Projects '53 Chevy truck - My crazy project

Hello everyone, today I want to tell me how I started my adventure.

It started two years ago. It was love at first sight and I decided to buy this truck that looked like a perfect but...



From the time the truck came to my house I began to discover all that was wrong and many things needed to be restored. I did not know where to start...

I realized that this truck was not exactly as I wanted so I started removing the body and gradually piece by piece, I completely disassembled. I felt ready for a frame-off














Every day I was looking in the internet work done by the masters on these trucks and I changed my idea of how often would be my final project. Before I decided that I installed a V8 motor engine, then I would have installed Air Ride suspension but the stage of disassembly was still very long ....

 

It was not very encouraging, but now I must go on







Luckily there was not much rust in the floor so the work was less difficult than expected







Here begins the first satisfactory results after a lot of work

 

Looks great!

 

Looks great, keep up the good work and post your progress!

 

Lookin, real good so far !

 

I enjoyed watching the firewall with no holes, and so I started working







This was perhaps the most insane job I could do but I did not like the truck with 5 window, so I decided to close the corner glass









I'm finally happy



I also worked a lot on the doors

 

WOW looked like a nice truck when you got it.But I guess looks are deciving.Nice job!!!!

 

Lookin' good!

 

Inner dash...











We pass to the front fender...

I did not like the original folder I'm pointing with his finger and so I decided to take it for a more perfect curvature

 

great project and what gets me is right in the middle of what looks to be a bunch of apartments, holy shit here they would be screaming and i would be laughing at them. gotta love those huge stacks of tires they are great so keep the pictures coming.

 

...That hard work guys...

Soon I'll post more photos....

 

Sweet build. Keep it going man. Doing a great job!

 

Nice work, keep it up.

 

nice work

 

Many many thanks

 

The runningboards...















The steering column hole modified...

 

What!!!??? Dont stop now! looking Good!

 

I now start work on the frame...

 

Can't wait to see the finished project.

 

You may be the only person in history to convert from a deluxe cab to a standard cab.

Rich

 

Ok you have my attention. I'm subscribed to this one as it looks like you are working with a plan.

I like what you have done so far but don't think I would have used the brass as a filler myself.

 

quality work!

 

Nice truck.
Slightly wondering what you are going to do next...

 

Interesting project. You do nice work and it looks like you have plenty of it to do....

I see a lot of brazing. Good for you. A Lot of folks think brass is a bad way to go, but, like most things, it has a place and is still a very useful and viable way stick two pieces of metal together. I also see your not using flux coated rod, but rather dipping the bare brass in a can of flux.It's been nearly 40 years since I've had to dip the brass in flux.....

Is flux coated rod available there??

I like the truck and the work your doing, Keep it up.

 

Very inspiring! It's all in the details,isn't it?

 

Great work! Cant wait to see it finished! Subscribed!

 

Really nice but i cant believe you filled in a five window.......?
Kinda wierd but to each his own.

 

Another one who has subscribed, doing some nice work, look forward to the rest.

 

Nice work...truck looks real good

 

nice work