55-56-57

[jim-bob]

..are both yours? is one of the bumpers original?
no emblem on hood, how do you tell 56 from 55?
Just trying to learn

[Rude Dude]

Originally Posted by jim-bob

..are both yours? is one of the bumpers original?
no emblem on hood, how do you tell 56 from 55?
Just trying to learn

No real difference except = 56 emblems above fender line, 55 emblems below fender line and hood emblems are different. The 57 and up I think had a different front bearing on axle and shackle set up different. If you want more info just google it a lot of info on 55-57 Trucks. Mine is a 56 and I have had a 57 Big Window, and a 55 Small Window. So I decided on a 56 this time around with a small window only cause the truck was only $600 with two cabs sold the worst one for two hundred. Plus I am partial to small window my dad had one, always like them more than the glass house.

[Kim57]

LDO
Nice looking truck.
Kim

[LDO]

Thanks Kim.

I re-read your build thread like once a week. You are doing some fantastic work. More than I dare to do for sure but your build is very motivating!

Thanks!

[jim-bob]

...Man, that is a fine lookin truck!

[LDO]

thanks Jim,
still needs some 'stuff' but I'm happy to have her back on the road. Half way home I decided I would rebuild the 283 (with my sons) instead of going the way of the crate motor.

[jim-bob]

..wonder if I could see some inside pictures? thanks

[Russell Ashley]

That's a great looking truck. I was wondering where you were. Haven't seen any pics of your truck since right after you got it. Is that what a factory shifter for an automatic truck looks like? That must be extremely rare if it is. Don't be stingy with the interior pics, we all want to see them too. I've already decided from your pics that I might just smooth my dash instead of repairing the damaged radio holes.

[LDO]

Hi Russell,
yeah, not too many pictures because I've been working on it since then! I really need to sit down and do a build-type thread but I've been riding around town in my truck now that it's back on the road. As far as the shifter, I believe it is. I haven't decoded the VIN to find out if my truck was an auto or stick but I do know it is an original V8 truck. I really need to get the 'V' badges on it, I think they look cool. I'll post the interior pics when I get home. I can't access photobucket from this computer.

I'll be at the local Chevy dealership this Saturday for the 100th Anniversary of Chevy Car & Truck Show. Wish me luck! I'll post pics from the show afterr I get back!

My apologies for the high-jack.

[Dan in Pasadena]

LDO, I don't think Jim-Bob will think your pics are a hijack at all. He wants to know about these trucks. Yours looks outstanding. Huge congrats. Can you tell me how you lowered yours and what size the rims & tires are? Any rubbing issues?
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[LDO]

Meter Swinger - I thought the same thing (Iroc) when I first saw them but no, these are 6 lug wheels. Chrome is in pretty good shape too so they're staying. Let me know when you're back in town, Destin is a nice drive for me.

Dan - Thanks for the PMs and info/advice. Guys like you that helped out when I asked tons of questions is what got her put back together! The rims are 20" and i'll get ya the tire size when i get home. The rear is at stock level I haven't messed with it but I'll have to count the # of leafs to make sure the p/o didn't remove any. The rear fender lip is about even with the edge of the wheel height. I think it looks good. The front will get a 3" dropped axle from Sid pretty soon. I believe that will bring the front wheels more level with how the rear looks. Hope that makes sense.

Thanks for the compliments.

[meter swinger]

^^^ that drop will look awesome with those wheels.
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[jim-bob]

..Hey Bob..I don't think it's hi-jackn' if it's about the original post..anyway, if it is..I am enjoying and learning from all these post..thanks to everyone!

[LDO]

Hey Bam,
tried to PM you pictures of the ride but they wouldn't go thru. Yeah, it's a blast riding around with no particular place to go!

Thanks Jim-Bob. I'll get to posting some pics this weekend.

Hope everyone has a safe weekend.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by LDO

Hey Bam,
no particular place to go!

LOL. That's one of my favorite songs to cruise to when I drive my 55 Sedan.lol Chuck Berry's No particular place to go.

I hope I'm not having issue receiving pm's.

