Thread: 55/58 Chevy truck build

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Your pickup is turning out beautiful. That's one thing I would like to change in mine sometime, put in a column shifter and a front console.

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

Your pickup is turning out beautiful. That's one thing I would like to change in mine sometime, put in a column shifter and a front console.

Thanks man. About the column shift and the console "its nothing to it but to do it".lol

Great work! I really like the console. I'm going to do something similar on my 40. I just need to do what you just said. Get out there and do it. I just need to find that spare time stuff.

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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Great work! I really like the console. I'm going to do something similar on my 40. I just need to do what you just said. Get out there and do it. I just need to find that spare time stuff. .

Thanks man, and yeah I know a little bit about spare time. But with the way things are lately I have more now than ever, but yet it still gets filled up.lol

For those that are interested here is a video of my makeshift paint booth setup after I painted bed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwPyBTpAf-4

Wow Bam that's a Great looking truck, love the gas filler location ! Your soo close to having it done !

That's a great paint booth! Very innovative, very functional! Just more great work from Bam!

Originally Posted by Navy7797

Wow Bam that's a Great looking truck, love the gas filler location ! Your soo close to having it done !

Thanks man. Yeah I did not want the gas filler in the center of the bed so I had to think of something different. Its good to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel finally.

Originally Posted by rspears

That's a great paint booth! Very innovative, very functional! Just more great work from Bam!

Thanks alot man, much appreciated.

That's the same thing I have my Camaro parked in. Now it can double as a paint booth. Great idea Bam. That bed looks great!

This is an incredible build BAM - you should be VERY proud of all the work you have done to get to this point. The truck is absolutely beautiful. Hope you get a chance to get out and enjoy driving it this summer as you certainly deserve some relax time!! Be prepared for a lot of thumbs up and complements.

Glenn

Originally Posted by glennsexton

This is an incredible build BAM - you should be VERY proud of all the work you have done to get to this point. The truck is absolutely beautiful. Hope you get a chance to get out and enjoy driving it this summer as you certainly deserve some relax time!! Be prepared for a lot of thumbs up and complements.

Glenn

That's an understatement.
I agree with every word he said; but it's still an understatement.

Times 3 from Me! Beautiful.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

That's the same thing I have my Camaro parked in. Now it can double as a paint booth. Great idea Bam. That bed looks great!

Thanks man, mine also serves double duty.

Originally Posted by glennsexton

This is an incredible build BAM - you should be VERY proud of all the work you have done to get to this point. The truck is absolutely beautiful. Hope you get a chance to get out and enjoy driving it this summer as you certainly deserve some relax time!! Be prepared for a lot of thumbs up and complements.

Glenn

Thank you, much appreciated

Originally Posted by johnboy

That's an understatement.
I agree with every word he said; but it's still an understatement.

Thanks man

Originally Posted by 34_40

Times 3 from Me! Beautiful.

3 Times thank you right back at you

Well I got the wood stained and protected.

Stained. I mixed three stains to come up with this color. It very close to the matching my seat. I like it.



To protect the wood I decided to use Total Boat Marine Gleam Varnish Gloss. I like it because you can do like 3 coats a day with an hour or 3 hours between
coats depending on the weather. I used a foam brush to apply it.

That's going to look great!