Projects 1955 Chevy Truck Project -- PHOTOSGALORE

Woke with this on my phone this morning. I think Roger sent it at about 130am. Looks like both notches are in, like he said.



sorry, lo-tech fellas. these are cell phone pics just coz thats what we have in our pockets (next to the pennies and lint).

The goal for this week was the have the airride and rear suspension fully hammered out. I think at this point it looks like a pretty realistic goal. The rear frame presented more problems than expected but it looks good now.

 

that thing is gonna be sweet

 

I like it! But I'm sure the wives will disagree

 

Totally Agree...im ***uming most of us like anything thats plain Bad*** regardless of ride height or what makes it do what it does(Loud also gets you bonus points!)

 

I have my rear frame c-notched about 7". I am running Posie Low Rider springs with the axle on top of the springs and it is a pain in the *** to change a tire on the rear. The front suspension is Volare with 2" dropped spindles. I can just barely make a fist and get it between the ground and the bottom of the front fender. I like em low and it looks like yours is going to be there. Good luck and keep us posted. Wish I had done a pictoral when I built mine.
Later,
****

 

I know in the photo at the top of this page the notches look like they are not at the same angle but it is just a trick of the camera(phone) and the angle the pic was taken at. we put and angle finder on top of both notches and they are the same. We spent awhile with the tape measure and checked everything and it all came out really even.

 

Another busy day for Rog Vince and Jerry today. They kept sending me pics while I was at a family event today. Ill get the pics up tomorrow...all I can say is its looks bad ***. I'll put one up tonight just as a teaser.



Like I said its just a teaser. The rest will come tomorrow. The frame is laid out in this pic....off the stands.....off the supports.


More tomorrow. Bedtime now.

 

What A Teaser?.....Damn you hahaha geex you guys do amazing Work

 

Well I guess I'll end up putting some pictures up tonight afterall. I gotta wait for my work clothes to finish in the wash.


Here goes, I wasnt present for the work but I hope I can fill in the blanks.



Looks like Vince finished up welding the notches this afternoon. Looks like the p***enger side is just about finished here.

Cleaning up some of the welds.





Here it is.....laid out on the ground. Like Roger said above, looks like there will be plenty of room with the taller tires. Roadkill P?U I dont think its quite 7 inches on this one....I heard the number 5 being thrown around alot.



Damn....that looks bad***.





Alright....Ill put some more photos up when they get the 4 link in. I think Vince is planning on pulling the cab off now. Original plans were to leave it in place...but it will be better to do it all now and get that frame lookin real pretty.

 

Nice progress!

 

Don't y'all ever sleep? I think the name ALL NIGHT KUSTOMS is becoming more and more appropriate!

WOW . . .simply put. . . WOW!!

Y'all are really hauling *** on this one. . .and you're making me feel like more and more of a slacker. . .I really need to get back out in the shop. . .soon. . .very soon. . .

 

Hey guys thanks for the comliments! Trust me it meens alot to us comming from a group of people with so much talent. This is all being done with some pretty basic tools and a ton of measureing and fitting so like the old saying goes...If we can do it anyone can! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for some pretty cool four bar and airride stuff.

 

Sleep? Vince wants to drive this thing to Midnight M***...and if the 4 bar stuff gets on tomorrow he will be right on schedule for this week.

 

Dang you guys snuck a couple of posts in while I was rambling lol... The pics didin't come out half bad for my little camera phone! Yeah we pretty much don't sleep guys but it's a small price to pay for a hot rod!

 

Must be nice to have people close by to help build

 

Yeah we're a pretty tight group of guys, we've known each other for quite a while and it helps get things done faster when the goal is to see the ear to ear grin on your buddies face as he's going down the road in something we all built together!

 

Our little shop is basically a group of guys who got tired of having to borrow tools to do big jobs and got tired of dirty looks from neighbors and code enforcement people so we got together and rented a place.

 

Thats the way to do it. Unfortunatley, most of our little crew is seperated by a few hundered miles!

 

Lookin good guys. Im officially a Mercedian now so if you need anyone to drink beer and watch you, Im your man!

 

Great work. You guys are kickin ***. The neat thing about this project is the way it is being done. A bunch of buddies getting together and helping each other out. That was the way we did it when I was young(that was a long time ago). Keep up the good work and keep us posted.
Get it done and drive the **** out of it.
Later,
****

 

I like it so far can't wait to see more progress picks

 

Here a few of pictures of my 56. I did a lot of the same thing your doing now. Except for air bags, what you see is what it is.. I think yours would look good in suede yellow.

 

I think you used the full potential of the truck. It looks pretty amazing.

 

Syco Mike - looking forward to seeing you at the shop. It wont be a late night for any of us (thats what we always say). We will have some beers but to be honest theres a SONIC and a 711 down the road that keeps us fueled. We still keep some PBRs on ice though.

Road Kill - thanks for the kind words and for stayin tuned. More progress soon. Tuesday night will be the next major hit it hard night.

Wicked50 - You better believe it. This will be a start to finish thread. I havent seen too too many of those on here but i always really enjoyed them. I want to make this one something I would want to see when i signed on the 'net.

ibcalaveras - it would be nice to have this one done for ONE NIGHT STAND but that might not happen. thanks for checkin us out and that truck is sweet. i like the accessory fog lights on the front. were those factory or off something else? i dont think i have ever seen them used like that before but it looks good.

M Teysik - you gotta believe it. this truck will is full of potential and we will get the most we can out if.

as for the rest of you gawkers out there....tell us what you think. it wont make affect us and we are gonna build it our way but i like to hear what other people think. and for those of you following it we hope to keep you entertained.

thanks and happy fathers day, drew

 

thats what it's all about,,,,you guys kick ***,,,,,really enjoying following this build,,and seeing you guys work together to get this done,,,,AMAZING amount of progress in a short time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

totally agree! this is making me Hammer on my 55' like i havent in about a year

 

Looks good.. stopped by there earlier, notches all cleaned up and sittin low...

 

looks like its gonna be sick!

 

Hey guys thanks for the kind words and encouragement! Squig glad to hear that the this build has inspired you to spend time on your truck. I'll be sure and tell the guys next time we're at the shop that will really get everyone motivated to keep up the pace.

 

hop it is on the road for the one night stand party