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tiggerstoy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: camrose Alberta Canada
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
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tiggerstoy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: camrose Alberta Canada
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
well, i had some time so i cleaned up the iner door parts, made some iner door pan's and had some fun with the latch pan, just need to finish the painting in the tigger, and add the words "Tigger's Toy! " to the other side.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Inglewood, California
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
Hey tiggerstoy,
I was able to fix that rusted out window part on my truck. Checked out my 58 link (page 3) below I hope it can help you out. I don't know from the pic if yours was worst then mine but mine was pretty bad. I had to make a piece to go all the way across that area and the only tools I used was a vice and hammer and dolly. Last edited by Kabwe; 11-24-2007 at 09:17 PM. |
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tiggerstoy
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
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tiggerstoy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: camrose Alberta Canada
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
i'd just like to mention something here....i'v had a fue people say to me that im not doing my truck rite, or that im not doing my work, or my shop justice.......yes i know that im cutting some corners, and not makeing a show truck, i'd just like to say that i belive that if someone wants to do something to there own ride, i suport them, wether it's not the way i'd do it or not.
this is to be a daily driver as i said from the start, this cab, and most of the other parts were ready for the scrap pile, when this truck is done, i'll drive it with pride knowing that i built every part in and out without spending alot of my hard enred money that is to be used on the other 55 (the show truck if im lucky) and the new house in the new year. so please, i allways listen to good addvice and sometimes bad...but i never insault someone for something they try to there own ride, i only ask the same in return....thank you, and i'm verry sory to everyone else that had to read this......max. |
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tiggerstoy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: camrose Alberta Canada
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
just some ideas for the speaker grill's.
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
amen to that. I don't think that anyone should tell you or anyone else how to build their truck. I am building a 54 gmc and it's going to be a rat rod/daily driver. Plus I am building on a tight budget. So free or used parts are for me. your truck is great and it will be great in your eyes and the eyes of those who know that it was built with BLOOD,SWEAT,TEARS,AND PRIDE. So to those know it alls who don't think before they talk, you can learn some valuable moral charachters from guys like tiggerstory. keep up the great work and inspiration to the young new gents like me to do with what we have and be proud of what we have accomplished. thanks again for the great build to follow.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
Well thanks a lot for your comments on my truck build. Like I said I could not tell from your pics if yours was worst than mine. I'm sorry to hear that it is. Good luck finding another roof and I know you willl find one. I think you are right to find another roof, since the pillars, and inside and out are rusted. Don't worry about what others say about your build if they are not trying to help the heck with them. Do your own thing man thats what this is all about.
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
Great build you have going there keep up the good work.
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
Hey tig,
Screw what other people think or say. It's your truck. Build it how you think is right. From what i've saw you can park it in my driveway anytime. |
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
I agree 100% with you magnubby, build them the way you want and if someone else don't like it then ^#@* them.
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tiggerstoy
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
thank's allot guys, i realy did not whant to put that on my threard, but im happy with the way things are going on this 55, and i hope that some of the people that said sertan things about mt build reads the things you all have said, again thank you.....max.
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
the only reason they were built the way they were is it was called PAYDAY! until somebody pays me to build my truck they can kiss my ....! utilizing the parts you have access to is "BUILDING GREEN" as this seems to be the right thing to do according to the media. call it what it is RECYCLING!
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tiggerstoy
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
well again thank you, and i'd like to think at least this 55 will be back on the road, and after the other 55 is done, im sure i'll strip this one back down to do it over to become one sweet ride
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tiggerstoy
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
staeted the repair on the fenders, cant see much in the pics, but lots of dents and holes around the headlight area.....patch and a shot of prime to see the line.
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
I am greatly impressed with your build project. Shows a lot of good old fashion Canadian ingenuity. Some of you guys are truly amazing. After reading your thread I went out and sanded for the rest of the day. Winter now has me slowed down a little bit. If you ever get cruisin around Waterton Park down in the SW corner of Alberta give me a call.
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
I think I will be trying to do the same thing for my dad. However, I will be using an 89 as my donor truck. If you hadn't cut the floor, would your 55 body sit down on the frame. I'm doing my swap to surprise my dad, so I don't want to cut his truck up to make it work. But I do want to make it driveable...practically.
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
There is lots of info out there on doing what you want to do. I am putting a 56 1/2 ton on an 80 1/2 swb. I am not too sure about your year of frame. Look deeper here and also chevy talk forum.
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there are some threads on here of people who have done the cab swap, and they mite now better, and they have done great jobs, good luck....max. |
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
Thanks Max! The 89 is sitting in the back lot at work, I want to buy it from a coworker if I deem the swap do-able...so getting measurements isn't tough. I do plan on lowering the truck...so hopefully it won't look too 4x4ish.
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tiggerstoy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: camrose Alberta Canada
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
if you can see it in your head first, than it CAN be done.....im sure that if you drop the 89, and do just a cab and front end swap, you'll do just find, please let me know how your doing on it, and if there's anything i can do to help, i'd be more than happy to.....and keep in mind that there are others that have done what your thinking of, i just wish i can remember who they are.....but lot's of guy's on here are full of info, and are more than happy to help.
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
I think it will work great...I like posting i forums though to help flush out little gremlins. Someone commented in my other post about where the engine sits...when I visited the 56 it's hood was not wanting to open...so getting any measurements there was a little difficult. You think the engine would really be that different???
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tiggerstoy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: camrose Alberta Canada
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
are you going to run the 89 350?...ther are other firewalls you can use, or you can move the engine mounts forwardsbut i dont think thats what you whant to do, if your useing the 89 frame and power trane, then you will whant to do some work on the firewall , lots of other people have done this and its not to hard.......hope this helps....max.
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Re: 77 to 55 thanksgiving
Yes, my plan is to use the entire drive train. My main goal is to get the truck so it can be driven down the street. My hope is that if it is mobile and can be moved in and out of his garage he'll keep it at his house and start tinkering with it. This way he can he can start prepping the inside/ outside of the cab for me to paint it, or rebuild the 350, or put an air-ride system on it etc. I believe he views the 56 as quite the large project (who am I kidding it is) but I'm hoping if I get the ball rolling so it won't be percieved as such a large task. The 350 is also a TBI so it will be easy to start, and I've seen some TBIs that are carberator look a likes...that might be kind of cool. The donor truck also has air...so with a little ingenuity I think I could make it work in the 56 cab.
Do you know what the dimension is betweet the stepwells? I think this will be the only hang up when sitting the 56 body down on the frame. Thanks Max! |
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