1954 Chevy 1/2 ton Truck Build

[Ricos54]

Hello I'm new here and wanted to share my build. This is my first build and have never really work on cars before. I've done some body work on a 40 Ford Coupe and some sheet metal on a 49 chevy truck I had. Both were done about 20 years ago, but that was the extent of any work I have ever done on cars. I'll be 49 in another month and about 6 months ago I decided I wanted to do a ground up restoration since I've always wanted to do one. It started with a friends 54 that had been sitting on a mountain for over 10 years just rotten away. I really didn't want a 54, I like the 47-53 models, but since I could pick it up for $200 I said why not!
August 10,2013 day I pick it up



One thing the truck was supposed to have was a 9" ford and IFS in the front. I brought the truck to my friends to start off with. When I got it to his house we took the body off the frame and discovered a freckin mess. It look like tweekers had the truck. There was a 9", but the IFS was this transverse torsion suspension that was the ugliest thing I've ever seen. It wasn't even put on straight. Let me show you