1950 GMC Project...

[tylordurben]

well, hope im not boring you guys with yet another off topic update. that Thing came back for some more work so i figured i would squeeze it in.

here is what went down... installed the front bumper, i lowered it about 1" (50's tricks why not) makes the front look very low! put some large Hella fogs on top of the bumper, upgraded some of the airlines that were not fitting the bill along with notching the spring plates. also ran 2 gauges to monitor psi (it didnt have them) put them in a pod i made to replace the stock radio. also added some on/off toggles for the fogs and compressor.

this thing is looking good now:


im enjoying making these "pods" simply yet effective:


here i got creative and did some pen pin stripping just to see what it would look like:


final product, clean and simple:


thanks!
Yaril

[tylordurben]

so, how about 1 more totally off topic post, eh why not.

did some rust repair to the chassis of this 67 Bonneville. it belongs to my barber, yup. its on bags and on 20's (what waht?) its actually a really nice car, minus the wheels. power just about everything!

well, enjoy some pics...





the repairs to the rear of the chassis, welded solid and ground smooth:


undercoated and ready to go, he said it looked "pretty":


well, plans are to get back on the GMC Saturday. wrap up the nick nacks while i wait for the parts.

Yaril

[Daniel U]

Digging the Bonni! What impressive body lines. Looks sleek.

[tylordurben]

not to worry...

progress is being made once again:



Yaril

[FRENCHBLUE72]

That is a sick 3 carb set-up!!!!

[tylordurben]

thank you!



progress of the weekend, no where near as much as i hoped, but its progress. the brakes work, steering works (still need some final tweaks) and a bunch of other nonsense stuff is on its way or done. wont be long now. ordering a new dizzy cause the one he had didnt clear the 3rd carb (plus it is UGLY).



Yaril

[tylordurben]

update...

well i "finished" my 5th year architectural degree this past Friday! hence the lack of attention to the truck. mama always said school comes first. so now i can get back to the grind.

few things done not really picture worthy...

the steering is all tight now.
the stock 3 speed selector is now an automatic selector.
the engine bay inner fenders are painted semi-gloss black.
the new distributor is on.
a bunch of other small nick nacks as well as a run to the parts store.

so tomorrow ill snap some pics of what i can and post up.

school really put a stall on this project. as well as the super slow work from Vintage Speed on the carbs and not to mention Cool Crafts mess up on the radiator. but all is good and im back on it to see it through.

Yaril

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Sweet congrats on the schooling..

[cajundragger]

I really dont think you'll fit a 29" tire under the rear fender. Unless its super skinny. My 255/35/20(27") took a nice fender raise/reverse section to lay the running board.

Then again all my running board supports are cut so I can go lower...I can lay my truck truck on top a piece of looseleaf and tear a straight line with the running board, lol.

[slimneverdies]

Congrats on that degree Yaril. I havent forgot about you on the 53GMC but I need to talk to you about another project that Im tied up in. I know you're the man to bring it to. I hope to test your architectural skills out with this one.

[tylordurben]

thanks yo! well Slim as you can tell the truck is still here i hope to hammer it out when i get back from my week off in NC. we'll be talking for sure.

[slimneverdies]

I really didnt know what you were trying to tell me about that steering link and the cost of it. After see that last pic I see what you mean man. Damn

[tylordurben]

yeah the steering is sorta complex but i got the hang of it now.


i havent forgotten about this build... it was just one thing after another. school, then a week off in NC and lastly a tropical storm / hurricane. well now only the "feeder bands" are left so that gives me a chance to make headway on the truck. here is whats new...

got the alternator, other one was shot. this one is 90+ amps. painted it black and the bracket along with some chrome brackets to tie in with a few other things.

got the breather tube in, that was actually quite a mission but its in. also chrome.

got a bunch of button head allen bolts to plug all the nasty left over holes on the face of the motor. think it looks better than a rusty hole. still got a few other places i want to use these on.

hooked up the accelorator pedal and trans kick down. i think it came out quite nice. trimmed the throttle cable down and carefully drilled it through the firewall. again chrome bracket at the carb to support the cables. inside i used a ford mustang "see-saw", this let me use the stock pedal that was a pusher, now it pulls the cable up top. that worked out quite nice. still gotta paint the see-saw and replace the hardware for button heads.

ran the fuel line and filter from the tank to the pump. just gotta find the 1 fitting to run from the pump to the pressure gauge. think ill run that line along the oil pan bolts to not clutter the top of the motor.

dropped the wood floor back in the bead. had to rotate it 180 cause the lower brace was hitting the air tank. sorry forgot to take pics of that. but this weekend or tomorrow ill be working out the front and rear supports so ill snap some pics.

also got the battery, optima red top, it fit in the battery box amazingly. wired that up to the starter and ground.

wow, seems like a lot, but it looks the same. haha, thats just the way it goes. its all the little things that take the most time i guess.

well some pics...

the button heads:



the throttle cable:



the pedal see-saw (still got lots of "cleaning" to do in here):



the fender wheels:



shot of the alternator:




well, thats my update for today.

thanks,
Yaril

[slimneverdies]

Im breaking mine down as we speak. Did the entire front clip just come of in one whole piece?

