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Hello everyone. I am from montana & I am starting to work on a 1952 3100.

I saw an old 50's P/U for sale on the side of the road a couple of months ago. I stopped by and ended up buying it. I have since really got the bug for these trucks & now have six of them in my yard It has become a hobby in of itself just going down remote roads, finding an old truck then trying to haul it off for free. I have two 52's, one pre 50?, and three 54's.

I just got the 54's & don't know what the differences are other than I noticed the windshield is one piece & the grill is different. It looks like maybe the hood is a little longer & I noticed the bed rails are flat.

I haven't had as much time as I would like to work on my planned build. So far I picked out a 52 cab & used metal from other old junker cars to patch up the floor & cab corners. It is looking pretty solid, I also patched one door bottom and that is about it for the body.

I installed a 77 chevy 1/2 ton p/u front end & started on a disc brake 9" rear that I got from the junk yard. I have put together a ls1 forged short block, reworked heads, intake, oil pan, turbo, & exh. manifolds for this build.

It will probably be a long time before I get this on the road. I have never done body work so I am learning as I go. I do however work on boosted ls1 setups, it is my specialty.

I got the 54's from the original owner. He had story about each truck & why he quit driving them. Pretty cool. One thing kind of unique is that one has an aluminum topper that he said was from 54. I am going to keep it & fix it up although it is in pretty good shape.

Here is the pic of the first truck right after I got it home. The guy told me it was a 50 but I have since found out it is a 52.