Projects 1957 Chevy Pickup

Well here ya go folks, shes back on the road and kickin major ass again!

New wheels/tires, rearend, front axel, leafs, shocks, disc brakes up front, master cylender, parking brake, and a hole bunch of other stuff. She also has mono leafs in the back, and 3 leafs pulled out of the front. Gave her a nice drop! Rides like a dream now.

 

Big improvement! Some CLR and a scotchbrite pad would take a lot of that orange out of that surface rust if you so desire.

 

Im thinkin of leavin it like that for a while and pinstriping over the rust. You just cant fake a paint job like that! Plus Im broke now.....was it worth it? Fuck yes.

 

How wide are those WW

 

WOW. looking really good taylor.
got a few questions for you...
is the new front axle stock or dropped, and if dropped how much ?
the mono's out back, what drop are those ?
how is your exhaust run, inside or outside of the frame ? and do you get any fumes inside the cab because of the dumps in front of the rear tires ?
thanks for the info and keep the updates coming....
love them WW's

leonard

 

Good to see you got it back out there again. Enjoy your ride.

 

They are 4 inches....

http://store.cokertire.com/l78-15-coker-classic-4-whitewall-tire.html

 

Its a stock axel. I think the monos give it about a 4" drop. The exhaust runs outside of the frame, and yes you do get a lot of fumesin the cab. The header gaskets are pretty worn so that dosnt help either. I also got a couple holes here and there.

 

Ive been watching to see how it was goiung to turn out, and it turned out SWEET. Congrats I really like it. Looks Good.

 

Thanks man!

 

thanks for the info taylor.... keep up the good work man.

leonard

 

Just went on the first "long" trip! Went about 40 miles on the freeway, with no problems!

 

Truck looks awesome! Have you ever seen a car that had the patina cleared over? I know it's not everyones thing but it's an idea.

 

Ya Ive seen that before. I was thinkin about doin some light sanding to get some of the surface rust off, and then shooting some clear over it just to seal it up til I get a real paintjob....

 

Todays project....pulled out the oil pan and changed the gaskets. Also ripped out the old shitty blown out header gaskets and replaced those. Straightened out the alternater bracket too....

 

Good lookin truck man, you've got good, simple taste.....there's hope for our generation after all

 

I completley agree with your signature, haha! That shits so overdone....

 

Some little things I did over the last couple days....

Pinstriped the hood, just to have somethin to show at shows. Gonna do the headlights too...



I also expieremented with some insulation/heat shield. Just duct taped it in to see how it work. It worked pretty good, so Im gonna get another sheet and put it farther up the fire wall and trim it up a lil better, than glue it down. Alot quieter in the cab now! Hopefully more of that shit farther up on the fire wall will cut down on the heat a little bit....

 

looks great! I love those trucks! (and all 55-59 chevy trucks really)

that thing looks badass with those ww's on it. only thing left to do now is to drive the PISS out of it!

 

Very nice truck!

My 2 cents. Plug as many holes in the firewall that you can any way you can. That will do the most good to keep the heat out. The insulation will also help with heat and noise.

If you like the way the truck looks, I sure do, shop around before you paint it. I think I saw you had extra fenders, do some paint testing on those first. I shot clear on an old rusty oil pan I have cause I like the way it looks. Wanted to "preserve" the look. Only thing is it is too shiney, maybe I should have sprayed satin vs gloss or whatever. Something to think about.

 

hey man. nice looking "pickemup"! i wish my good buddy would get off his ass and get his truck back on the road. outta all of our cars , his needs the least amount of work. about the same type of work you did- except for the brakes and suspension. that is already done. keep on truckin.

 

Thanks! Im JB welding these little pieces of sheet metal over the holes, so I think that should do it. Those extra fenders are goin on instead of the spare tire mount. Im still a long ways away from paint si I'll figure something out....

 

Thats the plan!

 

Well...with all the fun and excitment of Mooneyes over with, I figured it was time to start sanding everything down to as close to barmetal I could get. Everything was going smoothly, only a lil bondo on the headlights and hood, but then I got to the door. All's I have to say is.....Fuck. The bondo was already chipped and falling out, so I got a little flathead screwdriver thinking "How bad can it be?" Well, its fucked.






I stopped after that piece fell out...



Yup. Will trade pinstriping work for body work help and doors!

 

It looks like there was a shop sign on the door... Any idea what company?

 

its not that bad dude, I would not JB weld patches if I were you, they will fall off and ruin any kind of paint job you have. Your best bet is to find someone with a welder or learn yourself. The body work on that thing is minimal, if you really think its bad check my thread... Mine is considered decent to good.

 

I dont think there was ever a shop sign on the door. Thats just surface rust.

 

I agree w/ turbohaddix.... just minor personal touches, but looks great as is!

 

Im kinda bummed out because I wanted to get it as close to bare metal as I could but now I cant because the whole door is pretty much bondo....

 

still looks good. shows years of character