Thread: My rusty/ratty 48 chevy truck build (w/ pics)

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Nice progress on the truck, If you dont mind a suggestion when you get that
far. I had a 52 which I had the strip of seam on the hood removed and filled.
Its makes for a much cleaner look when its smoothed. Just an opinion

Man, what a hot nasty weekend for working on a truck!

I started out by making a ton of plugs for all of the holes in the firewall.



Yes this was fresh, clean metal a day earlier. 100% humidity sucks! I welded them in from inside the cab to preserve the 60 year old dirt on the firewall.

Then I installed bubble wrap.


Then installed most of the carpet. I still need to cut pieces for the firewall. I also attempted to make door panels, but the clips I had were too short and didn't really work.



Dad didn't want me doing burnouts on the concrete, so we rutted up the yard One set was mine, the other was his!

I went ahead and snapped a few more pictures...including one of the blinkers for whoever that was asking.

Nice job! I still need to tackle the firewall holes. There must be twenty or thirty little holes in mine. Makes you wonder what the heck they all were for, and explains why most old cars were freezing cold!

Originally Posted by stovens

Nice job! I still need to tackle the firewall holes. There must be twenty or thirty little holes in mine. Makes you wonder what the heck they all were for, and explains why most old cars were freezing cold!

Yeah, there were a bunch....and most are different sizes. They ALL had to be fitted individually.

truck looks amazing, great job. i am about to start on my 50 and am doing a frame swap and i was wondering, how far off of the fram is your cab? also did you lower the suspension at all? how tall are your tires? thanks in advance and again amazing truck.
-mike

Man I love the way it sets. Hilarious about the burnouts in the yard!
Grass will grow back.

With the new mufflers installed, have you had any visitors looking for you up and down the streets?

Originally Posted by 38project

With the new mufflers installed, have you had any visitors looking for you up and down the streets?

Nope. It is actually fairly quiet now. ....as far as just driving.

It still gets a little noisey when the gray haired old guy really sticks his foot in it.

When we get to frog follies, the baffles are comming out. It sounds SO much better/meaner with the exhaust "free flowing".

We made it to Frog Follies ! ! ! !

Congrats!
Looks good setting there.
Wish there were more pics!

Originally Posted by 38project

Congrats!
Looks good setting there.
Wish there were more pics!

More pics? I feel bad enough for this being a dial-up killer as is.

What else do you want pictures of?

Totally understand!
Didnt know if there were any other interesting trucks there.
Dont worry about, dont want to bog down the system.

Flipper, looks real good and shows a result of a lot of hard work. I still can't figure whether you're from Memphis or KY. Better get some new tags.

Originally Posted by John Brian

Flipper, looks real good and shows a result of a lot of hard work. I still can't figure whether you're from Memphis or KY. Better get some new tags.

I live in Franklin, KY but don't have a garage.

My dad lives outside of Memphis and has a big backyard shop.

We built the toys at dad's house .......and I drive a lot!


We are headed to the car show at Sam's Town Casino in Tunica, MS this weekend. If anybody is in the area, stop by and say hi.

http://www.memphisstreetrods.com/MSR-Sam'sTownFlyer08-1.pdf