Progress pics, The 35' truck will be done in 22 days...

[LUKESTER]

, my truck really hasn't been touched since june, it still don't steer, or have brakes, or a floor, or a radiator, BRAKES, Driveshaft, or much else, but the goal is to hit goodguys in waukesha wisconsin Sept 28th, and of course the hunnert car pileup in sycamore IL....I brought this wreck home SEPT 18th last year, hopefully I will take it for a rip around the block before the one year mark....... here is what it looks like tonight......LUKESTER

[Radshit]

Glass block windows????...Nice shop....
Love the lines on those Chevys.......

[LUKESTER]

Here is the interior, I had to replace all the wood that was MISSING with metal, It will have "race car style" aluminum panels to cover up all the structure...... LUKESTER

[LUKESTER]

I still need to build the rearend, a 58' mopar 8 3/4 with a 4.30 posi and MOSER axles, the box needs to be mounted, batteries need to be mounted, fuel tank ...etc etc I better rest up, its going to be a long couple of weeks..... LUKESTER

[39chevy]

did you just use square tubing to replace the wood, i cant really tell from the pic.

39

[plan9]

hey lukester, this thing is the shit...keep up the great work!!

what would really make my day is more detailed pics of the chassis and channel!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

thanks for those pics

[LUKESTER]

Here is the door jamb,... I bought a scrapped out 38 cab, and cut MOST of the skeleton out of it, and modified it to fit in my 35'. There is a SMALL amount of square and rectangular tubing in it, but when you open the doors you see factory stampings instead of square stuff. I would NOT do it again, it was WAY too much work.... but it turned out pretty nice.... its Too bad that I am going to scab the rest of the truck together..LOL....... LUKESTER

[slazzen]

I finaly got the front clip of the donor striped to replace the wood on the 36 and got a bunch of tubing to build the new floor with the A should be ready next week for BP then its all out on the 36 I gotta come up with a name ???? for it rocky 36 lukester hmmmmmm

[Scallop53]

Luke,looks great!!!
Hurry up and get that thing done for the show here in Fondy on the 20th.Good luck.
DAN

[Plowboy]

Looking spiffy man. At least you have a goal. My Chevy is just a bare frame on the floor right now. I flipped it over and have been checking and grinding on all the welds I did upside down the first time. Hopefully I can get mine on the road on the 1 year mark too, which is around Thanksgiving. I hope I can get to the pileup to check yours out.

[Southfork]

Nice work, Lukester! Looking good. Hey, man, where'd you get the chrome valve covers for your W block engine?

[Rocky]

Lookin good, Lukester....I'm still measureing and sketching, drawing and erasing, redoing etc etc and I ain't gonna even turn on my welder 'till I have it all straight in my mind and on paper eggsactly what I'm shootin for and how I'm gonna achive it.....but I'm gettin antsy to put hand to tool....metal working tools!
Yours is taking on a great look.