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that rear end just screams I am a bad a$$!

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I haven't forsaken my project. Still working on it. It's just that much of the stuff is pretty boring and not worth taking pictures of. It's the small details I have gotten hung up on. Here are a few photos, nothing in order, but it will make more sense as I move further along. I will be using the same parking brake handle but will be going with a Lokar parking break cable assembly because it is cleaner looking then the original metal rod coming out of the firewall going to the frame.

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More pics of the seemingly never ending project. Photos not in order. Some stuff is further along then what's seen here but will post more pics later.

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Man do I know the feeling. You can work days and look back and wonder what have I got done. Looks good .
Rich

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So, where are you mounting the ebrake handle? I am not 100% on my idea yet.

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At least you're making some progress.
I haven't been able to touch mine for a month.
Looks good.
Kim

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Thanks Baldeagle. Yeah I'm with you on that. Since the truck is not a high priority in the grand scheme of things it often has to take a back seat to everything else. OOOOOHHHHHH BUT let one of my daughters catch me outside and I only did 40 minutes worth of work and I'm accused of being in the garage ALL DAY:waah::lol:

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My e-brake handle is going in the stock location. But instead of the metal rod I will be doing a similar set up as shown in the pictures below with a Lokar e-brake cable kit. The pictures are of Blue57 's truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&postcount=155 the last photo is Lokar's cable. http://www.lokar.com/product-pgs/ebr...h-ebrakes.html I will post pics later when I get to that point.

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My truck is suppose to be done by now, lol. I put my truck on the back burner to do that '57 T-Bird for a friend that i posted on here, then it just snow balled from there other things kept getting in the way of concentrating on the truck. I stopped driving the truck in 2010. I had to apologize to BIG HEAD, aka Kabwe, coz I kept giving him a hard time:devil: about why aint his truck done:lol::waah:. Now I'm in the same boat:waah:. The more involved I got the more I didn't like certain things I did before, let alone the metal work I had to do. Well the best thing is, all the money I saved by doing it myself. It might not come out looking like a pro built truck but I can sure make an effort:lol: One thing about your ryde, not too many shops can touch what you have done. You have made so many one off parts, you are a pro shop unto yourself.

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More pics of the seemingly never ending project. Photos not in order. Some stuff is further along then what's seen here but will post more pics later.

Re: My Pro Street '56 GMC Pick'em Up
 

More pics of the seemingly never ending project. Photos not in order. Some stuff is further along then what's seen here but will post more pics later.

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That truck is looking good. You do awesome work. On cables, you may know this, control cables can make you any kind of cable you want. They have some real neat stuff. I got chute, shifter, throttle and lean out cable for my dragster I had. He was cheaper and quality was great.

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Cool thanks, that looks way less complicated and clean too.

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Thank you VHT for the compliment. Hey thanks for telling me about Control Cable. I did'nt know about these guys. I do now:lol: I see they got a lot of goodies besides just cables too. I will certainly be looking into using their stuff for my El Camino project. Here's the link in case anyone else wants to check them out.
http://store.controlcables.com/servlet/StoreFront

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Control cables is where i had gotten mine from

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Shame on me for not knowing about them before. They are only 22 miles from my house. For all I know I probably drove right past them going to Moon Eyes equipment. OHH by the way blue57 gr8 photos from Brothers Truck show, I didn't make it out there. Hope you have more pics to post.

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Na thats it. I didnt take too many pictures. Just a few things that really caught my eye. Was looking for ideas or things i hadnt seen or that i really liked.

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KEEP THE EXPLANATION SIMPLE STUPID..... I'll try:lol::waah::lol:. I cut off an inverted hump on the left front fender well and flipped it around and welded it back on so the hump will cover up the wires coming out of the firewall. Why? Because I hate the sight of wires coming out of the firewall. And stripped & welded up holes & smoothed & trimed both fender wells for a better look and fit. Well BC WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST RELOCATE THE WIRES? I did that a long time ago, not going to do it again it's easier to cut and weld. The last photo of it with just a light coat of paint wanted to see how it's gonna look. I have more step by step detailed photos here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=432758&page=4

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More pics of the seemingly never ending project. Photos may not always be in order. Some stuff is further along then what's seen here. I decided not to go with the emblems on the fender I thought it would be too busy, so I welded up the holes. Then a 'lil voice in my head said , " those chrome GMC emblems sure would POP and Bling up against that bright orange you're gona paint it. So I killed the 'Lil voice in my head:lol: and filled in the holes.

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I was at a show recently and came across this killer '59 I just had to post some pics of it.

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I was at a show recently and came across this killer '59 I just had to post some pics of it.

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You have a good eye for nice trucks! Thanks for posting.









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Would you still say that if it had 2 head lights instead of 4? :lol::lol: One of my contcts on here Green1959's member signature says " I pity the fool with only 2 headlights!"

