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Projects Building a 57 Chevy Shop Truck

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by swade41, Nov 1, 2017.

  1. Moriarity
    Joined: Apr 11, 2001
    Posts: 33,950

    Moriarity
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    awesome, love those big back window pickups....
     
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  2. I had a very long tiring day moving everything out of the garage

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    to make room to get the 57 spun around using the chain fall, which worked pretty good

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    Then moved more stuff to get the 41 out

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    Then bolted the winch in the floor and used that to pull the 57 up the hill

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    Then put it on wheel dollies to position it around the corner

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    Then moved everything back to be able to get the cars back in

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  3. Dooley
    Joined: May 29, 2002
    Posts: 3,020

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    from Buffalo NY

    She's real fine my 307
     
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  4. 200 rough ridin ponies

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  5. catdad49
    Joined: Sep 25, 2005
    Posts: 6,649

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    ^Love This^!!
     
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  6. rc57
    Joined: Feb 7, 2007
    Posts: 766

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    I have this hanging in my garage for my '57

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  7. I've got a couple 57 inspired pieces saved

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  8. Dooley
    Joined: May 29, 2002
    Posts: 3,020

    Dooley
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    from Buffalo NY

    well, I saved me pennies up to Heavan
    for I knew I needed a lemon
    and I would get a bad used 307

    cough it up cough it up 307
    cough it up 307

    nothing can stop smoke
    noting can stop smoke 307

    when it takes her to the track, she's really slow
    the oil slick she leaves makes the biggest show
    my 2-barrel smog head 307
     
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  9. Ha ha ha, we don't know if it smokes or not, they might of put new rings in but left the used cam.
    Don't forget the crazy torque it had on the shipping trip over, rotated the world !

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    Those orange valve springs are those 9,000 rpm mam-a-jammas

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  10. Your build really resurrected some poignant memories of my 56 BBW.
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    Sold it to a guy in Tampa, FL to buy my first 32. Wonder what happened to it.
    350/350, posi rear, Chevelle clip, tilt/tele Caddy column with 59 Chevy wheel. Sigh!
    Apologies for the hijack!
    Keep on keeping on with yours.
     
  11. Dooley
    Joined: May 29, 2002
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    Dooley
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    from Buffalo NY

    Guaranteed to spin the tires....
    around a corner....
    In the rain
     
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  12. Got the cab corners, lower front fender sections and braces in the mail, more parts to work with when I get to those areas.

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  13. I managed to get the rear frame degreased, cleaned and attacked by the wire wheel during the process. I used the por15 metal prep which is like an ospho bath to neutralize the rust
    There was a fair amount of factory black paint still on it.

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    Made a shit ton of dust everywhere lol

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    Took a break from the frame and shoveled snow for a couple days

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    The Mastercoat rust converter I wanted to use is still out of stock so I put 2 coats of Rustoleum rusty metal primer on it. Laying under it with a tiny chip brush getting into all the crevices really tweaked my neck and shoulder, that was 4 straight afternoons of painting taking about 3-3.5 hrs each day.

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    And 2 coats of satin black, I think it turned out pretty good, no more getting dirty on this end.

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  14. malibumonte78
    Joined: Nov 17, 2011
    Posts: 284

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    Looking good!:cool: Excited to see progress on this thing!
     
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  15. Crazy to think it's almost 7 yrs to the day that it arrived, it's nice to "really" get working on it.
    Like always no schedule or hard dates of getting it finished, if I feel like working on it I will, if not I won't. Lol
    The main difference is the other cars don't need any major work any longer to get me sidetracked but also nothing to do to catch a break from working on it.
    Well there is the off topic shovelhead that needs repairs, so there is that.
     
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  16. pila38
    Joined: Mar 25, 2009
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    Wire wheels…sneaky bastards.
     
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  17. pila38
    Joined: Mar 25, 2009
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    Lookin good man
     
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  18. Dooley
    Joined: May 29, 2002
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    Dooley
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    from Buffalo NY

    That frame is clean.. nice work little blood to get the project going
     
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  19. Putting a little of my soul into it, got to combat those other souls floating around out there

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