My 56 Chevy Truck is comming togeather

Just thought I share some picks of my 56 Chevy pickup with ya'll. Starting the body work on the doors and cab now. Hope to have it on the road by July.

 

Looks SWEET!....makes me wish i would have took my time and made mine look prettier

 

Very nice! Any more pics available? It looks like you used the stock clutch linkage?

 

so thats what a stock frame and hardware look like.....damn i bet its 100 times easier to get the cab on that frame then it is onto my 65' frame.
should have just left it on the stock frame is what im thinking now, god im stupid

 

Looks nice. Is that a Camaro clip?

 

looking good.........i need to get my *** out in the garage and get some work done on my 55 if i plan on driving it this summer! oh yeah , lovin the 4 gear , thats what im running too
FINK

 

Yes, the stock clutch frame pinion was used with the stock clutch pedal ***embly. The clutch pedal arm had to be moved outboard (left) 1-1/16" to clear the Camaro suspension clip welded to the base of the snubbed stock 56 Chevy truck frame rails. (I considered cutting the Camero clip away in this area as way too risky in terms of structural strength and stability). When the arm was relocated outward, the cab floor opening for the clutch pedal no longer accepted the clutch arm in it’s new position. I am in the process of moving the clutch arm opening in the floor outboard (left) 1-1/16 “ to compensate for the new position of the arm. In addition, the pedal plate was now 1-1/16” too far to the left as well. To compensate for this, the clutch pedal mounting plate (where the rubber clutch pedal pad attaches) was cut off and re-attached (welded) to the right 1-1/16 inches to realign it with the relative position of the stock brake pedal location.
The trick here is too modify the vehicle to make it meet the performance requirements of the modern road in terms of speed, handling and braking BUT, retain the relative look of the stock vehicle (design patina) as much as possible. This was learned the hard way driving my stock 1938 Chevy "Stovebolt" on Austin, Texas roads and interstates with "Jesus Brakes". (every time you step on the brakes you are yelling "Jesus!!!!, I hope this @#$&%@#$ stops in time")

PM me with your email and I'll send you some more picks

 

I wrestled with putting the cab on a 65 frame too. Then some one turned me on too a Camaro clip for 75 bucks and the deal was done. It would be a Camaro clip grafted to a stock frame. Ah, this is absolutely NOT any easier then working with a 64-66 frame. It is all a lot of work regardless how you put IFS and disk brakes under you truck. Now, that makes you as smart as you want to call yourself.

 

The transmission is a three ring 3 speed Saginaw with sychro's in all gears. The trans was given to me for FREE by a friend who took it out of his 82 Chevy truck to install a 700R4 auto. I mean what's wrong with 3 speeds? Three speed tranies have worked well for Chevy for over 75 years and there is one less gear (or two) to shift. I am not building a "Hot Rod" here but a modernized "Resto Rod" (some folks call it a "Rat Rod").

 

Looks good! I am in the process of doing similiar to a 55 frame. I am running a 350/TH350 with the Camaro clip and a flip kit on the rear with a posi unit. Send me some pics too! please...

 

I wish i would have had the stock frame to work with...this making cab mounts to fit onto this year frame **** ****S! but it sure does make my 396'' fit like glove.im going the "resto rod" approach to but with more of a Drag racing vibe, just hoping for 10's hahahaha