03-21-2019, 09:42 AM | #2776 |
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Dan here is a few shots of the MB racing wheels Dad was telling you about (oldman3) these are 18 rear 17 front
Second pic is when I sprayed them with a custom bronze I mixed up. And 3rd is a shot of the center cap I made for them. The plate for the cap will be painted to match the rim. Mark.
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03-21-2019, 11:33 AM | #2777 |
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Thanks a lot, Mark. I didn’t realize Jim had a son here. What a great thing to share your hobby with your dad. Nothing but kudos to the two of you for that.
I like the MB wheel. The spokes seem a touch sharper than the ones on the green truck pic I posted which makes me think they’re a different brand but I’d be totally happy with them. Correct me if I’m wrong but your center cap is a flat cap that youve drilled for the center cap. But where did that center cap comes from? How did you modify it to fit and hold secure? Thanks for your advice & photos!!
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03-21-2019, 11:34 AM | #2778 |
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Here's a link to the online article on the green truck:
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/rich...y-chevy-truck/ The wheels are: Front wheels: 17×8 Vintage Wheel Works, Rear wheels: 18×9.5 Vintage Wheel Works per the article. Last edited by 57tailgater; 03-21-2019 at 11:43 AM. |
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Too low - that's like saying you have too much money. Looks great as is!
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03-21-2019, 09:38 PM | #2781 |
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Dan, I used the stock cap as a template to cut my aluminum and then cut the holes for the front dust caps to clear, followed by making some frames to bolt the cap on.
The caps are from centercaps.com they simply bolt in place. Mark
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Truck looks great Dan! That shade of red is very rich, very red red. I think you nailed the stance and wouldn't change it but you can adjust it easily if you want to. It will settle some over the first while so if you adjust it now you may have to do it again.
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03-22-2019, 06:16 PM | #2783 |
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Hi Bob! Long time no talk. Maybe I’ve missed your posts, have you been posting?
If I put the front back down the 1” we lifted it I’d be ok with the stance BUT there are some minor rubbing issues because the rims don’t have the right offset for the wheel wells. Since I like but am not over the top about my rims I MAY order new ones once I pull these off and get in there with a tape measure to REALLY get the size & offset correct. All that is in the future. I agree everything should settle a bit before deciding anything.
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03-26-2019, 08:37 PM | #2784 |
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Took her out for a ride to lunch today to the little nearby town of Sierra Madre.
Surprisingly, the only people that noticed or commented about her were women, none of the men.
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03-26-2019, 11:16 PM | #2785 |
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Dan, way to go, out enjoying your beautiful ride...Jim
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Looks great to me!
I've been lurking but not posting too much, got involved with a 65 Nova SS for a while... Back on the truck thing again now with my 57. Just doing some maintenance on it to bring it back from about a 10 year sleep and working on a few other little things too. I will post more when I have something to show
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Love the early Novas. Best of luck with it and your truck.
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Dan, glad to see you out enjoying the truck. It looks beautiful.
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Well Dan the truck looks GRRREeeaatt !
Whenever you get a second set of wheels and tires you’all be able to change the look at will. I plan to do that with my Dart and my PU.
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How do the guys not notice that truck?? Beautiful.
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Thanks for the kind words, guys!
I'm just back from a long weekend camping trip to Pismo Beach, CA - a couple hundred miles north of Pasadena. What a nice little beach town, highly recommended. Took our two 4-1/2 year old granddaughters and they had a blast on the beach, in the pool, playground, etc. I'll be calling Vintage Wheel Works sometime this week to inquire about the centercaps seen in the green truck photos above. I REALLY like them and suspect they may be custom made because I've never seen them before. Hope all you guys are fine with Spring springing and our trucks able to get out in the nicer weather.....well, many places. I suppose not all places! PS: Additional gratuitous photos of my truck will be upcoming because I basically can't walk away from it without looking back at it!
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My little dog, Joey loves his new truck. Took him over to the dog park today so I put tape on the inside window sill. I didn't think his tiny paws would hang out....but apparently I was wrong.
I'm going to buy some of that sheet magnetic material used for refrigerator magnets, paint it red/glue some red paper or material to it just so it won't show so much. I can pull it off when I park.
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Dan, nice pic, yes you don't won't joey messing with the paint...Jim
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He's a pretty good little guy. Usually puts his paws on the arm rest - which is ok right now because it still has the black vinyl on it. Later when I finish the interior that will be swapped out for the light tan like the seat and will show his prints.
Oh well, if I'm going to let a dog in my truck I get what I get, I suppose.
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Cute dog.
You could roll the window up an inch or two and drape towel on it. That should save the paint. Kim |
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Thanks Kim. He’s a good little dude.. Never thought I’d have a little dog much less a poodle but he’s won me over.
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Cute buddy you have there .
Ya those little nails do leave their mark . Ask me how I know .... grumble grumble.
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Nicely done ride. And the men noticed, they were just being cool about it
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As I posted in the "What Did You Do Today" thread I took my Baby out for a wash, ride and lunch today. Re-posting the pictures here. The stance is wrong as I posted in the other thread. I'll be fixing that soon.
I also mounted my "Plastic Jesus." Well, it's ALMOST one. A nice older man - yes, older than me! - I met at The Truck Shop gave it to me and since it is coincidentally red I have been planning to glue rare earth magnets to the bottom of it ever since. Finally got around to it. Is anyone else here old enough to remember the song from the early 60's? "I don't care if it rains or freezes as long as I've got my plastic Jesus glued to the dashboard of my car."
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Stance looks perfect from here!
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