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[1MADTEXAN]

I finally got off my rear and headed down to my friend's holding pen and took some pics of my 3 AD projects that I bought from him for $1k total. He got them as a lot from a farm where they'd supposedly been bought all at the same time from a local dealer way back in '49.

I did a lot of poking and prodding on them all and I was happy to find that per the usual case in West Texas there wasn't a spot where rust had eaten through a panel.




This one is complete will be my streetrod build. I've already got the front and rear suspension from a C4 Corvette to go under it with a Flat Out kit and it may end up with an airbag kit too.

Ideally I'll get an LS series engine from a local wrecking yard to drop in it, but we'll see what I end up with when I get down the line with the build.




The least complete truck is the one I considering channeling down over a ratrod style frame, but after more discussion with some local friends we're going to do an old school bobtail runabout that was popular in my local area in the 50s and 60s.

It's already just a frame with a cab and front fenders, which is basically all a bobtail runabout is when complete, so it almost naturally worked itself out this way.

I've got a running '89 9C1 Caprice former sheriff's department car with a 350, 700R4 and 3.42 geared posi rearend that will supply the running gear once the truck chassis is ready to go.




The truck in the middle from the 1st pic I intend to build into a pro street style racer with a blown big block, but that will be way down the line once the other 2 are finished (and if my wife decides she has to have a '49 for her own then this will be the victim).

[ratrodmiller]

heres mine 1950 4 inchchopped AD

[Dirtygrunt]

Heres mine, thinking I might switch it to a two wheel drive if I can't sell it and buy one???

[1MADTEXAN]

Heh, seems my friend got told a fib about my 3 supposed '49s that were supposedly bought as a lot from the same dealer. I finally got around to checking the tags and 1 is a '50 from Canada, 1 is a '50 from Detroit and the last is a '51 from Flint.

[GRIMSS]

Here's an update on mine.

[Wrecker55]

haven't worked on it in a few but not that far from runnung

[Wrecker55]

few more pix

[ratrodmiller]

man ,i dig those headers you build them? they look sweet!

[Wrecker55]

Originally Posted by ratrodmiller

man ,i dig those headers you build them? they look sweet!

Wish I had the talent to build a set like these, built by McCabe Racing, Chino Valley, Az 928-636-0123 Rob builds headers for everything from street rods to Nascar to F1

[ratrodmiller]

you got 5 inch collectors? 2 1/2 primarys? just wondering they ought to produce plenty of torque!
cool truck keep those pics coming.

[khester]

Its a little rusty, but nothing that a little work can't fix.

[av8tr33337]

Here's mine, I've been getting a lot of flack for going with a narrowed 1980 C10 front suspension, but its a low budget build so it will do, with 1 1/2 coils cut out and some 2 inch drop spindles.










will post a few more later

[av8tr33337]

a few more




Before I pulled the 2 halfs together and finished welding them










That's all for now. I had to take some time off from the project to concentrate on some college classes.

[Wrecker55]

Originally Posted by ratrodmiller

you got 5 inch collectors? 2 1/2 primarys? just wondering they ought to produce plenty of torque!
cool truck keep those pics coming.

2" primarys and 3.5" collectors and exhaust

[Wrecker55]

BARTMAN, Nice job on the front end, gonna be a cool truck

[nuke1]

Here is my moms 57' chevrolet. She got it when she was 16, had to pic around 16000 square bales for it. She drove it for 2 years then moved to the big city and my uncle blew the engine up on her. The truck means everything to my mom. i have been slowly buying parts for it, or i should say horse trading stuff for it. trying to keep it low budget. updated suspension from something else and a 283 with a 700r4 behind it. have a s-10 chassis also with the 4.3 and 700r4. not sure which way to go. gonna leave it original outside but fix the rust and put a sign on the door for out farm. let mom enjoy it. hopefully have enough stuff to start it next year.My mom does not know i am doin this, it will be a total suprise for her. anyways here is some pics.

[fiddy9apache]

heres my 59

[Az Mario]

Hello All,

This is my first post. This 56' is my 14yr old daughters' truck; it is our first build any kind. She found this truck on her own with no pressure from me. Goal is to have it ready for when she's driving for High School. But, hope to have it done in a year. We stripped it down last weekend. We'll be on this site for lots of advice, so thanks in advance for everyone's assistance.
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[Az Mario]

Sorry, I'll resize next time.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Heres mine..

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=255559

[c10addict]

Heres my 54 GMC... Gertting ready to toss it on a bagged S10 chassis... Leaving the body and paint the way you see it.. See my build thread for more pics..

[MrBlue]

Hope to finish over the next month. Painted the bed last Sat. and hoping to spray the rest next week.
Thanks
MrBlue

[itwistwrenches]

I'm putting a 55 cab and front end on a modified 1977 chevy shortbed 1/2 ton chassis. I shorted the front frame horns a little and installed the 55 cab mounts. I made my own core support. I'm using 1958/1959 Fleetside bedsides with a 1979 chevy shortbed metal bed floor. I put a dash out of a 1959 impala in it. I used the front pulleys/brackets/serpentine belt system off of a 1993 5.0 liter silverado. I used a steering column out of a 1986 chevy full size van. I have a balanced 355 sbc engine with a turbo 350 trans with a lokar nostalgia shifter. I plan to paint it Mercedes Silver (code 744) and install torque thrust D wheels with Bridgestone radial ta tires. I'm new to the group. This is my first post. I hope my photo loads ok.

[itwistwrenches]

Here are photos of my dash and frame. I used a Western drop spindle kit. I had to channel the rear of the 1955 cab to fit over the 1977 frame.

[itwistwrenches]

Here's a photo of the cab bolted down to the frame. I've got a long way to go.