1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild

[Stepside Jim]

Thanks Kim and rgunlock. Although the truck is just temporarily together to test fit parts and set the ride height, I'm starting to get that anxious feeling of getting the truck done. In reality, it's showing the many little adjustments yet to finish. Such as getting the door gaps set and test fitting all the wood for the bed floor, bumper fitments, etc. Pretty much all the headaches you don't want to have issues with once the truck has paint on it.

One issue I encountered with the new wheels was the mounting flange was much thicker than the stock wheels. Out came the originals for a set of ARP long studs. I couldn't find the ones with the proper knurl diameter where the stud presses into the flange. I had to drill all the holes to fit the closest high performance studs. The fun never ends.....


They ended up being about 3/4" too long. I cut them to length and rounded the outer edges. Problem solved.


It's these never ending issues that you simply can not explain to a "non automotive" enthusiast when they can't understand why a project goes on and on and on.

[Stepside Jim]

On to another loose end I wanted to take care of. It's the panel in front of the bed. When it's bolted in place you can see into the opening of this panel. By spending a couple hours now and closing the openings now, I'll never have to see these openings again.