1956 3100 build

[G&R's57GMC]

What’s the p/b pedal assembly out of ?

[56 3100]

Hey G&R's57GMC the park brake pedal is out of a 1980 chev truck. one hood hinge bolt hole lines up.i had to weld small strip for other hole.made a bracket for mounting hole under dash area. other years both hood hinge bolts line up according to some.

[56 3100]

truck off to body shop after me needing cab.

hydroboost brake lines run


i put edge on surburban wheel tub that was not there. need to get bead rolled on it now.


body guy sent me pics of box rails rounded on back i am liking that!

[jaws61]

awesome work and great looking truck!! Hows the 2008 yukon seats for driving position in the truck and for comfort in relationship to where the pedals go and position? Steering wheel? Thanks

[56 3100]

hi jaws thanks for the kind words! I have seat position decent i think. have it centered with wheel. i had inside cab drawing from factory manual. so i set seat height as close to factory as possible. seat seems comfortable with tilt column gas pedal mounted as per instruction that came with it . will know this summer when it hits the streets hopefully.me and wife kinda like 88-97 chev bench seat we had in it so i will keep those holes in floor just in case.just trying to save $$$ to redo bench at the momment. bench seat looks more truck if that makes sense.


but after seeing bam55 seat on this forum i am on the fence more about which way to go.

[my56chevytruck]

Seeing what you did to your firewall on the outside was a mirror of how I did mine. And you put in a BBC as well. Very nice job and clean as well. Think of running your wires from the the underside of the engine to the front??

[56 3100]

hi my56chevytruck, do you have a pic of where your wiring comes through firewall? funny you mention firewall my body guy sent some pics yesterday of firewall in primer

i got bedwood sanded to 150grit.this week.

[56 3100]

found some interesting info on using mercedes C class engine cooling fan .
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads...-w-photos.html
they move a serious amount of air and are 18" dia vs 15"-16" for volvo so a gain in sq .in area found 2 at u pull auto salvage $60.00 each. here is my cold case rad with fan shroud trimmmed from 26" to 22". fan is 2 3/4" thick if file down plastic slightly.need to make some mounting brakets.
mercedes fan:

volvo fan:

[BAM55]

Looking good man

[56 3100]

thanks bam i used your idea for rounding box rails and posting part number for U bend. .i like the rounded look. I watched your youtube video .sounds like your wife is diggin the truck as well. its good to have a supportive spouse on these projects for sure!

[BAM55]

Originally Posted by 56 3100

thanks bam i used your idea for rounding box rails and posting part number for U bend. .i like the rounded look. I watched your youtube video .sounds like your wife is diggin the truck as well. its good to have a supportive spouse on these projects for sure!

I'm glad you found something I've posted to incorporate in you build. Your build is looking nice.

Yeah the wife is my biggest supporter and I built the truck for us to cruise the Cali streets in so she was having blast riding in it for the first time ever. Well that goes for the both of us.lol

[56 3100]

really digging your seat . ballpark what did it cost. ? you can PM if you dont want to post here. i have tahoe 3rd row fab up now they are firm but i have bench same style as yours

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by 56 3100

hi my56chevytruck, do you have a pic of where your wiring comes through firewall? funny you mention firewall my body guy sent some pics yesterday of firewall in primer

i got bedwood sanded to 150grit.this week.

sorry, I haven't been on this site for a while. you asked about how I ran my wires, so I'll do my best to show you. The wiring to my engine, I do not have pictures but I ran the engine wiring under my console thru the hole I have in the floor for my shifter and then ran all the wiring under the engine and up. This I've done to several cars to keep the engine clean of wiring. I also covered all wires together with a 3/8" ID hose along the oil pan and engine block to keep the heat off them. As far as the wiring for front lights I ran them thru the firewall at the very top left behind my fuse block out into the engine compartment and down thru one of the slots I have along the inner fender. The inner fenders have 2 grooves in them, I made a template of the lower groove, cut out some sheet metal, secured the metal over the groove and slide the lighting wires along inside this groove. I hope my picture shows this, if not I'll take a few more to show.

[56 3100]

Hey my56 thats pretty clean. i see where it goes in back of fender . if you have some pics where it runs along outside of fender would be great.i havent taken inner fender back to my body guy yet.last couple days i had local fab shop cut metal for corner of wheel tub. i welded it up so he could bead roll. this corner of tub bead rolled and dash cover for $40.00 with them supplying the metal i think was a good price:
edge after i welded up:

edge bead rolled:

dash panel rolled:

i think i am just going to fill in center of dash and keep glove box like in this pic:

[my56chevytruck]

the wiring doesn't run along the outside of the inner fender, it runs within the groove of the inner fender. If you look at the inner fenders you can see there's 2 grooves, where as on the drivers side there's 1 groove, that's where my wiring runs thru. I cut out a pattern of that groove and welded over the groove allowing the wiring to run within it. Sorry, but I don't have any other pictures to show you. The wires run down to my radiator support where i ran them across the the lower front support to the other side for the passenger headlight and turn signal.

[56 3100]

my56chevytruck your under hood is pretty clean as i mentioned all the wiring hidden!will fiqure it out.

[56 3100]

got unpainted box bolted together minus fenders today. will cross measure and make sure square before cutting bedwood to length. for anyone who has done bedwood is it ok to drill holes in wood that go under angle strips at this point or wait till box is ready to go on truck for good? i will have to drill a couple for wheel tub flange as well


white oak:

[BAM55]

Originally Posted by 56 3100

really digging your seat . ballpark what did it cost. ? you can PM if you dont want to post here. i have tahoe 3rd row fab up now they are firm but i have bench same style as yours

If you were talking about my seat. I cut down the mounts myself (because of the big back window), but I had another inch cut out the back and had new foam and covered for 850.

[56 3100]

hey bam was referring to your seat yes looks really nice. is it leather? i had a really good local upholster quote me $600 but i think it was just cloth.i am kinda torn on which seats to run.I had the bench in before so i will leave those mounting holes in floor.. i got box wood cut to length today:

upon laying wood in to check things found out some holes in aftermarket headboard for wood are off or not there. good to find out now then drilling holes in freshly painted parts.

[BC Toy chest]

Fantastic job like it a lot keep the pictures coming.

[56 3100]

thanks toychest . my body guy sent some pics of door and fender work so he is progressing on his part.




back to working on the box for me tomorrow.

[Gregski]

you are doing all the little things that will set this truck apart, incredible !

[62 Barnfind]

Your lines look great! I have been spending a bunch of time on mine also to get it to be even all around. It really make a difference when it’s painted.

[56 3100]

Originally Posted by Gregski

you are doing all the little things that will set this truck apart, incredible !

thanks Gregski.a couple of borrowed little things.once again i would like to give all the members here and this forum a big thank you! these 2 have made my work on my truck go a lot smoother. i download countless pics of mods i like so far so good.

[56 3100]

Originally Posted by 62 Barnfind

Your lines look great! I have been spending a bunch of time on mine also to get it to be even all around. It really make a difference when it’s painted.

hey barnfind good to have another set of eyes to look at the pics.body guys tough part next is gonna be hood to front fender gaps.i sent him some pics and videos showing slicing front fenders to close gap.if all goes well might get truck back from paint shop for summer.