A Scottish 55 Big back window
 

Howdy doody folks,


Who am i?.........well that dont really matter too much tis the truck that counts:D

What i will say bout myself is.....yup i do make whisky for a living...yup i do live in Scotland......nope im not Scottish.....

any how,da truck..............


She be a 1955 2nd series 3100 Chevy Task Force Pickup ......with the large rear window..

She is running a newly fitted Goodwrench 350cu V8...... which is mated to a TH350 auto 3 speed gearbox

Plans for her have changed a few times already,but for now my(or should i say our,as my wife is running the rule on this one)

Plans are.

Total strip down.....beed blast all panels and chassis
Total repaint......colur to be revealed once its done(wifes orders)
Bench seat re-trim
Fuel tank moved to the bed.
Stay with the 15 inch smoothy wheels.
Stay with the ride height she is at now.

And then drive the hell out of it...

later on she will get power steering....column change...power brakes....once ive read up on all this stuff and saved up the moolah to pay for it all


Anyway piccy's............

The ol girl the day i viewed her in Grangemouth Scotland


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poxy little air filter has been changed for a parge eddlebrock one


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any one recognise the number plate?

And please bare with me when it comes to using the correct words and terms for parts......ive spent the past 25 yrs messing about with old aircooled VW's,so this is all a new learning curve for me....


By the way howdy everyone.


Mario:D

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The day she got loaded onto the transport ready to go 600 miles to England....to my friends bodyshop.......

After 25 yrs or so of playing with aircooled VW's my knees need a rest and my shifts dont really give me the time off i would need....so for the first time ever i am getting someone else to do the hardwork.....

so sit back and enjoy the build ......i am getting too used to watching from a distance



Here she is with her brand new 15 inch smoothy wheels and tyres


i will let the pics do the talking:D


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next one shows her without the huuuuuuuuge industrial bumper which i wanted to remove.......dont worry bout the xhausts or lack of bumper.......why? cos i az plans

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Catch ya soon.....need to finish my shift...........

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Welcome Aboard Bud! Love the plan and the Truck Score!!

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I'm loving it already!! Welcome and keep up the good work. Oh Yeah I know all about working with the wifes Budget!

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Many thanks folks for the welcome folks......


The wife maybe controlling the colours etc......but it is me that is paying for it all lol......

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he she be arriving at my friends bodyshop in England :D


so lonely on her own on the bottom level


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and amongst the Vee Dubs i am more accustomed too...


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So......the story started a few weeks back.....i shall bring you all up to speed now over the coming posts...now ive finished my shift at the distillery....



Bruce is my mate doing the work.......and below are the pics he sent me with his words...........and description...........




now Bruce DONT hang around



his words n pics pinched from elsewhere



Good day striping, the rear is also ready to lift off.

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Sorry Mario, I appear to have made more room for turbos :D

Front end was amazing 2 bolts have sheared on the entire front - I've striped 2007 cars that have been worse!!
Rear is a slightly different story, all of the bed to body ones were loose, so it was quicker for me to cut those ones (8) they are only a long nut and bolt.
Not a fan of the clutch head bolts most of the external ones are too tight to undo (screwdriver tool) so need cutting off, and a couple of the ones inside the doors need drilling out too. Why they used them I'll never now!, but then also most of those issues are probably because it has been round a while ;)
But all in all, amazed in the old girls shape





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Hole load of grinding bolts off!

So that it, all major strip done, Just got to separate the inner wings from the front wings, and I've some bolts to drill out on the passenger door so that can get stripped (damn you clutch head!!!!!!!!!)

The blaster likes it :)...... as does everyone else that sees it :D

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Now, at this point i decided to bite the bullet........

Bruce was just gonna do the panels and leave me the chassis to do...

however i changed my mind and agreed with Bruce for him to go.....whole hog and strip her right down to the bare bones...

so EVERYTHING is being blasted and coated in an epoxy for protection...



More pics to come........


oh and have i mentioned BULLET holes yet?;):cool:

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First batch of bits back from the blaster and in epoxy

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And some good old fashioned genuine American bullet holes - COOL
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more from Bruce



and BULLET holes........

After needed to get a few other jobs done last week, I've got round to doing some more Chevy stuff!

We gotz more bullet holes - someone really was after the owner!!

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Another batch of priming done

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Also some boxes of shiny stuff arrived today :cool:

Shiny bits are.....

front/rear bumpers
Grill
headlight bezels

all of these ^^^^ chromed.....

I also ordered a brand new front screen as the old one was delaminating......




And one of the pickup bed after a rotten bit of ply was removed....

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more bits blasted and in epoxy:D



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Engine & box is out, cab is ready to come off but will leave it on till its at the blaster........ let him lift it off :lol:

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:D

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so,this is the past few weeks of work done by Bruce....and as of now we are up to date here....


Later this week the rolling chassis and cab are going to the blaster...so i expect things will be a little slow til i get pics and info.....



in the mean time i intend on learning more about these great trucks and learning the correct wording for different parts......us Brits have a different way of speaking when it comes to parts...so i gotta learn :)



Feel free to pipe up with any questions tips or tricks.......i am always eager to learn.....


keep smilin.

Mario :)

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If you have a ? just ask. I don't think any one on this site will care how or what you call a part. Sometimes our slang is confusing as we don't always use the correct language. I know that we are all one big Happy Family here and welcome Truckaholics from around the world.

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Nice ride, got a good foundation it looks like.
Not so sure about the bullet holes..... I'm thinking they were from pulling dents, but you never know.

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Welcome to the forum. Looks like you started out with a great looking truck and the new wheels and tires really set it off.

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one way or another i am sure we will work it out.... :)


now,you are the 2nd person to say that....you could well be correct....either way she will be getting all fixed up..



Many thanks for the welcome...we are over the moon with the truck and are really looking forward to using the ol girl......

The wheels and tyres really do suit the ol girl....i did look into clipping and air bagging etc...but being in the UK i would get royally screwed by the vat man and customs man......so this ol lady is staying as she is ride height wise.


i am already looking for another truck,maybe a little older,for me to really play with and have fun......but all in good time.....:)

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Welcome and thanks for sharing the photos.
I am especially partial to your wheels and caps.:metal:

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Welcome.
Looks like a real nice foundation to start with.
Kim

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Whiskey makin' and truck restoration? They go hand in hand!

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Many thanks for the warm welcome and kind words folks :)


Ive nothing more to report on the ol girl at the moment....waiting for the trip to the blaster to be done.......

in the meantime i shall keep a makin the Whisky :)

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Nice project truck. Those definitely are not bullet holes. They are dent pulling holes.

Jeff

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Those would be mighty tiny bullets. Look here http://youtu.be/OHg4F09TW64

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yup,i think you guys be right.

every day is a school day as they say :)

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The ol girl is now at the blasters,after having the chassis power cleaned ready for him....

so next week should see the cab and chassis blasted.



My Paint man,Bruce,will then be coating the chassis in epoxy and then a gloss black....


Cab will be coated in epoxy and then underneath the cab will get an epoxy coat,gloss black coat and then under-sealed with schutz underseal...


The roads up here in the North East o Scotland are crap.....and due to the incredibly wonderful UK weather we have,it is either raining or snowing,so we have a lot of salt on the roads.........hence the extra under seal going on...


Hopefully next week will see me adding some more pics and us getting to the priming/painting stage......

:)