so lets build a truck/my '52 chevy

[BlueJeep]

Nice work on building the bed from scratch! What did you use for tubing at the end of the rails? Did you build it out of 18ga sheetmetal? Thanks!

[cajundragger]

thanks guys


its all 16 gauge with I think schedule 40 pipe. I just capped the rails with sheetmetal and metal finished everything.

[nuke1]

Cajun, have not checked in on you in a while, the truck looks amazing, the bed you built is almost identical to the one i just built for a 39' chev i am doin at work, great minds think alike!

[mylow53]

sweet truck like the striping....
GT

[GameDemon]

WoW awsome work on those gauges and that pinstriping looks sweet!!!

[OLDIRON69]

I still can't get over the fact that he is just 19..

[GameDemon]

i'm just 19 myself and taking on a 49 model but its nothing like this... this is just amazing

[cajundragger]

I turned 20 april 1st actually, lol

but I started this truck when I was 17 and did the frame. Then basically spend my whole year of being 18 doing the rust repair/fab/body work then over the past year got it painted and been putting it all back together. Im super slow with being at school all the time and the lack of cash flow.

[GameDemon]

ya i totally understand the money flow issue thats the reason my truck keeps getting put on the backburner i have had mine since i was 16 when i bought it, it was just a 3600 cab ,frontend ,and frame. i scraped out the frame and have started rust repair and custom fab on it (working on smoothing up the firewall) now and i recently aquired a 1950 3100 frame that has a camaro front clip graphed on... so im starting to work on the cab a little more now and cleaning up the motor and trans...

[cajundragger]

sweet. good luck with it. let me know if you need anything.

[OLDIRON69]

I just think it's cool you guys are kickin' butt on these builds that most of us just dream about.

[cajundragger]

been working since last friday.

put the wipers in finally.

bracket I made-





tried to make a wire frame for a headliner...it worked but I decided it was going to be too much work to make it fit perfect so I scraped it. looks cool though...



started and finsihed putting carpet in. dont have pics of the final outcome.













headlight-

[cajundragger]

taped up interior for some fiberglass

[cajundragger]

lots of resin



successfully made a mess





aluminum strip to finish off carpet-



carpet shot-



speaker rings-





setup in truck



tv bulkhead



mounted

[cajundragger]

started glasssing

[cajundragger]

cup is holding fabric down on one of the gauge rings





in the truck





gauges



all sanded

[cajundragger]

big hole for shifter



filled with a upside down funnel





done with the fg



bondo time







primed

[cajundragger]

and the trucks current look, lol. she needs to be cleaned asap



Im waiting on my other headlight and my gauges. screw ups.

[stevehsd]

I can't wait to see it!

[54 jimmy]

how about some more pics of the wiper motor and the bracket. was it a kit or did you make something else work. any info/pics would be great.

[cajundragger]

I bought a stock replacement electric motor from brothers and made my own bracket that bolts to the bracing I added under my dash that holds my pedals. Its a one off bracket that will only fit my truck. I can try and get more pics.


a problem i have is my wipers only cycle up to about a 45 degree anglefrom parked to max height, is this normal? Im about to redo some of the ratios to get more throw.

[nickp51chevy]

I like what you'r doing. I would like to have a center console bout I wouldn't know where to start. Keep the pix comin'.

[Tri5Nerd]

How are you going to fasten the console and kick panels to the body?

Tri5

[cajundragger]

hotglue


works like a charm.

[sgtusmc]

You are doing an amazing job. I'd let you work on my truck any day. Keep up the good work.