1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver - Page 21 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**Dan in Pasadena** · 07-15-2013, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach529

Really tough past 4 days.

Thursday and Friday I built all 4 walls and lined up all the material.

Saturday AM we lifted walls, sheeted and braced everything. We set 4 rafters and called it a day. Temps were in the 90's with high humidity. That took a toll

SLACKER!!!

Kidding of course. Hey, we wouldn't be your "virtual buddies" if we didn't give you crap like that, right?

Hank looks very very cool in his new digs. Will the finished interior have any retro features to make him feel at home?
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dubie · 07-15-2013, 02:05 PM

nice looking shop man! makes me wish I would have had the space to build mine bigger and taller.
That 49 has got to be the finest example of an AD pickup that I've seen to date. Everything about it looks perfect, the stance, the paint, the wheels, it's got that "full package" look to it. Nicely done bud

Coach529 · 07-15-2013, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

SLACKER!!!

Kidding of course. Hey, we wouldn't be your "virtual buddies" if we didn't give you crap like that, right?

Hank looks very very cool in his new digs. Will the finished interior have any retro features to make him feel at home?
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It was a rough weekend......I am sore today. Glad I could come to work to rest a bit.

I acquired some cool rusty galvanized tin that I plan to run around the bottom of the shop as a wainscot. Similar to the picture below.

I also have a pretty sweet grill off a '48 chevy parts truck that will go on the wall as well as an assortment of other stuff!!

Coach529 · 07-15-2013, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dubie

nice looking shop man! makes me wish I would have had the space to build mine bigger and taller.
That 49 has got to be the finest example of an AD pickup that I've seen to date. Everything about it looks perfect, the stance, the paint, the wheels, it's got that "full package" look to it. Nicely done bud

Thank you very much!!

Coach529 · 07-31-2013, 05:11 PM

Not much to report.....bustin A$$ on this garage. Not much time for Henry unfortunately!!

Currently 100% sheeted and wrapped. Hoping to get some shingles on this weekend as well as install the garage doors.

My Sister in Law got married this past weekend and used Henry as a prop. Very cool!!

Luther Grimace · 07-31-2013, 05:31 PM

Henry's house is looking good! Keep it up!

Look's like an awesome wedding!

**Dan in Pasadena** · 07-31-2013, 05:33 PM

Congrats to sis and new brother in law!
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mechanixman · 07-31-2013, 06:07 PM

Kudos on that garage!
It's looking great

Coach529 · 07-31-2013, 10:45 PM

Thanks guys!!

Coach529 · 08-09-2013, 08:50 AM

Got some stripes layed down on Henry yesterday. Looks freaking awesome!! Very pleased with how it turned out.

mechanixman · 08-09-2013, 11:37 AM

It does look slick!
How did you find your pinstriper?

Coach529 · 08-09-2013, 11:38 AM

Threw a note out there on Facebook on a local car club page.

**Dan in Pasadena** · 08-09-2013, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach529

Threw a note out there on Facebook on a local car club page.

Smart thinking! Looks good and your garage is looking great too. Congrats on that. I'd LOVE to have the room (not to mention the money, lol) to put up a bigger garage,

Chris. · 08-09-2013, 01:37 PM

Looks awesome!
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NEWFISHER · 08-09-2013, 03:46 PM

Looking better and better!

YahamaR1 · 08-18-2013, 08:33 AM

Awesome thread, I like your build a lott.
And very nice pictures..
Fer..
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dubie · 08-19-2013, 04:03 PM

i can't help it but I keep coming back to your build thread to read certain parts of it over and over. It seems I'm having the same sort of over heating issues as you did. I think we have it narrowed down to the gauge so we'll be testing it with a heat sensing gun tonight to make sure.
How are you finding the ride? And what size of tires are you running on Henry?

Coach529 · 08-19-2013, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dubie

i can't help it but I keep coming back to your build thread to read certain parts of it over and over. It seems I'm having the same sort of over heating issues as you did. I think we have it narrowed down to the gauge so we'll be testing it with a heat sensing gun tonight to make sure.
How are you finding the ride? And what size of tires are you running on Henry?

Square edged bumps rattle the truck, but otherwise good. The front is better than the rear.

215's in the front, 235's in the rear.

dubie · 08-20-2013, 12:20 PM

are those 65 or 75 series tires?

Coach529 · 08-20-2013, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dubie

are those 65 or 75 series tires?

75 series.

Ferrofil · 08-20-2013, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Hi Coach,

I should have typed out Performance Online the first time. Guys post acronyms here all the time I have to look up. There's just too many places!

Really tough for us foreigners to decifer it all!

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Ferrofil · 08-20-2013, 03:44 PM

Just finished reading your thread! Congratulations on a fantastic truck, just love the patina and the wheels...
My panel truck is repainted white, underneath I can see the original turqoise...trying to figuire out a way to bring that back...
Anyhow, thanks for a great thread and great pics, enjoyed it immensly!
Pontus
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Shox Dr · 08-24-2013, 05:12 PM

Really nice pickup fella. I've just imported one from Georgia US, I'm for ever using this thread as a research tool. Cheers

There's a picture in the intro forum, if you're interested

Get Down · 10-09-2013, 09:09 AM

Hey coach great build thread! Lots of information well documented! Awesome pictures, your son in the truck is priceless! Henry is look'in sharp well done! Enjoyed reading every page this morning. I have a 49 same color hope it turns out half as good....

