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55 Chevy stepside project
This is my build thread. I will be posting photos of my progress from beginning to end.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
My first photos.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More first photos
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More work
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
You really got that cab clean. What did you use to get it down to metal like that?
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
What are your plans for it?
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
First, I used aircraft stripper and a sanding brush attached to my drill.
![]() Second, I will continue posting photos to try and catch up to where it is now. The avatar photo is what it looks like today. ![]()
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More updates.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Started stripping the inside.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More inside work.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
nice build
if that's your truck as your avatar you got the color right ![]()
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
How long have you owned the truck?
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
That is the truck as it sits today. I bought the truck in 1997 and started working on it in 2001. This has been a long and hard road so far. Still need interior, wheels and tires and exhaust system.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
I bought the truck in 1997 and started working on it in 2001
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More stripping work.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Drivers front door post repair.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Floor repair.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Passenger side cab corners.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Passenger side cab corners and step replacement.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Drivers side cab corners and step replacement.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Cab removal for frame work.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Frame work.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More frame work.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Engine. I bought this crate motor from Doug Herbert. I got it for what I would have paid to build one myself. It is a 383 stroker with 425 HP. It originally had one demon four barrel carb but I wanted the Edelbrock endurshine dual fours manifold.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
What front suspension did you put on it?
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