My Pro Street '56 GMC Pick'em Up

[BC Toy chest]

I have been working on the truck but progress is slow coz I had to complete my new vertical smoker for a big Bar-B-Q coming up. So here are a few shots of what I built and coming after this are some up date photos of Donnie's rear Jag clip in his '57 Chevy long bed(now a short bed)

[BC Toy chest]

I have been working on the truck but progress is slow coz I had to complete my new vertical smoker for a big Bar-B-Q coming up. So here are a few shots of what I built and coming after this are some up date photos of Donnie's rear Jag clip in his '57 Chevy long bed(now a short bed) NOTE: THE RED ARROWS INDICATES A TEMPORARY JIG FIXTURE THIS IS COMING OFF, THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE BUILD!

[BC Toy chest]

I have been working on the truck but progress is slow coz I had to complete my new vertical smoker for a big Bar-B-Q coming up. So here are a few shots of what I built and coming after this are some up date photos of Donnie's rear Jag clip in his '57 Chevy long bed(now a short bed)

[BC Toy chest]

I have been working on the truck but progress is slow coz I had to complete my new vertical smoker for a big Bar-B-Q coming up. So here are a few shots of what I built and coming after this are some up date photos of Donnie's rear Jag clip in his '57 Chevy long bed(now a short bed)

[BC Toy chest]

Some up date photos of Donnie's rear Jag clip & frt. Jag clip in his '57 Chevy long bed(now a short bed)

[lowrodderchev]

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

I have been working on the truck but progress is slow coz I had to complete my new vertical smoker for a big Bar-B-Q coming up. So here are a few shots of what I built and coming after this are some up date photos of Donnie's rear Jag clip in his '57 Chevy long bed(now a short bed)

bro you ruin a perfectly good pair of sandals I'm over here all bare footed I could have used em LOl but really smoker is looking pretty sweet

[RockinKees]

That rear frame is looking real good!
Why didn't I think of that......

Nice smoker also!

[Kim57]

Nice smoker. makes me hungry for ribs.
Truck is looking good.
Kim

[Advanced Design]

Truck is looking very good.

[BC Toy chest]

Donnie's '57 long bed(now a short bed) is still pretty far from being done but the rear and front Jag clips are in and he dropped the bed on to see how it looks.

[Kim57]

Stance looks good.
Kim

[lower50's]

MMM Wow nice smoker. Great job on the frame too that looks like it will work nice.

[RockinKees]

I'm with Kim, stance sure looks good!!

[ChuckDriver]

Nice!

[shadow1967]

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

I have been working on the truck but progress is slow coz I had to complete my new vertical smoker for a big Bar-B-Q coming up. So here are a few shots of what I built and coming after this are some up date photos of Donnie's rear Jag clip in his '57 Chevy long bed(now a short bed)

Its late but I'm hungry. Will work for BBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dan in Pasadena]

BC, I like what you're doing a lot. Please, don't take this question as criticism because it's only intended as a question. If you wanted different, why use a tube style bump for the third member? How about JUST a bump using a round bottomed large size stainless salad bowl? It would give you more space in general back there, I've not seen anyone else do it. Your 55-59 fender/tubs are genius. I like the hell out of them!

I'm sure I missed it but LOVE the hell out of that Papay Orange interior, what paint; if any, will you use outside? Same orange or something else?

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by shadow1967

Its late but I'm hungry. Will work for BBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well Kabwe's oldest daughter was having a graduation party and I had the honor of doing the ribs after I broke in my new smoker, "Hawgs Breath"

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

BC, I like what you're doing a lot. Please, don't take this question as criticism because it's only intended as a question. If you wanted different, why use a tube style bump for the third member? How about JUST a bump using a round bottomed large size stainless salad bowl? It would give you more space in general back there, I've not seen anyone else do it. Your 55-59 fender/tubs are genius. I like the hell out of them!

I'm sure I missed it but LOVE the hell out of that Papay Orange interior, what paint; if any, will you use outside? Same orange or something else?

Thanks, for the compliment and no worries no hard feelings here. I did try out a large stainless steel mixing bowl but I just wasn't feeling it. If you notice in the photo, that the cylinder to the right of the fuel cell is a stainless steel 5qt. Pasta Pot that I cut up and modified to hide the Fram reusable fuel filter canister. So I thought I would stay with the same theme, sort of - kind of and used two stainless steel cooking pots as the end caps of the hump.

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by lowrodderchev

bro you ruin a perfectly good pair of sandals I'm over here all bare footed I could have used em LOl but really smoker is looking pretty sweet

OHH no worries bro they were cheap sandals I got for 4 bucks at the local Rite-Aid drug store, they made for some good insulation for the side handles of the smoker.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

Well Kabwe's oldest daughter was having a graduation party and I had the honor of doing the ribs after I broke in my new smoker, "Hawgs Breath"

Thanks you BC for doing the ribs for my daughters party, and man were they good. Everybody loved them and had a great time. Thanks again

[BC Toy chest]

life happens and you don't get to spend as much time with your project as much as you want. So far this is what I have managed to get done, plus a lot of small detail stuff I didn't bother to take photos of.

[BC Toy chest]

life happens and you don't get to spend as much time with your project as much as you want. So far this is what I have managed to get done, plus a lot of small detail stuff I didn't bother to take photos of. I will post more detailed pics later. A portion of the bed opens to get access to the battery and additional fuse block and the battery tender. This is no longer the template but the actual aluminum bed no wood this time around. Still a lot more to do it is still a little rough around the edges, trying to get this bed to look exactly the way I want has taken more time then I expected.

The front bed panel is going back on but after the tail lights and other wiring is done then I will paint the bed sides and fenders and tubs in pieces and and rear cab area and start the process of getting it back together. Still have other work to do the front of the truck very soon.

[BC Toy chest]

More pics coming real soon hopefully. Will also post some pics of another new smoker I made to replace a broke down store bought one. 2015 BROTHERS TRUCK SHOW will be posted a little later. You gotta go to these shows to lite a fire under your butt to get your creative juices flowing again and head back out to your garage and fulfill that promise you made to yourself about gettin' that truck done.

Yeah yeah I know life happens..... man makes plans and God laughs. Any way do the best you can. happy truckin'

[Advanced Design]

The floor looks good! Nice work.

[Kim57]

Nice progress.
Looking real good.
I know what you mean about life getting in the way.
Kim