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03-22-2012, 01:26 PM
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Re: 51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap
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03-22-2012, 03:26 PM
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Re: 51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap
looking great
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51' 99toLife finished 2011,355 sbc,5speed, patina, redoing whole truck, inter, bags, etc http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=382481 49Hardtimes s/10 susp- bagged, vortec sbc, 5 speed, patina, sold http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=594874 VIDEOS https://youtu.be/E8zHhjgS_lA https://youtu.be/E8zHhjgS_lA Geronimo 54' LS engine, static drop IFS, Client build, just about done http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...62#post7399162 52' 3100 Slowly in progress, will be painted two toned, have 235 with a t-5, lowered OG frame Other projects, 49' farmuse 3100, killer Patina, will be slammed, LS engine, full done interior up next! www.coffeeandcustoms.com |
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03-22-2012, 09:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Golden Valley,MN
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Re: 51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap
Well good news and bad news. The bad: Since winter was almost non- exsisitant here this year, we have been really slow at the shop. We get paid "commision" on the number of labor hours produced, so needless to say, the paychecks have been kind of small lately.
The good: The bodyshop manager lets me work on my truck parts when there is down time. There has been quite a bit of down time lately. He could send me home, but he lets me stay punched in and I'm more than willing to drop what I'm doing if a customer job comes in. He's an "old car" guy and loves watching my project take shape. Here's some pics of the brake pedal/ steering column set-up.
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My build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=495795 Last edited by Atommik; 03-22-2012 at 09:48 PM. |
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03-22-2012, 09:46 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Golden Valley,MN
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Re: 51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap
The brake pedal assembly looks to be from a older chevy, maybe a truck or van. I welded 2 cross braces that the brake booster will bolt thru into the pedal bracket. Its also bolted into the bottom edge of the dash. I then welded a couple of brackets from the lower dash to the brace that goes from the dash to the upper firewall. (Previous pics.)
The column was abount an inch short of perfect, so I recessed a small area in the firewall where the column comes out so it in effect,moves the column into the cab a little bit and lines up the factory mount holes with the mount holes for the brake assembly, which is now nicely braced and very solid.
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03-22-2012, 09:58 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Golden Valley,MN
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Re: 51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap
So...today I worked on getting the bodywork done on the cab. I'm finishing up getting the door gaps right, and filling the areas around the rust patches. Also started fixing dents on the back of the cab. Apparently the farmer who owned this truck once upon a time, didn't know his own strength. It looks like when he threw something in the bed of the truck, it bounced off the back of the cab first, including above the rear window!! Maybe that's why the rear window was gone when I got it!!
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09-12-2012, 12:13 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: LaGlace Alberta
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Re: 51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap
Excuse my body shop ignorance,but is Dura glass filler a brand name and how does it differ from bondo or other body fillers?
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