Yeah that's a wicked truck. I had a heck of a time trying to get a decent shot of the wheels, they are really kool but being all black it's hard to really appreciate the style and detail of the wheels.

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Would you still say that if it had 2 head lights instead of 4? :lol::lol: One of my contcts on here Green1959's member signature says " I pity the fool with only 2 headlights!"

Yeah that's a wicked truck. I had a heck of a time trying to get a decent shot of the wheels, they are really kool but being all black it's hard to really appreciate the style and detail of the wheels.

Yes I would. The 55 thru 59 are my favorite years.

If I still had my 55 210 I might consider going two hole.

The 58 Impala was not my favorite body style.

The 59 Impala I would take one in a heartbeat.

The wheels on the silver truck remind me of the minilite's they ran in SCCA.

http://www.historictransam.com/Cars.html

I pity the fool with no headlights!


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Looking good.
Kim

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Hey 1Bad62Pro/Street sorry I am late responding, thanks for droppin' by.

Been away for a while but haven't stop the work. Here are a few up date pics. Some stuff is further along then what's seen here but will post more pics later. Some stuff I did I was too lazy to take pictures or it wasn't important enough to even bother showing it. :lol: The frame is boxed in some key areas but not completely. I boxed it near the new C-notches. It's just a matter of preference, I like hoses, wires/cables and fuel lines mounted inside the frame rails.

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Been away for a while but haven't stop the work. Here are a few up date pics. Some stuff is further along then what's seen here but will post more pics later. Some stuff I did I was too lazy to take pictures or it wasn't important enough to even bother showing it. The frame is boxed in some key areas but not completely. I boxed it near the new C-notches. It's just a matter of preference, I like hoses, wires/cables and fuel lines mounted inside the frame rails.

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Been away for a while but haven't stop the work. Here are a few up date pics. Some stuff is further along then what's seen here but will post more pics later. Some stuff I did I was too lazy to take pictures or it wasn't important enough to even bother showing it.

Re: My Pro Street '56 GMC Pick'em Up
 

Been away for a while but haven't stop the work. Here are a few up date pics. Some stuff is further along then what's seen here but will post more pics later. Some stuff I did I was too lazy to take pictures or it wasn't important enough to even bother showing it.

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Some stuff is further along then what's seen here but will post more pics later. Some stuff I did I was too lazy to take pictures or it wasn't important enough to even bother showing it. IO have no idea why the last 2 photos got turned sideways. Any way that is the stuff I will put down on the floor later on I got it at Lowes and less expensive than the stuff you buy at Jegs. http://www.reflectixinc.com/

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Looking real nice BC.
Kim

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Thanks Kim, sorry I am just now responding. Been busy with so much other stuff but still make time for the truck. I haven't posted anything in a while because the work I was doing was detail stuff and work not interesting enough to take pictures of. Here are some photos of what I have done recently.

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Here are some repeat and update photos of parking brake handle and original hardware pieces with Lokar parking break cable assembly. I did it this way because it is cleaner looking then the original metal rod coming out of the firewall going to the frame.

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More photos of parking brake handle and original hardware pieces with Lokar parking break cable assembly. I did it this way because it is cleaner looking then the original metal rod coming out of the firewall going to the frame.

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I started out using Reflectix Reflective Insulation on the floor of my cab but didn't go any further than where the bench seat goes. But I was at Kabwe house and he turned me on to the Thermo-Tec like self adhesive reflective Insulation he is using so I went to Lowes and bought some. I like it a lot better and I use the foil tape to hide the seams.

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Before I put the Reflective Insulation down I cut out some sheet metal to cover the gap in the rear cab corners. I just screwed them down you can weld them in if you want or not put anything there at all. The first two photos are of Kabwe's cab corner plates in his truck.

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Installed Reflective Insulation and finished up remaining fender before new windshield and new back glass rubber. Before I got to the windshield my new K&N filter was a little taller than the one I had before so I did a mod to the fire wall and removed any thing in the way that was mounted on the engine to paint the firewall and distributor well section of the fire wall.

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When I removed the windshield I went on You Tube to see if I could install it myself... No way I will just stick to door glass and small back windows. :lol:

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When I removed the windshield I went on You Tube to see if I could install it myself... No way I will just stick to door glass and small back windows. I had SafeLite Auto Glass come to my house and install the windshield after I finished painting the interior of the cab. I did my own back glass & rubber. The section behind where the old gas tank use to be I painted it with a rattle can thats why it's a different color orange. When the seat is back in you will not be able to see it I didn't want to use good paint for something you can't see I all ready did enough of that on portions where the fenders are mounted to the cab. The paint I'm using is a single stage orange from Dupont ( Dupont Chroma Premier) It's 2006 Audi Papay Orange.