My Pro Street '56 GMC Pick'em Up

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Some more kool trucks I took pics of @ the 2016 SEMA Show

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More kool trucks I took pics of @ the 2016 SEMA Show.

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More kool trucks I took pics of @ the 2016 SEMA Show

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More kool trucks I took pics of @ the 2016 SEMA Show

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One of the koolest trucks @ the 2016 SEMA Show.

[RockinKees]

Thnx BC!!
Those last two C10's are mean-looking trucks!!

[Az. Hank]

Wow! Thanks for the window link. I've been trying to find someone to cut the glass by me with no luck. I printed out Blackdiesel's pattern but I live in the boonies and there is nobody here to cut it.
I take it the glass fit OK? In Blackdiesel's thread they made the glass bigger than the ones that Brothers sells I think.

[lower50's]

Such cool trucks!! How many do you think are driven?

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by lower50's

Such cool trucks!! How many do you think are driven?

The Black COE was the only truck where one of the guys from the shop that built it, said the truck is primarily for shows and will see very little Highway/ street duty. The '66 on the back of it with the diesel Duramax twin turbos is street legal and has seen some street and when fully completed will see a lot of street and open highway. It's a 8 second ride and with additional work to the roll cage plan on getting into the high to mid 7s.

The red '67 C-10 is for sure a driver coz I passed it on the street after the show in the thick of traffic off the Las Vegas strip.

All the other trucks were in the after show "IGNITED" Parade. I have pictures and video on the links below but have not finished posting all of them yet.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/755253...57672642350024

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7552532@N07/albums

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Az. Hank

Wow! Thanks for the window link. I've been trying to find someone to cut the glass by me with no luck. I printed out Blackdiesel's pattern but I live in the boonies and there is nobody here to cut it.
I take it the glass fit OK? In Blackdiesel's thread they made the glass bigger than the ones that Brothers sells I think.

Hey you're welcome Az. Hank. I am pretty pleased with my door glass from AUTO CITY CLASSIC. I understand why Blackdiesel's pattern is a 'Lil bit larger than the window from Brothers. Even with my window if there was no window channel felt in the door there is a very small but slightly noticeable opening at the upper front portion of the window at the bend or curve it you don't fine tune and make adjustments.

It's hard to find people willing to cut you the glass. I found a guy here in L.A. He said that's all he would do, is cut the glass but go some where else to get somebody to install it. He told me trying to install the one piece glass and make them work correctly is too frustrating and did not want to be bothered, he would only install the originals glass with the vent window.

However you got Blackdiesel's instructional video on here & You Tube so you are good to go. Get the glass from AUTO CITY CLASSIC and some good felt channel and you won't be disappointed.

[hotrod1]

BC, Great pics as always. I sure appreciate them.

I contemplated the whole bearclaw latch thing. Had some cheapies and I am sure I could get them to work to work with stock inside and outside handles, but it would take 500 hours and all kinds of levers and bell cranks (not worth the time). Then was going to go with new stock. I went down to a friends shop (Bones Fab in Camarillo Ca) and he had a beautiful truck there with new stock latches. I took pics of the door jams and interior. Went to close the door, and it would not close. I slammed it and still no close. I walked away leaving the door not closed all the way because I was afraid I was going to break something if I slammed it any harder. That swayed me over to the Altman latches. I was not happy about the price (crazy $$ for a latch), but they sure work well. Just barely push the door and it closes all the way.

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Originally Posted by hotrod1

BC, Great pics as always. I sure appreciate them.

I contemplated the whole bearclaw latch thing. Had some cheapies and I am sure I could get them to work to work with stock inside and outside handles, but it would take 500 hours and all kinds of levers and bell cranks (not worth the time). Then was going to go with new stock. I went down to a friends shop (Bones Fab in Camarillo Ca) and he had a beautiful truck there with new stock latches. I took pics of the door jams and interior. Went to close the door, and it would not close. I slammed it and still no close. I walked away leaving the door not closed all the way because I was afraid I was going to break something if I slammed it any harder. That swayed me over to the Altman latches. I was not happy about the price (crazy $$ for a latch), but they sure work well. Just barely push the door and it closes all the way.

I won't lie to you, I have done almost everything to my truck except the Mustang II clip. But when I saw all the work involved with the bear claws I said the only bear claws I will be dealing with are the ones I eat from the donut shop. It's not a problem for you coz you got some mad skills.

I hate to say it coz he's gonna tease me about it but Kabwe aka Bam's 55/58 Chevy Truck Project did the bear claws and made it look easy, ok so some folks are a little more talented then others. The windows already kicked my butt I don't want to do nothing else to those doors but paint them, hahaha and eat a Bear Claw from Randy's Donuts.

[hotrod1]

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

I won't lie to you, I have done almost everything to my truck except the Mustang II clip. But when I saw all the work involved with the bear claws I said the only bear claws I will be dealing with are the ones I eat from the donut shop. It's not a problem for you coz you got some mad skills.

