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My Build - 1955 2nd Series Short Bed Stepside
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I guess its time for me to try and show the resurrection of a 1955 2nd Series shortbed stepside I found that a friend of mine had. $400 later and it was trailered to my house. Here are some photos from when I first went to get it. Summer of 2002 http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/May11115.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/May11108.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/May11110.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/May11111.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/May13117.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/May13122.jpg The truck was pieced together from about 3 different trucks, the VIN matched the frame and it is the 20919th truck from Oakland in 1955. After clearing out a few hundred pounds of junk out of the bed, I disassembled the truck slowly through the next year or two (I was still in highschool and was also at this time modifying my 65’ Mustang so work on the truck was very slow) My friend who I bought the truck from also came across the front end of a 1957 pickup that he gave me. Here are some pictures from my yard in 2005 after everything was in pieces http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/Image004.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/Image009.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/Image011.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/Image001.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/Image002.jpg At this time I also spent a few months during weekends completely disassembling a 1978 Firebird Formula, which would feed the entire drivetrain of my truck Here is the Subframe removed from the bird http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/Image018.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/Image006.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/Image005.jpg Time passed and I think in the summer of 2006 me and my father got together and cut the ’55 frame and sectioned in the firebird frame. Also during this time I cut the rivets on the rear leaf spring perches and flipped the rear leaf spring perches. Also removed two springs and cut down a few of the other springs. After this I cut the leaf spring tabs off the firebird 10-bolt rear end I welded some 2” spring mounts and installed on top of the springs. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ckFrame001.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ckFrame002.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ckFrame003.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ckFrame004.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ckFrame005.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ckFrame007.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ckFrame008.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ckFrame009.jpg After I got the rear end squared away I trimmed the inner frame about ˝” and moved the rear cross member to make clearance for a 1969 Mustang Gas Tank http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...acobs55043.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...acobs55047.jpg Here is the Formula Firebirds powerplant. 1978 400CI Pontiac http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ruck/40003.jpg About a year passed, I got new bushings and ball joints in the firebird control arms, reassembled the front suspension. After this I had major issues with rust and metal so I found a 1959 pickup that was in a front end collision. I bought the ’59 for $500. Since my cab was rusted and had no glass, I installed the 59 cab on my truck, using the doors (all glass was okay) and the bed. Sold extra parts on craigslist I regretted that decision until recently because soon after this I moved and lost my storage areas. Had to slim down my parts inventory. Thus all the extra doors went away, and I was only able to keep my extra set of fenders, so I had to get rid of my original cab. I regretted it later because I found out the hood hinge points were different (not that big of a deal) but also knew that the new cab didn’t have any rust, but has a bunch of dents and holes cut in various places. It seems like if the previous owner had ANY reason to cut a hole, he did… Here is a few shots of the new cab on, and me installing the 400 Pontiac and Super T-10 that both came from the Formula Oh yea, Also used the firebird steering column. It works out okay but I just got the truck on the road and found out I need to get 2 u-joints between the steering box and the column and lengthen the shaft that connects the column and box a few inches… http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...55truck007.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...55truck004.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...55truck003.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...55truck019.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...55truck030.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...55truck039.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...55truck031.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...acobs55027.jpg After the engine install life took over. School, work, buying a house, getting married… all the while the truck sat. For about 4 years very little progress was made… Then I got my new property and at my first possible chance built a carport so I could haul my truck to its new home. In the meantime, I bought an aluminum radiator, electric fan, fan relay, had my original seat reupholstered, replaced my intake with an aluminum one, and installed an ‘EZ Wiring kit’ I got off ebay. Installed a floor mounted power booster, 10 lb proportioning valve for the drums and 2 lb valve for the discs http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/IMG_0430.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/IMG_0659.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/IMG_0658.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/IMG_0657.jpg Last year I found a set of original SOLID 1955/56 fenders (I don’t know which because the emblem holes were filled so good years ago that I couldn’t tell from the back side where the holes used to be… Installed the fenders and now this is pretty much how my truck is sitting… http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/IMG_1130.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/IMG_0754.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/IMG_0663.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/IMG_0662.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/IMG_0666.jpg Now, I said earlier that I regretted getting rid of my original cab… That was, until now. I finally decided since my drivetrain is complete and I am about to begin body work, that I would kick myself down the road if I don’t build it the way I want… Now I know there are a LOT of fans of the small window cabs, and they look cool… but I LOVE the big window cabs… So I halted progress until I could locate one… And I did… This weekend I am going to drive 2 hours down the freeway and pick up a original 1955 cab. It took 9 years to get this far, hopefully I will be able to get the big window cab on the truck and driving this summer… Thanks for looking, Ill post pictures of the big window cab after I get it home. That’s it for now, Thanks for looking. |
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very nice. I like your perservence. Alot of guys start something like this when they are in school and never see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hang in there I hear the train acomin.
