My Winter Build 54 Chevy 1300

[oldman3]

Was that Santa in the brown truck, enjoy Christmas...Jim

[54 CHEVY LR]

Had the cab blasted. Then brought home to remove and replace rotten steel. Not a lot of surprises.

[54 CHEVY LR]

Had the cab blasted. Then brought home to remove and replace rotten steel. Not a lot of surprises.

[54 CHEVY LR]

Cab corners done.

[54 CHEVY LR]

Cannot figure out why my pics always go 90 from what they should be.

[54 CHEVY LR]

Repaired a fender attachment flange on the drivers side

[54 CHEVY LR]

Inner kick ppanels need replacements

[54 CHEVY LR]

Cut out firewall as I will be replacing it with a clean ( lack of holes ).

[upon1]

Looking good! My truck is from just south of Swift Current.

[Coach529]

Awesome build.........subscribed.

[54 CHEVY LR]

I have both front corners rebuilt. All the rust is out.

[54 CHEVY LR]

I had welded in the new metal then once the welds were ground down I sprayed a rubber undercoat on the metal.

I also formed new lower out cab corners, I have them installed and the welds ground and first fill of All Metal on them.

[54 CHEVY LR]

Installed the firewall.

[54 CHEVY LR]

Took off the drip rails. Started tightening up the door gaps.

[54 CHEVY LR]

Drivers door

[oldman3]

Looks good, but my neck is getting sore on the left side...Jim

[54 CHEVY LR]

For some reason all my pictures post sideways.

Maybee I will try a sideways picture

[Root2812]

Originally Posted by 54 CHEVY LR

For some reason all my pictures post sideways.

Maybee I will try a sideways picture

If you host your pictures on a site like photobucket you can rotate them. Also if you have windows just open them on your computer and it should open with windows photo viewer. You can click rotate at the bottom and then save it upright.

[54 CHEVY LR]

I cut in a 5 window conversion. (Outside piece). will install the inside one this week.

[xpickup]

54 CHEVY LR, nice looking metal work! and grat job on the 5 window conversion. I have a 3 window that when I decide to work on it I may convert mine. Keep up the great work.


Shannon

[oldman3]

Very nice looking piece, bet that was pricey. Looks good and seems to fit nice. One question, does the new outer piece bolt to the old inner piece at the cab line, or do you have to rosebud well it in..Jim

[54 CHEVY LR]

Jim.
The pieces are not that bad for cost. You can bolt it, but it is also welded in place. So I will do both I marked the 4 holes then put blind nuts on the new panel. You will have to rose bud the corners. It was done at the factory so I re did it. I only removed the outside so that the cab does not shift. Once I remove the inside I will weld the corners.
Then install the inside piece.

[BlueJeep]

Looks good! I wonder if panel bonding adhesive might be the ticket here (at the bottom). Many of these trucks leak water where the top and bottom meet, so some of us weld the seam after the fact. You have the opportunity to do something different. That would seal it, stick it together, and allow you to shape the body line to your satisfaction when done.

[54 CHEVY LR]

If the picture is able to zoom in you will see I used an adhesive on the joints and then text screwed it. I remove the tech screws and fill it with weld.
Also along the bottom I glued it and then text screwed the piece. Once I remove the front piece I will remove the screws and weld the holes.

[54 CHEVY LR]

I hope to have the front panel done in the next few days