Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread - Page 21 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

1project2many · 01-12-2020, 09:32 PM

For the TF guys...

More reading:
https://www.customcarchronicle.com/c...5-chevy-cameo/

MARTINSR · 01-25-2020, 09:47 PM

How about this one boys!

Brian

Keith Seymore · 01-26-2020, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

How about this one boys!

Brian

Pikes Peak, maybe?

MARTINSR · 01-26-2020, 03:42 PM

That's what I was thinking.

Brian

MARTINSR · 01-29-2020, 09:37 AM

How's this for a random AD photo!

Brian

MARTINSR · 02-01-2020, 03:30 PM

NOT GOOD!

MiraclePieCo · 02-02-2020, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

NOT GOOD!

That does not look good. I'm wondering if where the roof is bent up above the windshield is where the poor guy came flying out.

MiraclePieCo · 02-02-2020, 03:50 AM

March 29, 1956 The General Motors "Parade Of Progress" caravan of FuturLiners tours through downtown Eugene, Oregon to the U of O campus.

Driver_WT · 02-02-2020, 01:07 PM

Where do you guys come up with all these pics - amazing!

MARTINSR · 02-02-2020, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Driver_WT

Where do you guys come up with all these pics - amazing!

I follow at page on Facebook called "ONLY Vintage Photos TAKEN from 1930 to 1969 of CARS, TRUCKS and MOTORBIKES" and it gives me a lot of the ones I post here.

Brian

MARTINSR · 02-09-2020, 05:56 PM

MiraclePieCo · 02-09-2020, 06:03 PM

Nice!

MARTINSR · 02-15-2020, 04:51 PM

How about this one! I dig it!

Brian

1project2many · 02-01-2020, 10:47 PM

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LOL There had to be more, I get it, but documented, from what I have seen over the years mine is number 4.

I have only seen the three others so as far as I can see you still hold the title.

MARTINSR · 02-02-2020, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 1project2many

I have only seen the three others so as far as I can see you still hold the title.

WHOOO HOOOO!

Brian

MARTINSR · 02-04-2020, 10:23 PM

Beautiful story! Seeing you with the come-a-long just about knocked me off my chair! What exactly were you doing?
The reason I say knocked me off my chair is I did something similar chopping my roof only it was because of a screw up, I am thinking you had a plan there. Anyway, I had no come-a-long, I had a few friends to stand on a rope I had tied to the right A pillar and out the window of the barn I was chopping it in tied to a fence post. My buddies stood on the rope to pull the pillar over! LOL I had welded the other side, then found that I had pulled the top over that way, so it had to go further to the right! LOL Yes, the windshields were cut from different patterns! The right A pillar had more of a slant to it. You could see it if you stood out front of the truck.

I wish to God I had a photo of that!

That is so damn cool you got to do that with your dad.

Brian

Chopped53 · 02-05-2020, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Beautiful story! Seeing you with the come-a-long just about knocked me off my chair! What exactly were you doing?
The reason I say knocked me off my chair is I did something similar chopping my roof only it was because of a screw up, I am thinking you had a plan there. Anyway, I had no come-a-long, I had a few friends to stand on a rope I had tied to the right A pillar and out the window of the barn I was chopping it in tied to a fence post. My buddies stood on the rope to pull the pillar over! LOL I had welded the other side, then found that I had pulled the top over that way, so it had to go further to the right! LOL Yes, the windshields were cut from different patterns! The right A pillar had more of a slant to it. You could see it if you stood out front of the truck.

I wish to God I had a photo of that!

That is so damn cool you got to do that with your dad.

Brian

Brian,

Great story, but a magician should never reveal his secrets!

What about the illusion that a chop job is a precision task performed by experts who know what they are doing every step of the way! Just kidding.

I was using the come-along to try to position the front posts for welding. If I recall, the back section was tack welded in place at the time. We took a different approach than your truck. Instead of adding a strip to the roof (like you're supposed to!), we angled the front posts back. It was meant to save us time and effort, but we had to hack the posts almost to bits before we could get a fit. The posts are now mostly welding rod material rather than original steel! I kinda like how it turned out, but I wouldn't do it that way again.

Thanks for sharing your story. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who had to take extreme steps to correct previous decisions. Hey, that might be a topic for a post: "a collection of our biggest screw-ups"!

Bill

MARTINSR · 02-06-2020, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Chopped53

Brian,

Great story, but a magician should never reveal his secrets!

What about the illusion that a chop job is a precision task performed by experts who know what they are doing every step of the way! Just kidding.

