Yea... he had JUST bought a sandblaster... so I'm kinda glad he only did my frame. It turned out really good, but if he was inexperienced, he...
I'm back from getting my truck. My trucks home but damn, I went through hell getting it back. Here's the story... They were going to...
Thanks everyone.. I'm walking out the door right now with lots of straps :) Be back soon..
Well, I'm going in the morning to get everything straightened and picking up the truck. I'll post my experience and what happens :)
Well, as many of you know, I've been restoring my 52... Wellllll, I took the cab and the frame to a place (that's been around for a long time) and...
Thanks! I appreciate it!
I tell you, working on cars is one of the best ways to bond with your kids.. I don't have kids yet but I'm excited that I'll get to share all of...
Hey, I need a few paint codes from you experts =) It's for a 52 chevy pickup... Exterior color I know is Mariner Blue... I need the paint...
brit 50, do you have any pictures of your truck? I'd like to see them if so... :)
http://52resto.com/gallery.htm - Scroll down to the bottom to see the new pictures that I've added... I'm having a blast with this truck!! :) :)
I'm going to be using 16" - Was wide white wall's an option back then or what? I can't decide if I want white walls or not.............. :)
Well, this truck will more than likely only be used for a weekend truck to joy ride in, so I'm thinking about going with Coker Tire... What size...
what happened to the picture of the 52 chevys :):):)
I want to go ahead and buy some tires/wheels for my 52.. where is the best place to get this? I want original looking wheels and good tires.....
I'd like to see some more pictures of restored 52's (especially 5 windows if you have one) I've getting back into restoring my truck. I stopped...
www.52resto.com UPDATED: Go to the "Starting the epoxy primer" page to see what I've been working on for the past few days. Cya :)
I'm using an orbital sander.. I came across that problem.. sandblaster's suck if you dont have a commercial air compressor.. I bought the sander...
[updated:LAST EDITED ON Mar-30-06 AT 01:22 PM (CST) by Robert (admin)]Man, this sucks! Ok, let me start from the beginning. I have my...
What about wheels? What were the stock wheels back then? I don't want to put chrome smoothies on them if it wasn't original. That's all I've been...
Very helpful, both of you! Thanks!
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