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10 years ago my cousin purchased a 1950 chevy truck, which belonged to my parents neighbor(Manuel) down the street. Manuel had owned the truck for many years and it had been a big part of there family. When my cousin John purchased the truck it came with a camaro subframe already installed, the cab was already painted in a solid medium blue looked really crappy. John then decide that he wanted this truck to be on the ground so he ordered up a set of airbags for all four corners and had a four link installed in the rear by Brian Smith (http://www.lilbrimotorsports.com) at the time Brian was a fabricator for Lenards custom mufflers. John started doing some body work and installed a motor in it , then the project came to a stop, after purchasing a home and getting married the truck was put away for many years 10 years to be exact. I also had been away for many years we then hooked up again and decided that it was time to bring the 50 out and get it started all over again, so here we are its now 2011 and alot has changed, So we have decide that we are going to be making alot of changes on the truck I will be posting pictures of the build here so stay tuned. I am in the process of looking for pictures from 10 years ago but in the meantime I will post what we have now.
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Previous owner decided to put alot of coins into his project. Hagan door hindges are installed.
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some more pics
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Drip rails are leaving they are only good for one thing right now...=)
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I like the way you think.....I also removed my drip rails. I like how it makes the cab look more round and smooth without them.
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Hey George, looks familiar. Here is my cab.
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Marc,
Is that your black and green truck? Love the color combo!!! Quote:
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Earl,
Yeah looks alot like our project here. Hey did you chop you top? Quote:
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No all stock
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we just realized its been 13 years these next pictures are the ones we found when it came back from getting 4 linked
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This thing is going to be low, very cool!
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Yeah its pretty low, the running boards were moved up 1" and the front fenders have been also cut near the running board. this truck lays running boards we will be posting pics when we start getting it all back together before paint, but right now we have alot of work going on the cab.
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What are Hagan door hindges?
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Hagan is a brand of hidden door hindges its looks alot cleaner then the originals no ugly bolts in the door jamb, its alot of work though .
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Do you need to remove the outer cab sheet metal to install them? Are they universial fit or is there a kit for our trucks?
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We removed the panels because we were replacing them anyways but you can install them without taking out the panel but it makes it alot easier to brace the hindges,and to etch the bare metal with out that panel installed.
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here are some more pics from last nights work, alot of welding still going on..
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Looking good man. Keep the pics coming.
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haven't posted any pics lately because alot of welding and grinding has been going on, we ended up welding all the seams in the door jambs, and stitch welded the floor into place from underneath. We are now in the process of gaping all the door gaps and installing the bear claw latches which i will post some pictures later on .
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Well here we are again,,,,all the welding on the cab and doors are finally done installed the baer claw latches , today we epoxy primered the bottom of the cab, before we get started on the bodywork on the cab, which is about to happen within these next couple of days.
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looking good mate.. makes a big difference without them drip rails, alot smoother.
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Cab's looking good!
Here is my build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=435302 Funny how my drivers door has been overopened and has the same crease as yours with the holes from a puller! I'm going to replace that pannel. Any tips? |
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Thanks Just seen your build,,, that chassis is looking bad ass!! keep up the good work, what is going to be the ride height? |
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Here are some new pics body work has begone..
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We welded the seam in onlong the back side of cab.
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Looks good. I also did these same mods on my 48 3-wondow.
Keep it up. Marc |
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With Alot of work and late hour it's finally coming together thanks cuz
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Well we got alittle more bodywork done on cab today,,I was feeling sick all day felt like I was stuck in low gear, but O well some work is better then no work.
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My truck uses a modified G-body (monte carlo, grand prix, grand national) frame in the front and rear. It was ugraded to air ride suspension. I also upgraded the 4 link trailing arms.
The progress looks great. That has to make you feel a little better. Marc |
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Well,, here I am again, Man!,,, whats up with the back of these cabs, seems like everyone of them need a skim coat of filler, we are almost done with the cab then the fun begins 1st coat of high build primer.
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Any info on the black riv ? cool ride.
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2dwn4u, Looks great. The gaps look great too. Can not wait to see it all one color. They always look nice when they are all one shade.
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Looking very smooth. What a difference it will make once you get it all one color.
Keep it up. Marc |
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Yeah we cant wait to get this cab into primer, Then we will be building up another frame .
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Wow, I have always liked Rivi's..It is funny that it looked unasuming in the corner of the shop. Who knew it would be that nice....I like the rushforth wheels.
Thank for sharing Marc |
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Finally the day has come we got the cab in its first coat of high build primer finished it a 3am man I am beat but cannot seem to fall asleep. Let the fun begin more sanding.
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