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

Hey man - sick truck! Can you tell me some more about the mods? Dig the paintjob too!

 

I bought the truck like that but I do believe they are early doors.

 

Hi, i'm new on this forum. Much nice trucks here. Good side for collecting ideas for my own truck, i'm building up in process. regards

 

Don't plan on letting anyone sneek up behind you do you????

 

Welcome to the HAMB Rustoutchevy, nice pickup. You might want to post an introduction before the web police get you.

 

Here is mine I just picked up in GA. Motor needs rebuild. I am planning on dropping 3-4" and installing T5

 

Here are some pics. First how i bought it, was in parts. Second near to complete. Third shows after lowering the front by using 4" dropped chevy axle.

 

how to pst pics here? i tried with flickr, doesn't work!?

 

Unless I'm mistaken, that is a one-piece window kit.

 

There's one around town here all cut to shit and a 426 shoved in it.

 

Define "cut to shit". Like, the inner fenders were clearanced for the engine? Or like it's just a cab on a tube frame pretending to be a '32 Ford?

-Dave

 

Discrimination!!...........the body style started in 1947 and continued until early 1955.

February 2009:


Oct 22, 2009


1947 Chevy ADB

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49142678@N08/4496852079/

 

My wifes pair of `48s
One shiny and one not so shiny...

 

We`re really into First Design Chevy trucks.
Some more of our stable.
`49 shop truck
`48 yard art truck
`53 barn find

 

I had my '51 at the lonestar round last week at yesterday i had it working at the house.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k21stqg87A

 

you are the man!!

 

My daily '54 3600.

 

Here's my 50' in progress, the motor is a corvette 283 with 327 hump heads, camaro 4 speed sag, and 56 chevy passenger car rearend 3.55 gear otherwise very basic daily driver type of beater truck.

 

My "48" chevy

 

Here's mine: I've taken the grill apart and will go with chrome bars and repaint the rest and will change to 16" rims/tires. I have the vent windows and door glass in though. My take on an early 50's mild custom (lots of subtle changes). This was just after I finished it in 2006 (has it been that long).

 

That's sweet...subtle change is the way to go, keeps that OG look with your own personal touch.

 

Nice ride ...... I'd be leaving the white grille ..... it set off against the baby blue real well.

PACO

 

man that is a nice truck - I wouldn't change a thing! Can you tell me about suspension mods? Drop Axle?

 

here's why I haven't touched my '49 tudor custom......'49 ,3100

 

Grumman/Olson body on 1948 Chevy "Dubl-Duti" chassis

 

Oddly enough, when I got it back in '94 in Oceanside, Ca. it had a 69 GM truck front cross member (they bolt to the frame) with the suspension. I'm using the the steering box too and needed some tweaking to fit better as well. I kept it and needed to narrow the A-arms, a huge undertaking. But the draw back was when I cut the coils, I could not cut any more and had to use the drop spindle for a lil more drop. But this screwed with the A-arms as well. So narrowing kinda killed two birds with one stone. Fixed the geometry (angle) and narrow for fit. But, I want the front tires in at least another 1/2" in more (a lil too wide for my liking, tucked in just a bit more). With the drop spindles had to do the disc-brake route and most back space is 3". Everything works well and no problems what so ever. So the 16" rims should clear the calipers and get what I want. It's been a thorn on my ass and won't feel good till then. The back is de-arched springs with an 1" block. Thanks for the compliments fellas. A lot of Gems on this thread too!!

Ken

 

perfect pickup.

 

here's a pic of my 53. Still haven't gotten the scallops back on since I hit the deer. But did do some smoothin and shavin. The red metalflake scallops are still to come, hopefully yet this summer