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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
That came out real nice.
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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
Your sheetmetal work is absolutely astonishing. I hope to be half that talented some day.
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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
Excellent!
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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
Outstanding work... subscribed.
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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
Thanks for the compliments, I have to admit, I'm really trying to push my abilities as far as I can on this project.
Since the weather is all about high humidity I'm focused on the interior right now. I hope to get the interior designed and fitted before the weather turns to perfect painting humidity and temperature. One item I definitely want in this truck are cup holders. I have space between the shifter and the firewall so I'll use this space. Once again I used some construction paper to get the design and used the torchmate to cut the sheet metal out of 18 gauge sheet metal. ![]() After a little bending and cutting I have it matching the shifter base. ![]() I have some finalization to do with the frame work but it is just about done. ![]() As the pieces are coming together. ![]() |
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Looks good.
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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
oh man that console is sweet!!! Good thinking, using door panels as sides. I was going to build a console for mine too because I'm running the same B&M shifter and I wanted to get it up off the floor.
Nice work!!
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Looks very nice! And thank you for posting photos.
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Thanks again everyone. Dubie, I dealt with the same issue of the floor shifter. I actually waited til I got the shifter then started building the interior around it. That's how important I felt the shifter location was.
![]() Just a follow up on the progress. Getting the seats back in place and I can't tell you how many times I've jumped in the truck and imagined the ride. ![]() ![]() Yes, finally got the center counsel made, fits great and is just the right height for my right elbow to rest on. ![]() Same picture, just from the drivers side. ![]() |
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Looking real nice.
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Moving forward, I'm trying to think of all the odds and ends that need to be considered before paint.
One item that comes to mind is a mount, or support for the fuse block. Looking through the discussions about wiring I never see much about how and where everybody is mounting the fuse block. So here goes..... I know I don't want holes drilled into the firewall. I know I don't want it easily seen, yet I want to find the fuses when I need to find them. After looking for a good spot I decided on a bracket that will attach to the brake pivot. There isn't a good flat surface to weld to, so the bracket will need to follow the contour of the brake pivot. ![]() I made it as a two piece bracket, I figure once to wiring is routed and I made one long bracket I may never get the brake pivot out again if I need to with all the wires in place. ![]() Now bolt on the extension for the fuse block to mount to. ![]() Now with the fuse block in place. I have plenty of space on the sides and behind the fuse block to route the wires where needed. ![]() Ok, check one more item off the "to do" list. ![]() |
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Nice job on the fuse block.
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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
great idea on the fuse panel mount. I'm wishing i would have gone slower on my build so I could have borrowed a few of these great ideas.
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dubie, I hear ya, I've mentioned to denee 007 that I'm glad she's a little further ahead than I am, I know I'm more prepared than I would have been.
I'm still on the interior, so many choices to make and to chose from. I know I want to keep it clean and performance oriented. The truck is going to be two tone black and silver. With the steering wheel and the shifter having a black and polished aluminum or chrome, I don't want to bring the silver into the interior of the truck. I do however want to bring more of the polished look into the cab. Polished stainless steel is my choice for breaking up some of the black. I ordered 24 feet of 1/4" solid stainless rod. I'll call this the "trail of broken taps and drill bits" ![]() ![]() This is what I have to work with, I have no idea how a simple door panel can take such a beating and have extra holes drilled into it. I was about to order new ones til I came up with the stainless and black vinyl idea. ![]() I'll jump to the close to finished product. Everything is temporarily in place. ![]() Hopefully the new black carpet will arrive this week, and with the doors painted black and black kick panels, this stainless should be minimal yet make a bold statement. ![]() I have a boat load of pictures of how to, I'll get to those next. |
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Door panels look nice.
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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
Very cool!
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I hope you did not create a tuning fork effect with the fuse panel.
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On to the stainless trim work... I wasn't sure of how the stainless would clean up after the discoloration from heating it red hot, fortunately it polished up like it never happened.
I also made a bending platform. With the flat platform it helped keep the trim true to itself after bending. ![]() Slowly I bent the rod to match the door panel. ![]() And here's one of the many of trouble makers. Trying to drill and tap to a #6 was no fun, but once done it all worked well. ![]() Here is the final result when finished. ![]() With these threaded holes I want to have a #6 screw thread into the backside. I need to weld shut the facing to get rid of the unsightly hole. ![]() With just enough weld to cover the hole I used the 4 1/2" grinder to remove some of the excess. ![]() Now for some hand filing. ![]() Now after emory cloth, ending with 400 grit. It still needs a final polish. ![]() This worked for the door panels where the panel mounts against the door itself. It allows me to use a small wedge screws to hold the trim in place. On the floor counsel I wanted to have studs that I could use nuts to hold the trim in place, that'll be the next pictures. |
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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
attention to detail is amazing
same ridge and ss trim in the console looks good stepside ![]()
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Very nice work.
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Now to get the stainless steel to having studs for mounting vs. threaded holes.
Before the studs I had one picture of the backside of the door panel using screws to hold the stainless trim. Since this is all about a mock up and test fit I'm using duct tape to hold the vinyl in place. ![]() Using the same drilling a threading technique I have a threaded hole. ![]() The screws I'm gonna use to create a stud has a tapered head.This works well, I take a pointed rotary brr to create a female taper. ![]() Then to thread the screw in place. At this point I tightened the screw very tight, I want it to seat itself and stay. ![]() Now for some fine grinding and I ready to weld again. ![]() The welding and grinding and filing and polishing is the same procedure as closing the hole so I didn't show that again. Here is the final result. ![]() There is one step I could have saved. I could have just drilled the hole, then inserted the screw and tightened a nut to keep the screw in place then welded the head of the screw in place. By now I figured the technique for threading the holes and it seemed like a more secure way, so I took the long route. |
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Nice work.
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Re: 1957 Chevy truck re-rebuild
Very Well Done Sir!
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