lucy the 1950 shoptruck
 

well named her lucy cause when i picked her up everything on it was loose. but it has a 79 z28 clip just grafted on and will recieve a 2 link in the rear. this is a work in progress or as my gf calls it my night cap since i only work on her when the sun goes down and the shop doors close. o and a pic or two of the other cool car i'm builing in my shop, vixen the 69 pro-touring camaro
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...ystore/149.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...ystore/176.jpg
this cars build is hosted on pro-touring.com under the name project m.d.

p.s i'll add that i'm only 23, most people find that impressive for some reason

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http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/002-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/004-2.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/006-2.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/009-2.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/013-2.jpg
during
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/023-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...ystore/028.jpg
and done. will box in rest of frame under cab and will build the back half out of 2x3

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http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...ystore/124.jpg
have to show off my daily. 68 bird with 455 and 4spd bought it from my dad after he rolled it. so all new sheetmetal. nothing special just a nice driver

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Nice, I like the older Firebirds. What color is that??

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custom mix of impluse blue. its a factory gm color

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Nice camaro...I have a 69 that I have been messing with for abotu 10 years but keeps getting put on the back burner. Once I get my kids through college then maybe I can spend money on it.

Bernie

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Just found this thread.
I love the "attitude" of the '69 Camaro. Nice job!
Keep posting pics, please.

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http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/001-2.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/002-2.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/004-3.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/003-3.jpg
this was gunna be my rear clip if air/gas would have game me an oxy tank with oxy in it. o well guess that will be monday night

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apologize for the blurry pics

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Man I thought it was my eyes for a moment.....;)

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I like the Camaro, nice and low!

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wheres this "camaro" these guys are talkin bout?...

i see a truck and a firebird... wow!

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first two pics? flat black if you cant see it i'll post some more

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that thing is slammed~! lots of work into that man, dunno how I missed that lol...

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well a little more work done to the ole girl. sorry for the slow progress only got to work on it about 4 nights the last 2 weeks. but here ya go. to bags on the front. built my own plates and bag cups. also installed the shocks and built mounts to still use the brake line holder. as for the rear built the chassis out of 2/3in 3/16thick tube and the traling arms from 2in 1/thick tube. made all my bag mounts in the rear from 1'4 plate. and boxed whats left of the factory frame with it. would have had the panhard and rear shocks done tonight but ran out of welding wire and no matter how much i beg them they wont stay open all night. but here ya go
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/134-1.jpg

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/136-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/137-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/141-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/142-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/143-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/144-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/150-1.jpg
the camaro rear
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/154-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/155-1.jpg

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the theme of the truck was to just keep it simple, have great handeling and have a full exhoust with my gastank and airtanks under the bed. was just goin to weld and paint it all but one thing rolled to another and now i've decided to show finish the frame and suspention and paint it. or atleast do the rear frame and bedline the front

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great work man!

keep it goin'

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little bet more today. finished the panhard and got the shocks mounted
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/113-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/114-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/111-1.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/107-1.jpg

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some of the camaro progress
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/116-1.jpg

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Looking good, but that single U bolt on each side just looks weak to me, too much flexibility and force for two nuts to resist.

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http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...tore/137-1.jpg


I think I would brace that up a tad that gets pretty skinny for those 4 link bars to attach to.

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looks sweet.

but just a little FYI, its not good design theory to put the bags on an adjustable bar.

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"but that single U bolt on each side just looks weak to me"

that's exactly what i was thinkin when i saw that pic too...

keep up the progress man!!!

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Looking good! One thing I wish I had done to my sub-frame was to have rewelded all the seams and dressed the welds to make it stronger and smoother. Just a thought if your going for the "Show" look. Keep up the nice work, and post lots of pics!

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Sweet looking build(s), nice work!