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Project "Popeye"
My diligence has paid off...it's exactly what I was looking for; clean title, original-ish paint, decent body and pretty much unmolested. The previous owner stored it in a garage for 19 years which stopped the rust monster but not the mice. I found a small amount of rust in the driver floorboard and some small holes in each cab corner and the bed has a couple issues but nothing unexpected. The doors, front clip and the cab are in great shape. I didn't poke around too long because I knew it wouldn't last at his price so we came to terms and I'm picking it up next Saturday.
My vision includes preserving the body, MII front end, 4-link/c-notch rear, 5.3L/700R4, steelies and wide whites, wiring, gauges, seat and maybe some weatherstripping and such then drive her wheels off! We have a baby due in March and I'm finishing a Harley project, so nothing will happen for a couple of months. But when the bike sells and the homelife settles down game on! Here are some cell phone pics: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/...68c7d531b1.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/...330254a3f3.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/...8e30f054bc.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/...e9c65fa81e.jpg |
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nice find. great start to a fun project
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looks like a 52 or a 50
nice what did you pay for it? GT |
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I wish any of the three that i bought would have been in that good of shape. You look to have a great starting point and i am anxious to see this take shape. Good luck!!!!
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Okay, I just got sentimental thinking about my Grandpa, he always loved these trucks and he wanted me to have one. He gave me a die-cast model of a '48 that sits in my office. Lots of people called him Popeye because he was short and had huge forearms. So the truck now has a name - "POPEYE". |
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That looks like a great start! Be careful cleaning up the mouse poop, that stuff is bad for you.
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sweet, looking forward to the Build AKA POPEYE !
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Looks solid, and you got a great deal on it to boot. I'm looking forward to seeing this truck come to life. Good luck.
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Great deal. Looks like a solid truck.
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Sweet....
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Word, this is a great find. I absolutely love pics of these in a stranded original state of position. Your cell takes awesome pics. I am very happy you got such a good deal, it is
such a good feeling. Also 52's to my knowledge didn't have the series number under the emblem because they were cutting back on metal during the war. So yeah if the title says 50' that sounds right. Also a 52 would have vent windows, assumning these parts aren't replacements. |
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Nice find! How much you find it for, if you dont mind me asking..
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he said 900
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I ran the trim tag last night from a link on Stovebolt and the serial # identifies it as a 1/2 ton 116" wheelbase built in Baltimore in May 1950. So I have a good trim tag AND title. Sweet.
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Nice an a nice price these days. Sounds like you have some good plans for it too.
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yeah, i slacked on reading.. sorry. |
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Nice find, i agree, that will be a sweet way to get the truck built, love wide whites
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I want to paint the dash, firewall, wheels and maybe roof with some kind of metalflake blue, like marina blue with some silver flake or maybe darker. And maybe a blue mexican blanket seat. That would be it for color. Something like this scheme but of course with the black exterior:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z0t3lOg3-1...Q-L_detail.jpg What do you think? |
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Drool!!!!!!
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awesome, i love it
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hey, your pretty close to me. (couple hours)
anyways why, may i ask, are you going with the 700r4 instead of the 4l60e or even 4l80e? i assume when you say 5.3l that your talking about a late model LM7 instead of a carbed 327 sbc. if not, then disreguard my post :) |
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Great find and best yet, a great price.
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I'm not too picky, for instance if I found a great rear end cheap that has say 3.08 gears, then I'd just throw a TH 350 in there. |
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Looks like a great truck to start the project with...good luck!!
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Looks to be a nice find. Good luck with her.
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i have my original rebuilt when i built my truck the first time (03 or 04) grandpas 57 bel air 2dr hardtop. my 57 3100. dads 56 bel air 2dr sedan http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...l02/Car035.jpg my '38 http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...2/IMG_6684.jpg my '57 http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...esel02/011.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...el02/013-1.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...esel02/017.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...esel02/019.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...2/IMG_5953.jpg dads '57 http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...el02/010-1.jpg grandpas '57 (horrible pic, didnt have the keys to pull it outside) http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...esel02/007.jpg |
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Congrats on the find! Can't wait to see more of this one!
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nice rides blackdiesel! I guess as Hank Jr. would say "it's a fam-ly tradition" :lol:
I've been following your 2wd swap / build. Looking good. |
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Well for inspiration I picked up this serape from Ebay for the seat:
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We made time to go retreive the truck today, it is not local but 1.5 hours away so we made a day of it. It was muddy and cold and of course a real pain but above all fun.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/...6b12323886.jpg Dad and my boy: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/...5ddb488e13.jpg Pretty solid overall: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/...dcd42767e4.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/...2bc624ab0f.jpg |
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Looks like a keeper.
What are your plans for it? |
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That thing is sweet. Some of the best times I spent with my old man or my son were road trips to look at or drag home some cool treasure.... Very nice...
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Looks like a good solid foundation to start with. Im sure you will have fun building it. I know that I had fun building mine and the reward is driving it
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Project "Popeye"
Well I guess it's time to turn this into a build thread since I couldn't fight the urge to tear into it. This thread may be painfully slow but hopefully not boring. Since I got the truck I have cleaned it out, scrapped the original drivetrain and started gathering parts. My frame has seen better days and I found one nearby cheap so it now resides in my garage which is a good jump in motivation. So far the plan is:
Suspension/chassis -Air ride IFS (type TBD) with power rack -4 link rear end w/ bags over axle, c-notch -camaro drum brake 10 bolt rear end, 3.42-ish ratio -under floor power disc/drum booster, all new brake lines -blast, prime and paint chassis Drivetrain -5.3L, 212/218 cam, carbureted, w/ coil pack relocation and finned aluminum valve covers -NP 833 4 speed manual O/D transmission -stock fuel tank location Body/paint -original black paint -light rust repair in the floorboards and cab corners -holes in firewall filled -painted dash and firewall -rough hewn bed wood and old beer crate in bed -tasteful door logos and pinstriping -new glass and rubber -steel wheels and whitewall tires Interior -functional heater, radio, wipers, and gauges -blue and black mexican blanket on the original seat -new wiring http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/...1bf1ba6a_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/...d6519762_b.jpg |
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Great looking truck. I like the blue serape.
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nice looking truck dude
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