Marvin (1953 3100)

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As I mentioned above, I had to switch to a camaro/firebird set of front drive accessories to make everything fit correctly with the a/c compressor bracket I got from Alan Grove. I got a new set of pulleys that aren't installed yet in these photos. Also installed are a shortened water pump from Evans Cooling - I had them modify the position of the outlet on the top of the pump to point directly towards the radiator inlet. Also decided to buy a Mechman alternator because the alternator will be difficult to access once the sheetmetal is on. Hoping the Mechman will be good quality and long-lasting. The new alternator isn't installed in these photos, however.


This shows the clearance between the front of the motor and the radiator fan. Tight, but it fits. You can see the swivel neck thermostat housing I bought for the water pump because the stock one just points directly into the inner fender and that's not helpful.


Another view of the camaro/firebird pulleys. Same placement as the earlier setup, just slightly different.


At this point, there are a lot of small detail things happening, but the overall truck doesn't look that much different.


Inside the inner fender, you can see the "bump" the shop added to give clearance for the headers. Same on the passenger side too. Kind of hard to see in the pic, but they did it so that the raised bead follows the surface of the bump as well for a seamless, from the factory look. Really nice metalwork.


Metal repair happening to those running boards I bought in Texas last summer.