[Kabwe]

Hey LDO,

This is BAM from the other site. Its nice to know you are back on the road and enjoying your truck. That's great I hope you are smiling ear to ear while cruising, I know I will be once I get mine on the road.

[Dan in Pasadena]

LDO,
Now I'm on a real computer instead of a smart phone and I can see your pic's better. Looks like you might have installed those pre-made vent panels with the speaker housings built into them. If so, may I ask where you got them and if you'd recommend them? Also, did you make your own filler prices for the radio holes or did you buy one somewhere?

I bought a necker knob on eBay and it didn't fit my steering wheel because the wheel is too skinny. Did you have any truble with that one? Does it help at all?

[LDO]

Bam,
I think you're getting PMs, I just couldn't figure out how to attach a pic to a PM is all.

Hey Dan,
no problems with the necker's knob at all. And I find it helps quite a bit on some turns.

The kick panels are cool. I really have no use for them since i have no radio but now I get twice as much air flow in the cab! They came with the truck when I purchased it but I'm pretty sure they came from classic parts or LMC.

The dash was filled and painted when I purchased the truck. I'm not too sure how well that job was done but when the truck gets final paint, I'm sure it will get re worked.

If anyone needs closer or better pictures of anything on my truck, feel free to ask.

[LDO]

Before:







AFTER:







Carpet in back panel:





Ok, that's enough for now, don't want this to become my build thread. I've got lots more pictures of everything I've done so I'll start working on my build thread.

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by LDO

Before:







AFTER:







Carpet in back panel:





Ok, that's enough for now, don't want this to become my build thread. I've got lots more pictures of everything I've done so I'll start working on my build thread.

Very nice color.
Kim

[Dan in Pasadena]

Not so fast there, cowboy! Ha ha. You gotta let us ask at least a few questions. What's the filler covering and why? Its under the seat AND covered in...what? Peel 'n Seal, by any chance? If not, what product did you use?

Looks like you painted at least the floor and part way up the cab back wall with flat black. Rattle can or what? Are you uasing adhesive to hold the carpet or a perimeter metal moulding of some kind?

[LDO]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Not so fast there, cowboy! Ha ha. You gotta let us ask at least a few questions. What's the filler covering and why? Its under the seat AND covered in...what? Peel 'n Seal, by any chance? If not, what product did you use?

Looks like you painted at least the floor and part way up the cab back wall with flat black. Rattle can or what? Are you uasing adhesive to hold the carpet or a perimeter metal moulding of some kind?

hahaha ok, I painted the entire floor with rubberized undercoat. Also did the inside of the doors. I let that cure and sit in the sun for a couple of days. Then I applied the peel & stick as well as some fat mat I had. Then I carpeted the back wall using 3m spray adhesive and finished it off with some door molding edging trim around the sides and top edges.

not sure what you meant by filler covering....

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by LDO

....not sure what you meant by filler covering....

Thanks for the info. I didn't see a pic of the chrome molding at the carpet edge but I'll go back and double check. Is it attached with some kind of adhesive?

The filler I asked about is the white pasty stuff in the first two pic's above.

[LDO]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Thanks for the info. I didn't see a pic of the chrome molding at the carpet edge but I'll go back and double check. Is it attached with some kind of adhesive?

The filler I asked about is the white pasty stuff in the first two pic's above.

Dan
The door molding is black and I put it on the edges of the metal. It has its own glue inside the channel. I will take a better pic of it tonight.

I see what you are calling filler now. It isnt filler. The p/o decided it was a good idea to use sheets of styrofoam on the floor and inside the doors. He glued it with liquid nails too....
I spent many hours with a razor trimming away all this crap until my fingers bled (literally)...what you are seeing is a very thin (like an onion peel) paper film that the styrofoam left behind. My flapper wheel killed all of that. Nothing but nice shiny rust free metal underneath once I got all the junk out of there (did I mention that my fingers bled?)
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[jim-bob]

..ya know Bob..I think ol'Dan is trying to catch you in something that you're not suppose to be doing lol: