my 1950 project
 

Im new to this thread and started my 1950 chevy 3100 with my dad on 7/20/2009 for $250.00. we went with the s-10 swap with chevy 350. we've already chopped it 3 inches and shaved the door handles

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looks like a good start

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Nice start.
What theme are you going with? Shinny paint, flat paint, original patina, gasser, low rider......?

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Im thinking with going with a two tone shinny paintjob for this one and the next one im going to ratrod

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Very nice. Give us more details; engine/trans, bed?

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Im going with a 350 small block with 350 turbo transmission im going with the stock bed with rollpan, hidden latches and polished aluminum diamond plated floor. Just got a bed and two front fenders for $350.00 off craigslist. Here some pictures of the bed and some more of the chop

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Here some more pictures of the chop and taking the cab off the s-10 frame. Going to start sandblasting this weekend. Hopefully have the truck back on the frame and primered before the summer

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im digging the dukes of hazzard touch on the door lol

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Subscribed looks good.

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Did you find the plans on the site for the cab mounting brackets or are you going to buy a kit?

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ive seen the plans on building of the cab mount brackets and im going to build my own

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Nice truck.

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Wow, you're moving right along there. What are you doing for a windshield?

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We are going to v butt the windshield and do away with the center strip

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I have and s-10 rearend in it now I was thinking about putting a camaro rearend in it. I need to put cab corners on it hopefully I will get them sometime this month

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We dont need that hole moving the gas tank to the s-10 stock location with the filler neck coming through the floor of the bed

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the original hole for the filler neck going to move to the floor of the bed

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This is a picture of my s-10 frame in the snow

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FYI I see your engine has the stamped steel brackets for the accys. I posted my experience with these somewhere on the engine thread, but the jist of it is; the early '90's engines use 2 cast aluminum brackets that are a bolt up replacement for these stamped ones. My power steering pump almost dropped off because of these stamped ones cracking.

Paint scheme....I have a '53 and I'm looking at black fenders and a different body color (yellow or mint green).

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Not much happening here just welded up the radio hole and took some pictures of the welded relief cuts

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looks good. Keep it up.

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Going to finish all the welding on the cab except the cab corners and the cowl panel this weekend, getting them next month. We are also going to start sandblasting the fenders, bed and maybe some of the cab

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Just rolled my cab outside for the first time in 4 months. Started sandblasting the cab today. I know all you guys like pictures so here they are.

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Got the whole cab sandblasted, starting sanblasting the rest of the truck tuesday. Just bought cowl panels and rear cab corners hopefully get them this week. Will post pictures soon

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truck is looking good man, id love to find this style of truck for my next build, :waah: some day for as im only 22 building a 83 chevy c-10 stepside, so i have my whol life to try and build a truck like yours, but looks good cant wait to see more:chevy:

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looking good, i really like the chop top, it has a great profile. great job so far.

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I havent posted for awhile put i did get my truck together

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Lookin' good. Is that a hole in your cowl or just black paint?

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This is just another picture. the picture are on my phone they are dark my computer doesnt have a camera car slot

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nick that is the place for the new cowl panel i got. I cut the old one out

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Thats what I was thinking.

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Going to put the other fender and runningboard on this weekend. Going to roll outside so i can get a side shot of the truck. Then do alittle sandblasting to the truck. Will post pictures from my phone have to get laptop fixed to upload from camera

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Your truck has a nice stance.:metal:

Would you mind taking a measurement from the bottom of the floor board to the ground.

I am trying to figure out my ride height.

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4DSEVEN i will get the floorboard measurement tomorrow but i do know that my running boards and front fender are 9 inches from the ground want to go alittle bit lower thats on a stock s-10 frame. Want to get to about 5-6 inches off the ground

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Mike, did you find the parts you needed at Larry's yard? Did you leave anything for me?;)

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I ended up spending 200 dollars. I got 2 fenders, 2 doors, a tailgate in perfect condition(which im going to sell u dont need one do u) and a side splash apron. Im going to go with a smoothed tailgate.

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Sweet, I was hoping you guys found some good stuff since you had to drive so far to get there. I don't need:truck: a tailgate right now, I am working on getting the cab mounted to the frame and doing suspension and patch panels for now.

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Its been about a month since ive been on here. Got my cab sandblasted and bought new doors, and got the truck back together

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Looking good. Keep us in the loop.

Ratty 46

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THis is my truck now tell me wht u think so far