thanks guys! ok, update for the day... got the rust repaired. not 100% repaired / restored, but at least the inside panel and outside skin look the part. had to cut and fit the replacement panels until i got them to fit how i wanted to. welded everything on, then skimmed it with some bondo after grinding down my welds. also got the paint for the firewall and repair area. its as close as we could get it. oh yeah, and transmission is back. waiting on the torque converter so i can put it back together with the motor. think ill just paint the trans black, dunno, was thinking the same green as the motor? is this old paper insulation or a secret map to some hidden treasure? shot of the inner panel slid into place and c-clamped... shot of the joint... new panel and original cab, very minimal bondo required... thanks for looking, Yaril
Just saw this build, Looks real good. Wish I could find someone in my area that can weld like you do. Keep it up !!!
great build man. still watching the whole thing. was gone for a week and was excited to check out the update!
thanks guys! more progress made this weekend. on the motor side, i got the water pump on the motor and the oil pan as well as changed the sparkplugs. still waiting on the torque converter to mate the motor and now black painted trans back together. today i epoxy primered the firewall and rust repair area as well as shot it with the green single stage PPG paint. it looks great on pics, but not so great in person. its nice, just not as nice as i hoped. i like the color, once the motor is in with all the nick nacks and some pin-stripes on the firewall it will look a lot better. right now it looks too dark, but i think the motor green will compliment it well (similar to the Hirohata Merc body colors). well, gonna keep chucking. want to install the front suspension and hopefully plumb the air for it as well as begin the brakes. my ghetto paper tape off job (got the paper from the box the repair panels where shipped in)... shot of the black epoxy primer... finally the dark green, turns out the green on the truck is actually lighter, from the sun exposure its darkened up, so i wanted to match the existing dark green, its a bit greener in person, i think... this might be a better shot to compare the new green with the old green... thanks, Yaril
Yaril, Green looks good, are you painting the inner fenders the same color? I think that with the motor color you are using it is going to have a cool retro vibe..any finned aluminum valve covers and accessories planned? they would really set the engine bay off! You aren't going to paint the rest of the truck...right?
im so sick of watching this and seeing you working on it outside. If i left my truck outside it would FLOAT away from all the rain we have been getting.. Still love checking on the progress. It just gets better. I showed the wife this post the other day and she told me to get out in the garage and get my truck running, couple hours later she came out and complained because it wasnt done..lol
bstie, look back a couple pages i drew what the engine will look like when done. popo, the weather isnt as good as it looks in the pics here. 90 degree weather with monster mosquitoes and scattered showers. not the best of working conditions but i cant let that stop me. thanks for following along. well, did a lot of work yesterday... nothing real picture worthy but thought id chime in and let yall know whats going on. got the complete front and rear suspension on the truck, ran all the air lines and required electrical. also hooked all that up with the valves and fittings and switches. lots of little things i guess. the torque converter got here yesterday also, guess its up to me now to push forward with the progress. other thing i did was sand the firewall! yup i hit it with some 400 on a pad to flatten out the surface a bit more and if it doesnt rain tomorrow morning ill be spraying a couple more coats of the single stage green. goal is to paint the firewall tomorrow and begin (hopefully finish) the brakes tomorrow too. that will leave the weekend to slip the motor / trans back in for the last time and begin hooking everything up. thanks, Yaril
you are setting a break neck pace on this truck. you mentioned school? and you have a day job too? this is a shitload of work to be doing on the side. congrats on that feat alone... the sick truck that's coming along is just the icing on the cake.
Yaril...got it... looks great. Heres the one I'm building for my truck similar look... I have stacks for the carbs as well not sure which I will use... I'm also thinking of changing my valve covers out to because I built a really cool linkage with the Studebaker lazy S logo but its hidden by the breather
I didn't want to screw up your build post with pic's of my truck but I tried your photoshop drop trick and thought I would share with you... I wish it was that easy in the garage! I know the wheels are red but they have this really cool pinstripe I don't want to paint over.
well bstie looks like your on the right track there. motor looks good and so do the photoshops! alright, its been a while since i update. school really demanded a lot last week and the rain kept me from progressing as quickly as i hoped. but all in all, i guess im on schedule. block sanded the firewall, yeah i wasnt satisfied: bent all the brake hard lines (need to double flare them): finished plumbing and wiring the suspension air-ride: motor and trans are also back together and in the truck, also installed the block hugger headers ceramic coated, obviously i am still waiting on the 3 deuce set-up and valve covers, hopefully soon: im sure i did more, its just been a little here and a little there between the rain the homework. thanks, Yaril
still looking good. I just cant understand paying someone to do ALL the work. Thats the fun part. and the satisfaction when your done with something. man I wish I could have the job of building them, but im not giving up my retirement to build cars, that is my retirement job!!! well in 30 years it will be. looks great man.
