Lazarus. 1954 GMC
 

New member here. Name is Rick. I’m in southern Maine. Just wanted to share a few pictures of my project. I’ve already learned a huge amount from reading posts on this wonderful forum. The chassis is nearly finished and now I’m working on the body. A fair amount of rust in the floor and kicks but that’s all behind me now.
This is actually 4 trucks combined into one. I got the remnants of three 54’s from a hotrodder. The 4th truck is the driveline donor, a 72 GMC K2500 that I had sitting behind my barn for many years. The frame is from a 54 3/4 ton but I shortened it because I only had a short bed for it. Here are some pictures

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very nice.

i like the cab rotisserie

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Thanks 6D, it really does make things so much easier. Sometimes just a few inches difference in height can be a big help.

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nice start on that project. what front axel and springs are you useing?
so long
Arnd

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Thanks Rusti, front axle is a Dana 44 eight lug and the springs are original 54 gmc 3/4 ton

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Welcome, looks like a fun little weekend project! ;)

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Welcome. I like the start, and that rotisserie.

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A lot of good stuff going on. Nice looking project you have there. Look forward to watching the progress. Steve

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Thanks everyone. Got the wing windows refurbished they were pretty rough. Frames rusted through in spots. New glass was a little thicker than original but was ok.
Shot the dash but wasn’t happy with the color plus I got a nasty sag so I darkened it a little and redid it. Jambs are now done as well as the inside of doors.

I’m going with Neptune Green for the exterior as it’s the color it was born with. You can see it in the last jamb pic. Most of my friends think it’s a girl color but I’m starting to like it. Seems to fit with the 50’s ethos of optimism. I mixed my own colors since my local paint shop is just insanely expensive. The dashboard and column pics are the first attempt and the inside door color is what I settled on for interior

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Earlier

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Shot the cab and doors yesterday 3/31/21. Hope to install the cab on the frame Saturday

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Driveshafts went in today. Hope to put the cab on tomorrow.

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Cab on

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The cab is looking good!

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Thanks Robert!

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gorgeous work, I love seafoam green!

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Thanks Joedoh!

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Loaded doors today. Followed Jerry Kassis’ youtube video.

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agreed

i always kind of wanted a seafoam green bathroom with a full 57 chevy rear quarter panel on the wall :lol:

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3 weeks away from my project but back at it now. Wow prefitting the front sheet metal has been a battle.
Crossing my fingers on how the hood goes.

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Great project....You don't see too many lifted 4 wheel drive AD's on here.
Well done.

Marc

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Thanks Marc! It was a lot easier to concentrate on it during the winter. Now that the weather is better it’s really easy to get distracted.

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Nice work !

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I'm off to watch the videos thanks for sharing.