A Scottish 55 Big back window

[whiskymaker]

Howdy doody folks,


Who am i?.........well that dont really matter too much tis the truck that counts

What i will say bout myself is.....yup i do make whisky for a living...yup i do live in Scotland......nope im not Scottish.....

any how,da truck..............


She be a 1955 2nd series 3100 Chevy Task Force Pickup ......with the large rear window..

She is running a newly fitted Goodwrench 350cu V8...... which is mated to a TH350 auto 3 speed gearbox

Plans for her have changed a few times already,but for now my(or should i say our,as my wife is running the rule on this one)

Plans are.

Total strip down.....beed blast all panels and chassis
Total repaint......colur to be revealed once its done(wifes orders)
Bench seat re-trim
Fuel tank moved to the bed.
Stay with the 15 inch smoothy wheels.
Stay with the ride height she is at now.

And then drive the hell out of it...

later on she will get power steering....column change...power brakes....once ive read up on all this stuff and saved up the moolah to pay for it all


Anyway piccy's............

The ol girl the day i viewed her in Grangemouth Scotland


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poxy little air filter has been changed for a parge eddlebrock one


















any one recognise the number plate?

And please bare with me when it comes to using the correct words and terms for parts......ive spent the past 25 yrs messing about with old aircooled VW's,so this is all a new learning curve for me....


By the way howdy everyone.


Mario

[whiskymaker]

The day she got loaded onto the transport ready to go 600 miles to England....to my friends bodyshop.......

After 25 yrs or so of playing with aircooled VW's my knees need a rest and my shifts dont really give me the time off i would need....so for the first time ever i am getting someone else to do the hardwork.....

so sit back and enjoy the build ......i am getting too used to watching from a distance



Here she is with her brand new 15 inch smoothy wheels and tyres


i will let the pics do the talking


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next one shows her without the huuuuuuuuge industrial bumper which i wanted to remove.......dont worry bout the xhausts or lack of bumper.......why? cos i az plans

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Catch ya soon.....need to finish my shift...........

[Mater/10]

Welcome Aboard Bud! Love the plan and the Truck Score!!

[Indian113]

I'm loving it already!! Welcome and keep up the good work. Oh Yeah I know all about working with the wifes Budget!

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by Mater/10

Welcome Aboard Bud! Love the plan and the Truck Score!!

Originally Posted by Indian113

I'm loving it already!! Welcome and keep up the good work. Oh Yeah I know all about working with the wifes Budget!

Many thanks folks for the welcome folks......


The wife maybe controlling the colours etc......but it is me that is paying for it all lol......

[whiskymaker]

he she be arriving at my friends bodyshop in England


so lonely on her own on the bottom level





and amongst the Vee Dubs i am more accustomed too...

[whiskymaker]

So......the story started a few weeks back.....i shall bring you all up to speed now over the coming posts...now ive finished my shift at the distillery....



Bruce is my mate doing the work.......and below are the pics he sent me with his words...........and description...........




now Bruce DONT hang around



his words n pics pinched from elsewhere



Good day striping, the rear is also ready to lift off.



Sorry Mario, I appear to have made more room for turbos

Front end was amazing 2 bolts have sheared on the entire front - I've striped 2007 cars that have been worse!!
Rear is a slightly different story, all of the bed to body ones were loose, so it was quicker for me to cut those ones (8) they are only a long nut and bolt.
Not a fan of the clutch head bolts most of the external ones are too tight to undo (screwdriver tool) so need cutting off, and a couple of the ones inside the doors need drilling out too. Why they used them I'll never now!, but then also most of those issues are probably because it has been round a while
But all in all, amazed in the old girls shape











Hole load of grinding bolts off!

So that it, all major strip done, Just got to separate the inner wings from the front wings, and I've some bolts to drill out on the passenger door so that can get stripped (damn you clutch head!!!!!!!!!)

The blaster likes it ...... as does everyone else that sees it

[whiskymaker]

Now, at this point i decided to bite the bullet........

Bruce was just gonna do the panels and leave me the chassis to do...

however i changed my mind and agreed with Bruce for him to go.....whole hog and strip her right down to the bare bones...

so EVERYTHING is being blasted and coated in an epoxy for protection...