Those were my exact thoughts. Great work man !. I'm going to pick up a 1950 Chevy PU tomorrow. Not sure what I'll do with it but it's gonna be fun . This gives me a few thoughts and a whole lot of inspiration though. Thanks for sharing. Ed
ok, so the GMC has been coming along, but pics of brake lines and double end flares are just not so cool. other little things have been going on with it to, not to mention that i got the wrong radiator (not my fault) so im waiting on that correction and waiting on another link for the steering. in the mean time i did some work on my bicycle, figured if i cant take the truck July 3rd i gotta take something new. so i welded in the crank case, got the bike down to bare metal (i will paint it in the future), grinded 90% of the welds smooth and transfered most off my Schwinn to make this one ridable. still waiting on the white glitter banana seat and matching grips i ordered. gonna make some "Z" bar style handles later on cause i really like these on my Schwinn and i also have to make some pedals for it. well, enjoy the pics i just put the chain on it a couple minutes ago, had to link 2 chains from wal-mart. btw its just over 7 feet long. Yaril
thank you Rob. nothing much on the truck. but i did get the bike up to ridable... ok, today i made my pedals... basically took black plastic ones and used the internals. got a piece of pipe and welded it to the cups for the bearings. for the pedals them selfs i used a chain i had laying around. cut the links i needed and welded them... similar to what Indian Larry (RIP) did on his chain bike or old lowrider steering wheels... the banana seat has not gotten here yet, and i could not wait any longer to try and ride this thing. so i rigged the seat off my Schwinn just to be able to sit and pedal, the seating position is not to desirable right now, the banana seat should take care of that. it will be a little higher seating and further back almost over the rear tire. it rides smoother than i expected, you just gotta watch out for reflectors and dips in the road. i scrapped the bottom of the frame a bunch of times already. Yaril
Man!! Keep this stuff coming. I'm diggin your project. I just got rid of a 48 GMC and seeing your project is making me want another one. Who did you get your IFS through?
thank you guys! really appreciate it. i took it to a 4th July show (in the bed of my buds 59 El Camino). everyone was checking out the bike more than the cars! i think it may have to do with my girl riding it. well, this is the only decent pic i got shes not pedaling but you get the picture... btw she is wearing the "Praise the Lowered" wife beater i got her. last thing, i also let her drive the Buick to the show! while i took the Squareback. i brightened up the pic in photoshop but its still a bit blurry... ill try and get better riding pics. thanks again for all the props! Yaril
yup another off topic post in my thread. hope im not boring you guys with yet another off topic update but that Thing came back for some more work so i figured i would squeeze it in. here is what went down... installed the front bumper, i lowered it about 1" (50's tricks why not) makes the front look very low! put some large Hella fogs on top of the bumper, upgraded some of the airlines that were not fitting the bill along with notching the spring plates. also ran 2 gauges to monitor psi (it didnt have them) put them in a pod i made to replace the stock radio. also added some on/off toggles for the fogs and compressor. this thing is looking good now: im enjoying making these "pods" simply yet effective: here i got creative and did some pen pin stripping just to see what it would look like: final product, clean and simple: thanks! Yaril
haha, so, how about 1 more totally off topic post, eh why not. did some rust repair to the chassis of this 67 Bonneville. it belongs to my barber, yup. its on bags and on 20's (what waht?) its actually a really nice car, minus the wheels. power just about everything! well, enjoy some pics... the repairs to the rear of the chassis, welded solid and ground smooth: undercoated and ready to go, he said it looked "pretty": well, plans are to get back on the GMC Saturday. wrap up the nick nacks while i wait for the parts. Yaril
Anymore pics of the Thing? looking cool, not quite sure about the Hella's but hey ....... what size wheel & tires on it? how does it ride? Thanx..... I used green on my 283, friends thought I was crazy...... it grows on ya!
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