we made it to the end! just got back from the Adirondack Nationals in Lake George (NY). thank you all for all your help , advise and direction. we will still have some stuff to do over this winter but it is as done as any project gets! this would have been much harder with out this site and all you guys. quick run down on the truck- 51 3600 body on a 51 3100 frame. off the line in tarrytown NY 10 or so miles south of me all orginal sheetmetal, except bed- thats from mar-K chevy 350 / 390 hp aprox turbo 350 chevy 10 bolt out back mustang 2 power rack paint hotrod flatz blood red w/ flat black rear letters dolphin retro gauges secret audio stereo seats from a lincoln mark 5 (6 way power) lokar nostalgia shifter old air A/C heat bedwood is oak stained red chestnut ( cut the boards myself with dimensions i got from Deves) Thanks agian to all of you guys for your help. i had one very proud 13 year old son this weekend! Joe
Way to go Joe! Truck looks awesome! Did you take a pic or two of that 13 yr old bragging on what his ol' man did?
Thanks guys Ken-- actually it is his truck. he was there every step of the way . he did most of the welding and fabrication himself. he is now looking for our next project. here are acouple of pics of him welding in the floor patch and up under the dash (i didnt quite fit). Joe
That is one good looking truck. You should be proud of our son wanting to help. Maybe he won't go the video game route. Keep teaching about cars and trucks, we need more mechanics and craftsmen rather than video gamers. How is the seat position with those seats? Too far forward? Not enough recline for comfort? Mark
Thanks Mark- the seats are good and the range is limited a bit , but not much. if i had to do it agian i would remove the seat riser lower the seat and use a tilt column but like i said it works for me (i'm 5'8") and they are very comfortable. Joe
Bill- thats a good question. originally when stripping the truck we thought the stock color was blue, so we planned on painting the truck a blue. but then we found a section that was red(back of cab between cab and box, also under some of the trim) this section was not preped like the rest of the truck , so we changed to red. now we refer to it just as the 51. joe
