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06-16-2016, 07:58 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Austin TX
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neverfinished's 52 chevy
Hey everyone, I'm Andre and I live in the Austin area. I picked up a 52 Chevy a few weekends ago. Here's a pic on the day I brought it home.
 I think it's a decent foundation. The body is in rough shape but so far it's been running good. Here's a list of some of the things that have been done. 350 with TH350 trans Camaro front clip with no power steering (???) Gas tank relocated to under bed |
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06-16-2016, 09:42 AM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Ok lets do this..........
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06-17-2016, 09:13 AM
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Location: Austin TX
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Ordered a new hood emblem, door handles, window cranks & door panels. Even though my truck is listed as a 52 it had 47-51 door handles. You can also see how rough the body is as well.
  
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06-17-2016, 09:25 AM
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Location: Pendleton,IN
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Nice find. Looks to be a much more solid truck than a lot of the builds on here start with.
Good luck on your build. I'll follow along.
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06-17-2016, 11:46 PM
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Location: Austin TX
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Took it out to snap a few better pics this past weekend.
 
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06-17-2016, 11:53 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Austin TX
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Spent the entire day installing Dynamat on the roof & doors and some generic sound deader on the floor and cab wall. I did vibration damper, closed cell foam and mass loaded vinyl on the floor and cab wall. Made a huge difference!
  
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06-18-2016, 01:27 AM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Yours like many others is a mismatch of parts from different years..your doors are 1950 or earlier..in 51 they had vent Windows..but truck isn't that bad for a start..I've seen and own much worse..
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06-18-2016, 10:55 AM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Thanks for the info on the doors. It will definitely come in handy when I order parts for it.
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06-18-2016, 02:03 PM
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Location: Doodah Kansas
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
looks like it has a drivers side vent, my guess is the doors are the same year as the cab, 1950 or earlier.
I wouldnt knock the body on that truck, black is a color that shows every little imperfection. if thats what it looks like in black, I think you have pretty nice sheetmetal.
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06-18-2016, 03:35 PM
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Location: Las Vegas - Nev. aka Sin City
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
very nice ride
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06-18-2016, 03:44 PM
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Location: Mobile, Alabama
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Good looking truck that looks really solid. Subscribed. Any rust? Don't see any in photos you provided. Keep the photos coming. This will be fun. dug
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06-19-2016, 10:56 AM
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Location: Austin TX
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
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06-19-2016, 11:01 AM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Thanks for the kind words everyone. While the seat was out I changed the color.
  
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06-18-2016, 06:25 PM
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Great looking truck to start with and got better with the things you have done. Keep it running and driving while you have fun with it doing improvements but I wouldn't touch that body. It looks fine like it is.
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06-23-2016, 11:55 AM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Change of color is an improvement! dug
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06-25-2016, 10:49 AM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Looking good Dre!
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06-25-2016, 03:59 PM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Looks like a great start and one you're digging into immediately, have fun!
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06-25-2016, 04:45 PM
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Location: Oblong, Illinois
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Good looking truck! I like the seat color too.
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06-28-2016, 12:05 AM
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Location: Austin, Tx
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Thanks for the kind words. Just got this in the mail today from summit.
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06-28-2016, 01:36 AM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Dre
What did you use to change the color? Great start Keep on keepin on.... Nut Case
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06-28-2016, 09:40 AM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
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06-28-2016, 11:07 PM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Good looking truck!
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06-29-2016, 09:17 PM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Sweet ride! The new caps look great.
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07-02-2016, 04:40 PM
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Location: Austin TX
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Took a couple quick cell phone pics with the new hubcaps
 
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07-03-2016, 11:02 PM
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Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
Cool Ride Andre looks good
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