Features 48-54 Chevy/GMC trucks! lets see em ALL!!!

The before shot

 

Well here's mine, 47 Chevy, top chopped, hood pie-cut and louvered,49 Olds park lights, 47 Ford tail lights, 39 Ford door handles, 59 Impala dash, C4 Corvette suspension,etc...etc...etc..... All work done in my home shop except upholstery...About 500 HP It's fun.

 

My 51. 350/350, fatman front, 95 t bird IRS. 4wheel disc.



wheelin the road course at goodguys last weekend...



Yeah, 3/4", and still drives.
the rear end...


Featured in Ol' Skool Rodz this month with Bloodyknuckles' girl, Heather on the fender. Also a shot in Rebel Rodz at the rockabilly BBQ.

 

and here is the video of the autocross..
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RaeeNhbWsuc

 

Dude, way to run it hard. Congrats. Cool.
BTW, love the longbed.

 

Bitchin!

 

Yeah it's ok.

Russ, you have done real good. It definately sits and seems to handle really nice. Great job.



BloodyKnuckles

 

It drives great. Rides a hell of a lot better, and how does it handle??? watch the video. A bit of work, but well worth it.

 

Finally got my 50 chevy on the road. Been having a blast driving it.

This is my 54 I sold a couple of years ago.

 

Congrats on the progress, Sleepy!

 

Here's my 4 kids very first project truck. A work truck, designed to keep them busy until it is "done"...whatever THAT means.

Andy

 

Here is a photo of my 48 3800 Pickup.
http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/baskette_bill_1948.html

 

Before



After 4 months of long weekends and most week nights

 

Here are some of my 3600. It has a narrowed 79 1/2 ton IFS, Chevy II rear and a 327 with TPI.



Robert C.
Think critically, grow spiritually, change your world..

If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes,"
I'm a Genius in the making.

1950 Chevy 3600

 

Tell us how you went about narrowing the late model front end? I've got this really good (Mechanically) 87 Chevy PU and am thinking about putting the 54 on it but it's too wide... The rear is no problem.

 

My 50 GMC COE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

Everything was fairly simple. I took the crossmember to a shop for the modifications. They shortened it and the crossmember about 1 1/2" and welded everything back together really good. This allows you to mount it directly to the frame without having to use spacer plates. If you are planning to install a small block you won't be able to use the stock engine mounts because they set the motor too low. I had some fabbed that turned out really well. You can use the tube mount type sold by most classic part suppliers. There were several articals that were really helpful to me. Steve Andereggen Jr. has good info as well as this one and this one by Jon C Peters.
Other than that everything is fairly simple. Hope this helps.

 

One of my dads diesel Jimmies.

 

running and driveing now

 

heres my '48 4100 shop truck. front & rear independent suspension, 1 5/8" chromoly chassis, air ride, for sale...





'09 shop truck, its a '52 4100. will be 3" tube axle/10 bolt posi, 4 link, lt1/4l60, twin turbo, stacks, air ride, etc over the next couple months...

 

Here is a picture of one of mine in my avatar, this one is getting a LT1 and overdrive trans, It has a Camaro stub and a 9" rear wit 4.11 gears hung off a fourlink.

I have a truck waiting in line for the next slot in the shop..

CJ

 

Here is a link to a buildup I am doing on a 53...http://talk.classicparts.com/showthread.php?t=9530

And how to wire one....
http://talk.classicparts.com/showthread.php?t=9536

 

I am finally gonna start working on my truck little by little. hopefully plan on having it on the road by this summer if work stays good

 

Here's a few pics of my 55' she's a work in progress. This winter, new wiring harness, bed, and if I win the lotto new front disc's.

 

Gulfstream, that is very nice. I've got the majority of a disc brake set up if you're interested. Needs a spacer made that would slide onto the spindle. I doubt I'm ever going to get to it!

 

Heres my newbuild

Sectioned 4 inches going to put it on an S-10 frame. Doing it as a mild kustom kind of like a shop truck from the 50's. With Gene Winfields shop truck coming back out it really gave me some ideas.

 

My 52, back in 1983


my 53 now

 

I had a real nice 53 back in the mid 70's.....It had a 283 in it, with a power glide.....very nice paint, it was a great driver,and a well respected truck locally.......I sold it to a deaf guy, who later became almost blind and could no longer drive......I offered many times to buy it back, but he wanted to keep it.....he still has it almost 30 years later, and won't sell.... He just likes to go out to the garage to sit in it and think..................fair enough.......

 

Here is a shot of my 49 GMC and 48 Chevy.