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pinecrest · 01-16-2011, 04:20 PM

Stunning. Everything about it. The interior turned out sweet, too. Looks like you could spend all day in there! Good job!!

1lo67 · 01-16-2011, 04:38 PM

One of the Sweetest Rides around ....you should be proud. you can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and....you better wear shades. love all the little details you added.....Nice work

BigJock · 01-16-2011, 04:40 PM

Man....you've just set the bar even higher, your truck's going to be hard to beat!

I wouldn't mind seeing it sitting in my driveway!

Great job!

RootBeer 6117 · 01-16-2011, 05:45 PM

That's nice! It's hard to believe anything that nice came from Springfield(Joking the wife and I have a lot of family in that area).Hopefully I'll get to see it in person this summer at a car show in MO. I can only wish I ever have one this nice.
Joe

Spackle100 · 01-16-2011, 07:03 PM

Wow. Clean, stylish and beautiful all around. Great job!

**LEEVON** · 01-16-2011, 07:19 PM

Wow that turned out great!

buildinga55 · 01-17-2011, 12:17 AM

Thank you all for your kind comments. I can't wait until spring!

BlueJeep · 01-17-2011, 12:34 AM

This is a beautiful truck!

BigJock · 01-17-2011, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buildinga55

Thank you all for your kind comments. I can't wait until spring!

Why wait 'til spring,do they salt the roads there??
I admire your patience.......

buildinga55 · 01-17-2011, 12:34 PM

We have salt, sand you name it to keep the ice and snow clear. My bigger problem is getting the truck across a very soft yard with it raining or snowing every few days. I don't have a paved driveway to my shop building. Guess I should have made it 4 wheel drive!

hotrodjoe1952 · 01-17-2011, 01:18 PM

awesome beautiful build...what is your wheel base dimensions from center of the back wheel to the center of the front wheel?

buildinga55 · 01-17-2011, 01:22 PM

I would have to measure. Fairly close to stock. I did move the rear back about 1 1/2" the front may be forward just a hair from original. It has Mustang 2 IFS.

hotrodjoe1952 · 01-17-2011, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buildinga55

I would have to measure. Fairly close to stock. I did move the rear back about 1 1/2" the front may be forward just a hair from original. It has Mustang 2 IFS.

i could tell it wasn't stock and it looks very good, i am putting a frame together and i am curious what your dimensions are....keep up the good work your truck looks awesome...

4DSEVEN · 01-17-2011, 07:07 PM

Wow! It seems like just yesterday you started your build. What a nice job you did. The truck looks great!

RCbowtie69 · 01-17-2011, 08:25 PM

very NICE!!!! love the color,& u should enjoy driving it down the road, so keep on truckin''

weldvair@embarqmail. · 01-18-2011, 09:01 AM

Very nice! Love the interior.......Don

troy54gmc · 01-18-2011, 03:47 PM

Wow!

That is awesome.... that color is sweet. Great job.

Kabwe · 01-18-2011, 03:49 PM

Beautiful.

mylow53 · 01-18-2011, 04:01 PM

Love the truck i would be carefull of the splash guards near the running boards and lower cab corner. mine hit my paint on the cab after going over a bump. the cab moves a lot if you using the stock mounts. yours look much closer than mine.... awsome work by the way!

Dirty Doug · 01-18-2011, 11:33 PM

Great looking truck! Did you cut out part of your firewall or cut out the ribs and weld all the wholes up? I hate the thought of welding all the wholes up on mine and then grinding.

buildinga55 · 01-19-2011, 12:37 AM

I did both. Welding a lot of holes and made some patches. The previous owner had put the horizontal part of the firewall in with 1/8 steel plate. It is super flat, but hard to drill through. I like the way the firewall turned out.

Wvgearhead · 01-22-2011, 11:25 AM

nice truck and a great color choice. did you have somebody build a custom seat or did you use a donor seat with a custom cover?

buildinga55 · 01-22-2011, 12:07 PM

That seat is out of about an 88 Chevy pickup. The upholstery shop made the cover and I did not like the base of the side of the seat, so he made a nice cover for it that I really like. I don't think you can see that in any of the pictures.

Dirty Doug · 01-23-2011, 04:59 PM

Bldg55 Your firewall looks great, it turned out well. It has me rethinking about smoothing my firewall. Did you have to narrow your seat where it meets the doors? I hear that you hve to do that with these 88-98 Chev seats. Does it feel like the seat is to big, like putting you into the steering wheel? I love the way those seats feel. I've used them in others trucks because they are so comfortable to me.

buildinga55 · 01-23-2011, 06:57 PM

The seat fit perfect without any modification other than not putting the headrests on. The back of the seat has about an 1" or so clearance away from the cab on each side. It feels really good to sit in and centers you in front of steering wheel really nice. The base of the seat makes the height just right. I looked at a couple of other seats and considered buckets, but I am really happy with the one I picked out. Basically, all i had to do on the seat was position it where I wanted and drill 4 holes to mount it. Good luck.

01-16-2011, 04:20 PM	#101
pinecrest Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Valparaiso, NE Posts: 93	Re: 48 Build Pictures Stunning. Everything about it. The interior turned out sweet, too. Looks like you could spend all day in there! Good job!!

01-16-2011, 04:38 PM	#102
1lo67 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Morristown, Tn Posts: 275	Re: 48 Build Pictures One of the Sweetest Rides around ....you should be proud. you can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and....you better wear shades. love all the little details you added.....Nice work

01-16-2011, 04:40 PM	#103
BigJock Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Dundonald, Scotland Posts: 120	Re: 48 Build Pictures Man....you've just set the bar even higher, your truck's going to be hard to beat! I wouldn't mind seeing it sitting in my driveway! Great job!

