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xpickup · 12-20-2010, 10:34 PM

Da88burban, Thank you.

Kabwe · 12-21-2010, 01:08 PM

Everything is looking really nice. Lots of work and great craftsmanship. Keep the pics coming.

xpickup · 12-21-2010, 01:45 PM

Kabwe , Thank you. Soon going to be working on my panel truck on my vacation. So I am going to start another build and I will have more pictures.

xpickup · 12-21-2010, 07:01 PM

Well no work in the garage tonight, 2 of the 3 kids have the flu! So I finished my quick sketch of my other buddies 1948 F@#$ panel. He what me to do a sketch so that we can color them differently after I copy them to figure out how to paint. You know a cheap digital paint shop. I though you might want to see one more drawing. I have been working that truck for a while. I bagged it and did a lot of sheet metal work on it. So I should have some more pictures tomorrow.

xpickup · 12-22-2010, 10:59 PM

Here are the latest pictures.The floor is all welded in. After the New Year I am going to do the tranny tunnel. Then figure out the steering column length and buy one. Fat Mike, here are what the dies look like that I did the floor board paneling with. If I do not post on here before Christmas ,Hope everyone has a good one.

1lo67 · 12-27-2010, 11:18 PM

Nice work on the floor pan....... will be a shame to cover it up with carpet.

MrDude_1 · 02-02-2011, 05:32 PM

WOW. nice work on that floor... that all that work will be covered, but i bet you that floor is rigid. should make for a nicer, quieter truck.

xpickup · 02-02-2011, 06:32 PM

Fat Mike, do you need all the dimensions? Or let me know what ones you need.

MrDude_1 yes it made the floor a whole lot stronger. It is amazing how much it stiffer it makes it. I should be back to working on it next week. I have been working on my own panel since Christmas.

Blanco · 02-08-2011, 12:05 AM

looks good

xpickup · 02-18-2011, 06:23 PM

Well I am going to swap trucks this weekend and I figured I would post what I have been working on. It is my 1948 panel truck. So I will have more picture of the truck soon.

Fat Mike · 02-18-2011, 06:32 PM

Very cool panel. Like what you did to rear door area. What are those rear lights off?

Da88burban · 02-18-2011, 06:41 PM

Man your panel is sweet.

xpickup · 02-18-2011, 10:06 PM

Thank you all for your comments. The tail lights are for a 1939 Chevy car. They are LED and are very bright. The panel sits on a 1981 Malibu wagon chassis that I stretched. It sets about 5 inches off the ground and is a static drop. Someday I want to bag it. The motor is a 402 BBC with a turbo 350 and a 9" F@#$.

Kabwe, The funny thing with the rear fenders was some dummy(me) cut them off with a plasma cut before finding out that nobody made replacements. Not even in glass at the time(13 years ago). So I figured it was easier to just weld them on.

Kabwe · 02-18-2011, 06:32 PM

That thing is looking sweet. I like the rear fenders being welded on and the stance is killer.

Good job.

MrDude_1 · 03-10-2011, 09:45 AM

Looking great!

in that last pic with the column shortened, i can see how the brake pedal arm sits. looks great... it also looks like theres more room for exhaust then i thought.
is there actually enough room for the exhaust to fit between the brake booster and the trans? i thought it would be too tight there for longtubes, but it appears to have enough room!

xpickup · 03-10-2011, 06:49 PM

Mr.Dude1 I will look tomorrow and see how much room there is. Shannon
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xpickup · 03-10-2011, 10:29 PM

Me being the non computer person , I just figured out how the take pictures from email to save the to the computer and came across some pictures of the 54 truck before I started it. So as you can see it needed a little metal work.

Shannon

xpickup · 03-11-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MrDude_1

Looking great!

in that last pic with the column shortened, i can see how the brake pedal arm sits. looks great... it also looks like theres more room for exhaust then i thought.
is there actually enough room for the exhaust to fit between the brake booster and the trans? i thought it would be too tight there for longtubes, but it appears to have enough room!

Mr.Dude1, I looked down there and I think it will be almost too tight for long tube headers unless you cut the headers and modify them. It is pretty tight between the trans and the brake booster. I am going under the tranny cross member.

Shannon

xpickup · 03-13-2011, 07:56 PM

Well I finally have steering. I doubled up the sheet metal up for the lower mount so it was stronger. I got my joints all in and the steering column was the perfect length now. Pushed it out to clean up under it and do some plasma cutting and could now steer it back in. I am working on the inner wheel wells now. I have the drivers side hanging there and still have the lower back part to make. Trying to make it come down the frame and still have tire clearance.

blitz'd · 03-13-2011, 10:08 PM

That looks great, love the floor and tranny hump.

troy54gmc · 03-13-2011, 10:36 PM

Wow. Xpickup you are one hell of a metal fabricator. very nice.....

MrDude_1 · 03-14-2011, 10:00 AM

Thanks for looking at it for me. Little disappointing, but atleast I know now.

your truck is coming out great. right now mine looks more like your "old pictures" you just posted..

xpickup · 03-14-2011, 11:48 AM

MrDude1, no problem. I have full length headers on my panel but I have a g body frame instead of the narrower s10 frame. If you don't put the booster under there you probably could use them. Rememder all good things take time. Shannon
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xpickup · 03-20-2011, 07:28 PM

Started on the inner wheel wells and these were probably the worst things to fab yet. Still have to fill in front and rear ends and around where the a arms are. The wheel wells match up to the angles on the fire wall pretty well. Here are the pictures.

busarich · 03-27-2011, 02:01 AM

nice work man, love the work that you are doing with the bed.

12-20-2010, 10:34 PM	#1
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Da88burban, Thank you.

