hey, i'm jim, i live in austin, i know a few guys on this board, and since i'm building a 54 chevy p/u, i figured i would join up, since i'm gonna have a lot of questions and i'm gonna wanna show off the truck as i get shit done. this is the part you're gonna hate. i run a vintage vw custom shop down here called kaferwerks. i save old junked out cars, slam the shit out of em, make em loud, then scrape em down the road. it doesn't sound too much different than you guys i would think, but that's what i do, and have done for a while. i've always loved real rods, and have always been around em, but never got the chance to jump on one till i got my 54. so i guess that's all for the intro. want some shitty pics of the truck? of course you do! so that's it. that's the truck. it's got fucking moss growing on it. i don't know what exactly is original on it and what's not, but i'm not gonna sweat it right now. what ya think? sorry if the pics are big.
Hi,Jim, You'll like it here ! 3100 emblem is 1st series '55 ...torque tube or open driveshaft ??? 302
you know, i'm not sure. that's one of the many things i gotta figure out. as far as the 54/55 thing, i keep hearing from different people that it's one or the other. i know it's titled as a 54, and was told it's production date was in 54, but like you said, there are little things that make folks say it's a 55. i just call it a 54. 55 was a year they changed right? maybe it's an early 55, before the change. again, just one more if the many things i have to figure out. knowing pretty much nothing about a car you're building is kinda fun. i get to learn new stuff and break old hard-to-replace parts. fun....
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