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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
nice work, gotta love those looooong vice grips.
isn't it funny how everybody else's project deadline seems to trump our's? and how nobody ever has time to help with our project but we are expected to drop it all and work on their emergency? just saying. I gotta get MY stuff uncovered and set up or it will be another summer of looking at parts instead of driving. heck, I don't even have a build thread (like I am smart enough to figure that out, I did try once but don't know where it went. outer space maybe, haha) |
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Put the ole 55 to work today. Doing a very large siding job up here in Maine.
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I like the stance and the wheels
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I really like your wheels and the stance. I'm searching for the right wheels for my 56. great truck!!
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idbeast,
nice job on getting the front wheels centred in the openings for the size of wheel and amount of drop you chose. how much forward of stock location are you, 1"? |
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Thanks my56chevytruck, my wheel and tire guy brought me several mounted wheels and tires and a few tires, to try out when I explained that I've got a 77 Nova front clip and rear end and wasn't sure exactly what I needed for size or offset!
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What did I do? Well I found more rust that I have to cut out, crap.
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77 Nova front clip on the 56 Chevy, stock axel on the 55 GMC!
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Test fitted the new wheels on the truck today and installed new shifter ball. Easy processes, but it's progress!
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Removed the hood and the front clip, getting ready to install Flat-Out corvette frt cross member! then going in with the 5.3 and transmission.
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I know some of you are saying without pics it didn't happen so:
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What is this piece called? I pressure washed the frame and firewall and this is the only rust through I had. I want to know what its called so i can find a patch piece.
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Right on!
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idbeast, I dig the seats. Most of the trucks here are at least a little "resto-mod" and it bums me out to see an awesome truck, someone has put a ton of work into, and I open the door to see a bench seat from an '89 chevy farm truck...or worse. I want to be able to take a corner in my truck, and I don't want my ass to slide to the passenger's side. I would also prefer not to die from a broken neck when some dumbass in a Kia, on their cellphone, rear-ends me at a stoplight.
But, to each, his own. I see the appeal of an OEM look. Anyway, more door repair for me. Moved to the other side. |
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Well I am like a kid on Christmas Eve. After 3 1/2 years in body shop/paint prison, I am getting to bring my truck home tomorrow. This process began July of 2013 when I took possession off the transport truck. For the first 6 months I worked on the interior,engine and underneath. Then it went into prison where it was blown apart all the way to the frame. I continued to help my friend work on the truck at the body shop but he did a lot of the tedious work. He is buffing out the hood tonight and we will put it on for the last time in the morning. I never felt it would be right to have a build thread because I wasn't doing a lot of the work. The last 3 years have been trying on my patience, but now my excitement has drowned out my frustration. Here is a front shot with the new smoothie front bumper. I will try and post some finished pictures in the near future.
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Looking good!
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Thanks, idbeast.
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