I hate to say it coz he's gonna tease me about it but Kabwe aka Bam's 55/58 Chevy Truck Project did the bear claws and made it look easy, ok so some folks are a little more talented then others. The windows already kicked my butt I don't want to do nothing else to those doors but paint them, hahaha and eat a Bear Claw from Randy's Donuts.

The altman kit is not hard at all. They have two kits. One uses the original door panel. Just a little cutting on your door panel and that's it. The other one is for those who have a custom panel. That kit is a straight bolt in. Both are simple. Bam on the other hand reversed the pin and claw - a bit more work. If you keep it stock, it's nothing.

[Az. Hank]

Thanks BC. I'm going to order the glass next month so that it is delivered when I'm at home for Xmas.

[ptc]

BC nice to see you back at it again. Truck is looking good. Hope your surgery works out well for you and you are back at it again in no time. ENjoy!~

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Thanks ptc for stoppin' by to take a look and the encouraging words. I read your post on your page and have been through what you are experiencing now. I wish you and your family well. You sound like a man of faith so no matter what you have God on your side, He hasn't brought you this far to leave you now. He won't fail you nor forsake you. Wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[RockinKees]

BC, how are you?
Just wondering if you're still wrenching your truck...

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Originally Posted by RockinKees

BC, how are you?
Just wondering if you're still wrenching your truck...

Yeah RockinKees, I'm still wrenching on it just nothing exciting to take a picture of. I finished the door glass installation on both doors. About to remove the bed from the truck do some final work to the rear frame and rear suspension, then blocksand the bedsides tail gate and rear fenders then paint them. But first going in for surgery for carpel tunnel on my right hand real soon. So my wife made it clear the garage is off limits pretty soon.

I have also been stealing a little time away from the truck to work on the '67 EL Camino. It's a sickness I don't even think I should be trying to do this but I can't help it, I am building a Frankenstein monster 496 blown BB, recessed firewall, rollcage, frame-off project. Who knows if I'll be able to finish it. I aint getting any younger but I can't help it, I love working with my hands. It's hard to be still. Man makes plans & God Laughs.

[Green 1959]

What's up man? I hope you are still making progress.

[RockinKees]

Good to hear you on to something big
Would be nice if you shared that built with us.

Hands are really important when you're wrenching, so take the surgery, listen to your wife!!! and relax a bit
Then you have plenty of time to make a buildthread of the El Camino

Good luck on your surgery, keep us posted!!

[The Rocknrod]

I bult hot rods once and was not allowed to join SEMA. To this day I am not happy with them.
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Yeah I'm still here and still working on the truck. Taking care of mom's full time too but I haven't really done anything worthy of taking pictures. I'm blocking and painting the bed, fenders and wheel tubs and doing my final mods to the frame. Then the cab & door are next. The 1 piece door windows are complete, got a new ADE 650 CFM mech. secondary carb. Taking it to a performance shop for the final tune. I have been unfaithful, I have been cheating, on the '56 I have been working a lot on the '67 El Camino. So before the DMV Nazis turn over the salvage title to me I have to get the Camino in an operational state to drive it over to a License Brake & Light inspection station. Lord willing if I live long enough LOL..... as I mentioned once before, I am dropping in a Roots Blown 496 BB Chevy with a Tr -400 and Gearvendors Overdrive, Ford 9in., set the engine back just enough so I don't have to have a notched windshield made. I have most of the parts for the engine. No big tubs out back but the meats will be wide enough and notch kit to the frame will make it look like a full tubbed car but actually mini-tubs, but I am going to post pictures of my intentions and explain why I am doing what I am doing. After the inspection is done the car will be taken down to the frame and begin the transformation.

I haven't posted many pictures of the Camino to be honest coz I don't feel like explaining or justifying why I want to do something a certain way. A lot of times I do something because of cost and limited skills and other things I do because I have a vision but no amount of words can explain what I am trying to do. So I will gleep some pics off the net and give folks an idea of where I'm going with the project.

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One piece windows complete, but because I didn't keep the old wing window channel and had to make my own channel the window regulator rubbed up against it. That could have been avoided if I had measured my friends channel when I went to his shop. The regulator had to be notched per the instructions from Blackdiesel here on this site and on his You Tube videos but that wasn't enough due to my channel being a little wider than the original. So I had to notch my channel but there was no interference with the window felt. Here are the pics of what I did and more photos of other work I'm doing to it.

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The passenger door had at the top was a little wavy at the top after I welded a metal strip at the top to hide a small gap between the gutter rail and the top of the door so I had to straighten it out before I completed the window installation.

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Here's the completed windows and interior of cab is done just have to reinstall the seat belts and when truck is done putting in shoulder harness. Yes the gauges are mismatched, I will deal with that much later they all work so that's whats important to me.