What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[72ArizonaBurb]

Youngrodder nice design on the speakers. Looks like a front headlight. Too cool.

[Atommik]

Got the cab jammed!!

[oldcouple]

Floating bed, cleaned and painted the frame for the new gas tank.

[candiceh]

Drove my 1956 3100 to work today.I decided to drive it to work today.I had lookers all over it including a couple of my client's sons telling me cool truck.

[Amorget]

Spent an hour and a half drilling out rusted bolts. Mostly it was the stupid clutch head bolts holding the rear fender on. Should of just skipped buying the clutch head sockets and started with drilling them out, would of saved a couple hours of cleaning and fighting with them.

Anyone else up for finding out who created clutch head bolts and who decided they'd be a good idea to hold the rear fenders on and take them out back??

[55Cameo]

Removed all the wiring, fuel lines, battery and cables from the truck

[Chevette]

Got a few more mockups done and I welded up a stand for my new bead/flange roller.

[Russell Ashley]

I sanded off about four coats of globbed on paint from the inside of my bed and sprayed it with three coats of rattle can bedliner. It has a decent texture and seems to be pretty hard but was difficult to avoid streaks. It is Dupli-color brand. I also installed stainless side strips from Mar-K useing stainless truss head screws. Was going to spot weld it on but decided screws would be better for preventing future rust between the strip and bed side. My original side strips had long ago been removed and replaced with pop riveted angle iron.

The board in the pic are just there to position the strips, bed wood is my next project.

[Rednek13x]

Pulled these much needed parts off of the neighbors parts truck, saved me lots of money! Going to clean them up and get them working!

[Daze57]

rednek13x
that there is a deluxe heater my friend ! good find !!!!! i like the stuffin that is in there
dont lose all the screws when ya open it - excellent score sir !

[Rednek13x]

Awesome that's cool to hear! I needed that along with the vacuum windshield wipers. I have the rest of the pieces just not shown. Do you have any idea how much the deluxe heater would bring in this condition? Just wonder, i will Not be selling it so its all good.

[Daze57]

honest - not sure on sellin price but when working correctly they are really real good !
make sure all the insides are there and replace the thick rubber bands that band the 2 parts together - do you know how to put it in ? and good score on the wipers

[Rednek13x]

All the insides seem to be there and intact. I just took everything apart so putting back together should be a breeze, Everything moves freely too so that is nice. Which is really surprising because the rest of the truck or cab is pretty much rusted out and falling apart.

[la hi]

skip the wiper motor and go electric.

[Rednek13x]

I know they dont work well, but i like the "cool" factor, plus i would like to keep the truck as stock as possible. Maybe one day ill go electric, for now, vacuum!

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by Rednek13x

Awesome that's cool to hear! I needed that along with the vacuum windshield wipers. I have the rest of the pieces just not shown. Do you have any idea how much the deluxe heater would bring in this condition? Just wonder, i will Not be selling it so its all good.

Great score on the heater. I was hoping to find one before I gave up and went with a Vintage Aire setup. I was watching one on EBay that looked to be in about the same condition as yours. It went to $370 but I had already lost interest long before that.

[Amorget]

Originally Posted by Rednek13x

I know they dont work well, but i like the "cool" factor, plus i would like to keep the truck as stock as possible. Maybe one day ill go electric, for now, vacuum!

You know there are factory electric ones, right?

[shadow1967]

Put 2010 camaro rear in place, sort of!

[Chevette]

Originally Posted by shadow1967

Put 2010 camaro rear in place, sort of!

Lookin' good. A 3 or 5 axis laser works well for squaring the rear cross member to the frame. Does the Camaro rear cross member have locating pins like the corvette? You're going to like that setup. Good luck with the build.

[lowdownstar]

I painted my new door panels and added some texture. What do you guys think?


Thanks Ray

[1956chevtruck]

Originally Posted by lowdownstar

I painted my new door panels and added some texture. What do you guys think?


Thanks Ray

I think they look amazing! GOD JOB!
Byron

[Russell Ashley]

Door panels look great. The rest of the truck looks great also, LOL. Nice truck.

[mknittle]

Door panels look good! What is the seat out of?

[lowdownstar]

Thanks guys! very nice of you to say.

The seat is an after market seat by a company call TEA's design. It fits the truck great and i love how comfy it is.

painted my rear fender today can't wait to see how well or bad i did for my first paint job.



Thanks again Ray

[OrrieG]

Six hours banging, plastic & sanding. Hood is almost perfect. Some silver dollar size dents from shutting it to hard, no rust.
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