More pics to come........


oh and have i mentioned BULLET holes yet?

[Indian113]

If you have a ? just ask. I don't think any one on this site will care how or what you call a part. Sometimes our slang is confusing as we don't always use the correct language. I know that we are all one big Happy Family here and welcome Truckaholics from around the world.

[Hogger54]

Nice ride, got a good foundation it looks like.
Not so sure about the bullet holes..... I'm thinking they were from pulling dents, but you never know.

[Russell Ashley]

Welcome to the forum. Looks like you started out with a great looking truck and the new wheels and tires really set it off.

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by Indian113

If you have a ? just ask. I don't think any one on this site will care how or what you call a part. Sometimes our slang is confusing as we don't always use the correct language. I know that we are all one big Happy Family here and welcome Truckaholics from around the world.

one way or another i am sure we will work it out....

Originally Posted by Hogger54

Nice ride, got a good foundation it looks like.
Not so sure about the bullet holes..... I'm thinking they were from pulling dents, but you never know.

now,you are the 2nd person to say that....you could well be correct....either way she will be getting all fixed up..

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Welcome to the forum. Looks like you started out with a great looking truck and the new wheels and tires really set it off.

Many thanks for the welcome...we are over the moon with the truck and are really looking forward to using the ol girl......

The wheels and tyres really do suit the ol girl....i did look into clipping and air bagging etc...but being in the UK i would get royally screwed by the vat man and customs man......so this ol lady is staying as she is ride height wise.


i am already looking for another truck,maybe a little older,for me to really play with and have fun......but all in good time.....

[Highsider]

Welcome and thanks for sharing the photos.
I am especially partial to your wheels and caps.

[Kim57]

Welcome.
Looks like a real nice foundation to start with.
Kim

[dyno]

Whiskey makin' and truck restoration? They go hand in hand!

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by Highsider

Welcome and thanks for sharing the photos.
I am especially partial to your wheels and caps.

Originally Posted by Kim57

Welcome.
Looks like a real nice foundation to start with.
Kim

Originally Posted by dyno

Whiskey makin' and truck restoration? They go hand in hand!

Many thanks for the warm welcome and kind words folks


Ive nothing more to report on the ol girl at the moment....waiting for the trip to the blaster to be done.......

in the meantime i shall keep a makin the Whisky

[Lextech]

Nice project truck. Those definitely are not bullet holes. They are dent pulling holes.

Jeff

[oldcouple]

Those would be mighty tiny bullets. Look here http://youtu.be/OHg4F09TW64

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by Lextech

Nice project truck. Those definitely are not bullet holes. They are dent pulling holes.

Jeff

Originally Posted by oldcouple

Those would be mighty tiny bullets. Look here http://youtu.be/OHg4F09TW64

yup,i think you guys be right.

every day is a school day as they say

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by Lextech

Nice project truck. Those definitely are not bullet holes. They are dent pulling holes.

Jeff

Of some guys would drill holes in the metal so the plastic would squeeze thru and grab better, old school stuff did not alway stick like modern, especailly if the metal was rusty.

[whiskymaker]

small update on the ol girl......

chassis and cab should be getting blasted this week.....

in the meantime a friend of mine is starting up his own upholstery business,so,my Mrs and i decided to get him to do our bench seat......



the base.....




i am extremely impressed at how clean and in good nick the base was.......

























and he found his tip......

[Daze57]

Hail Scotland !!!

Welcome aboard from Sin City ! good lookin project ya got there !!!!
WAITIN FOR THE LAPHOIG !

[whiskymaker]

Originally Posted by Daze57

Hail Scotland !!!

Welcome aboard from Sin City ! good lookin project ya got there !!!!
WAITIN FOR THE LAPHOIG !

Many thanks


Only one Whisky for me though......the one and only Mortlach

[whiskymaker]

Scott started on the seat today...first time we are seeing the materials together.....and we likey..........

[whiskymaker]

the cab is starting to look gooooood..............

in epoxy.....and a couple of coats of 2k underneath....underneath gonna get shot with good dose of schutz














im REALLY chuffed at how solid the ol girl has turned out ...... a BIG worry off my mind now the blasting is done n dusted