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Glad to see someone else is taking decades to finish. I started mine in 99 after driving it 25 years. Like you said, life gets in the way. Looks good and not the standard SBC.
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Cool build. I think it's neat your using the 400 for your engine.
I've got you beat on time though. I got my 57 in 1992 and it's still got a long ways to go. Kim |
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As of today, I'm now working on a 1955 2nd seried BIG WINDOW Shortbed Stepside
Ill spend the next month or two (only on weekends :( ) fixing and prepping the new cab for primer/paint. After it is painted ill dissasemble my '55 and put the new cab on, while dissasembled ill prep and paint the fenders and hood and put it all back together. Hopefully I will have the bed work done too and by the end of the summer it will all be in paint. hopefully... Here are pics of the cab I brought home today. Was originally a '55 so my hood hinge holes are correct... (my current cab is a '59 and the hood bolt spacing is larger) http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ictures165.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ictures164.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ictures162.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ictures159.jpg |
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Looks like you got yourself a pretty decent cab.
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Diggin the build and the picts. the big window is the way to go. looking good.:metal:
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I have to replace one rear cab corner and im thinking about smoothing out all the firewall holes... I only need one hole for my harness and unsure on the pattern of my aftermarket heater but it doesn't match the holes on the firewall now... other than that its sealing and filling some 'small' dents |
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Looks like you really lucked up. Good luck with your build.
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Good score on the cab, great work so far, keep going forward and you will have a really nice truck when you're done.
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Didn't get too much done this week. was raining too hard to begin body work so I started my search for some replacement rims to get the snowflakes out of my life...
I spent the last 3 weeks looking for some stock chevy rally wheels that were 15" and all i found locally were 5X5 pattern or 6-lug truck rims... with some dumb luck though, i stumbled across a set of 15x7 Pontiac Rally II's. I thought that these were the PERFECT solution, so that I can keep the pontiac heritage visible from the outside of the car, and also get rid of these horrible snowflakes (not bad rims, but they ONLY belong on a trans-am... NOT a truck...) I just mocked the wheels up to make sure they fit okay, even though they came off the same type of car i tore apart for the build... (1977 formula firebird... my donor was a 78 formula...) Here are the rims i bought... will look great after some sanding, paint and new rubber... also may replace the rings and caps but details for later... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto002.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto005.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto004.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto003.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto001.jpg Also, when the clouds dissapeared for a minute i jumped under the truck and drilled some holes to install my new battery box from ebay... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto006.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto007.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto008.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto009.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oxphoto010.jpg Its a cool box, very functional... drops off the frame for easy access to battery... but the paint is very thin, scratched off easily... but its under the truck, i don't care if the paint is perfect... |
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Nice rims and battery box.
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Looks good to me.
Kim |
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thanks for the kind words, luckily my camera on my phone has just a low enough resolution so it looks better than it is. Its not BAD but the polyurethane paint was thicker than i anticipated and it came out a little spattery even after thinning... luckily its all pretty even so its almost a very very mild 'hammered' look and works pretty good on the interior. I imagine if i decide to paint the exterior of the truck if my paint came out the same way theres really no reason why it couldn't be wet-sanded out... however i'm not too worried about the interior and firewall being glossy smooth.... hence the satin paint to begin with :)
heck... ive never seen a fresh auto spray job so maybe its not far from normal before a wet-sand... here is a little better focused pic of the inside..the auto-focus was bad with setting sun. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s9-9-11228.jpg |
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Keep up the good work, I like the idea of the Pontiac power plant.
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Me too I am building a 52 GMC with a 400 Pontiac and t10
I am driving my wife crazy with storys of my 66 GTO |
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Had some extra paint from the firewall so I decided to pull the radiator off my front clip and paint the inner fenders and back of the radiator support before I had to worry about all the wiring and other stuff being in my way... Getting closer to getting the truck back on the road.
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Looking good.
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Continued working today, reinstalled my Griffin radiator, electric fan, fan relay, and reinstalled my 21-circuit wiring harness and began rerouting the harness. got a basic mockup done, need to wrap the relay wiring and tie it into the harness. I bought them a while ago,but I think the relay is from a company like "too cool" summit carries their parts, nice simple relay, also have an aluminum overflow tank for the radiator from the same company as the relay.
