slammed 57

[joedoh]

cool inners!

[slammed57]

cleaned up the front grill a bit. just about ready to be sent over to the chrome shop.

will be working on the reverse flip hood next week. Thanks for tuning in.

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by slammed57

Thank you jim, my appreciated

You're doing amazing body work Mike, gaps look great

[slammed57]

Finally found a good hood , so after I got it on, here is the issue I had and after talking with other forum members heres what i came up to fix it, so I will share in case any others run into this situation thanks to mp&C ,big glass and others for I used a combination of everyones ideas


after putting it on the truck I noticed the outer round edge meets the cowl on the cab would not match up. after talkng with other we all agreed that the hood brace/hood settled int the middle... you can see here



heres what i fabricated to help me reshape the hood brace a bit. it bolts to where the factory hinge would be



after ,I placed a floor jack with a piece of 2x4 to prevent metal to metal contact and marring the hood brace , starting in the center and every 6" or so move out towards the passenger side . return to the center and then move out
toward the driver side



I measured before and after to prevent of over stretching and it also prevents of taking the hood on and of several times down to maybe 2-3 times. For my application it needed to be moved up about a 1/4" or so. at the ends where the hood ends meet the fenders , you can put them outwards by hand to match the cab cowl gaps


and the end result

[Nut Case]

Wow great work. I'm putting this in my build book just in case.
What's the plan for stopping this from happening over time?

NC

[slammed57]

not sure what caused it.... so it would be hard to figure out how to keep it from happening again.. not really sure.... the hood was in perfect shape... do dings or dents

[BigDaddyV]

Count me in! Love the truck and amount of detail you are adding!

[slammed57]

working on the hood gaps

as you can see the aftermarket front fenders gaps are not even close to the originals... even though the originals are not the greatest either....so lets see what we can do bout getting them up to todays standards


about 1/2" gap here


and here you can see how they raise more than they should


and now the gap is where it should be. as you can see I split the fender , pushed the gap where they should be, I also had to split the side flange where the hood sits down in the fender to bring down the hieght... finish tacking it up, a bit more grinding down the welds , some hammer and dolly... and one less thing to cross off the to do list

[oldman3]

Nice work...Jim

[Nut Case]

Dude

Strong work!

nc

[slammed57]

reverse hood done and working smooth

[Kim57]

Very cool.
Kim

[joedoh]

clever fix on the hood being out of shape!

I love reverse tilt hoods too, I had one once. many people dont know how much work it is to get it to drop in front of the grille like yours does, but I do! great job!

[lower50's]

Cool

[Scottish58chev]

Awesome work, love the inner fenders and the fix for the hood and props for making the chassis. really nice work.

[l78vetteman]

Slammed,
I have been following your build. You do awesome fabrication work and the truck is looking good. I am working on a 56 and have a few questions. That size wheels and tires are you running. What the the ground clearance at the lower lip of the front fender behind the tire. I am at about 4" and wondering if that is going to be too low for a truck without airbags.

[slammed57]

Originally Posted by Scottish58chev

Awesome work, love the inner fenders and the fix for the hood and props for making the chassis. really nice work.

thanks, bud I appreciate it

[slammed57]

Originally Posted by l78vetteman

Slammed,
I have been following your build. You do awesome fabrication work and the truck is looking good. I am working on a 56 and have a few questions. That size wheels and tires are you running. What the the ground clearance at the lower lip of the front fender behind the tire. I am at about 4" and wondering if that is going to be too low for a truck without airbags.

thanks so much for the kind words, Iam rite at 3 1/2" at ride height . 4" should be good for I had my last 57 chevy truck with a static drop like yours right around 4" ( maybe a tad bit lower) and never had a problem. you just have to be on the watch for extra large speed bumps or steep entrances goin into a gas station or something like that. the issues i did have was trying to get it up on a single car trailer( have to have a lower than normal trailer or extra long ramps) or when needed to get a jack to lift it so i can work on it... i would have to get a 2 small blocks of a 2x4 to drive the front wheels on to get a jack up underneath. heres a pic of my last truck , the drive way dips a little where the front wheels are at ,so it may seem a little lower than what the truck was

[ptc]

Mike - WOW! really coming along nicely there! you are really kickin it now. Keep up the good work.

Been puttin some miles on my rig. Just playin around with it mostly.

[slammed57]

Originally Posted by ptc

Mike - WOW! really coming along nicely there! you are really kickin it now. Keep up the good work.

Been puttin some miles on my rig. Just playin around with it mostly.

HEY ptc, how you been? sorry I had to go back and edit that post... that blue truck was my old one that I was shown with a static drop not air ride.... LOL I wish i was that far along... Hows your truck been doin? any bugs you had to work out? or had it been all good?

[l78vetteman]

Originally Posted by slammed57

thanks so much for the kind words, Iam rite at 3 1/2" at ride height . 4" should be good for I had my last 57 chevy truck with a static drop like yours right around 4" ( maybe a tad bit lower) and never had a problem. you just have to be on the watch for extra large speed bumps or steep entrances goin into a gas station or something like that. the issues i did have was trying to get it up on a single car trailer( have to have a lower than normal trailer or extra long ramps) or when needed to get a jack to lift it so i can work on it... i would have to get a 2 small blocks of a 2x4 to drive the front wheels on to get a jack up underneath. heres a pic of my last truck , the drive way dips a little where the front wheels are at ,so it may seem a little lower than what the truck was

Very nice. Thanks for the info.
What size are those rear wheels and tires?

[slammed57]

same exact set up I have now, 20x15 wheels with mickey thomsons .. Off the top of my head the tires are 29x17x20

[ptc]

Originally Posted by slammed57

HEY ptc, how you been? sorry I had to go back and edit that post... that blue truck was my old one that I was shown with a static drop not air ride.... LOL I wish i was that far along... Hows your truck been doin? any bugs you had to work out? or had it been all good?

Trucks doing good, engine is great, just little things -changed out alternator already, got the heating problem that wasnt really a problem fixed, have some other gauge issues, fixed the fuel tank sender, cant get the electric speedo to work with my TH400, so still messing with it. but the truck RIPS!!! really fun.

The body work may not get done for another year or so, so Im just gonna play.

[62 Barnfind]

Originally Posted by slammed57

cleaned up the front grill a bit. just about ready to be sent over to the chrome shop.

will be working on the reverse flip hood next week. Thanks for tuning in.

What did you use to have that floating grill? I like it!

[slammed57]

Originally Posted by 62 Barnfind

What did you use to have that floating grill? I like it!

I’ll be working on the truck today and will take some pictures and post for you later this evening
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