RINC's 54 Chevy 3100

[RINC]

Fuel cell still needs to go in .... not sure how we will hook up the cap on it yet.

Seat an steering wheel needs to be worked out. I am a wittle big guy so its tight for me in there. Not sure yet of the seat/wheel combo I'll go with.

We are not desided yet if we gonna run hub caps on the rims. The black powercoated rims looks better than i imagined.

Its still on the later model 261cc 6cyl/4 speed tranny, closed rearend, i-beam front.

Its gonna be a SLOW cruiser

[RINC]

Gas tank in. Fuel lines ran. New lining on the shoes an drums turned.

Dropped off new front wheel bearing today.

One problem though ....... how do we run the filler neck up to the wood in the bed ? Have not noticed that detail of how its been down in most build threads on here.

[RINC]

New pics from today.







Got corner windows ?



The tailgate is getting paint detailed around the Chevy letters. The inside of the cab will get the paint touched up an the hood will get clear coated in the near future ...... I Cant Wait

[jlupe50]

Nice Ride!! Hope someday soon I'll be rolling down Central witcha!

[RINC]

Originally Posted by jlupe50

Nice Ride!! Hope someday soon I'll be rolling down Central witcha!

Welcome !

I cant wait to drive it.
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[ChuckDriver]

Truck looks sweet!

[RINC]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Truck looks sweet!

Thx !

We got a month to go till our Goodguys show out here.

I hope we can get it done before it.

[RINC]

More progress.

Bad news ...... motor came up lame. Bought another 261cu motor. Hope it is as good as reported.

/fingerscrossed

Pics !

[Coach529]

Any updates??

[RINC]

Still at my buddies shop. It had some motor issues but he got them worked out.

I heard from him yesterday ...... he was hating on the old wiring so he is going through an fixing what he doesnt like.

No Christmas present for me

[sourkraut]

Awesome truck, wish i could find one that nice out east!

[YBNORML]

I stumbled across this one in the patina thread, glad I did. Sweet little ride you have here. I'm quite jealous. Hope you get to start ruining soon.
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[Desert.Chevy]

Originally Posted by RINC

Thx !

We got a month to go till our Goodguys show out here.

I hope we can get it done before it.

I did not see your truck at GoodGuys, hope I didn't miss it. Will it be at the next GoodGuys show coming up the second weekend if March?
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[Dinos63]

trucks look killer! whos shop is it at with all them bus'es

[RINC]

Oh snap ! Sorry y'all I aint been keeping up with my thread.

No it didnt make the last Goodguys show. I hoping for the next one in a couple months.

Updates ...... Truck has been rewired. Switched over to an alternater an converted to 12v. New belts hoses an any external gaskets replaced. Carb an starter have been rebuilt. Just got a message today that the clutch needs replaced

Dino ..... the shop is Brickhaus Restorations. Its in Tempe off of Curry rd. Tevor Reis is my buddy there. The kid is good ! He is a body guy but decided to tackle the mechanical work on my truck also.

[rollin thunder]

Super nice truck from the start! I`m glad i decided to venture out of the 73 to 87 area for once wish trucks here in the ozarks would be that solid, and love the fact you just clear coated and left patina.

[RINC]

Originally Posted by rollin thunder

Super nice truck from the start! I`m glad i decided to venture out of the 73 to 87 area for once wish trucks here in the ozarks would be that solid, and love the fact you just clear coated and left patina.

We aint skeerd of them square trucks

My Dads 71 an the 85 he recently sold to a nephew. The 85 was my driver for a couple of years.




I dont have a pic of the 85 but my nephew did a 4/6 drop on it. I'll try an memeber to get a pic of it next time he drives it over.

[rollin thunder]

Awesome would love to see the square after the drop! definitely going to keep up on this build.

[RINC]

It's back.

Been putting miles on it driving to work with short trips to downtown Phoenix thrown in. No problems have cropped up.

Looking forward to lower temps an the car show season around here.

Some recent random pics.

[RINC]

Whelp drove the heck out of this mostly original truck. Had a Patrick's 3:55 R&P installed at AZ Differential along with other repairs Nate's shop did. Motor finally started letting go. Has a bad knock in it.

Through my Dad having Nate's shop go through the rear axle of his '71, Nate told my Dad he had a couple trucks for sale. One turned out to be a 69 C-20 with after market A/C. Bought it. Still wrenching on it, though now driving it daily to work.

Plans for the 54 ... I sold my '72 K-20, now we have more room in our garage. We plan on doing the motor rebuild ourselves. T-5 transmission with maybe with a S-10 rear axle. Looking into disc brakes on the straight axle.

Still trying for a low budget build. Less reliant on friends shops. More of my own elbow grease, less opening of my wallet. The 69 will be the tow rig.