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1959 short fleetside
i bought a 1959 short big window fleetside yesterday. itried to post picturesbut they are too big. it has been sitting in a pasture for many years so i will be disassembling the whole truck and starting from the frame up. ihve not been on this forum for a while but it looks like i will be on here a lot more as this is going to be a major project for me. i sold my 68 cst so i will be on this forum. as soon as i figure out how to resize pictures i will post them . i am not too good with computer as you can see by my typing.
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
Looking forward to seeing some pics of this new project. Welcome to the dark side
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
use photobucket
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
love those fleetsides
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
trying to post pictures.put them on photobucket. how do i put them here?
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
copy the link that they provide for IMG tag.
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
still trying to pos pictures photobucket gave me a file but when i try to post it shows invalid file will start over tomorrow
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
use the IMG link, click on the link and it will copy to your clipboard, contr+v will paste it to your thread
it will look like this minus the spaces [ URL=http://s306.photobucket.com/user/_ogre/media/YellowTrk-9.jpg.html][IMG]http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/_ogre/YellowTrk-9.jpg[/IMG ][/URL] same link minus spaces ![]()
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Congrats on the four-eyed fatbox score.
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
finally----pictures .as you can see i have major job on my hands. bed and front clip coming off this weekend. trying to locate a soda blaster next
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
more pics hop i did not duplicate any. somebody fixed something .these are the same photos that would not load before. hope im not in over my head
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
Very nice start I have a soft spot for that fleetside model. Wishing you the best on it, good luck and post as pics as you proceed!
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
great score even has the fleetside chrome on the bed!! great find
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![]() I rarely like "patina" but this one DOES have it. Of course you'll have to do something about that eye brow over the passenger side headlight. So what are your plans? Let's hear it. You know the old saw about, "Make it stop, make it go, make it cool" - in that order.
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
other trim is off the truck. both fenders rusted over headlights.may have to replace fenders cab is pretty solid. floor is good. inside above windshield has a small area rusted out. im going to sandblast frame at my job. located a guy that has a mobile soda blaster for sheetmetal. going to tear apart this weekend.
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Okay Dan, stop picking at the little stuff the guy just got it, at least he is tearing all the way down not like some people I know.
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
Nice truck!
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Looks like a nice start.
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
Welcome from the Tomball area. Looks like you've got your work cut out for you, but should be a fun project.
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
Looks like a great start to a nice project, good looking ride
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
well today i got the front clip broke loose.tried like hell but could not remove by myself.tomorrow my three sons will come over and help me.started all this with hand tools only. i finally went to harbor freight and bought a compressor.a lot easier with impact wrench.going to a swap meet in pasadena tomorrow to see what i can find. will post some pictures tomorrow
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
good lookin truck - great project - welcome aboard from sin city
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
made some progress today. bed and front clip removed. went to swap meet , waste of time . maybe three people with parts. nothing i needed. engine tranny and cab come off next. sheet metal is in better shape than i thought
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Re: 1959 short fleetside
Looking good AJ, looking good!
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