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Glen · 05-10-2003, 10:57 AM

This is a generation late but I thought some of you guys might enjoy it. This does not belong to me but I did most of the metal work on this truck.
It is the first time I saw it since it left my house, now painted.
The dash is two 55's sectioned together, the ends are cut off and flipped to wrap back in, the owner bought all of the hardware to dress it up including dakota digital gauges. The top of the door is higher than the bed so i cut the door off and fab'd sheetmetal to resemble the top of the bed, it curves and flows into the pillar. The quarter panels under the tail lights are cut out and stretched to eliminate that underbite the mid 70's trucks always had without a bumper, the tailgate logo will be the brake lights the red lens material is blocked down to the same height as the bed and is invisible from 20 feet. I also built a motor for this same truck.

Crank · 05-10-2003, 01:09 PM

Looks sweet, what about the truck in like the 3rd pic? You should try to pick that one up. Hehe.
Brandon

casey · 05-10-2003, 01:49 PM

thats a 55 chevy dash on that truck right?

Glen · 05-10-2003, 02:39 PM

yes it is two dashes sectioned together because it was too narrow, and there is a lot of metal added to stretch it from stock depth up to the blazers windshield. The end are cut off and flipped, they used to wrap back to the passengers instead of into the firewall.

brad2 · 05-10-2003, 03:00 PM

Wow you did LOTS of work to that. You should post the pics on the 73-87 side for the guys to look at also.

bobs409 · 05-10-2003, 03:16 PM

Really neat idea! Pictures like this always get me thinking.... Naw, I like my 69 dash board too much as is. But if I didn't, I would try a 59 Impala dash.

knucklebuster · 05-10-2003, 10:41 PM

was that a broom handle sticking out of the firewall in the background!!!Very stylish way to clean up around the shop.!!LOL

*racedvl* · 05-11-2003, 11:02 AM

All I can say is wow. . . . . . And I agree with brad2, you should post in the 73-87 boards, they will love it.

Glen · 05-11-2003, 12:14 PM

Thanks for the compliments, its really not my style but it has turned out really nice, the owner is very picky about everything being new and shiny.....he didnt even want the old rods back in the motor, he bought all new.

Its bagged with 17" torq thrust IIs and the grill is all custom made with a floating spear that is brass, hand made and chrome plated with a gm logo in the center. It will take a long time to see all the details once you see the truck.

I did post it on the othe board.

VTKidder · 05-14-2003, 09:35 AM

Very nice.....where are you planning on taking it from here??

05-10-2003, 10:57 AM	#1
Glen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 189	Metal fab pics This is a generation late but I thought some of you guys might enjoy it. This does not belong to me but I did most of the metal work on this truck. It is the first time I saw it since it left my house, now painted. The dash is two 55's sectioned together, the ends are cut off and flipped to wrap back in, the owner bought all of the hardware to dress it up including dakota digital gauges. The top of the door is higher than the bed so i cut the door off and fab'd sheetmetal to resemble the top of the bed, it curves and flows into the pillar. The quarter panels under the tail lights are cut out and stretched to eliminate that underbite the mid 70's trucks always had without a bumper, the tailgate logo will be the brake lights the red lens material is blocked down to the same height as the bed and is invisible from 20 feet. I also built a motor for this same truck. Last edited by Glen; 05-11-2003 at 12:10 PM.

05-10-2003, 02:39 PM	#4
Glen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 189	yes it is two dashes sectioned together because it was too narrow, and there is a lot of metal added to stretch it from stock depth up to the blazers windshield. The end are cut off and flipped, they used to wrap back to the passengers instead of into the firewall. Last edited by Glen; 05-11-2003 at 12:11 PM.

05-10-2003, 03:00 PM	#5
brad2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: edmond, ok Posts: 1,058	Wow you did LOTS of work to that. You should post the pics on the 73-87 side for the guys to look at also. __________________ 74 swb 71 2wd Jimmy 82 2wd Blazer

05-10-2003, 03:16 PM	#6
bobs409 1969 Custom 30 wrecker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pottsville, Pa Posts: 2,611	Really neat idea! Pictures like this always get me thinking.... Naw, I like my 69 dash board too much as is. But if I didn't, I would try a 59 Impala dash. __________________ Bob 63 Impala 283/PG/3.36 (under restoration) 66 Impala 327/PG/3.36 66 Chevelle SS 409/M22/3.55 69 Chevelle 307/PG/3.08 (future restoration) 69 C10 short stepside 454/TH350/3.73 69 Custom 30 tow truck 350/4 spd/4.10 (resto done, CRUISIN TIME!) 71 Cheyenne 20 fleetside 350/4 spd/4.10 71 Chevelle 6/PG/3.08 72 Chevelle 454/M21/4.10

05-10-2003, 10:41 PM	#7
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	was that a broom handle sticking out of the firewall in the background!!!Very stylish way to clean up around the shop.!!LOL __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

05-10-2003, 01:09 PM	#2
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	Looks sweet, what about the truck in like the 3rd pic? You should try to pick that one up. Hehe. Brandon

05-10-2003, 01:49 PM	#3
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	thats a 55 chevy dash on that truck right?

05-11-2003, 11:02 AM	#8
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	All I can say is wow. . . . . . And I agree with brad2, you should post in the 73-87 boards, they will love it.

05-11-2003, 12:14 PM	#9
Glen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 189	Thanks for the compliments, its really not my style but it has turned out really nice, the owner is very picky about everything being new and shiny.....he didnt even want the old rods back in the motor, he bought all new. Its bagged with 17" torq thrust IIs and the grill is all custom made with a floating spear that is brass, hand made and chrome plated with a gm logo in the center. It will take a long time to see all the details once you see the truck. I did post it on the othe board.

05-14-2003, 09:35 AM	#10
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	Very nice.....where are you planning on taking it from here??



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