My Pro Street '56 GMC Pick'em Up

[BC Toy chest]

In the picture below are a couple of items I had chrome plated. On the left is a bracket I made for my Ford remote solenoid. The solenoid was bolted to the fender well and I did not like that so now the solenoid will be mounted on the bracket and the bracket bolted to the frame but sitting at a 40 degree angle to the fender well and the wires will be few and hidden as much as possible. Later I will show a mock up of what I'm doing, I'm sure some one is thinking , "what the hell is he talkin' 'bout?"

On the right is the original steering column drop. I thought about getting a fancy custom billet column drop but since the stock one worked with the '77 Chevy van column I decided to chrome it since that was cheaper then buying a billet one.

The other pictures are the column drops I had considered buying.

[Kim57]

Nice looking stuff.
Kim

[BC Toy chest]

I know it's not a Chevy/GMC truck but this is insane I could not resist posting this.

‪Mike Harrah and His Detroit V24 - 71...

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

I know it's not a Chevy/GMC truck but this is insane I could not resist posting this.
‪Mike Harrah and His Detroit V24 - 71 Diesel Engine 3424 Horse Power‬‏ - YouTube

That guys sounds like a wwe wrestler. Ha ha...
Check this out!

YouTube - ‪Merlin V12 Powered 55...

Camaro Wheelstander with HUGE Blower!!! -...

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

One of my favorites..........
I wanna run with the Big Dawgs too......

RON SMITH INSANE 1956 CHEVY Two 671 blowers...

[BC Toy chest]

HAHA Wow those rydes make muscle cars & our stuff, look tame and whimppy, lol. It's amazing what deep, deep pockets and a little bit of imagination can do. Now, that owner of the '55 Chevy with the Merlin engine, may have gotten his inpiration from, Ed Wood's 12 cylinder 1,710 cid Allison powered '64 Chevy Malibu back in the early 70s. Here are some pictures from my Flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/7552532...in/photostream

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Ha ha....
My pockets are shallow......
Wait!!!!!!!!!
I have no pockets!!!!!!!!!

http://www.gifbin.com/981599

[Russell Ashley]

Latest Hot Rod magazine has an article on that. I can't imagine how much that must have cost.

[Kabwe]

That guy in the video is nuts.lol I like to be around people with that kind of enthusiasm about cars. That guy reminds me of myself and when it comes to hotrods.lol Thats BC Toy chest's twin when it comes to engines. He is nuts just like that guy about engines.lol

[Russell Ashley]

They asked him why he did it, he said "Because I can". Must be nice to have the money, time, facilities, and SKILL to do things like that. He's building a truck to put it in.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

They asked him why he did it, he said "Because I can". Must be nice to have the money, time, facilities, and SKILL to do things like that. He's building a truck to put it in.

Well I agree with that answer I say the exact same thing to people when I get criticized. Because its mine or because I can is my standard answer. One time a guy told me he did not like the wheels on my 55 Sedan and went on about how I should have kept it original. I ask him if he had one and he said no. So I said well go get one and put the wheels you like on it.lol His jaw dropped.lol

[jimig1]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Well I agree with that answer I say the exact same thing to people when I get criticized. Because its mine or because I can is my standard answer. One time a guy told me he did not like my wheels on my 55 Sedan and went on about how I should have kept it original. I ask him if he had one and he said no. So I said well go get one and put the wheels you like on it.lol His jaw dropped.lol

My dad gets told all the time that he should not have red lines on his nomad but he built it after the red line hot wheels and that is what he wanted. I feel the same way if you don't like it get one of your own and do what you'd like.

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by jimig1

My dad gets told all the time that he should not have red lines on his nomad but he built it after the red line hot wheels and that is what he wanted. I feel the same way if you don't like it get one of your own and do what you'd like.

Personally I think red lines would look kool, I still have my Lime Green Hot Wheel Nomad with it's redline tires, lol. It's your ride screw the others do what you want.

Besides criticism, the other hazard of being apart of the car & truck hobby/enthusiast, is having a passion for cars and trucks and getting treated like a Red headed step child when you go to some of the crusie nites and you may not own a classic /muscle car/ street rod. I like Kabwe's attitude about that, lol. He says, "I should be able to ride up here on a Damn bicycle and be just as passionate about cars as the next guy". A guy that had snubbed Kabwe at a cruise night all of a sudden wanted to talk to Kabwe when he saw his '55 Chevy Belair. Kabwe told him forget you, You didn't want to talk to me when I was asking you questions about your car. The guy felt pretty small coz he knows Kabwe was right. One time this guy drove his pro street truck up to the same place and parked next to my truck and people treated him differently, criticised his truck because of how he built it, then your rat rod crowd wants to talk about the people that use billet and the guy with the fully restored 1976 Dodge Aspen gets laughed at coz most people would not see that as a classic or a muscle car. I remember years ago an editor of Super Chevy wrote about the snobs of the car hobby and how they should watch what they say. He told the story of how this guy and his wife left the show early in their fully restored Nomad because they were discouraged by all of the " you should of done it this way , or you don't do it like that" Well wonder of wonders, when trophy time came their car won but they didn't know it coz a handful of know it alls nit picked them to death. Well like Kabwe said, "I should be able to ride up here on a Damn bicycle and be just as passionate about cars as the next guy".
OHHH here is a pic of my Nomad Hot Wheel with the redline tires.

