52 Project

[PurdueSD]

Awesome color!
Posted via Mobile Device

[msaintg]

Wow, that thing is turning out beautiful! Luv the color, luv the wheels... everything!

[pgf545]

Thanks for the nice comments. It has been a long road but the truck has turned out pretty nice.
Posted via Mobile Device

[slydogg76]

Looks great!

[CAL 58 GMC]

It's really coming a long nicely! Not to much longer and it's going to hitting the road!

[skymangs]

Wow, what a great build! looks awesome.

[pgf545]

Thank you very much, very time consuming but a fun project.

Bernie

[pgf545]

So I have been doing a lot of little stuff that seems to eat up a bunch of time. I got the steering all put in, the shifter linkage and throttle cable installed. I am hoping to get the brake lines installed in the next few weeks and then maybe I can finish buttoning up the front sheet metal. I took a picture of my dad when we were test fitting the throttle pedal and he was making motor noises...lol. Here are a few pictures I took today. Enjoy.

Bernie

P.S. I just noticed while looking at these pictures that I really need to give this thing a bath!!!!! Please ignore the mess. Thanks

[tobins 52 gmc]

Loving it man ,your dad looks like he is having fun . Marry Christmas from Canada

[pgf545]

Well the going has been slow but steady!!! I finally got the brake lines run today but still have to finish clamping them to the frame and bleeding the brakes. Who knows how much longer this truck will take. I am hoping to get the motor fired up soon and then maybe we can at least let my dad drive it down the driveway under its own power. I still need to figure out the water hoses but I think I have a good idea of what I want to do. Thanks for the support on my drug out project.

Bernie

[tobins 52 gmc]

all good man

[52ChevyDude]

That is a truck to be measured by. Very Nice Work. I look forward to seeing more progress on the truck.

[pgf545]

Thank you guys very much! This thing started out to be a very simple build that we were just going to install the MII front and spray some paint. It has spiraled out of control to this. It has been fun and hopefully soon we will at least get it to move and stop under its own power. I bleed the brakes today and some other minor stuff done. I won't be able to work on it for a few weeks so maybe Memorial weekend I can get some stuff done. Thanks for viewing my build thread and someday there will be a payoff!!!

Bernie

[pgf545]

We finally got far enough along to fire up the motor today!!! I did the final brake bleed, hooked up the convertor, hooked up the power and made some noise. It still needs some tuning and lots of other minor details....Like figuring out the radiator hoses, mounting the fenders and hooking up the power steering, etc. I was really happy that we didn't have any leaks or major problems. It fired in about a half turn which caught my brother off guard. I did a quick video on my phone but I can't get to load. I will post it if I can figure it out. Good day everyone.

Bernie

[pgf545]

I couldn't get the video to load so here's a link to the YouTube clip. Sorry about the poor quality, this is the first time I have tried to video a running motor and well I guess I suck at it. lol Also never mind all the junk in the cab, it seems to be a catch all during the assembly. We did clean it out yesterday afternoon after I did the video. Enjoy

http://youtu.be/GJz-PKp1OpI

Bernie

[1948GMC]

Any finished pictures I love it!!!!!!!!

[pgf545]

No we haven't finished it yet, I quit putting a time table cause I keep missing my self imposed deadlines...lol. I hope to get it drivable in the next few weeks so at least dad can drive it up and down the driveway. I try to post pictures when we do something exciting. Here lately its been boring tedious stuff.

Bernie

[tobins 52 gmc]

I hear ya

[pgf545]

I finally got all the power steering lines run. I thought I had all the leaks fixed but I was down there yesterday and there was a big puddle under the truck. It appears to be leaking around one of the fittings, looks like maybe I didn't get it assembled good. I will look at it this weekend and see if that is indeed where it is leaking. I still need to put some hose hangers to keep them from flopping I will probably do that this weekend also. I have some stuff to do to the race car also so I guess it will depend on how much time I have to spend on it.

Bernie

[solidaxel]

A great location for the P S filler, is it going to be in the way of the inner fender brace?
Do you really need tha tpressure reducer for your rack and pinion?

[pgf545]

Thanks Solidaxel, yes it's behind the brace. The rack said it needed a pressure reducer. I wanted to go with a replacement fitting but dad wanted to be able to adjust it to get the feel he wants.

Bernie

[pgf545]

Finally after working on this thing for what feels like forever we actually drove it today!!! First time in over 30 years that it has moved under its own power. Now if I can just get all the rest of the stuff done. My dad was excited and I am not sure if you can see in the video but he was beaming that big smile.

Here are a couple of short videos that I shot on my phone today, my brother had his GoPro going also but I will wait until he downloads it to see if I am going to post it also. Enjoy

http://youtu.be/TnOtM18OBM8

http://youtu.be/ufRhNWF-9v0


Bernie

[rgunlock]

Congratulations!!! Looks and sounds great!

[CAL 58 GMC]

Sounds great Bernie! I love the smile on your Dad's face, that's priceless!!!

[ChuckDriver]

Congrats!!