1953 Chevy 3100 Project

[TheQuicksilver]

More body work, more primer. Found a guy with a paint booth, and found a good deal on some tires.

[c10addict]

lookin good... Subscribed

[TheQuicksilver]

Wow, so I've neglected the hell out of this thread. Sorry guys. And it's only taken me nearly two years to get the truck itself finished. But it's darn near there now. Here are some recent shots. Not pictured: the bed is now complete and reassembled. Interior has all new carpet. Spare tire is mounted.









She's not quite done, but very close. Doing some interior work still. A bit of exterior buffing and trim left. The flickr set is running at http://www.flickr.com/photos/fienen/...7608722892176/. Very likely going to sell it once it's complete and buy something a bit older that's been completely restomodded.

[jocko]

Originally Posted by TheQuicksilver

Here's a picture, as promised:


Re: tranny swap, the more I think about it, the less I want to do it, if only because I'm a sucker for keeping things as original as I can, and getting rid of the three on the tree seems like a damn shame.

While I understand the desire to keep something all original - especially considering you're starting with a 3onthetree - one can easily swap the T5 in and use a floor shifter that is "disguised" as an old granny 4.

Here's a thread on doing it on a 60-66 (but you will have different considerations, as mentioned above, a rearend swap required also.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=4879486 it might highlight some of the considerations.

I am done for now - but future plans call for an old black stick and doorknob (or original 66 4-speed knob), and maybe, just maybe, a 5-speed patter etched or scribbled onto it.... http://prostores3.carrierzone.com/se...obs/Categories

[TheQuicksilver]

Originally Posted by jocko

While I understand the desire to keep something all original - especially considering you're starting with a 3onthetree - one can easily swap the T5 in and use a floor shifter that is "disguised" as an old granny 4.

Here's a thread on doing it on a 60-66 (but you will have different considerations, as mentioned above, a rearend swap required also.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=4879486 it might highlight some of the considerations.

I am done for now - but future plans call for an old black stick and doorknob (or original 66 4-speed knob), and maybe, just maybe, a 5-speed patter etched or scribbled onto it.... http://prostores3.carrierzone.com/se...obs/Categories

At this point, my main goal is to finish it out as is, drive it around with a for sale sign in it, then "upgrade" to a slightly older but already restomodded truck (old body sitting on modern powertrain). I'm a smart guy, but the only way I could pull off that kind of conversion is to write a check for it, and I just don't think it's worth it for me in this case for this truck.

[jocko]

Ha! I understand. It's kinda funny how I ended up doing it - I did the T5 conversion so I could put in a floor shifter and free up the space for a power brake booster (30ntree ears interfered with that idea). In the end, the trans worked out, but the dual quad manifold I've been working has no room for the vac hookup.... So, I got the trans, and manual brakes!

[TheQuicksilver]

Here's one for the road (no pun intended). Excuse the Ford, it's my father's.


Full photoset

[solidaxel]

Have you given any thought of starting with another bare 48 t0 53 chassis and building a all new upgraded under carriage and then swapping over you very straight sheetmetal,ie; Dog house, cab, and bed and bumpers, that way you know what you have and could be farmed out in pieces as time and money happen?
From the looks of your work you have some of the hard work behind you and you know what you have. There is a lot of help on this site!

[TheQuicksilver]

Unfortunately, I don't really have the technical expertise, time, wallet, or space for something of that scale. If I had the space at least, I might be able to muddle through the rest, but I'm not sure how good I'd feel about it.

[TheQuicksilver]

Got motivated and built some bedrails for the truck yesterday. Really made the back end of the truck, in my opinion. Should have done it a long time ago.

more pics

[Rude Dude]

I like the color and the bed rails came out sweet!