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Nice. Ive got one of those boards in my garage too, but not as much marked off.

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Nice thread Leevon...Great work. I'm learning as I lurk on the site. The under frame power brake setup and your exhaust situation is an eye opener. I have a bone stock 55 second generation big window shortbox and plans are formulating, but reading and doing research are going to pay off. I'll keep lurking, and you keep posting pictures...deal? You're son is going to love the truck when it's done!

Rob

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The build project is coming along good. Looking good.

For those that are looking for a small wheel tub, check out the trailer fender at Tractor Supply or Northern Tool. I was looking at them this weekend and they would be easy to cut and weld into the bed sides. I think I'm going to use the trailer fenders.

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Leevon, where are you sticking your gas tank. I see your air tank is where most mount there gas tank.
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Thanks everybody!

I'm going to leave the tank in the cab, it doesn't bother me to be there. If it was more of a street rod or highly finished I might consider moving it but for now it's good.

I've let this thing stall out...lost my sister on 12/13, she was 27 and had three kids so priorities changed a bit. It's funny how things come into perspective and become irrelevant at times (like one's hobbies). Slowly getting back to "normal" though, and I'm going to try and do SOMETHING, anything on the truck this weekend to get the fire back. It's been really freakin cold here too and I'm a big baby about cold so that's not helping either. :waah:

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cant wait to see progress, and im am truely sorry for your loss, God bless you and keep your head up, have gone through more than my share of the same kind of losses i understand

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Thanks Mike. I remember that day I came by (10th) vividly for some reason, it was a fun day with my daughter and a nice to visit with you.

I'm getting back to it though, starting with that brake booster bracket. Just need a little motorvation. :sumo:

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lets get crack- a -lakin

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Sorry to hear about your sis. There has been a lot of that over here in the last two months. I understand about the cold. Y'all definitely got it worse. I look forward to your updates and hope you get your mojo back.

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looks good. subscibed

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come on we have let you slack off enough time to get to work

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Hey I rolled the chassis outside to get some sun this weekend and loaded the cab on your dolly and wheeled it into the back yard. I was afraid somebody was going to steal it with scrap so high...

That cab is heavier than I remember, it took me and a buddy all we had to get it on the dolly. Fits nicely though.

Unfortunately working away from home 5 days leaves me at my family's disposal all weekend so I think a couple vacation days are in order to work on Popeye.

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Do you have any more pics of your crewcab?

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I traded this red extended cab (which I bought new in '08) for the gray crew cab in November, mainly because hauling the family around was a pain in the extended cab. They had the same mileage, but the crew is an LT2 (console) and I also added leather. I took the wheels from the red truck. Just need to lower the crew now:
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Sorry to do this again, no real updates but there is going to be some action soon I promise! I've been working 2 hours away from home M-F since January 1st, but we're finally moving so I'll be together with my family and trucks every day. Yesterday was spent putting the cab on, gathering parts, loading and moving Popeye. She got a few looks and some attention of the wrong kind. Unfortunately we got ticketed for faulty equipment (fuse blew for the trailer running lights and we didn't know) and a warning for expired trailer tags but fortunately my wife was driving :lol: Anyhow, getting set-up in the new garage (3 car but spacious) and I'll be thrashing again, this time from Nixa, MO.

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I like the stance on your truck
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Funny how the projects move with you and your family. Good luck on the relocation. Thanks for the tips on the trailing arm cross member.

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Glad to see the move is underway... :)

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I am glad to see you are doing well. I have had zero motivation, and the heat has not helped. I look forward to your updates when you get settled and back at it.

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LOOKS KILLER ..on the trailer

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Very much like.

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I like where your head's at.

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I just got through the whole thread. I Love this project. I can relate to all the frame and chassis pics. I am almost to the point of stabbing my motor and it has been a Long process getting there. Hard to believe how much time it takes to build one. You get a nice shop to work in up MO? Subscribed.

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Thanks everyone...you keep me going even though there is no actual progress. Move is over!!! I'm in another 3 car garage which is still pretty much upside-down but I'm on it...keep checking in!

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I am loving this build thread. Nixa? I just sold my house there and bought some place with land out in Marshfield. Small world.

Question, where did you find your frame? I am new to my project and on the hunt for a frame at a reasonable cost and have had 0 luck so far. My had a 4x4 fullsize swap under it when I purchased it. Keep up the great work, I would love to come by and check it out sometime.

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Cool another SW Missourian, we love it here in Nixa. I tossed the original frame and got another from a guy named Dean in Bentonville for maybe $75, he is always buying and parting these trucks. If you're interested I still have his phone number. I've seen a bunch on Craiglist over the last year or so, I bet if you keep searching daily or post a WTB ad you'll come up with one in 30 days.

Let me get my garage in order then come on by!

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Awesome!

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Just read through the whole thread and its an awesome build. It makes me want to start on my projects. I bought them (50 Chevy 3100 and 63 C10) and in the past year I sold a house, moved a state away (in a smaller house at that), my wife had our daughter and she passed away 8 days later due to complications.... the list goes on and on, so I feel your pain brotha! Looking forward to seeing more progress so I can get off my butt and start on one of mine!!!

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Behold a miracle! I have worked on the truck again! I finally got my garage shop in order (except the workbench of course, it wouldn't be right if that was clean).

I dove into a dirty job that I haven't been looking forward to, putting the manual trans clutch and brake pedal assembly in. It was a pain like I expected but worked out pretty slick. I bought a whole 67-72 manual trans conversion set-up from a board member with the pedals, linkages and all. I will be mounting a corvette 7" booster and m/c that I actually bought with an underfloor assembly. Underfloor won't work because the pedal hits the clutch fork.

I modified the pedal assembly to mount to the firewall by basically cutting off both ends and plating them, one flush with the firewall and the other under the dash. I was also able to reinforce the dash side to a support and the firewall with a couple of piece of 1.5x1.5 angle. It's plenty sturdy and the pedals fall in the right place. At first glance the z-bar and linkages will take a little work but I think it will fall into place.

Real hot rods have four pedals!!!!!!!!:devil:

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Glad to see you are back on the project. I too started back on the 52 last weekend after taking several months off.

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Nice work on the pedal assembly install Leevon! glad to hear you got settled in, dirty work bench is mandatory isn't it?:)

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nice work man !!

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sick, so glad to see some progress. One word of advise. You may have to shorten that clutch pedal, as it will hit the floor before it really engages fully into your MC. It took me forever to figure out that was my problem, so I cut
my pedal, drilled some holes and bolted it up and that solved my clutch problem. Those full size chevy pedals are kinda long. Better long than short though.

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I figured I might have to massage them a bit, in that pic they're just hanging haphazardly though, the springs, bushings, etc aren't installed yet. Plus I modded the "stop" for the pedal and I think it actually goes too high...something I'll probably address when I get it all hooked up to the trans then I can tailor the starting point.

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nice to see some progress going on....

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Good to see you back at it, I really like this build.

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Thanks. And just for kicks:

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Love that engine and color!

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Lowered the daily / parts getter.

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Nice work.. Love the stance of that truck.

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