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

So I said well go get one and put the wheels you like on it.lol His jaw dropped.lol

I thought I was the only one that used that line occassionaly. I get told all the time I am letting my 64 DD waste away and don't respect the car. This is the one I have put almost 90,000 miles on over 14 years and kept from rusting away next to a garage. Also get asked why I drive a ratty old car when I could afford a nice one that would impress all the suits I deal with. Because I can and have the ability to keep them running safely. Most of the guys I deal with on a regular basis get it....

[ratty 46]

Is that RED LEAD than your top coating the body filler with?? My question dates me I'm sure but back in the day that stuff didn't srink & stretch very well. Is it something new fangled??

Thanks.

Ratty 46

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by ratty 46

Is that RED LEAD than your top coating the body filler with?? My question dates me I'm sure but back in the day that stuff didn't srink & stretch very well. Is it something new fangled??

Thanks.

Ratty 46

That's 3M Bondo Glazing & Spot Putty
It fills in small imperfections, scratches & pinholes in body filler. It doesn't require much and what you see in the picture most of that is sanded away. I have never had any problems with the stuff. If you try to use a lot like it was a regular filler it will shrink and stretch and pull away. RED LEAD is probably another name for it. I don't know. I know the other pictures of the fender have nothing to do with what you asked me , lol. I forgot to put them up Thy are just a continuation of the last pic. of all the bondo being removed and bad metal being cut out from the front fender, gona make a patch and weld up that hole.

[Kim57]

Looking good BC.
Kim

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Looking good BC.
Kim

Thanks Kim, still trying to get you and Kabwe's level hahaha. Well I can keep hope a live. OHHH MAN YOU GOTTA SEE THIS IT MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH.
It's just an inanimate object , I know, I know. We came into this world naked and we can't take anything with us when we leave. But I see these pictures a friend recently sent me of an accident at a cruise night and think to myself, we spend all this time making our rydes better and it just takes a few seconds for a nut holding the wheel to destroy it. If that were my Pontiac, I probably would cry. I want to know how did she manage to do this in a parking lot. How fast was she traveling to even do this. When I got the e-mail it said , " PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS PHOTOSHOPPED"

[BC Toy chest]

It's just an inanimate object , I know, I know. We came into this world naked and we can't take anything with us when we leave. But I see these pictures a friend recently sent me of an accident at a cruise night and think to myself, we spend all this time making our rydes better and it just takes a few seconds for a nut holding the wheel to destroy it. If that were my Pontiac, I probably would cry. I want to know how did she manage to do this in a parking lot. How fast was she traveling to even do this. When I got the e-mail it said , " PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS PHOTOSHOPPED"

[BC Toy chest]

More of the cruise nite accident

[Layedoutsonoma91]

OMG that would make me absolutely sick!! How does anyone manage that??? Good thing is was a woman, if it were a guy the wreck probably wouldn't be the worst of the drivers injuries. That body is totally destroyed.

[hotrodrookie]

That just made me throw up in my mouth a little bit. Your right about just being objects. At least the owner of that Pontiac wasn't inside of it, let alone any of his family or buddies in the passenger seat. One thing about these old cars is that there aint no airbags and high tech safety features like that Lexus that bagged em. I’m not even going to mention any of the stereotypical remarks about the driver...

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by hotrodrookie

I’m not even going to mention any of the stereotypical remarks about the driver...

Yeah please don't, I hate stereotypes. I had a lady hit me while I was in a turn lane waiting for my arrow. She was in turn lane directly across the street from me and kept going straight. I was beeping my horn and notice when I look at her she was not conscience. It turns out she was on meds.

[Green 1959]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Yeah please don't, I hate stereotypes. I had a lady hit me while I was in a turn lane waiting for my arrow. She was in turn lane directly across the street from me and kept going straight. I was beeping my horn and notice when I look at her she was not conscience. It turns out she was on meds.

Its nice to know that people are out there on medds driving.

[BC Toy chest]

Just a continuation of the last pic. of all the bondo being removed and bad metal being cut out from the front fender, gona make a patch and weld up that hole. And some other stuff I'm doing.