Project Pocket Change 1955 Chevy 1st series

[britnjc]

Dont let the cab decieve you there is some rot One thing is for sure. You cant fake this patina.

[britnjc]

First purchase was a set of front floor pans. I know this is wishfull thinking but at least its a start to fixing the rot in the floor

[nacho55]

Did you have any pictures of it dug all the way out
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[britnjc]

actually not yet, I am still waiting for a chance to go and do that. We just had our 3rd child last thursday so we have been pretty busy. I am hoping in the next couple weeks to get up there and dig it out and load up the cab and front clip.

[OrrieG]

The joint below the back window should be interesting to fix. You guys are more ambitious than I am.

[britnjc]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

The joint below the back window should be interesting to fix. You guys are more ambitious than I am.

xpickup is really going to help me out with a good solution to this problem. follow along and hopefully i can share..

[BlueJeep]

Originally Posted by britnjc

xpickup is really going to help me out with a good solution to this problem. follow along and hopefully i can share..

Yeah, that's the route I'd go to. Eliminate the seam altogether. Shouldn't really be worse than making the hood one piece would be huh? For what it's worth, I'd do it too.

[jackson]

Originally Posted by britnjc

Dont let the cab decieve you there is some rot One thing is for sure. You cant fake this patina.

dang dude . your braver than me

[britnjc]

Originally Posted by jackson

dang dude . your braver than me

Well, maybe I am not that brave. Upon further inspection this weekend I noticed several more areas that are rusted through. The whole cowl area and dash area to the firewall is gone along with the whole bottom foot of the cab and bottom 6 inches of the doors and the whole beltlineetc is gone. I think my time is worth more than the time to repair this truck. The only sheet metal that would be left after I finished would be a small portion of the firewall and back of the cab plus the roof would be left. Its just not worth it IMO. I really hate to give up on this thing but I think I am just going to rob the good parts as in the passenger fender, hood, steering wheel, door handles and leave the rest. I was just so deflated after finding the other rot this weekend. Unless someone wants to donate a complete cowl for the resurection of this project it is done before it really got started.

What are yalls thoughts?