My 50 roadster pickup build

[jimig1]

Looking good!

[53GMC]

This is one of the best, if not the best, projects i have ever seen....i love this build and I am getting pumped for you to finish!

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by jimig1

Looking good!

Thanks, Jim

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by 53GMC

This is one of the best, if not the best, projects i have ever seen....i love this build and I am getting pumped for you to finish!

I appreciate the thoughts, there's lots of nice stuff on this site, thanks again. Jim

[txrdnek]

Thank you so much for the excellent ideas from your build. I love some of the little custom touches you did. I also love it that this truck isnt a trailer queen, so stop being so modest, that truck rocks and I hope my truck turns out half as nice. I work on my truck every night and then before I go to bed I get on the computer to see what you have posted next, can't go to sleep till I see what you have posted so that I can come up with mods to mine based on what you have done. think I'll do like you have done and post my build after I finish it.

[Panelman55]

Great work Jim. Keep it coming!!!


Panelman55

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by txrdnek

Thank you so much for the excellent ideas from your build. I love some of the little custom touches you did. I also love it that this truck isnt a trailer queen, so stop being so modest, that truck rocks and I hope my truck turns out half as nice. I work on my truck every night and then before I go to bed I get on the computer to see what you have posted next, can't go to sleep till I see what you have posted so that I can come up with mods to mine based on what you have done. think I'll do like you have done and post my build after I finish it.

Originally Posted by Panelman55

Great work Jim. Keep it coming!!!


Panelman55

Thanks so much for the praise of my build, makes an old man feel good. Sometime I think it would be better to post while building, you can get a little more feedback on what's going on with other builds. Still have a lot to post before it shows it completed, thanks again. Jim

[Indian113]

I think it's great that you are posting pictures after your build. You just did it your way,now we can copy and adjust your GREAT ideas to suit us. Thanks for taking the time to do this for us. This thread is a daily read for me. I look forward to each and every post.

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Indian113

I think it's great that you are posting pictures after your build. You just did it your way,now we can copy and adjust your GREAT ideas to suit us. Thanks for taking the time to do this for us. This thread is a daily read for me. I look forward to each and every post.

Thanks, Ray, I enjoy putting the stuff on here. I know I've seen stuff on here that other guys have done, that if I had been watching I would have used some of their ideals. Just a good group of truck junkies Jim

[oldman3]

OK on with todays post.

Inside of dash painted. The dash was painted to match the Ultra-leather in the interior. Paint shop mixed paint, then I had them add 50% flattening agent to the paint. In makes it real thin, just add hardner and spray. Put on about 4 or 5 light coats. Easy to keep clean.

[oldman3]

Pic 1 back part of cab also painted same color.

Pic 2 steering column painted. I had removed the column shifter, patched and smoothed off.

[oldman3]

Pic 1 Cab installed on frame for the final time.

Pic 2 Rearview.

[oldman3]

I had forgot to mention that I had wet sanded and rubbed out the paint before putting cab back on.

Pic 1 Installing wiring for gauges, etc.

Pic 2 Ron Francis wiring kit (I really like their product).

Pic 3 Gauges all installed and wired up.

[oldman3]

Exhaust came in from HPC, all coated inside and out, except mufflers, only on the outside for them.

[oldman3]

Pic 1 Installing exhaust, got new drive shaft, now it needs to be painted.

Pic 2 Gas tank in and exhaust showing at rear.

Pic 3 Radiator mount and inner fenders installed.

[faribran]

i must say, this is one of the nicer builds i have seen on here....
do you have any links to more details of the top you are using on this?

[oldman3]

Engine fired up on this day, and sounded sweet and strong.

[oldman3]

Pic 1 I had aready put down stuff from Lowe's on the floor and back of cab. Then I put down this insulation.

Pic 2 front view

[oldman3]

This is where I mounted my AC drier, cooler here than inside the engine bay.

[oldman3]

Tomorrow we go back to some interior work in the cab, etc. See you then... Jim

[itstheshu]

Is the "stuff from Lowe's" the rolls of roofing material?

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by itstheshu

Is the "stuff from Lowe's" the rolls of roofing material?

No mine was not a roll, they were 12"X12" pieces, with foil on the top and you peeled off the bottom paper. They were some type of repair pieces, can't remember more, I bought this stuff about 8 years ago, don't know if they handle if now, havent't checked. I know it didn't have that rubber smell that the rolls have.

[xpickup]

oldman3, Looking great, Can not wait to see the end product.

Shannon

[Bentblazer]

Dont make it over on this side of the board much untill I saw this build, keep comming back to check this one out. Great build! thanks for posting your progress, it takes alot of time just to do that outside of the work your doing.

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by xpickup

oldman3, Looking great, Can not wait to see the end product.

Shannon

Thanks Shannon, getting close now, with todays post.