Made it

[51oleblue]

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

 

[ccharr]

Great job that is good looking Chevy Truck, thanks for sharing.

 

[Kens 50 PU]

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?

 

[51oleblue]

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

 

[SinclairChevy]

Fantastic job! Thanks for sharing the final product with us. It sure is an inspiration!!

Damon

 

[Larrys 48]

Nicely done. What a great father-son project.

 

[Shruuuum]

that is one nice truck guys

 

[AZbent]

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

 

[51oleblue]

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 Hanlon]

Joe:
Just curious. Do you still refer to your truck as "old blue"?

 

[51oleblue]

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