Rods 57

[bubba327]

Is the "the local guy from Idaho " that does the front clip over in Kuna??
I talked to somebody at a swap meet a while back about it and that looked like it works really well.

My uncle is getting ready to combine a '58 3/4 ton cab to a '56 1/2 ton frame with a '57 box.
He had plans to go rack and pinion , but has found a Camero Z-28 front clip on CL so is now going that route.

I still have 77 nova front clip, that I was told, would work also.
If anybody local wants it , My wife would be excited to see it leave the premises

[Rods57]

Yes he is in Kuna, his name is Jay Young and he has adds on CL for the clips.

[OrrieG]

Jay is a good guy, I've gotten parts from him over the years.

[BC Toy chest]

Awesome job can't wait to see her when she's done.

[Rods57]

Thanks, here are some pics of the first fitting of the cab.

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by hammerdog57

Very nice build. My camaro clip install is close to yours. How much clearance do you have from distributor to firewall? I see you used the stock motor mounts, which i plan on using if i can. Keep the pics coming.

Here is a close up of the motor mounts you can still see one of the original holes.

[ChuckDriver]

Sweet looking build! The clip install looks very similiar to the way mine was done. Keep the updates coming!!

[hammerdog57]

Originally Posted by Rods57

Here is a close up of the motor mounts you can still see one of the original holes.

Attachment 766172

Thanks for pic.

[kgmunro]

I'd swear in the one pic with you sitting in the cab I can hear you making engine noises!

[OrrieG]

I have that same pic of me sitting in my cab when I got the seats in for a trial fit. I think everyone has it.

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by kgmunro

I'd swear in the one pic with you sitting in the cab I can hear you making engine noises!

Ha Ha thats funny. i am probably singing fat man in a little truck...

[Rods57]

Here are the pics of the cab after the first fit of the fenders, doors and core support





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[longbike]

Man that looks great!

[Kim57]

Looking good.
Kim

[Kabwe]

Looking great, keep up the good work.

[Rods57]

I decided to use a firewall mounted master cylinder so I used the stock brake pedal mount out of the same 78 camero in the truck. here are the mount holes.



I didn't like it.....so I made some mods to the firewall, cut and drilled the studs so the bolts would reverse and look better and got a different booster that is smaller and fits nicer. I had to move the hole for the booster down and I cut out part of one of the ribs and made the end look different.

[ChuckDriver]

Looking good!

[Rods57]

So at some point this cab was laid on its back, hard and it tweaked it. in order to get the doors to close I used a small bottle jack in the door frames. It split the drip rails and i had to fix-um, but I didn't like the way they curved in do I made them straighter than original.

[Kim57]

Interesting. I got rid of mine and don't remembering them curving in.
Kim

[hammerdog57]

Interested in how you jacked the cab back into place. How was door aligned prior to jacking? And from what point on cab did you push from?

[Rods57]

I used the point where the striker plate bolts on for one end and the front post for the other point. I needed to move it about 1/2 inch to get the door to close.

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Interesting. I got rid of mine and don't remembering them curving in.
Kim

here is a pic of the drip rail before, I blew it up sorry for the quality.

[Rods57]

This was the worst side and this is right after i got the door to close for the first time.

[Rods57]

Did some painting on the underside and behind the fenders, used bed-liner first then painted it.







when i put in the cab corners i added some bracing to make it stronger.

[Kim57]

That looks good Rod. I like the idea of the bracing on the corners.
Kim