Operation 1950 Burn Victim
 

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Good day fellow GM guy's. New build thread.
My bosses 1950 Chevy. His 1st ever truck. He picked this gem up when he was only 12 years old. Drove it through high school. Some time in 1980 she was the victim of a fire. Hence the title name. After many years of sitting in storage he has given me the opportunity to restore this sweet old beast.

4 very long days and she is all in pieces. Many more pics to come.

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Welcome to the site, looks to be pretty solid, what' s the plan on rebuild?....Jim

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Oldman3
The plan is to bring her back to life in a classic, more safe state. Trying to keep her to the original style my boss had her in while he was growing up; with a few minor changes. Mostly what he "Wanted" to do.
3" Drop axle
5 lug disk brakes.
2nd Gen F-body rear diff.
Keeping the inline 6 for nostalgic sake and adding a dual carb intake and Muncie 4 speed.
For the pain we are toying with the idea of the finished paint of the interior and frame, as well as the firewall and radiator cover, and leaving the body satin black primer.
Wheel and tire combo are still in question.

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Got the frame all cleaned up and ready for blasting.

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As soon as the blasting is done and we make a final decision on the suspension then off to be powder coated.

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I modified the steering column a bit to add a little more room.

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And welded back together
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The inner Rod

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One piece again

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Not really sure why this bracket was welded here, but it has been here for over 40 years.
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So much for that.
Plasma cutter to the rescue!!

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Just picked her up from the Media blaster

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A little bit of work to do back here
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Left rear corner panel and the right front lower cowl panel will be replaced. Debating on the right side foot area. POR15 and some DynaMat should do the trick.

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Nice solid looking cab...Jim

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Good lookin' start, and nice welding!

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Thanks Oldman3. We are very happy with the way this turned out. Only two panels need replaced. Easy stuff.

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Thanks LowElco. It's been a OTJ training. Haha. I built a Trans Am and that needed a lot of welding. So now for the nice stuff. HA. :lol:

Thanks again.

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Christmas is coming early.
Among all the little things that I have ordered from Brothers Trucks, (which is an amazing company to work with) from TCI Engineering I ordered their 1950 Chevy Truck Rear Parabolic Leaf Spring Suspension Kit - Part number: 432-4610-00

She is gonna look so so sweet sitting in the back.
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/...sbd8fc947.jpeg

We will have it powder coated Red along with the frame.
http://www.classictrucks.com/tech/09...g_kit_upgrade/

Here is the side view from Classic Trucks website.

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I also got that rear leaf set.. Easy to instal, and good strong material.
And the stance is great.
Good luck with your build..

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I just put the same thing in my 1950 a few weeks ago. I liked it a lot.

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"I just put the same thing in my 1950 a few weeks ago. I liked it a lot."


SWEET:metal: That makes me feel better YahamaR1 and Root2812

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I'm trying to post new pics but that blasted Photobucket is down.
I ordered the front end kit with Drop Axle and brakes and heavy duty Tie Rod with ends. Rear roll pan so I can trim out the back. I will be installing a rear access fuel filler from the licenses plate door next.
Picking up the frame from the Blaster shop tomorrow. Next step will be to cut off all the old spring shackle brackets and prep it for the "NEW" goodies.
Stay Tuned

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Ahh YEAH!! New Pics!!!

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After we get all this goodness mocked up with the engine, (6 Cyl) new Tranny, (Muncie 4speed) and the 10 Bolt 2nd gen F-body Diff it is time to Powder coat this beauty. Frame will be done in Victory Red. Yes, 2008 Corvette Red.

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Just picked up all the goodies from our Blaster guru. The frame was a Bugga to get cleaned :devil: Sure looks good tho.
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Here is the cab with some Brothers goodies.
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Little this and that.
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Spindles with all new stuff fresh from the machine shop.
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Here is our selected powder coating. Corvette Victory Red :metal:
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Time To cut off all the useless junk.
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Flip it and do the bottom.
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Flip it back and mock up the Rotisserie frames.
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Here is the Rear Cross member with in-board shock mounts.
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Installing the new Diff.
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Brackets.
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Taking the few needed pieces off this old junk.
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Still waiting for the CPP front end drop axle and disk brakes.

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Reluctantly waiting on Back ordered parts. As it turns out the front drop axle is made out of 100% pure Unobtainium. This is also true for the radiator support. I am not really happy with the place I ordered these parts from but what am I supposed to do?
So on to the things that I can control. Pictures!!!!

The rear diff is in
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Built a sweet rotisserie
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Picked up little peach to mount up the T5 BW tranny.
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And on to the doors.
One has some bondo in it from a little wack, but that aint no big deal.
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All theses goodies as well as the fenders and bed are going to the media blaster this week. Then off to the pain guy.
In the mean time the frame will be mocked up with the engine and tranny then sent out to the drivetrain guy to build a drive line and rebuild the Diff with some 3.55:1 gears.

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Moving along nicely!

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Cancel your orders, there's plenty of vendors for these trucks. Cpp? I'd go with a SIDS axle ,drop axle . And he'll get it to you and it'll be perfect

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Love your progress!

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Hopped Up,
Really? SIDS? I will check them out. CPP has not been the best to work with so far, so it won't kill me to cancel that. Thank you for the advice, I will use it.

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Mr. Jones

Thank you. I am all Gung Ho on this girl. :metal:
The Back Ordered parts are the only thing holding me up. So it looks like I will cancel one order and reorder through SIDIS.

Thanks again for checkin it out.

Toby...