[tylordurben]

sorta. you can unhang the leafs from the chassis. dont touch the brakes tie rods ext, just cut the dry old brake hoses and disconnect from the steering box. if you put wheels on it, you can roll it where ever you want.

be sure to keep the front leaf eye. thats the basis for dimensioning the mustang II front end.

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by tylordurben

update...

well i "finished" my 5th year architectural degree this past Friday! hence the lack of attention to the truck. mama always said school comes first. so now i can get back to the grind.

few things done not really picture worthy...

the steering is all tight now.
the stock 3 speed selector is now an automatic selector.
the engine bay inner fenders are painted semi-gloss black.
the new distributor is on.
a bunch of other small nick nacks as well as a run to the parts store.

so tomorrow ill snap some pics of what i can and post up.

school really put a stall on this project. as well as the super slow work from Vintage Speed on the carbs and not to mention Cool Crafts mess up on the radiator. but all is good and im back on it to see it through.

Yaril

Congrats from a fellow architect (ASU 78). Now comes the fun part, internship. I started college with 4 nice cars and sold one per year the last 4 to pay for tutition, etc. Good luck.

[tylordurben]

thanks man! well sorta... haha i hope not to lose my cars. luckily i already have 6 years of internship under my belt. just gotta get it signed off. oh and i paid for my classes out of pocket, that sucked! im a simple guy who hates owing anything. im honestly taking some time off from architecture and ill see where i end up in about a year. thanks again.

[CAL 58 GMC]

Your motor looks good! Lots of progress since the last time I ckecked your thread out.

[solidaxel]

Originally Posted by tylordurben

thanks man! well sorta... haha i hope not to lose my cars. luckily i already have 6 years of internship under my belt. just gotta get it signed off. oh and i paid for my classes out of pocket, that sucked! im a simple guy who hates owing anything. im honestly taking some time off from architecture and ill see where i end up in about a year. thanks again.

Not to worry, you have what it takes to suceed,

Patience

Vision and hard work!!



"From the school of hard knocks"

[slimneverdies]

I can vouch for him. Ive personally seen this guys work and I can truly say that he's one bad ass fabricator. You definitely have to have vision to just create some of this stuff as you go. Well Im gonna take advantage of his skills with my projects before he lands some gig with one of these design companies. LOL just kidding

[tylordurben]

thanks Slim!!! thats very cool of you.

today was another did a lot of small things...

got the wiring mostly all figured out.

installed the push-button starter and ran the wires

here is the button with a tube spacer i made to hide most of the threads, also drilled the dash plug to accept the button. worked out nicely and its symmetrical to where the key goes on the dash:





wired the alternator, had too much fun with the terminals and shrink tubes, but at least it looks very clean compared to an insulated crimped terminal:



painted the pedal see-saw as well as the front fender support bars. there was a few other small things that got painted and done as well.

now its "feeder-band" time. that means RAIN! sucks. well, if tomorrow it doesnt rain ill be installing the plug wires and turning the motor over. so that i can wrap up a few things and slap the cap back on.

thanks,
Yaril

[tylordurben]

progress of the day...

spark plug wires. all done! TDC #1 the only thing left will be to set the timing.



mounted the coil as well. used the finned cover from The Hot Rod Company (great customer service). wired the coil to the electronics and to the ignition switch.



overall shot of how things are coming together. also got the motor to turn over with the switch so just a few more loose ends and this thing should turn on.



did some other under dash wiring as well. till next time.

Yaril

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Looks to be comming together very well....

[tylordurben]

no pics of it, but it fired up!!! first literally then after rotating the distributor 180 it sounds great with no pipe on it.

[tylordurben]

progress... more loose ends no longer loose. got the front cap bolted in place, mocked the rad for hoses and such, drive shaft is installed, mounted some temp / presh gauges and cut all the metal for the raised wood floor.

looks a little better than the drawing huh:





the firewall green is much nicer when cleaned and some daylight hitting it



front cap lined up and bolted down



ugly gauges down on the column



the floor gap at the tailgate



the filler parts



inside it will look like stock, gunna run an L to support / bolt the front and rear ends of the wood. in the center its supported by the notch and bridge




till tomorrow, ill be welding in the floor supports along with final rad install and other loose ends.

thanks yall,
Yaril