56 shop truck build

[oldman3]

Very nice Tim, looks great...Jim

[dubie]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Looks great Tim! Looks like you got a GMC bumper on the front judging from the extra holes.

Yup, you're right, this bumper came off my wife's 58 GMC. We're going to be buying her a new chrome one so I painted hers and put it on mine

[dubie]

Took the truck to my buddy Vince's shop for a much needed alignment yesterday. Drives like a whole different truck now

[Baldeagle SR]

That is a good feeling to know that they drive right. Rich
mu build
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=576185

[05snopro440]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Looks great Tim! Looks like you got a GMC bumper on the front judging from the extra holes.

It has a GMC tailgate too. I guess it's a little confused

[05snopro440]

Tim that looks awesome!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by 05snopro440

It has a GMC tailgate too. I guess it's a little confused

It's a homo-manufacturer truck....not that's there's anything wrong with it!

So Tim, without going back and catching up, it's still a straight axle, right? Did you just align it or did you install new king pins, install negative caster shims, tapreed roller bearing, etc?

I'd love to know just how good these truck CAN drive when they're back to their original spec's, their original "tightness"?

EDIT:

Nevermind, I went back to post #1. You got right to it, huh? Excellent.

What's on my mind is that I already have the CPP disc brake kit and a frame mount manual master cylinder for mine and I keep torturing myself wondering if I should just install a dropped axle and lowering springs (Posie's, I'm a little leery of monoleafs - yeah, I'm a worry wart) and call it good or if I'll be unhapy with the results? I sure wish you could drop over and give me a ride around the block. I guess Manitoba to SoCal and back is a little far though, huh?! lol.

[dubie]

All we had to do was adjust the toe in and out. I already installed the 6 degree caster shims so that was all correct.
The truck rides like it normally would have from new but a bit lower and with better handling. Personally for daily driving, I would just lower it with posies and forget the dropped axle. Mind you So Cal has a lot nicer streets to drive on than we do up here.

The truck came with a GMC tail gate on it so I left it as a conversation piece

[lowrodderchev]

Its looking good Tim

[dubie]

a quick video of the truck cruising down the highway

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152081909877115

[Baldeagle SR]

Dubie I couldn't get the video link to work . Rich
my build
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=576185

[dubie]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152081909877115

Maybe this will work? It's on my Facebook page Tim Dubreuil, if you want to check it out

[05snopro440]

Originally Posted by dubie

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152081909877115

Maybe this will work? It's on my Facebook page Tim Dubreuil, if you want to check it out

It doesn't show up on your FB page, probably a privacy setting thing.

[Stepside Jim]

Here here, I want to go for this cruise, the more the merrier.

If I can't ride my own I'm happy to go for rides in anybody else's.

[dubie]

Just took the truck for a 120km ride and the damn rad popped again. Time to ditch this patched up old rad and get something new. This one is a recorded 65 Chevelle rad that was cored in the 90's but never used until I put it on. It blew up on me last summer and I had it soldered up, and now she popped again. I was happy that it made it all the way home before really leaking. The truck was running right on 200 all the way

[Baldeagle SR]

Bummer. When I try to save a few bucks , it normally comes back to bite me. Rich
my build
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=576185

[Jbm1956]

Hows it ride dubie with your lowered springs and axles. After you got everything put together

[sqrlnts]

Damn Tim, that sucks. Like you said at least it got you home. If you don't have any replacement plans I can vouch for the $145 ebay Champion rad. Still going strong in Phoenix heat with the AC blowing cold.

[lowrodderchev]

Glad u made it home looking good

[dubie]

Jbm: it rides like a straight axle truck. On the rough parts of the highway you feel every little bump but on good pavement, you could drive it all day long. I don't mind it because that's the way I built it but with our crappy highways up here, it's not a long distance cruiser.

sqrlnuts: that's good to know, I was eyeing them p on ebay a couple weeks ago. I have an aftermarket rad I'm going to toss in there in the mean time and see how it does

[dubie]

My wife snapped this shot as she followed behind me

[dubie]

Well the old rad is being repaired as we speak and my new rad will be here in a couple days. I 'll run the repaired one for the next few days because my daughter is using the truck as her high school graduation ride. Then I'll make up a proper shroud and get the new rad and fan installed next week

[ChuckDriver]

Man your truck looks great!

[dubie]

thanks man, i really appreciate that

[Rednek13x]

Awesome looking truck man!