55 project thread

[55ChevyPU]

Originally Posted by Sweet&LowPro55

Awesome job your doing !!! My '55 looks to be the same color .Would it happen to be a House of Kolors paint ??? What is your color called ??

its not hok, to expensive to paint hok in my driveway , it is sherwin williams candy orange w/pearl.

[Sweet&LowPro55]

Originally Posted by 55ChevyPU

its not hok, to expensive to paint hok in my driveway , it is sherwin williams candy orange w/pearl.

Didn't know you were painting it in your drive -way .Looks darn good .Gonna have to have mine scaned to find out what color it is.I know its HOK paint.Boy is it expensive & all I need is for touch up ...Later..................

[55ChevyPU]

well I got a couple things for christmas including new leaf springs, shocks, shackles, as well as a windshield and backglass. Also a fun new family present ;-)

[watahyahknow]

whooooooo someone been a good boy this year ......:P

[54chevy]

Looking very good. This is my first post to the site but I have been reading so muuuuch before I get started on my 54 5 window. That motor sounds full grown. Once again, you're looking wonderful!!!

[Daniel U]

I can't wait to see that thing in person!BTW, 54chevy post up pics on a build thread asap. Our 54's are kinda unique in ways. Keep me(us) posted.

[CAL 58 GMC]

Looking good 55ChevyPU!! Will you be pianting the doors soon?

[55ChevyPU]

I can paint the other car parts whenever its sunny and not windy. It has been extremely windy in socal lately

[55ChevyPU]

been working on lots of stuff the last couple weeks including getting the bumper mounted, fiberglass kickpanels with speaker pods, fiberglass door panels, and a fiberglass console. I also picked up the rest of my paint and this thursday my new 3inch drop springs, new shocks and shackles will finally be in and ill go pick them up. Ive also been building up a computer specifically for the truck which will have gps capability, of course tons of hard drive space for music and videos and lots of other goodies. In the console I will mount a touch screen to control the pc, im not to worried about the noisy power inverter because well im pretty sure I wont hear much over the engine anyway right? I just hope it works as well on the road as it does off the road


im also working on fiberglass kickpanels with speaker pods, fiberglass door panels, and fiberglass console.

[watahyahknow]

man theres an oasis of space over the engine under the hood you could hide a supercharger or stacks under there and stil be able to close he hood without getting dents in it .
maibe someday i come across one of those trucks when i have a wad of cash burning a hole in my pocket (not likely ) i realy like the model and you are making it intoo a great looking ride
oh whell stil buying those lotterytickets every week so who knows

[Daniel U]

Your truck is coming along beautifully. I like the idea of having a computer on board with the GPS and stereo interfaced. I buddy of mine did that on his new 350Z. A built in "Ipod" if you will. Cool idea. Someone should start building them and marketing them. I see that as the next big thing in music. The CD/Cassette are a thing of the past.

[CAL 58 GMC]

Looking really good 55ChevyPU!! Can't wait to see it lowered!

[55ChevyPU]

figured id update havent in a couple months, still need to paint the doors and bed, Truck is lowered now the leafsprings fit great. I was having problems with the starter and distributor so picked up new ones got em in and got the truck running again. Im gonna start getting the registration started on it soon and hopefulyl on the road.

[texascowboy593]

Sounds good. Be sure to keep us posted...We've been wondering about you...

[CAL 58 GMC]

Got any pictures of it lowered?

[Jebb1978]

Originally Posted by CAL 58 GMC

Got any pictures of it lowered?

Yeah Yeah, what he said!

[Tri5Nerd]

I've been working on a carputer for my entertainment system also. I'm using a Panasonic Toughbook and will try to detach the touch screen and use it in a console. It's the way to go, have most of the software installed, just need a GPS reciever, a FM modulator and XM, I have wireless internet going since I already have a Verison wireless card which means I'll have internet all the time.

You paint in your driveway? In Riverside? whoa, from the pictures your nieghbors are close, how do you do it. We should get together some time, I'm in Fontucky. LOL.