As a side note, I installed the fan switch in the radiator and it WOULD NOT come on in time, reinstalled the fan temp. switch in the intake manifold and everything worked fine. My tip... DONT use the radiator ports as a fan switch or a reliable temp. sensor... it cools too much to get an accurate reading, use either a head port or manifold port for the sensors... (most of you already know this.....) http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...k/photo2-1.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...uck/photo3.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo41.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...uck/photo5.jpg Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will have the basic wiring completed, the steering column/linkage reinstalled and get moving on repairing the door hinges to rehang the doors |
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Got more work done today, mostly little details but did make alot of progress none-the-less. Finally got most of the basic wiring harness replaced, reinstalled the starter, installed the battery under the cab, installed steering column and linkage, fixed issued I was having with brake pedal and clutch pedal clearances, and was able to hook up the ignition again and run the truck for about 15 minutes to see my electric fan still properly turning on via relay...
photos are not very exciting, just a custom bracket to hold the 1978 firebird column and some cleaned up wiring... alot of work to come! next step.... repair door hinges and think about front/rear glass... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...uck/photo9.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...uck/photo8.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...uck/photo7.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...uck/photo6.jpg |
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Looks good I wish mine were that far.
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Coming along nicely. I too wish mine was this far. Very cool!
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spent the weekend with glass on my mind. fought the rear window, got it generally in place but still have not gotten the glass in all the way. its bulging out and I have not been able to persuade it in yet... but I took a brake on the rear to do the front windshield. Because my cab is pre-drilled for the rear deluxe trim i thought I would replace it as well as adding the deluxe trim to the front windshield. after fighting and fighting I got the aftermarket deluxe trim in trim and on the glass. then put windshield in. surprisingly the front didn't fight me as much as the rear.
again, the rear still has alot of fighting to go but at least it IS in place and the rubber is holding it in all the way around the glass. Also installed aftermarket accelerator pedal and movin to get the doors hung http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo12.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo10.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo20.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo16.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo17.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo18.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo19.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo14.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo15.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck/photo13.jpg |
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Got the doors hung, still need adjustment but at least I can get my seat in the cab and keep it protected from the elements
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Didn't get all that much done this week but I was able to set my capet in place as well as put my reupholstered bench seat in place to see how it all looks. There is still some more work to do inside the cab but I want to get an idea of how things fit together and look. I also got my rebuilt carb from the UPS man so i thought I would throw that on the truck as well. Rain is coming so I probably wont get much more done this week but my next step is to get the cab/fenders/doors all aligned better and bolted down. After that I might run it up the street again for some more motivation to get the bed moving and get the wiring (primarily brake lights) going. anyways, enough about me, here are some pics!
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69 Mustang Tank Fits Nice
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Was that front glass as hard as it looks? I'm not looking forward to mine and was thinking of paying a glass shop to get it in. I'm still recoiling from a bad windshield experience from several years ago...I actually thought it would be a good idea to have my wife help me with the one in my 79 TA. Needless to say it reqired TWO windshields...
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I have never done windows before tackling my rear, then front glass. The windshield was an older piece of glass, I cut it out of my doner '59 cab that USED to be my small window cab before i swapped cabs. the most time spent was getting the rubber on the glass, getting the 'extra' rubber properly alligned with each side (the rubber that wraps around the interior sides and top) and getting the trim set in the rubber. After all of that was done i put the glass in. the glass didnt take more than 30 minutes to get in, and another hour or two getting the last corner in (could not for the life of me get the last corner in! had to use a suction cup in the middle of the class to pull the glass toward the corner, I think i was not 100% centered when i started in the lower passenger corner so when i got to the drivers corner it was hanging out of the opening ... I did the same rope trick that most of the people in the forums have mentioned, and had a second person on the outside putting pressure on the glass. As i finished the last corner, i POUNDED with an open palm on the glass to get it in. I think having 20+ year old glass helped as its probably thicker (even though its scratched and has a couple small chips) it survived my hits like a champ. all-in-all it wasn't THAT hard, you just have to be very patient, do some searches on windshield installs, there are alot of discussions in the 60-66 forums as well. I still haven't sealed the rubber in with any sort of non-hardening sealant but need to because the rubber is bending off the glass at the bottom corner (because of the 90+ degree angle in the two corners) Other than that it looks great, I expected it to be harder IMHO |
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Wow. Your truck is amazing. I'm encouraged to see that you perservered with your build. I've had my 55 2nd series for 1.5 years now and all I've been able to do with it is remove the front end and remove the bed and pull the 235 and 3 speed. It get's frustrating just seeing it in the back yard sitting there week end and week out but after going through your thread, I'm encouraged that it will eventually get done.
