Rods 57

[_Ogre]

nice build rod57. the only guys that haven't worked on their trucks for ever, paid to have someone else do it.

just an idea: my battery is behind the passenger's seat. put a jump post under the hood.

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

nice build rod57. the only guys that haven't worked on their trucks for ever, paid to have someone else do it.

just an idea: my battery is behind the passenger's seat. put a jump post under the hood.

good idea on the battery, thanks.

[Rods57]

Hey there, so thought i would post the pictures of my trucks "twin" to steel a term from Bam. Had it since 96, just having fun with my scanner.









Yes it really is the same car and it really is that clean...great find i am very lucky.

[Maximus]

My dad's got a '55 2dr Sedan, they are fantastic cars! he bought his in the early 70's and is still working on it lol. Thus the reason why I built a '55 pickup. Great builds!!!

hey, you also never got into what happened to the fender, did ya get the mistake resolved?

[Rods57]

Oh that was bad, i cut the fender to far back




I found a new one though and i am re-fixing it.

I also have a new one to replace the pass side.

[Roadkill58]

Rods57

I like your truck build!

I also like your 55 sedan!

Had one (primered) when I was in high school.

I was always broke (tickets).

[Rods57]

i did some work this weekend. Finished my bed sides...closed the ends, new angle strips, welded the stake pockets up, removed the chain latches. also got a rear panel from a guy for $50 that had a little bit of corner damage that I repaired.

[Kim57]

Looking good. The little things do a lot.
Kim

[ChuckDriver]

Lookning og. How did you attach the angle strips to the bedsides?

[_Ogre]

best bed assembly instructions are on the mar-k site
drill holes in bed sides and thru weld to the angle

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Lookning og. How did you attach the angle strips to the bedsides?

Originally Posted by _Ogre

best bed assembly instructions are on the mar-k site
drill holes in bed sides and thru weld to the angle

Exactly what i did. Drill and fill baby....

[ChuckDriver]

Thanks!

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by Roadkill58

Rods57

I like your truck build!

I also like your 55 sedan!

Had one (primered) when I was in high school.

I was always broke (tickets).

HA HA thanks, well i can only hope someday to get a ticket in mine.

[Rods57]

So a while back i posted about the fact that my cab had been dropped on its back at some point, so i had a bit of damage to the back. i got sick of it and cut it out. more pics on the fix but for now here is the before and after of the cutting...

[oldcouple]

Thats a lot of work, you could have almost made it a small window while you were at it,

[Panelman55]

Looks like it might have been hit in the rear end really hard! It usually jams the bed into the rear of the cab. I had it happen to me once while I was stopped.

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by Panelman55

Looks like it might have been hit in the rear end really hard! It usually jams the bed into the rear of the cab. I had it happen to me once while I was stopped.

could have been. it looked like something was in the bed and hit the back panel and the top of the cab, but the corners were hit too so not sure.

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by oldcouple

Thats a lot of work, you could have almost made it a small window while you were at it,

Ha HA that would have been easier I bet.

[Rods57]

here it is after i spot the new piece in place. the second picture is of the lower line of the big curve, thats the part that was the worst. Pretty happy with how it is now. And now to just fill in the 10,000 pin holes....

[Kim57]

That came out nice.
Kim

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by Kim57

That came out nice.
Kim

Thanks Kim

[ChuckDriver]

That was a lot of work, but you pulled it off!

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

That was a lot of work, but you pulled it off!

Yeah its not done yet but its getting there, I am glad i did it but i was worried i would make it worse. Thanks for the comments its nice to have people that understand what kind of mentality it takes to cut up a perfectly good truck on your side...

[Rods57]

Finished off the back of the cab. Heard about a product called tiger hair? suppose to be great for welds to re-enforce them. has anyone used it or heard of it? I think its just like Duraglass, anybody used that? Bam?

Pictures are not great the fist makes it look like crap but the close up shows what it looks like.

[Kim57]

That came out real nice. I think tiger hair is filler with fiberglass strands in it.
Kim