12-21-2010, 01:08 PM	#2
Kabwe Certified Car Nut Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inglewood, California Posts: 3,118	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Everything is looking really nice. Lots of work and great craftsmanship. Keep the pics coming.

12-21-2010, 01:45 PM	#3
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Kabwe , Thank you. Soon going to be working on my panel truck on my vacation. So I am going to start another build and I will have more pictures.

12-21-2010, 07:01 PM	#4
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Well no work in the garage tonight, 2 of the 3 kids have the flu! So I finished my quick sketch of my other buddies 1948 F@#$ panel. He what me to do a sketch so that we can color them differently after I copy them to figure out how to paint. You know a cheap digital paint shop. I though you might want to see one more drawing. I have been working that truck for a while. I bagged it and did a lot of sheet metal work on it. So I should have some more pictures tomorrow. Attached Images

12-22-2010, 10:59 PM	#5
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Here are the latest pictures.The floor is all welded in. After the New Year I am going to do the tranny tunnel. Then figure out the steering column length and buy one. Fat Mike, here are what the dies look like that I did the floor board paneling with. If I do not post on here before Christmas ,Hope everyone has a good one. Attached Images

12-27-2010, 11:18 PM	#6
1lo67 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Morristown, Tn Posts: 275	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Nice work on the floor pan....... will be a shame to cover it up with carpet.

02-02-2011, 05:32 PM	#7
MrDude_1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 311	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 WOW. nice work on that floor... that all that work will be covered, but i bet you that floor is rigid. should make for a nicer, quieter truck.

02-02-2011, 06:32 PM	#8
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Fat Mike, do you need all the dimensions? Or let me know what ones you need. MrDude_1 yes it made the floor a whole lot stronger. It is amazing how much it stiffer it makes it. I should be back to working on it next week. I have been working on my own panel since Christmas.

02-08-2011, 12:05 AM	#9
Blanco Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fort Worth Tx Posts: 55	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 looks good

02-18-2011, 06:23 PM	#10
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Well I am going to swap trucks this weekend and I figured I would post what I have been working on. It is my 1948 panel truck. So I will have more picture of the truck soon. Attached Images

02-18-2011, 06:32 PM	#11
Fat Mike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 540	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Very cool panel. Like what you did to rear door area. What are those rear lights off? __________________ FAT MIKE My 59 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=400201 My 47 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=386848

02-18-2011, 06:41 PM	#12
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02-18-2011, 10:06 PM	#13
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Thank you all for your comments. The tail lights are for a 1939 Chevy car. They are LED and are very bright. The panel sits on a 1981 Malibu wagon chassis that I stretched. It sets about 5 inches off the ground and is a static drop. Someday I want to bag it. The motor is a 402 BBC with a turbo 350 and a 9" F@#$. Kabwe, The funny thing with the rear fenders was some dummy(me) cut them off with a plasma cut before finding out that nobody made replacements. Not even in glass at the time(13 years ago). So I figured it was easier to just weld them on.

02-18-2011, 06:32 PM	#14
Kabwe Certified Car Nut Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inglewood, California Posts: 3,118	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 That thing is looking sweet. I like the rear fenders being welded on and the stance is killer. Good job. Last edited by Kabwe; 02-18-2011 at 06:34 PM.

03-10-2011, 09:45 AM	#15
MrDude_1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 311	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Looking great! in that last pic with the column shortened, i can see how the brake pedal arm sits. looks great... it also looks like theres more room for exhaust then i thought. is there actually enough room for the exhaust to fit between the brake booster and the trans? i thought it would be too tight there for longtubes, but it appears to have enough room!



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03-10-2011, 06:49 PM	#16
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Mr.Dude1 I will look tomorrow and see how much room there is. Shannon Posted via Mobile Device Last edited by xpickup; 03-10-2011 at 09:55 PM.

03-10-2011, 10:29 PM	#17
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Me being the non computer person , I just figured out how the take pictures from email to save the to the computer and came across some pictures of the 54 truck before I started it. So as you can see it needed a little metal work. Shannon Attached Images

03-13-2011, 07:56 PM	#19
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Well I finally have steering. I doubled up the sheet metal up for the lower mount so it was stronger. I got my joints all in and the steering column was the perfect length now. Pushed it out to clean up under it and do some plasma cutting and could now steer it back in. I am working on the inner wheel wells now. I have the drivers side hanging there and still have the lower back part to make. Trying to make it come down the frame and still have tire clearance. Attached Images

03-13-2011, 10:08 PM	#20
blitz'd vintage car junkie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Posts: 217	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 That looks great, love the floor and tranny hump. __________________ 1950 chevy truck, s10 swap, bagged, v8, 18s My build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=392761

03-13-2011, 10:36 PM	#21
troy54gmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: surprise az Posts: 239	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Wow. Xpickup you are one hell of a metal fabricator. very nice.....

03-14-2011, 10:00 AM	#22
MrDude_1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 311	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Thanks for looking at it for me. Little disappointing, but atleast I know now. your truck is coming out great. right now mine looks more like your "old pictures" you just posted..

03-14-2011, 11:48 AM	#23
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 MrDude1, no problem. I have full length headers on my panel but I have a g body frame instead of the narrower s10 frame. If you don't put the booster under there you probably could use them. Rememder all good things take time. Shannon Posted via Mobile Device

03-20-2011, 07:28 PM	#24
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 Started on the inner wheel wells and these were probably the worst things to fab yet. Still have to fill in front and rear ends and around where the a arms are. The wheel wells match up to the angles on the fire wall pretty well. Here are the pictures. Attached Images

03-27-2011, 02:01 AM	#25
busarich Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Minot AFB North Dakota Posts: 84	Re: 1954 Chevy / S10 nice work man, love the work that you are doing with the bed.

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