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Another day, another set of parts installed. We were slow in the shop this week so I was able to get the springs mounted up. Installing the new shakle bushings in the frame brackets and spring eyelets was just a blast. How come nothing fits? Well it does now. :metal: It is nice to have a buddy who owns a machine shop that is only a block away.

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Spindles mocked up.
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Ugly bolts. Soon to have matching style. This is only for the purpose of Set Up.
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Alright!! Another week and much more progress. I went gangbusters this week on the 50'. Have a look. :metal:

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Ready for prep.
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These cleaned up nice.
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Fitting everything together.
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Right side is done.
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Slight difference between the old and the new.
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Driver side coming together.
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Don't mind the mess. :mm:

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Heavy duty Tie Rod.
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Here is some fitting for the HotRodWorks adapter plate.
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Setting in the 235 L6
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T-5 cuddles up nicely
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Probably not the wheels that will end up on her, but they look dang good.
And she is on the ground!!!
I could not find any more lug nuts to mount the rear wheels.
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Almost 2 months to the day we have the Mock-Up done. Here is to progression.

So next week I will line up the engine and mount the tranny cross-member.
Then she is off to have the driveline built and new rear gears installed.

See you all next week.

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Very nice work...Jim

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Thank you very much Jim.
This is hard to call this work. I am enjoying so much I would do it for free. But don't tell my boss that. HAHA! :lol:

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Here we are again. More time, more progress.

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Got the shop cleaned up a bit and the wheels bolted on.

The Cross-member built and installed.
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More shots of the frame.
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Now we transport the cab and the other parts to the paint shop for sealing and primer coating.
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Next is transporting the frame to the DriveLine shop for new gears and a drive line.


Yes, I dig my Suburban too :metal:

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Nice work on the truck. I agree, those three door Suburbans are cool.

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Thanks for checkin her out. It has been very rewarding along the way.

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Another new week and many more new photos.

The Frame was picked up from our DriveLine shop
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New DriveLine and a sweet set of 3:55 gears. Had to get a new axle and bearing kit too. But that is the life of rebuilding.
Next step is back in the shop.
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Time to take off the Front axle.
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Engine is out and ready for paint.
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The frame is mounted to the rotisserie and stripped back down to nothing.
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Not that the next images have anything to do with this Truck build, but we like Hot cars and such so here is what I was doing while the frame was getting the drive-train built.

As she sits in all her glory. Notice the cage inside. Yes, she needs that.
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Pulled the 6 speed for another project and I am reinstalling the 4 speed.
But while we are doing this, let's freshen up the engine too.
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With the Camaro engine at the machine shop, and the Truck frame ready for powder coating I needed something to fill my time with.
NEXT!!!
The 6 speed found a new home in the 69' RS Z28.
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In pieces.
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And She is DONE!!!
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Next on the agenda is fitting the rear mounted gas tank and sending the frame down the road for powder coating. The Cab and other such body panels are still getting the work they need at the paint shop.

I am expecting by the end of August this truck will be all back together waiting for the body.

Hope you have enjoyed this little show. :metal:

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A great show, love it!

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Thanks AD.
This is my first BIG project. This forum has really helped me do it right the 1st time. So thank you and all others for finishing your projects 1st. :metal:

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Last thing before I take her down to get Powder Coated is the frame for the rear mounted fuel tank.
I saw a few very good ideas on how to go about this. We wanted it to sit way in the back and NOT fill from the bed. With the addition of the rear roll pan we decided on having it fill like a 1969 Camaro. Got a Fuel tank from a 69' Camaro. Will have the license plate frame to match also.
Have a look.
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Here is the frame going in.
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I didn't like how "Boxy this was looking. Didn't flow like the rest of the truck. Time for a change.
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J-Hooks installed.
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A little Plasma cutting here and there.
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Next will be covering the ends and boxing it in.

And on a more beautiful note; A friend of mine took this picture for her photography class. Enjoy :metal:

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Good morning Truck guys. Things have been really busy in the shop the past few weeks and I have not had much time to work on the ole' girl. But this week was different.. Got much done and took the frame back to get cleaned up and powder coated. :metal:

Bring on the pictures.:sumo:

A little on the engine 1st.
We have a built 235 out of a 57' Chevy. A little head work but nothing to submit to Hot Rod magazine yet. HAHA!
Classic Industries has a pretty good lookin Chevy grey that I coated the L6 with. I am sure when I get the rest of the accessories bolted on she will look fantastic.
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Here is the trucks original exhaust manifold that my boss and his dad modified over 30 years ago. Who am I to change that? So we are keeping it for the sake of nostalgia. Notice they added a second outlet for dual exhaust. Pretty cool. I just welded up a hole or two and made it pretty.
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And here is her mate. An Offy triple single.
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The Exhaust all painted up with VHT Cast.
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And like BOOM!!!
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The exhaust got new outlet bolts with a helicoil or two..... Or 4 really. It's old, what are ya gonna do?
And some chrome stuff.
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Now on to the frame.:metal::metal::metal:

Box-O-Goodies.
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All Welded up and trimmed out.
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And there she is. Ready for the Powder Coater.
That's Brett trying to figure out the tie-down strap.
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I pick her up on Monday or Tuesday so be ready for some BOOM BABY!!! Bright Corvette Red. Then the real fun starts. Putting her back together.

Thank you again for checking out our project.

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Good progress. Like the Camaro tank idea and will be interested to see how it comes out. Really appreciate the extra work making the box steel "look right". Frame is going to look great!

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Very nice build