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55 Chevy stepside project
This is my build thread. I will be posting photos of my progress from beginning to end.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
My first photos.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More first photos
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More work
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
You really got that cab clean. What did you use to get it down to metal like that?
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
What are your plans for it?
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
First, I used aircraft stripper and a sanding brush attached to my drill.
![]() Second, I will continue posting photos to try and catch up to where it is now. The avatar photo is what it looks like today. ![]()
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More updates.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Started stripping the inside.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More inside work.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
nice build
if that's your truck as your avatar you got the color right ![]()
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
How long have you owned the truck?
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
I bought the truck in 1997 and started working on it in 2001
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
More stripping work.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Drivers front door post repair.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
That is the truck as it sits today. I bought the truck in 1997 and started working on it in 2001. This has been a long and hard road so far. Still need interior, wheels and tires and exhaust system.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
What front suspension did you put on it?
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
The chassis folks put on their version of the Mustang II.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Chassis comes home.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Cab removed and started stripping the bottom.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Underside of cab stripped so I started sealing and painting with POR 15 and undercoating.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
You're doing nice work on the repairs.
Sweet looking engine. Kim |
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
Thanks.
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
a true shade tree mechanic
looks good i assume the truck in your avatar is your truck and your just doing a build thread? don't click on the link for my interior build if you ever want to finish your truck ![]()
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Re: 55 Chevy stepside project
The seats that I ordered came out of a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu. When I got them the drivers seat had a tear in the back. I am having them re-upholstered anyway so that is not an issue right now. The drivers seat is a 6-way power heated and the passenger is a manual heated. My wife didn't like the fact that she did not get a power seat, but when she gets in, there is no reason to adjust the seat a lot anyway.
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