Eli's 56 Chevy 6400

[RoarGaGoar]

First Build And Write Up. I Bought This Truck In April 6 2013. I Wanted To Do A Truck From My Dad's Birth Year. And Found This At The local Junk Yard. Believe It Is 6400, Had No Emblems But It Did Have A Sun Fade On The Fender.

This Is What I Know About This Truck: It Will Cost Me Quite A Few Pretty Pennies To Finish. Very Few People Build These Monsters. It Was An Old Water Truck. It's Missing A LOT Of Parts. Someone Cut A Hole In The Floor. I'm Not Replacing Any Sheet Metal All Panels Are Solid With About 2 Or 3 Holes In A Place Of Two(I Will Repair To The Best Of My Ability), Nothing Major In My Opinion.

My Plans For It Is To Make It Into A Trailer Puller, That Is Reliable, For New Projects And Whatever People Need To Move. I Want It To Look Original, But have Personality.

So Far...
I Bought A 85 Chevy Something (305, Three Speed)( I Guess The Next Project) To Do The Cab Swap But I Decided Against it. The Original Frame Is STAYING. I Like It's Size. Looking At 3500 Duallys To Be The New Donor Truck. Possible 4x4 To Get A Straight front Axle and 454, Maybe, We'll See What Happens. Going TDY From Sept To Dec 6(Air Force Reserves Training) To Texas, So I Sprayed Primer On The Cab To Keep It From Further Rust(Sits Outside). Cleaned And Sprayed The Hood And Inner Fenders.

If You Want To Know How Much I Paid To Do This, I Am Keeping A Tally Of Everything (Numbers Are Part Price And Shipping). I Always Wanted To Know What People Actually Put Into Their Builds. And As You Can See, It Has Been Picked Apart And I have Lots Of Things To Buy. I Buy Mostly Everything Of Ebay, And Craigslist (Easier To Get The Price Lower).
The List:
450 The Truck
130 Two Doors (1 Cancerous Other Fine Both Mostly Complete)
175 1956 Ca Plates
75 Hood
70 Speedo And Gauges
40 Headlight Bezel
50 Headlight Bucket
31 Hood Emblem
41 Glove Box Door
27 Ash Tray
15 Locking Gas Cap (New)
15 Rubber Bumpers Hood, Glove box, And Ash Tray (New)
10 Headlight Seal (New)
20 Headlights
80 Front Turn Signals(Amber) Vent Cowl, Gas Cap, Rear View Mirror, Back Window, And Wiper Bezels (Criagslist)
150+50 Sun Visor(Story Behind It)
60 Heater Control
35 3100 Emblems Grrrrr...
86 6400 Emblems : )
70 B & M Mega Floor Shifter(Missing A Few Things But Should Still Shift)
26 Radio Delete
20 Vent Handles (New)
48 Arm Rest And Interior Sun Visor (Parts need Help)
28 Hood Latch
20 Interior Screws 320 (New)
35 Door Felt Kit (New)
51 Window Wipers (New)
34 Radiator Fan (New)
65 Full Headlight Kit Grrr
11 Steering Wheel Center
16 Throttle Cable (New)
12 Dome Light
32 Cab Mount Kit (New)
5 Radiator Fan Mount Kit (New)
8 Interior Handles: 2 Door 1 Vent 1 Window 1 Wiper Arm (All New)
8 Lower Hinge Cover
11 Radio Delete (Number 2)
If My Math Is Correct, So Far Invested $2013

Ideas, Comments, Suggestions, Opinions, And Criticism Are Welcome.

Truck In The Junk Yard


First look At The House.

Inside








Just Cleaned And Cleared. Pretty Much No Metal Work. Gives It Character.


Inner Fenders




Ran Out Of Primer And Didn't Feel Like Getting More

[blue 72 gmc 4x4]

Cool to see a big truck getting done. Are you going bare metal or???

[RoarGaGoar]

Not Sure, Not Sure About This Whole Build. Think I'm Going To Do Bare Metal Accents. Door To Rear Window To Other Door Section As Bare Metal. If I Explained That Correctly. And Try To Do A Fender Stripe Deal Coming From The Hood(Seen It On Some Muscle Cars) In Bare Metal. I Was Thinking Of Making Red Bed Liner And Bed Line The Truck (Leaving The Bare Metal Where I Want It.)
That's My Thoughts On Color, As Of Right Now.

Trying To Do Something That No One Has Done. But It's So Hard With The People On Here And All Their Creative Ideas.

[RoarGaGoar]

Some Progress








Motivation

[Kim57]

Looking good.
Kim

[RoarGaGoar]

Looking For Motor Mounts For My 454 Any Recommendations? I Was Looking At Speed way "Oneshttp://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-1955-57-Chevy-Car-V8-Motor-Mount-Kit,52296.html" Or Maybe Tubular? I Able To Use Trans Brace From The Donor Truck Not Sure If It Drops The Trans Low Enough But Will Find Out For Sure When I Get Some Mounts.
Some Progress...



Have A Blessed Day : )

[Kim57]

Looking good.
Kim

[Truck Guy99]

What happened to this build?

[RoarGaGoar]

This Is What Happened. Been A little Bit Busy. Kind Of Finished It. It Drives, Nothing Better Than Driving Something That Started Out Like This. The Set Up Is 454 TH400 NP 205 Dana 60 Front Dana 70 Rear 13 Foot Wheel Base







Hungry Valley Off Road Park, Cali

[RoarGaGoar]

Welks By I15 And The 78




Broke My Leaf Spring Center Pin. Ripped Of The Steering Box Off The Frame. Took 13 Hours In The Rain To Get Out : (