51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap

[Atommik]

Here are some pics of the front cab mounts...

[Atommik]

Front mounts done except for drilling the mounting holes!

[99 to Life]

hey glad to see you running the vent windows. I love them. you're moving right along man. keep it up.
P.S those cab mounts look like mine, was about the only 4x4 tubing I could find and that is about 3/8th or so
thick heavy as hell!! Mine might even be thicker, I was embarrassed to post pics because they are so overkill!!

[Atommik]

99 to life,
Yeah, the mounts are 1/4", it was the only piece at the discount steel yard that was 4" and about the right length. They are a little "chunky". Scroungers can't be too picky!! As far as vent windows go, I'm not planning on having A/C as of now, I will maybe add it later, but for now it's not in the budget. So, the vent windows and the fresh air intakes will be used!! I also saw a sliding rear window in the LMC catalog, but I don't know if it will look okay or not. Just got back from Home Depot with some more cut off wheels so tomorrow I'll cut out the pieces for the rear mounts and probably weld them up on Wednesday or Thursday.

[99 to Life]

yeah I hear you, I was struggling to find some 4" tubing and had to go to a welding shop and buy some from their scrap pile. As for cut off wheels, I have used all kinds of them and honestly the dewalt metal ones are by far the best. You can get em at tractor supply for $2, I forget what home depot charges. I swore next project I'm gonna try and find them bulk cause I must have went through 100 of them. BTW I bolted my mounts on, so good luck drilling all those holes if you go that route. Looking good though.

[oldman3]

Door and cab mounts look good....Jim

[Atommik]

Finally got the drivers door done and rear cab mounts made. I will be taking the mounts to a buddy's house tomorrow to drill the mount holes where it bolts to the frame. He's got a drill press. Then eventually I'll bring them back to work for painting.

[Atommik]

Here's a couple of pics of what I do to make a living, to feed my family and fund the work on my 51!

The car is a 2012 Mercedes Benz E550.

[xpickup]

Atommik,The door looks great and the mounts do too. The ones I made were made out of 3x3 3/16 tube because I had it. Somebody had a bad day when they wrecked that.


Shannon

[Atommik]

Thanks Shannon, We do see alot of people's "bad days", luckily with todays safety technology, we don't get many cars in that people were seriously hurt in.

[oldman3]

Again door and mounts look good....Jim

[99 to Life]

great work man. I tell you what, you prolly have a lot of patience with your profession. Glad you have the motivation to work on truck considering your profession. I can't stand working on new vehicles. Something old however, I can get real excited. I'm sure we all feel that way though.

[_Ogre]

nice metal work Atommik.
good start on your project.
people in non rust belt areas don't understand what real rust repair is...

[Atommik]

Ogre, 99 to life, thank you!

Fortunately, collision work and restoration are different enough that MOST of the time I still enjoy working on my truck.

I'm grateful that even though I've got some rust to deal with, mine's not as bad as many that I have seen on this forum!!

Shannon, got your PM, Thank you!

[xpickup]

Atommik, no problem.

Shannon

[52 Rat]

Nice build project!

[Atommik]

52 Rat, Thanks!



Started doing the staightening on my front fenders today (right side first, the worst of the two). No rust holes to deal with, only surface rust and countless years of "farm dents"!! Removed the large top mounted turn signal and welded up the hole. I wouldn't mind using them somewhere else on the truck, any suggestions?

[Atommik]

Also, a couple weeks ago I converted the parking lights (clear lense in the grill) to a dual filament bulb to work as turn signal and parking light. If I decide to, I may install LED bulbs. (I didn't take any pics...didn't think it was that exciting...)

[52 Rat]

Originally Posted by Atommik

Also, a couple weeks ago I converted the parking lights (clear lense in the grill) to a dual filament bulb to work as turn signal and parking light. If I decide to, I may install LED bulbs. (I didn't take any pics...didn't think it was that exciting...)

I was thinking about doing the same with the parking lights. Was this an easy modification?
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[av8tr33337]

Awsome build. That trick with the headlights has me saying hmmmmm I might want to try it as well. I'm subscribed

[Atommik]

52 Rat

The conversion was pretty easy. I just bought a couple of 1157 bulb sockets with wires(try to find some that are small as they need to go inside the housing). Take the light apart, remove the old socket then fit the new socket in it's place. I was hoping to attach the socket coming in from behind the housing, but it is a very tight fit against the grill when installed so I just put it inside the housing. While it was all apart I cleaned up and repainted the housings.I also attached a ground wire from the body of the housing. Even though it is supposed to ground through the housing, a little extra will be good. I took a couple of after pics...

[Atommik]

Here's the pics...

[52 Rat]

Originally Posted by Atommik

52 Rat

The conversion was pretty easy. I just bought a couple of 1157 bulb sockets with wires(try to find some that are small as they need to go inside the housing). Take the light apart, remove the old socket then fit the new socket in it's place. I was hoping to attach the socket coming in from behind the housing, but it is a very tight fit against the grill when installed so I just put it inside the housing. While it was all apart I cleaned up and repainted the housings.I also attached a ground wire from the body of the housing. Even though it is supposed to ground through the housing, a little extra will be good. I took a couple of after pics...

Sounds easy enough. Thanks for the info! I've seen the 1157 sockets with the pig tail wires at Norther Tool.

[Atommik]

I started working on the fenders this week (right side first). I'm trying to be really patient and trying to smooth them out enough to not use any filler, just primer. I wish I could afford new fenders...but there is some satisfaction in repairing all those dents!! (And there are alot of dents/ creases!!) I've got the top surfaces mostly done...just a few small areas left.

[99 to Life]

looking good. I'm all about using OG parts. I'm working on some rear fenders for my next truck. I just started, but I'm having crap luck just sanding the rust off, because my air compressor is a baby. So I gotta get some priorities straight. But I love seeing bare metal and pounding out dents is fun. I love seeing guys bring things back to life rather than just buying it off a shelf, on most things of course.