**LEEVON** · 10-09-2013, 09:49 AM

Needless to say I love your truck...but I should NOT have showed the wife! She says the blue is perfect and why can't ours be like that?

Great to see Henry back to life and being used as a truck. Nice choice of wheels, too! Do you remember what size tire you are running on the front? I'm worried about clearance.

07-15-2013, 02:05 PM	#502
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver nice looking shop man! makes me wish I would have had the space to build mine bigger and taller. That 49 has got to be the finest example of an AD pickup that I've seen to date. Everything about it looks perfect, the stance, the paint, the wheels, it's got that "full package" look to it. Nicely done bud __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

07-31-2013, 05:11 PM	#505
Coach529 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 1,757	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Not much to report.....bustin A$$ on this garage. Not much time for Henry unfortunately!! Currently 100% sheeted and wrapped. Hoping to get some shingles on this weekend as well as install the garage doors. My Sister in Law got married this past weekend and used Henry as a prop. Very cool!! __________________ 1949 Chevy 3600 "Adventures of Henry" http://smu.gs/QOlhWY

07-31-2013, 05:31 PM	#506
Luther Grimace Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, AL Posts: 380	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Henry's house is looking good! Keep it up! Look's like an awesome wedding! __________________ 1955.2 Chevy 3100, 6bt, Getrag G360 5-speed, NP205, Dana 60/70 - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=536540 1992 Chevy K1500 Silverado ECSB 1965 "Crewcab" Chevelle 300 Deluxe - soon to be LBZ Duramax/4L85E powered

07-31-2013, 05:33 PM	#507
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,340	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Congrats to sis and new brother in law! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ '55 Big Window Shortbed, Drive-It-&-Work-On-It slid down the "slippery slope" to a Frame-Off Rodstoration! LQ4/4l85e/C4 IFS/Mustang 8.8 rearend w/3.73's Dan's '55 Big Window "Build" - Well, Kinda!

07-31-2013, 06:07 PM	#508
mechanixman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Mt. Prospect, ILL Posts: 820	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Kudos on that garage! It's looking great __________________ -Nick Projects: 1952 Chevy 1 ton = The Build page

07-31-2013, 10:45 PM	#509
Coach529 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 1,757	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Thanks guys!! __________________ 1949 Chevy 3600 "Adventures of Henry" http://smu.gs/QOlhWY

08-09-2013, 08:50 AM	#510
Coach529 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 1,757	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Got some stripes layed down on Henry yesterday. Looks freaking awesome!! Very pleased with how it turned out. __________________ 1949 Chevy 3600 "Adventures of Henry" http://smu.gs/QOlhWY

08-09-2013, 11:37 AM	#511
mechanixman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Mt. Prospect, ILL Posts: 820	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver It does look slick! How did you find your pinstriper? __________________ -Nick Projects: 1952 Chevy 1 ton = The Build page

08-09-2013, 11:38 AM	#512
Coach529 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 1,757	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Threw a note out there on Facebook on a local car club page. __________________ 1949 Chevy 3600 "Adventures of Henry" http://smu.gs/QOlhWY

08-09-2013, 01:37 PM	#514
Chris. Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: levittown pa Posts: 228	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Looks awesome! Posted via Mobile Device

08-09-2013, 03:46 PM	#515
NEWFISHER Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,303	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Looking better and better!

08-18-2013, 08:33 AM	#516
YahamaR1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 547	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Awesome thread, I like your build a lott. And very nice pictures.. Fer.. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ My chevy 51...... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=541148 www.knutselracing.nl

08-19-2013, 04:03 PM	#517
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver i can't help it but I keep coming back to your build thread to read certain parts of it over and over. It seems I'm having the same sort of over heating issues as you did. I think we have it narrowed down to the gauge so we'll be testing it with a heat sensing gun tonight to make sure. How are you finding the ride? And what size of tires are you running on Henry? __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

08-20-2013, 12:20 PM	#519
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver are those 65 or 75 series tires? __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

08-20-2013, 03:44 PM	#522
Ferrofil Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 121	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Just finished reading your thread! Congratulations on a fantastic truck, just love the patina and the wheels... My panel truck is repainted white, underneath I can see the original turqoise...trying to figuire out a way to bring that back... Anyhow, thanks for a great thread and great pics, enjoyed it immensly! Pontus Posted via Mobile Device __________________ http://www.ferrofil.se http://www.garaget.org/?car=333379



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08-24-2013, 05:12 PM	#523
Shox Dr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 15	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Really nice pickup fella. I've just imported one from Georgia US, I'm for ever using this thread as a research tool. Cheers There's a picture in the intro forum, if you're interested

10-09-2013, 09:09 AM	#524
Get Down Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: American soil Posts: 95	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Hey coach great build thread! Lots of information well documented! Awesome pictures, your son in the truck is priceless! Henry is look'in sharp well done! Enjoyed reading every page this morning. I have a 49 same color hope it turns out half as good....

10-09-2013, 09:49 AM	#525
LEEVON Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,888	Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver Needless to say I love your truck...but I should NOT have showed the wife! She says the blue is perfect and why can't ours be like that? Great to see Henry back to life and being used as a truck. Nice choice of wheels, too! Do you remember what size tire you are running on the front? I'm worried about clearance. __________________ '20 Silverado Trail Boss ~ '17 Tahoe ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~ '55 Pontiac Safari ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids Last edited by LEEVON; 10-09-2013 at 09:56 AM.

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