is a flower also...... it's the standard image for the macro.

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I never even thought about using the gas tank. :metal:I was happy with the disk brakes and the rear end, I aready had the power steering and power brakes. I don't think my camera has macro. I guess no close ups. They just make my welds look bad anyways. From a distance they look ok.:lol:

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That's what they make grinding disc for. :lol:

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Ya I'm a hell of a grinder. Spend more $ on grinding wheels then wire. Learned an important lesson late last night. Dont grind with your slippers on.:lol:

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:haha:
Also don't weld with shirt tucked in or tennis shoes or wear boots with shorts unless you tape the top of your boots tight. I've been there and done that.

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I have so much grindings in my body, I'm immuned to them. :lol: Except my eyes. Don't forget eye protection.

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Put my my pistons in my engine last night. Now I need to order a cam. I was thinking about getting a Edelbrock performer cam/manifold from Jegs. What do you think? Took the sides off my trailer I bought. Welded up most the holes. Should get my 71 sub this weekend. :metal: Flatbed trailer for free!!!! I should put it on CL before the neighbors *****.:m3::blah::cuss::m2:

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I don't buy from Jegs much, but Summit has the same cam as the Edelbrock Performer available in their Summit brand cams for a lot less than with the Edelbrock name on it.......same exact cam. You can also get that cam from Northern in the Speed Pro line for less $$.

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Thanks Capt. I'm always into saving $.

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Love the Impala Dash, putting one in my 57!!

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:four::four:Guy dropped off my parts sub. $250 delivered. Looks like it has a 350. I was hoping to use the gas tank but it looks huge. Thought I better take a pic before I cut it up into little pieces :four::four:

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cool! even has A/C...that is quite a score for $250

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Cool! :metal:

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Are you parting this one out?

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Not to many good parts. I'm going to use the cross member and disk brakes/ rear end. I think I'm going to keep the engine and use it for a 383. I don't know about the trans. Other than that the thing is a rust bucket. The front windshield is good and the door glass is good. Other than that is going to the dump.:waah:

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Engine and trans out. I was hoping the flex plate was good but it has some damage on the side of the gears. Hack and wack . A carpenter with a saws all is a dangerous thing.:lol:

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Took the front cross member out. Got rid of the cab. What a pain I did'nt have a title for it so it took longer to get rid of then I had planed. Tomorrow I'll take the rear end out, get rid of the rest of the sub. and get my garage cleaned up. :smoke::clap::smoke:

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Man your not wasteing any time.;)

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5 Saws All blades later and I have what I really wanted, 5 lug axles, disk brakes and better gears. I did'nt really want the engine and trans but I'll deal with it. Salvage yard gave me $50 for the rust.:lol: Tomorrow I'll break it all down and clean it up.:metal:Parts fairy brought me my cam and intake manifold. All in all a good day, except when the high lift jack decided to slap me in the face. Got to be more careful when going down.

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Good idea Dave. I did the same thing.

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Dang man you got after it! i haven't been on in a few days and now its just wheels showing :lol:

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It snows lightly here, but rarely. This was unusual though. We got 15"s. I loved it with the Yamaha Rhino. I had a blast. :metal:

http://belair.smugmug.com/photos/439138238_2uwWc-M.jpg

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You got a step notch and bags on that thing? :lol:We use snow machines here.:metal:

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That's cool :metal:

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Spent the morning breaking down the front end and cleaning up. Took everything to the car wash. $10 later things clean enough for sand blasting. Don't know if I'm going to paint or powder coat. Powder coat guy would'nt give me a price over the phone he wanted to see the parts. I'll break the arms down more tomorrow. Take the lower arms to get the joints pressed out?: exit: