My 57 Pro Street

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Kim,

How do you have your rearend setup?
4-Link?

http://www.competitionengineering.co...s/chassis2.asp
Have you made Tubs for the bed?


Thanks,

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by 1Bad62Pro/Street

Kim,

How do you have your rearend setup?
4-Link?

http://www.competitionengineering.co...s/chassis2.asp
Have you made Tubs for the bed?


Thanks,

Right now it's just bolted together for construction purposes.
I have the bars paralell with each other.
I still need to make the tubs for it. The final placemnet of the bed floor will determine just what I will do with them.
The fuel tank and bed floor will change the ride height some so I will have some suspension adjustments to make once it is in.
Kim

[Kim57]

Did some more work on the passenger door. I had to fix the gap after removing the drip rail. I took a piece of 1/2" square tube and cut it to fit. Iwas able to get a piece for both sides of the cab out of one piece.
I also tacked a piece of 1/8" stock to the top of the door to maintain a unifor gap when installing my filler.
Hope the pics help.
Kim

[Kim57]

Some more pics of the door top.
Kim

[Daniel U]

Nice work Kim!

[CAL 58 GMC]

Nice work! Whats your plan for the steps?

[Kim57]

Thanks for the compliments and encouragement guys, I do appreciate it.
Kim

Originally Posted by CAL 58 GMC

Nice work! Whats your plan for the steps?

Cal, I plan on having my exhaust exit where they would be. When I get to that point in the build I'll have a little more work on the bed but I seem to do that a lot anyway.
Kim

[Tri5Nerd]

Wow, nice work Kim.
Do you do all the breaks and bends on the sheet metal?
Looks like you really know how to fabricate.
What type of wheel tubs are you going to use? Are you going to make your own or buy off the shelf tubs?

We just about have the same size rear wheels.

[JML55]

Nice work.

[Rude Dude]

Excellant work looking good!!

[slammed57]

incredible work kim, you have a lot of time in fab work on that bed, looks awesome, definely a one off bed build

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by slammed57

incredible work kim, you have a lot of time in fab work on that bed, looks awesome, definely a one off bed build

Thanks.
Kim

[51lowco]

Nice work... I don't live to far from you Im at Wildomar south to Lake Elsinore. Trying to get permission to start my own thread..

[OrrieG]

Very nice work, did you roll the roll pan section your self? On a break? Got me thinking about making mine for my 59 instead of buying one.

I love this site, so much detail on the builds gives us confidence to jump in ourselves.

[Kim57]

Tri5Nerd and OrrieG

I had the shop where I buy my steel from make the bends in the metal.
I drew up some plans with all the dimensions and had them cut and bend it then I welded everything together.
They bent the 1" tube and then did the sheet for the roll pan also. They weren't able to get the pan as tight as the tubes so I had to finish it at home, thats why you see the straps holding it all together.
I saved a ton of money doing it this way. The bed only has $200 in steel including the bends and the roll pan and 2 front corners was only another $80.
Kim

[Kabwe]

Really nice work kim57.

[mountainkowboy]

Sweet ride, ours is gunna go a little more resto-mod and were gunna see if we can drive more than our bucket (the bucket has no street manners AT-ALL).

[Kim57]

Heres an up-date on what I've been doing to the truck.
Had some time to work on the core support.
The 1st pic is the material I'm using. 2x4 rectangular stock and 1-1/4 round tube.
Pic #2 it is set up to be welded together.
Pic #3 shows how I had to cut it to fit the frame.
Pic #4 shows how I cut my frame horns to begin.
Pic #5 shows it welded to the frame.

[Kim57]

Hers some more pics of the core support. I didn't just want it square at the transition so this is what I came up with.
The first pic is some cardboard templates I made to dress up the front of the frame.
Pic #2 is some 1/8 inch plate I cut out.
Pic#3 and #4 shows it welded to the frame.
I still have to clean up my welds some.

[87Lowrider]

wow!

What an inspiration!

Keep up the great work. I'm a year behind you but it's coming!



Kenny

[angelobackwards]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Hers some more pics of the core support. I didn't just want it square at the transition so this is what I came up with.
The first pic is some cardboard templates I made to dress up the front of the frame.
Pic #2 is some 1/8 inch plate I cut out.
Pic#3 and #4 shows it welded to the frame.
I still have to clean up my welds some.

Very clean work Kim57. I admire it and wish I could do that kind of work in my free time. Enjoying reading your build, it has been giveing me ideas I hope to pursue on my own project. You are running a Chevelle front clip do you know if a 72 Monte Carlo front clip is same as yours? That's what I have on mine and am looking to make core supports and may follow your example if they are the same. Thanks.

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by angelobackwards

Very clean work Kim57. I admire it and wish I could do that kind of work in my free time. Enjoying reading your build, it has been giveing me ideas I hope to pursue on my own project. You are running a Chevelle front clip do you know if a 72 Monte Carlo front clip is same as yours? That's what I have on mine and am looking to make core supports and may follow your example if they are the same. Thanks.

Thanks for the compliments.
I would think the Monte Carlo is pretty close to being the same as the Chevelle.
I just did what fit best for my situation.
Kim

[my67chevytruck]

looking good, keep up the good work!

[Kim57]

Thanks for the encouragement guys.
Kim

[Kabwe]

See now that's thinking, nice work man