Projects The "Keep on Truckin' " '34 Chevy Build

I can dig it. I think I registered my truck twice for the drags and then finally made it the third year I signed up!

I'm glad you got the '54 back together. It will be nice to put a face with the name come August. I'm down with the rest of the Vagabonds already, ha!

 

Speaking of rear mains, mine has leaked for a while and was getting worse. We recently put in a lift at work for truck maintenance so I figured it was time to change it out. I used the old sneaky Pete and it went pretty well. The trimming of the ends was the shitty part. I cleaned all the "rustproofing" off of the underside while it was up. Well, I got it all put back together and took her for a spin... And it still leaks! Poop.
I think it must be the cam plug leaking? Oh well.

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Hey Dave! What's up bruddah?! I was hoping you guys were still speaking to me. I haven't forgotten about the Heaps!

And actually, I suck, and the truck's kinda "meh" but whatever.

 

Don't worry Mike, we're still speaking to 'ya.
But you know what they say about rushing somebody...

 

Don't let them know!

 

Testing the updated app to see if the pics post large or not...


Edit. Guess not. Ryan, you lied to me!


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So, I haven't been very diligent about updating this thread. I've made a few changes for the better I think. I blew my wad and bought some whitewalls and they make the truck much more sense to me. It now feels more like a late 50's hot rod. I also found a full set of the '38 Deluxe hubcaps I wanted.



I also decided it needed some nerf bars so I looked at several examples and in the end decided to blatantly rip off my favorite '32 Ford, the Lloyd Baken coupe!




Plus, they match my mustache! Ha!




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I also made a simple bar for the rear out of some stainless steel.




All finished up just in time for a trip to the HAMB Drags...




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That looks really good. I finally got to cruize mine.

 

This truck just keeps getting better!

 

Thanks John. Cool to hear you got yours driving!

Thanks Flow! I appreciate it man!

Thanks Mark! Some of them look pretty all polished up. (others, not so much, ha!)

 

Very nice, Mike!
Really like the bar in the rear.

So now you got time to focus on the important stuff, right

 

Truck is lookin' good! Nice job on the rear bar.

 

Thanks Martin! Yessiree! Now that it Is not quite as hot out I need to get to melting some metal...

Thank you very much! I'm quite happy with how they come out. My wife was dead set against the idea of any "gee gaws" but even she likes them now that they're on .

 

Love the bar on the back looks perfect!!

 

My lovely wife made this badge for the truck for me a few years ago when it started to become an amalgamation of Chevy and Ford parts. It wasn't until recently that we figured out where it should go and how it should be mounted.
It is constructed of silver and enameled in an oven just like an OEM badge (more or less.)

She made it into a tag bottomer just in time for the trip. It survived the 400ish mile trip to the Springfield Swap and HAMB Drags without falling off so that's good!

Check it out...



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Thanks man!


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Ha! Do you have any Grey Poupon???!!

 

Yeah. She pretty much rules!

 

rad man makes me curious were this is all headed via late 50's style. im sure it'll be rad

 

Thanks T-bone! Ima get a poodle skirt next, ha!

 

I just spent 3 hours reading this entire thread...damn

Exceptional job, Mike...really like that truck

 

Vary nice-ah.

Now drive it out to Abilene on Oct 6th....

 

Wow! What a nice thing to say Larry! Thank you very much.

I will mark my calendar!!

 

hmmmm Abilene in October.... might have to be a meeting of the beards in Kansas...

 

Yeah! Do it ! "Beardsapalooza!"