01-16-2011, 05:45 PM	#104
RootBeer 6117 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbia Mo Posts: 395	Re: 48 Build Pictures That's nice! It's hard to believe anything that nice came from Springfield(Joking the wife and I have a lot of family in that area).Hopefully I'll get to see it in person this summer at a car show in MO. I can only wish I ever have one this nice. Joe __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=413926 http://youtu.be/Qe9xJUhWkWc

01-16-2011, 07:03 PM	#105
Spackle100 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cardiff, CA Posts: 131	Re: 48 Build Pictures Wow. Clean, stylish and beautiful all around. Great job!

01-16-2011, 07:19 PM	#106
LEEVON Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,888	Re: 48 Build Pictures Wow that turned out great! __________________ '20 Silverado Trail Boss ~ '17 Tahoe ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~ '55 Pontiac Safari ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

01-17-2011, 12:17 AM	#107
buildinga55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 258	Re: 48 Build Pictures Thank you all for your kind comments. I can't wait until spring!

01-17-2011, 12:34 AM	#108
BlueJeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waukee, Iowa Posts: 1,608	Re: 48 Build Pictures This is a beautiful truck! __________________ build threads: 86 Suburban 88 Jeep 6.0 swap 49 Chevy truck 54 Chevy wagon 86 Suburban lowered 4/6 54 Chevy wagon 49 Chevy/s10 mix 88 Jeep Wrangler rockcrawler

01-17-2011, 12:34 PM	#110
buildinga55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 258	Re: 48 Build Pictures We have salt, sand you name it to keep the ice and snow clear. My bigger problem is getting the truck across a very soft yard with it raining or snowing every few days. I don't have a paved driveway to my shop building. Guess I should have made it 4 wheel drive!

01-17-2011, 01:18 PM	#111
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01-17-2011, 01:22 PM	#112
buildinga55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 258	Re: 48 Build Pictures I would have to measure. Fairly close to stock. I did move the rear back about 1 1/2" the front may be forward just a hair from original. It has Mustang 2 IFS.

01-17-2011, 07:07 PM	#114
4DSEVEN Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 239	Re: 48 Build Pictures Wow! It seems like just yesterday you started your build. What a nice job you did. The truck looks great!

01-17-2011, 08:25 PM	#115
RCbowtie69 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Thomasville, NC Posts: 1,877	Re: 48 Build Pictures very NICE!!!! love the color,& u should enjoy driving it down the road, so keep on truckin'' Last edited by RCbowtie69; 01-22-2011 at 12:01 AM.

01-18-2011, 09:01 AM	#116
weldvair@embarqmail. Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: st cloud, fl Posts: 266	Re: 48 Build Pictures Very nice! Love the interior.......Don

01-18-2011, 03:47 PM	#117
troy54gmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: surprise az Posts: 239	Re: 48 Build Pictures Wow! That is awesome.... that color is sweet. Great job.



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01-18-2011, 03:49 PM	#118
Kabwe Certified Car Nut Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inglewood, California Posts: 3,118	Re: 48 Build Pictures Beautiful.

01-18-2011, 04:01 PM	#119
mylow53 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: thousand oaks, California Posts: 732	Re: 48 Build Pictures Love the truck i would be carefull of the splash guards near the running boards and lower cab corner. mine hit my paint on the cab after going over a bump. the cab moves a lot if you using the stock mounts. yours look much closer than mine.... awsome work by the way! Attached Images __________________ Greg 1953 chevy 1/2 ton 5 window, chevy 350 330 horse 700r tranz, lowering spindels mustang 2 frount. ford 9", airbags on 4 corners . purchased in 1983 for $325 while in high school http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=215079&page=5

01-18-2011, 11:33 PM	#120
Dirty Doug Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Twin Cities, Mn. Posts: 114	Re: 48 Build Pictures Great looking truck! Did you cut out part of your firewall or cut out the ribs and weld all the wholes up? I hate the thought of welding all the wholes up on mine and then grinding.

01-19-2011, 12:37 AM	#121
buildinga55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 258	Re: 48 Build Pictures I did both. Welding a lot of holes and made some patches. The previous owner had put the horizontal part of the firewall in with 1/8 steel plate. It is super flat, but hard to drill through. I like the way the firewall turned out.

01-22-2011, 11:25 AM	#122
Wvgearhead Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Charleston Wv Posts: 159	Re: 48 Build Pictures nice truck and a great color choice. did you have somebody build a custom seat or did you use a donor seat with a custom cover?

01-22-2011, 12:07 PM	#123
buildinga55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 258	Re: 48 Build Pictures That seat is out of about an 88 Chevy pickup. The upholstery shop made the cover and I did not like the base of the side of the seat, so he made a nice cover for it that I really like. I don't think you can see that in any of the pictures.

01-23-2011, 04:59 PM	#124
Dirty Doug Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Twin Cities, Mn. Posts: 114	Re: 48 Build Pictures Bldg55 Your firewall looks great, it turned out well. It has me rethinking about smoothing my firewall. Did you have to narrow your seat where it meets the doors? I hear that you hve to do that with these 88-98 Chev seats. Does it feel like the seat is to big, like putting you into the steering wheel? I love the way those seats feel. I've used them in others trucks because they are so comfortable to me.

01-23-2011, 06:57 PM	#125
buildinga55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 258	Re: 48 Build Pictures The seat fit perfect without any modification other than not putting the headrests on. The back of the seat has about an 1" or so clearance away from the cab on each side. It feels really good to sit in and centers you in front of steering wheel really nice. The base of the seat makes the height just right. I looked at a couple of other seats and considered buckets, but I am really happy with the one I picked out. Basically, all i had to do on the seat was position it where I wanted and drill 4 holes to mount it. Good luck.

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