My new Beater 1959 GMC

[hardwaa]

Quick boring video of my 59. I was visiting a buddy he videoed me as I was leaving.

https://youtube.com/shorts/MghoYUgGS...T9a2k7274YKPDl

[Jason 56]

I like it!

[hardwaa]

Fun!

[hardwaa]

Progress. Time for a rear bumper on the 59. Bobbed the rear frame rails and modified and installed the rear bed cross sill plate.

[hardwaa]

All back together.

I can not get over the improvement the rear cross sill panel made to the bed of the truck!

Now I can modify the rear bumper brackets and get the rear bumper fitted and installed on the 59.

[Tempest67]

nice work, and good looking rig,........I like it

[greystoke]

love your truck!!!

[youngrodder]

Great looking shop truck.....
I dig it!!

Marc

[hardwaa]

1st part failure. It was a couple months ago. The starter quit working.

[hardwaa]

Then a couple weeks later the 2nd starter failed!

[hardwaa]

Had a fuel delivery problem this morn while we were on our way to our morning walk. No gas in filter after fuel pump and there almost 1/2tank of gas in truck. We walked home grabbed gas and a couple things to help get gas into carb float bowl. Putted the truck home. Will diagnose later today, my 5$ bet is the pump. My 1$ bet is gas tank pick up.
We walked 2.55 miles back to the house. Not the walk we had planned but "all part of the FUN!"

[hardwaa]

Diagnosed it it's the pump. Pump was from Napa it's about a year and 1/2 old. Need to find a good replacement. Truck is on side yard until I get it fixed.

[6DoF]

new parts failing sux! new napa parts failing is kind of a ????

[hardwaa]

Couple pics from last weekends Goodguys Friday.

[hardwaa]

Sat u r d a y...the Napa fuel pump failed and I coast off the freeway down the off-ramp. I was less than 10 min from the show. Called a good buddy he came and rescued me with a trailer. ALL part of the FUN!

The fuel pump has been replaced and truck is back in service!!

Last Saturday was 2 years of the 59 being on the road !! The truck is on its 3rd Napa starter and needed its 3rd Napa fuel pump. I know carry a spare pump until I upgrade. This truck has been an absolute blast to own. I am looking forward to giving the truck some attention and finishing it more...

[Jason 56]

I had a similar fuel pump issue this summer. Amazon pump failed on my square body. Upgraded to an Edelbrock pump… that made it 5 miles down the road and that needed to be replaced again! Left stranded twice in one day. They just don’t make anything to last anymore. So annoying

[dsraven]

I had a similar situation with some starters for a mustang I worked on for a buddie's brother. maybe, like, 4 starters in a week. of course the original starter was long gone in their system of core exchanges. after driving to several of their stores to get one still in stock i finally said they had to test the new starter before i left. the new one in the box at the store failed. I went to a starter alternator rebuild place and bought one off their shelf. it's been several years with no problem.

[B52bobardier1]

I really like one of the local Mom & Pop Shop alternator and starter rebuild places. Good pricing, great service and I have yet to have one of their units fail. As long as I bring them an original GM core part, they will rebuild it better than new, I think. Including slip rings if they need rework.

I think they would laugh if I brought them a Chinese core.

Rick

[71'tahoe]

I love this build! Well done Sir! I'll be taking some cues from your build for my own truck!