My 56 build

[Jason 56]

Little more progress today. Working on the interior door panels. Welded a tab to the door to anchor the handles to. You can see the plate I put in the handle in the second picture that bolts to the tab. Also finished installing the door slinkys (as I call them) for the door wiring.

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by Jason 56

Little more progress today. Working on the interior door panels. Welded a tab to the door to anchor the handles to. You can see the plate I put in the handle in the second picture that bolts to the tab. Also finished installing the door slinkys (as I call them) for the door wiring.

you are one crafty dude, good job Jason.

[Jason 56]

Originally Posted by my56chevytruck

you are one crafty dude, good job Jason.

Thanks, son of a commercial fisherman… Jack of all trades, master on none

[Dieselwrencher]

Very nice work! Those door pulls on the panels are going to be sweet.

[Jason 56]

Decided to weld in a matching dimple for the push button start. Harvested one from a section of the dash I cut out. Also spent hours tweaking the passenger door. When the doors didn’t fit from the factory to begin with, it’s amazing how difficult they are to fit properly. Hopefully going to prime everything else tomorrow before I start laying filler.

[daveshilling]

Originally Posted by Jason 56

Decided to weld in a matching dimple for the push button start. Harvested one from a section of the dash I cut out. Also spent hours tweaking the passenger door. When the doors didn’t fit from the factory to begin with, it’s amazing how difficult they are to fit properly. Hopefully going to prime everything else tomorrow before I start laying filler.

How do you keep rides secure with the pushbutton starts? I like the idea, although i do kind of also like the idea of a swinging old keychain.

[mrbuck]

Are the two big hole next to the gauge cluster for ac vents? Looking awesome !

[Jason 56]

Originally Posted by mrbuck

Are the two big hole next to the gauge cluster for ac vents? Looking awesome !

Correct… they are AC vents. Here’s a picture of what they look like installed.

[Jason 56]

One last thing before I prime. I haven’t been happy with the hidden latches in the tailgate. The way they stuck out, I know I or someone else would chip the paint where they made contact. So I moved them further in and built a small ramp so the gate latches when I close it. Problem solved

[Dieselwrencher]

Very nice work and attention to detail!

[Father&son56project]

Good catch on the latches. Those were definitely a future paint chip waiting to happen! Those ramps blend nicely.

[57FleetsideC4]

Nice idea. Steve

[dsraven]

will you have a rubber bumper for the gate to rest against when closed?
you could install a "striker slipper plate" of stainless to cover the painted ramp you made, then the rubbing area on the ramp would always look good because there would be no paint to scratch as the latch striker pin moves up to the latch hole. a piece of teflon may also work well. just a thought. something you could screw on so it is replaceable.
nice work so far, great attention to the little details.

[Jason 56]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Very nice work and attention to detail!

Originally Posted by Father&son56project

Good catch on the latches. Those were definitely a future paint chip waiting to happen! Those ramps blend nicely.

Originally Posted by 57FleetsideC4

Nice idea. Steve

Thanks guys. They turned out pretty good!

[Jason 56]

Originally Posted by dsraven

will you have a rubber bumper for the gate to rest against when closed?
you could install a "striker slipper plate" of stainless to cover the painted ramp you made, then the rubbing area on the ramp would always look good because there would be no paint to scratch as the latch striker pin moves up to the latch hole. a piece of teflon may also work well. just a thought. something you could screw on so it is replaceable.
nice work so far, great attention to the little details.

Thanks DS. Definitely, stainless is a good idea. I was going to come up with something like that.

[slammed57]

lookin great, awesome idea on the latch catch

[Jason 56]

Originally Posted by slammed57

lookin great, awesome idea on the latch catch

Thanks slammed. You must be getting close to painting. I’m starting to lay body filler this weekend. Today I primed everything I had left in bare metal. Here’s a couple pictures

[dsraven]

it is so self gratifying when you lay primer over something you spent hours on and it comes out looking smooth.
looks awesome, keep it up and you'll be driving. do you have a final color picked, for the umpteenth time? lol.

[Jason 56]

The color is going to be hermosa blue. It’s a factory infinity color. A dark pearl blue. Should flop nicely with all the curves on these trucks. Thinking of a metallic gray for frame and under the hood.

[6DoF]

Originally Posted by Jason 56

The color is going to be hermosa blue. It’s a factory infinity color. A dark pearl blue. Should flop nicely with all the curves on these trucks. Thinking of a metallic gray for frame and under the hood.

[tdishon]

I use the VIAS Technology SEER system. Simple and programable. Disengages what you want and you carry a fob on a keychain instead of a key.

[Jason 56]

Just as Tdishon said, it’s fob activated. I’m using the same technology to activate my door entry system

[daveshilling]

Originally Posted by tdishon

I use the VIAS Technology SEER system. Simple and programable. Disengages what you want and you carry a fob on a keychain instead of a key.

Ohhh that's fancy. I might stay down here with the peasants and a key for now, but saving this for the future truck that has the sexy chassis and all that.

[Jason 56]

Some progress. Almost done with the box, interior and one door. All I have to do is sand n sand n sand n sand … you get the idea

[Jason 56]

Added a license plate light.