Tri5

[1-ton of fun]

Originally Posted by Tri5Nerd

I've been working on a carputer for my entertainment system also. I'm using a Panasonic Toughbook and will try to detach the touch screen and use it in a console. It's the way to go, have most of the software installed, just need a GPS reciever, a FM modulator and XM, I have wireless internet going since I already have a Verison wireless card which means I'll have internet all the time.

You paint in your driveway? In Riverside? whoa, from the pictures your nieghbors are close, how do you do it. We should get together some time, I'm in Fontucky. LOL.

Tri5

if you are going through all that trouble, you should get a good head unit with an aux input, instead of using an fm modulator, if you plan on listening to music.

[watahyahknow]

if the thouchbook has a mouse and tft exit you could use a seperate screen , i believe there was a 7 inch screen made by liliput that is a thouchscreen it has a tft and a ps2 plug on it .
that way you could keep the thouchpad in one piece .
i agree on having a normal headunit to use for a radio instead of a fm modulator , i've been visiting a carputerforum for a while and i've understood that while the modulator works ok when standing still it isnt working whell during driving .
last time i was on the forum they where building a special fm modulator to use in a car , i understood it had something to do with the frequency chainging a little when traveling

[SURFER1316]

I have heard of a couple people doing this, and the 4 or 5 I heard back from the major problem was the systems worked fine in testing and theory and then as soon as it got out in harsh road conditions and the daily bumps, it went to **** quick. I HIGHLY recommend you find a way of mounting the system in a way which dampens normal suspension travel and bumps.

HAHA there's plenty of reading out there to design a nice 4 link, good F'in luck finding something on building a "suspension" for a stereo

[Tri5Nerd]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

if the thouchbook has a mouse and tft exit you could use a seperate screen , i believe there was a 7 inch screen made by liliput that is a thouchscreen it has a tft and a ps2 plug on it .
that way you could keep the thouchpad in one piece .
i agree on having a normal headunit to use for a radio instead of a fm modulator , i've been visiting a carputerforum for a while and i've understood that while the modulator works ok when standing still it isnt working whell during driving .
last time i was on the forum they where building a special fm modulator to use in a car , i understood it had something to do with the frequency chainging a little when traveling

You could be correct about the modulator and headunit but then that would take all the fun out of it. Just to clarify, I got this notebook for free, that is why I want to try it, and it's a touch screen with the tranlucent screen and it's 8.4" diagonal. So If I can find a way to detach it and make it work then I won't need another screen.

Originally Posted by SURFER1316

I have heard of a couple people doing this, and the 4 or 5 I heard back from the major problem was the systems worked fine in testing and theory and then as soon as it got out in harsh road conditions and the daily bumps, it went to **** quick. I HIGHLY recommend you find a way of mounting the system in a way which dampens normal suspension travel and bumps.

I hear what you're saying but I think that this notebook will work because it is a ruggedized notebook and is used in the service industries, the phone companies, police, and paramedics all use these notebooks so it must be able to hold up to some abuse.

Tri5nerd

[tiggerstoy]

looking sweet!

[Daniel U]

[55ChevyPU]

Ummm-- ill pull her out and take some pics tomorow if I can. Maybe I should take some video of burnouts!

Yes my pops painted it out front, I actually live in Moreno Valley not Riverside so its not nearly as squeezed together as riverside is. Plus I live in a culdesac so its been fine so far just no painting on windy days.

Finally carputer- Haha I just built a new computer recently after my old video card (6800 ultra) fried. I took those components and rebuilt a new pc for the car. One thing to keep in mind is the thing thats so damaging about bumpy roads is the arms hitting the platters. While this is a problem with your generic PC Hard Drives. Laptop Hard Drives spin slower and are designed with the intention of being bounced around, ive got an older 2.5" HD for the Carputer in hopes that will prevent problems.

[Tri5Nerd]

It's looking good, keep it going, are you using single stage or BC/CC?