Roadkill's 58 Chevy Stepside

[ptc]

All right Jim!!! congrats on the driving machine!!!! glad to see it.
Still waiting on a few things for mine.

But the cab is going on... bed is going on, everything is going on and Im driving it when its ready.... rat roddin here i come

[tpimuncie]

Nice! Greetings!

[Roadkill58]

Originally Posted by tpimuncie

Nice! Greetings!

Thanks tpimuncie.

Happy Holidays to you and your family!

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[Roadkill58]

When I first got the truck I bought a new gauge/instrument cluster.
Finally got around to installing it. Not really liking the billet look anymore.
Thinking about painting the inner part flat black.

I noticed the high beam indicator light was red. My other vehicles the light is blue.

I ordered some electrical related items from All Electronics and one of the items was some blue LED's. Wanted T3 but got T1. It will still work.


Removed the red LED and installed the blue LED. The red LED was for 12v (no resistor) so I added a 1k resistor to the blue LED to not let the smoke out of it.

Also used weather pack connectors for gauge lighting and signal.
Still need to finish connecting the turn indicators and high beams.

[tpimuncie]

Originally Posted by Roadkill58

Thanks tpimuncie.

Happy Holidays to you and your family!

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Happy Holidays bud! Soooooo theres a lady by the name lisa with a big 4x4 apache fleetside that wants to get a truck day at a park in elk grove in feb you down? If we get enough people interested we can make it happen
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[Roadkill58]

Originally Posted by tpimuncie

Happy Holidays bud! Soooooo theres a lady by the name lisa with a big 4x4 apache fleetside that wants to get a truck day at a park in elk grove in feb you down? If we get enough people interested we can make it happen
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Yeah I'm down.

[tpimuncie]

Originally Posted by Roadkill58

Yeah I'm down.

Cool! theres a park there they do a Camaro show every year think show is called Camaro gernerations or something close

[Kim57]

Looks good but I think it will look real nice in flat black.
Kim

[Roadkill58]

Thanks Kim.

The speedometer lighting only light up the mileage and not the needle and numbers. I tried sticking a golden white T5 LED down the hole where the bulb goes but it didn't work.

I'm thinking a T3 golden white LED shining at the speedometer from the column might work as long as it doesn't look too cheesy.

Swapped the Monte Carlo wheels for the ones off the 88 IROC.

The Monte Carlo wheels have too much backspace and just don't look right.
They worked ok for rollers.

I'll post some pictures tomorrow.

[Roadkill58]

These are the wheels I'm going to run until I decide what and what size to buy or trade for.

They are from a 1988 Iroc. They are 16X8? and 0 mm on the front and 16 mm (negative - outward) on the rear.

They are marked front and rear on the rims.

Thinking they have 51/2" back space on rear and 5" on front.

Tires are 245/50/16 front and rear. They need replaced soon.

Should be enough clearance for the extremely rusty bedside.

Maybe I should give them a tetanus shot?

[68Gold/white]

Looking Good in the neighborhood!!!

[Roadkill58]

Originally Posted by 68Gold/white

Looking Good in the neighborhood!!!

Thanks 68Gold/white.

Got the new registration last week. This time they included the stickers!

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[Roadkill58]

Last Wednesday and Thursday I stripped the bedsides, front panel, and rear sill.

Got some primer on all the pieces with the help of a heat gun.

Pounded on the front panel and bedsides with a big hammer and 2X4 to straighten them up a little.

Tried to get smaller dents with hammer and dolly.

Metal doesn't want to move in cold weather.

A friend that owns a cabinet shop has some bed wood for me.

He thought he had enough white oak but I had to settle for Sapele.

I cut off the risers I had tacked on. Changed the way the cross sills bolt to the risers.
It will make removing the bed easier (for me anyway).

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[ptc]

Looking real nice and clean Jim.....


I think Im gonna do a wrap instead of paint --- I hear they can do PATINA!!!

[II_Slow]

Here's a little patina for you. Thought this one may have been a wrap but it's air brushed. "Swamp Thing" Pro Mod - google it for more pics.

[Kim57]

Looks good.
Kim

[Nut Case]

Roadkill58

I hear that you need a special permit from the EPA or the Army Corp. of Engineers to haul "sailboat fuel", Herd tell it's very toxic!

Build looks good

Keep on keepin on NC

[Roadkill58]

Thanks guys!

Nut Case the sailboat fuel where I live isn't too bad.

L.A. has the toxic sailboat fuel.

Installed the passenger side step and an ugly fender.

I had to cut the step support and extend it 4 3/4" because of the raised bed.

Tomorrow the fender will be removed and stripped and primed.
I might try to beat some of the ugly out of it while it is off.

[ptc]

Originally Posted by Roadkill58

Thanks guys!

Nut Case the sailboat fuel where I live isn't too bad.

L.A. has the toxic sailboat fuel.

Installed the passenger side step and an ugly fender.

I had to cut the step support and extend it 4 3/4" because of the raised bed.

Tomorrow the fender will be removed and stripped and primed.
I might try to beat some of the ugly out of it while it is off.

Looks good Jim.... What kind of Ass you haulin'??????

I hear they have ugly sticks for beating fenders like that! ----

[Roadkill58]

Originally Posted by ptc

Looks good Jim.... What kind of Ass you haulin'??????

I hear they have ugly sticks for beating fenders like that! ----

I will be hauling my lovely wife's a** of course!

Stick? I need a whole tree! Maybe a forest!

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[Roadkill58]

Picked up my bed wood this morning before the rain hit.

No finish or milling yet.
Because nothing is stock on the bed I wanted to mock it up before
doing anything.

The cross sills in the front and rear are the only ones in the stock
position. The other two I spaced on each side of the wheel so I
could tub the bedsides without the cross sills interfering.

Then there is the board width. I will have to drill new holes in
the cross sills.

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[Kim57]

Nice looking wood.
Kim

[ptc]

Very Nice!~ -- wish I could have a wood bed, its easier to work with than metal I think.

[Roadkill58]

Thanks Kim57, PTC.

The wood is Sapele from Africa.

Power went out yesterday around 6pm. PG&E says power will be back on maybe noon today.

I have a Microsoft Surface and a Netgear Unite Pro for internet.
Luckily they both have a full charge.
Doesn't do much for heat.
Guess I get a day off weather I like it or not.


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[Roadkill58]

Power came back on Friday afternoon.

Tried to get a roof back on the engine storage shed.
The only engine in the shed at this time is a mock up motor.

Drilled new hole in the cross sills for the bed wood.

Need to drill new hole in the bed angles.

No pictures today.


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