My 57 Pro Street

[Kim57]

Well I don't have a lot to report.
I've been helping my brother on his 54 furd that's in my garage.
I was able to borrow a set of tires for the front and get an idea of where my stance will be.
These are 215/60-15s.
At this height my cross member is 4" above the ground. It looks like I have enough clearance to run a larger tire so I may do that and see if I can get the front fenders a little lower.
Kim

[Kabwe]

Everything is looking great. Keep up the good work.

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Well I don't have a lot to report.
I've been helping my brother on his 54 furd that's in my garage.
I was able to borrow a set of tires for the front and get an idea of where my stance will be.
These are 215/60-15s.
At this height my cross member is 4" above the ground. It looks like I have enough clearance to run a larger tire so I may do that and see if I can get the front fenders a little lower.
Kim

I got to stop looking at your truck.
Been looking at the bed........

[oldman3]

Looking real good. Jim

[longbike]

Cool !!! Im watching your build real nice!

[Rusty Hooker]

I love this build. I just picked upa pair of 215/60/15's for mine and am trying to get the stance just right before my coils go in. Most of the ones I see, including my buddy's gorgeous 55, run 205's. I will have to bring the front end up a bit, with the Camaro front, to clear the tires. Will end up rolling the fender lips to get little more clearance. Keep up the great work

[Kim57]

Thanks for the compliments guys I do appreciate it.
I'm hoping the economy pics up and gas goes down so I will have a little more cash to put into it.

Rusty Hooker
I have a lot of room with the 215s and may try to go to a 225.
Kim

[bensimmons_05]

Great ideas and all the skill to back it up. Looking GOOD!!

[Fat Mike]

Kim looks excellent!! Can I ask a question? Sometimes pictures are deceiving but are your rear wheels centered in the rear fenders?

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by Fat Mike

Kim looks excellent!! Can I ask a question? Sometimes pictures are deceiving but are your rear wheels centered in the rear fenders?

Hey Mike.
I know they look a little forward in the pics but with the 4 link I'll be able to move them back a bit.
My biggest concern were the fronts. This is the first time I've had them on since it had the clip done.
Kim

[kgmunro]

Your truck looks awesome! Bet you can't wait to take it for the 1st spin...

[Kim57]

Thanks kgmunro.
Yeah I'm itching to get it done. Getting the front tires on has given me a little more incentive to get busy on it again.
Kim

[Kim57]

Well I started on the hood mods.
I looked at what Kabwe and Tri-5 did and went in the same direction.
I leveled the hood and then used a laser level to set the first line on the front of the hood. After laying tape to match that line I lowered it by 1" and then cut the tape to match that.

[Kim57]

After studying what that was going to look like I decided that the transition from the top of the hood to the front would be to drastic. I wanted a smoother transition so I made the top of that line the bottom and raised my cut by 1".

[Kim57]

On with the cutting.
I cut out the front brace and sliced a notch out of the rear one.

[Kim57]

Put the hood back on and tacked it in position so it wouldn't move.
Marked the center line of the hood so I could keep it all lined up.
Cut the top first and then the bottom.

[Kabwe]

Looking good Kim, looking really good. I welcome you to the club and I will be sending out your membership.lol

[GeorgeVale]

Looks like will turn out spot on. I like the tab Idea to keep things in place. I am so tempted to have ago at doing mine but I do not think I am skilled enough for it. I think moving the cut up was right the gradual transition is important.

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by GeorgeVale

Looks like will turn out spot on. I like the tab Idea to keep things in place. I am so tempted to have ago at doing mine but I do not think I am skilled enough for it. I think moving the cut up was right the gradual transition is important.

Thanks George.
I don't have the skills for this stuff either but I figured I had nothing to lose in trying it.
Just take your time and measure, measure, measure.
Kim

[57HotTruck]

It looks super good , it's definitely a modification I will do on my truck. thanks for all the good photos.

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Looking good Kim, looking really good. I welcome you to the club and I will be sending out your membership.lol

Well you are the President of the club so I expect my card ASAP.
Kim

[oldman3]

Kim, very informative post, with lots of good pics. You did a great job with the initial cuts, relieve cuts, and all tacked together the lines look just right from each angle you showed. One very nice job.....Jim

[hotrod1]

Great job. Cant wait to see the thing finished especially the underside and the bracing.

[ChuckDriver]

Greta work! I hope to join the club one day too!

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Well you are the President of the club so I expect my card ASAP.
Kim

I will give it to you at the next Brothers Truck Show.

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Greta work! I hope to join the club one day too!

You are an honorary member already for contributing a really nice build thread to the site that others can learn from and get motivation. Anybody that strays from the norm gets my vote. Your dash makes you a full member my friend.lol

Like Kim57 said, I'm the president and my motto is "let's see what we can cut up next".lol