What did you do with your truck today, take 2

[Daze57]

sick57

can u give me an account on how you fit your front bumber closer ?
i like that look would like to borrow that idea. very nice !

[1project2many]

Originally Posted by 58GMCSB

Attempted to start stripping the paint off. I found it this thing has had at least 4 primer/paint jobs, original color appears to have been white. I tried using 80 grit and went through about 8 sheets and only really cleared about 2' of the top of one fender and that area by far appears to be the 'easiest' to strip

I ended up using 3" green scotch-brite bristle discs to strip my truck. Abrasive paper would fill up right away and chemical stripper didn't touch the original finish.

[Janky59]

Finished up and installed a snazzier air filter. As a kid in the 60's I remember seeing these Edelbrock filters on various muscle cars that would drop by on visits with friends of my older brothers.
I cut the bottom out of a junker oil bath base, brazed it to the bottom of the Edelbrock base, a little paint here and there to blend it all together.
A classic design that stuck with me, out with the oil bath and in with the foam.

[Janky59]

Installed my recently re-chromed original bumper, had the mounting brackets powder coated while it was apart. Makes the front one look bad now

[FarmerSid]

That looks awesome Janky!

[Clarance J]

Its raining out today. Not much I can do outside so I brought a wheel into the shop and am polishing my Cragers. 1 down 3 more to go.

Earl

[FarmerSid]

That came out sweet Earl

[Advanced Design]

Janky, the air looks really good!

Earl, nice and shiny. I had Cragar SS wheels on my first car and loved them, except the chrome had a tendancy to peel off. Classic wheel.

[Clarance J]

FarmerSid. Thanks. Its easier to clean all the little spaces between the spokes and such and can't forget those pesky lugnuts.

Thanks AD. I found this set a few years ago at a yard sale. The guy had a sign on them that said $25.00. I thought that 100.00 was a good price on the set because they were in real good condition. Nope, he just wanted $25.00 for the lot. Sure made my day.

Here is something else I'm working on today. Hood latches off a Saab. Making them fit my tilt front clip.

Earl

[slck57]

Got my new wheels. Also cut out an opening in doors so it will be easier to clean and adjust windows. Used old doors to make a bolt in panel and it all will be covered when I do the interior.

[crossfire84]

Originally Posted by slck57

Got my new wheels. Also cut out an opening in doors so it will be easier to clean and adjust windows. Used old doors to make a bolt in panel and it all will be covered when I do the interior.

very nice.

[slck57]

Worked on smoothing front parking lights. Going with a headlight that has built in park/turn.

[Csetters]

Weather was nice today. I was able to put the bed together and just set it on the truck.

[Hblee]

I spent a beautiful weekend taking NAPCO running gear off of a 58 frame and swapping it onto my 57 frame. Getting 58 y/o rusty bolts off and grinding a few rivets off wasn't as easy as I thought, and not a lot of fun but it's done. It's time to take the cab back off, get it to the body shop and get the frame all purty.

[57chevyman]

wiped some dust off the engine and took some pics!

[gwsut]

Installed a NOS heater switch. That and the new vent door seals I installed last week, maybe the cab won't be as drafty as it used to.

[ChuckDriver]

Did a little tape job, details to follow.....

[b-mac]

Installed driver's side running board, using a combination of Chris' design and my own. Came out OK. Should have cut the square tubing myself instead of having the metal Yard do it. May have to re-work the front mount.

[slck57]

Rolled it outside for the first time in a year. Tried on the new wheels.

[FarmerSid]

Nice! So the last picture is the new wheels?

[slck57]

Sorry, the ralleys are just on to roll it around

[ChuckDriver]

Looks awesome, Slck57!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Did a little tape job, details to follow.....

JJ,

I may be WAAY off but that looks like a middle-of-the-back-seat radio speaker from a 60's ('59?) Impala. Am I warm?

Of course, the question is where are you using this thing no matter what it really is!

[ChuckDriver]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

JJ,

I may be WAAY off but that looks like a middle-of-the-back-seat radio speaker from a 60's ('59?) Impala. Am I warm?

Of course, the question is where are you using this thing no matter what it really is!

Winner Winner, you got it Dan! But you'll have to wait to see what I have planned for it my friend!! I think you'll like it.

[chopit]

Got the cab back on the "flip project" and got all the sheet metal off mine, swapped around sheetmetal between trucks to get the choicer pieces for mine and started gathering up all the pieces to make flip as complete as possible for next potential owner..

Also had a killer day picking parts with Sim6 (Jeff) at an old country junkyard that is chunk full of old cars/trucks/parts.