I like your whole Pontiac engine and drive train. I wish I would have gotten a Trans Am for my front clip donor because I heard it handled better than the Camaro clips but I made a pretty good profit from my Camaro anyhow. I plan to use a Oldsmobile 455 and a sm465 tranny. I know that my tranny isn't conventional because it's a truck tranny, but I got a good deal on it and I like the fact that it is practically bullet proof. I've found a 55 or 56 that is a custom cab that I'm trying to get a hold of. If I get that truck, it's got so many more good parts than mine that I would make my 55 a parts truck and use that one. Hopefully I'll find a way to get it. |
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As for the trans-am front end, the differences are the sway bar, possibly springs and possibly the steering box. All of these parts bolt on, so its not like you couldn't change things later, the main thing is they use the identical front subframe. Don't give up on your project, besides the best part about owning these cars/trucks is the build! and buy as many parts trucks as you can afford to buy/store! haha, i have changed my cab 3 times, my front end 3 times, my doors 3 times (about to buy a more rust-free set of doors, for the 4th-set on this truck!) you can never have too many spare parts in my eyes! you can always sell off the unused parts later. just DONT sell any parts before you get your truck together! you might just sell something you could have used! ha. Quote:
Here is a link to the site I bought mine from if you choose to buy from the same supplier. like i said, it all seemed a little shady, but I really had zero issued in the end with them. http://www.americanclassic.com/asp/d...ype=to&exyear= |
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Ok thanks for the help I have been in search of this chrome to.
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Spent some time last weekend and today working on my doors. My driver door is in relatively good condition for a 55 year old part, however there is some rust issues. The driver door had some areas where the metal was peeled back by the previous owner, maybe to investigate the rust damage? anyways, I cut out the damaged area and shaped some sheet metal to fill the holes, I wasnt too thrilled on how it turned out, but its alot better than it was... nothing a little bondo cant solve... Shaping the crease in the middle of the door was frustrating. The more productive task was replacing the lower hinge pocket on my passenger door. it was completely rotted out, but somehow the inner and outer skins are in surprisingly good condition. Thus I had no interest of cutting the skin to repair the hinge. I opted to instead drill out the spotwelds and spotweld the new lower hinge in. I know its debatable as to whether the hinge could be strong enough without a full weld, but my theory is simple... the original pocket was spot welded on... why cant the replacement be? I drilled out the spotwelds, and when i was done with that i drilled about 15 more holes and filled them all. The hinge pocket feals SOLID but the real test will be when I hang the door. May have to reinforce more later...
Here are some photos of my door work... remember, I have 10 years of mechanical knowledge, but minimal patch/panel repair... so be easy on me! hah... Driver door skin repair: http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs002.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs003.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs004.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs005.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs008.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs006.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs007.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs009.jpg Passenger Door Pocket Repair http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs010.jpg Ordered replacement Hinge pocket from Classicparts.com http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs011.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs012.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs013.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs014.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs015.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs016.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs017.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs018.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs020.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs023.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs025.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs029.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs030.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Repairs031.jpg |
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I like it!
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looking good.
I would think the spot welds would be just fine. Kim |
Re: My Build - 1955 2nd Series Short Bed Stepside
Weather has been hit or miss in northern california so I havent got too much done on the truck, especially considering that I am already starting on another project before this one is finished... but this weekend I was able to get some more progress done... After my amateur door work I primered the inside/outside of the doors in an epoxy primer and then shot the insides satin black. the paint does not look professional but it well exceeds the quality of government work! :)
Now that the interior panels are painted I can install the door hardware, 1-piece glass kit and get the doors mounted. Once the doors are mounted I can fit the cab/front fenders... THEN after wiring the brake lights I can drive the truck around!! getting closer... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...kPhotos140.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...kPhotos137.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...kPhotos138.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...kPhotos141.jpg |
Re: My Build - 1955 2nd Series Short Bed Stepside
Looking good, the paint came out nice.
Kim |
Re: My Build - 1955 2nd Series Short Bed Stepside
Yea, and you can't say that "I can't see it from my house."
It looks really good. I saw a 55 2nd series at a car show a few weeks ago, it was slick. It had a Mustang 2 front end and a Camaro rear end flipped to lower it. It had the one piece door glass. The paint was a burnt orange color with chrome bumpers and a chrome grill, custom dash and gauges. OBS chevy bench seat. It even had a power antenna that came up behind the pass. door. I talked with the guy about 30 minutes. It had a 350 and a th350. And it took from 1999 till last year to get it on the road. Just nice. Makes me wish mine was farther along. I know that you can't wait till you can get behind the wheel and flog it a couple of times. |
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