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Wow, great grandfather? My great grandfather was born in 1829! He must have had some pretty short generations.

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great truck, great story

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Very cool truck man.

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yep very nice indeed !!

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Not really, My grandfather was born in 1912 and was still buying cars into the 70s. Im 56, and my oldest daughter is 25, so her great grandfather could have bought a truck in 1950 quite easily. My dads grand father was born in 1890 or so, so now im wondering how old your Father, Grandfather, and great grand father were when they had kids.

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If his great grandfather was born in 1829 that's an average of 46.25 years between generations being born, those are long generations!

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Bob o,
Very cool truck and story

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[QUOTE=05snopro440;6764957]If his great grandfather was born in 1829 that's an average of 46.25 years between generations being born, those are long generations![/QUOTE

I suppose that if he was the youngest child of a youngest child of a youngest child, and they were all fairly large familys, it would be possible.....

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Been driving my 49 lately so I'll post some pics of it's current state

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...psaebe9381.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...psa31b3e7f.jpg

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Thats a sweet looking truck is it on an s-10 frame

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Which is its current state? The T/A front wheels?

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I'm guessing Camaro or Firebird by the width.

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Nice 49 T_Raven!!!!

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Pretty cool, it's got FOUR MISMATCHED wheels on it.

Front left = Mid 70's Trans Am
Front right = Steelie (stock?)
Rear left = Pontiac Rally
Rear right = I THINK a Western Wheel that was called a Turbo?

You gotta be trying to make that work, ha ha!

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How do you figure that? Both pics are of the driver side....

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Sorry that first pic was just the best I had from the front. The steel wheels are on there now. The snowflakes that were on the front were a bit wide. The ones that were on the rear are American Racing Vector wheels. Same wheel that was on the General Lee.

The chassis is the frame from my 54 GMC long bed that I shortened. I used the front clip and axle from a 77 Firebird parts car. Engine is the Pontiac 350 from the same Firebird. Trans is a long tail shaft th400 I had laying around.

The 2nd gen f-body suspension is wide for these trucks so I threw my mismatched 14" steelies on there for better tire clearance. Front two are just steelies that would accept a hub cap, right rear I believe is an Olds wheel, left rear is Pontiac Rally II.

I have 3 of these trucks

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps4d4280e2.jpg

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my 54 chevy as of now after new motor and alittle color changes im either gonna sell it or buy new whees and paint truck for new look this year!!!
http://i60.tinypic.com/25tdmrr.jpg

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i think it looks great now, i wouldn't touch it ! lol

Ray

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^^^ What he said!!!!!!

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thanks guys guess im just bored with it and want some new project or to change this up alittle! prob just buy new wheels thats easy enough

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" guess im just bored with it and want some new project"

Well then ... bored ... build a mini bike then!!! Don't change a thing. It's spot on!!!

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i'll make you a deal you can come to my house and work on my old truck and help me out if your bored lol I don't mean to sound like a jerk my friend but that truck looks killer just the way it is. i am sure there is a bunch of guys who will die to have one just like it. drive it and have fun with it, take it to shows enjoy it, i wish i could with my tuck... bottom line is, it's your truck you have to do what works for you no matter what any of us say.

Thanks Ray

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haha i dont mean bored like that i just meant wanted to change it up alittke thats all!! i love the truck and drive it all the time and goto shows dont get me wrong there!! anyway thanks eveyone

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That 56 has one killer colour, searched page 50 because that's what year of truck I'm in the middle of and....baam! the shade of green I have been trying to find for months

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Here is my friends 1950 GMC. It's a really solid truck to begin restoration. It runs good.

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Some more shots.

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http://https://picasaweb.google.com/.../July27201402#

cab of my 58 gmc as of today

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Turbo that is 1 good candidate for a resto or update ...

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my 59

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Ahhhhhhhhh ... a big window project - love it. Plans aside from bringing the body back to life?

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I've already done a frame up, trying to get everything done for paint and finishing it. I have a 327 300HP/350TH in it now. later it will get a 700. I'm just building a nice driver.

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Thats what they all say Dew! Welcome to the board, truck looks great, whats up with the door on the fender there slick?

and think about starting a build thread, we love pictures!

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well, I don't like a filler in the middle of the bed, so I decided to come out the side. I thought I could come out below the spear, but that was way too low, so I did the spear. it's turning out very nice so far. and it really is a gonna be a driver. I won't have a car that stays parked all the time. I even kept my nova race car (71 nova 8:14 @ 178) licensed and inspected so I could drive it to week-end shows. racing is to rich for me now, so I'm doing the 59. had a 62 swb for 22 yrs. sorry about babbling on, lol.

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Looks like some nice work dew468, watching for more on the build. Love the spear down the side of that body style.

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OK, didn't realize the door was in the actual spear, great idea. Your shop looks quite nice and by the sounds of a street driven 8 second car you know your wrenches. Now you have to start a build thread, great way to show your progress and shoot the $hit....consider it mandatory sir. :thumbs:

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Thanks mud-man. sqrlnts, not my shop. belongs to a good friend and he lets me work on it in his shop. I had a chassis shop for 20 yrs, but had to close it and go on disability. this truck should have been a 6 month project, but its taken me over 2 yrs to get this far. things should go faster now that most body work is done. it has been around the block a couple times.

Thanks for all the compliments guys. I have a build thread on H.A.M.B. board. my user name there is also dew468.

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I will try to put a few early pics on here too.

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starting to look like a truck again.

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Ok, not that I am planning on doing it but i always wondered what a panel chopped down to a truck would look like. AZMccoy was kind enough to photochop it down, now I know.

This one is at the lower bodyline, Not sure its right. Almost needs the top chopped down.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...psca369884.jpg

This one, the bed is almost too high. Would make for a nice deep bed even laid on the ground.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps656965d2.jpg

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How about an extended cab!