I was using the come-along to try to position the front posts for welding. If I recall, the back section was tack welded in place at the time. We took a different approach than your truck. Instead of adding a strip to the roof (like you're supposed to!), we angled the front posts back. It was meant to save us time and effort, but we had to hack the posts almost to bits before we could get a fit. The posts are now mostly welding rod material rather than original steel! I kinda like how it turned out, but I wouldn't do it that way again.

Thanks for sharing your story. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who had to take extreme steps to correct previous decisions. Hey, that might be a topic for a post: "a collection of our biggest screw-ups"!

Bill

I replaced my cab back 25 years ago and this chop I did things very different, I combined the two methods. I lengthened it half the way then I raked the posts back the rest so it's more of a "factory" look.

I heated and bend the the posts, worked pretty slick!

Brian

1project2many · 02-05-2020, 10:06 PM

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Hey, that might be a topic for a post: "a collection of our biggest screw-ups"!

Actually, there's a little of that here:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=792990

Chopped53 · 02-06-2020, 04:48 PM

Nice work. I didn't realize your "then and now" photos were two different cabs!

When we were deciding how much to take out of the roof, we followed my Dad's motto, "If a little bit's good, then more is better, and too much is just right".

MARTINSR · 02-08-2020, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Chopped53

Nice work. I didn't realize your "then and now" photos were two different cabs!

When we were deciding how much to take out of the roof, we followed my Dad's motto, "If a little bit's good, then more is better, and too much is just right".

I started the chop on the replacement cab around 1992, when I finished it a couple of years ago I unchopped it a half inch. LOL

Brian

MARTINSR · 02-08-2020, 12:56 AM

Yep there is an AD in the photo!

1project2many · 02-10-2020, 10:02 PM

What an awesome photo.

MARTINSR · 02-12-2020, 09:57 PM

MiraclePieCo · 02-14-2020, 05:11 AM

From the movie "Asphalt Wars" 2004:

01-12-2020, 09:32 PM	#1
1project2many Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lakes Region NH Posts: 3,198	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread For the TF guys... More reading: https://www.customcarchronicle.com/c...5-chevy-cameo/

01-25-2020, 09:47 PM	#2
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread How about this one boys! Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

01-26-2020, 03:42 PM	#4
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread That's what I was thinking. Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

01-29-2020, 09:37 AM	#5
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread How's this for a random AD photo! Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

02-01-2020, 03:30 PM	#6
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread NOT GOOD! __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

02-02-2020, 03:50 AM	#8
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread March 29, 1956 The General Motors "Parade Of Progress" caravan of FuturLiners tours through downtown Eugene, Oregon to the U of O campus. Attached Images __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

02-02-2020, 01:07 PM	#9
Driver_WT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: River John, NS Posts: 448	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Where do you guys come up with all these pics - amazing! __________________ 53 Chevy 3100, SBC 355, 700R4, S10 frame, Ford 8.8 rear with 4.11 gears, front disc & rear drum brakes

02-09-2020, 05:56 PM	#11
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

02-09-2020, 06:03 PM	#12
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Nice! __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

02-15-2020, 04:51 PM	#13
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread How about this one! I dig it! Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

02-04-2020, 10:23 PM	#16
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Beautiful story! Seeing you with the come-a-long just about knocked me off my chair! What exactly were you doing? The reason I say knocked me off my chair is I did something similar chopping my roof only it was because of a screw up, I am thinking you had a plan there. Anyway, I had no come-a-long, I had a few friends to stand on a rope I had tied to the right A pillar and out the window of the barn I was chopping it in tied to a fence post. My buddies stood on the rope to pull the pillar over! LOL I had welded the other side, then found that I had pulled the top over that way, so it had to go further to the right! LOL Yes, the windshields were cut from different patterns! The right A pillar had more of a slant to it. You could see it if you stood out front of the truck. I wish to God I had a photo of that! That is so damn cool you got to do that with your dad. Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

02-06-2020, 04:48 PM	#20
Chopped53 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 81	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Nice work. I didn't realize your "then and now" photos were two different cabs! When we were deciding how much to take out of the roof, we followed my Dad's motto, "If a little bit's good, then more is better, and too much is just right".

02-08-2020, 12:56 AM	#22
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Yep there is an AD in the photo! __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

02-10-2020, 10:02 PM	#23
1project2many Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lakes Region NH Posts: 3,198	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread What an awesome photo.

02-12-2020, 09:57 PM	#24
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"



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02-14-2020, 05:11 AM	#25
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread From the movie "Asphalt Wars" 2004: Attached Images __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

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