Customs Interesting custom Chevy

I was going to make him a $14,900 offer but since he's keeping the intake and seat, feerrrrgettt it!

 

I dig the look but have also seen it go bad.
I kinda dig this one

 

Life gets in the way.
Or it hits a snag and stalls. I’ve seen a few like this. I’ve got a cab I blasted 18 years ago in my shop. At least it’s indoors. Has some slight surface rust. I built other peoples cars, changed plans, work, kids, and laziness get in the way.

but distractions from other builds get in the way.
I just sold my daily driven 67f100.
Bought the 8ft brake I posted and parts to finish other projects. I have 4 on going now plus helping my son on his Jeep and a couple waiting The one at school is close. That will take the place of the f100
May consolidate those (sell others) to concentrate on the 56 wagon and 50 merc.

 

My 51 GMC was that way. At some time I assume, the ranch kids decided to build a "hot rod farm truck" Interior was painted red, the Jimmy manifold was split and the body was 99% stripped of paint before they stalled out. Then it just sat beside the barn for who knows how long? Being stripped was actually a bonus, I could see the metal and what little bodywork they had started.

 

Wonder how he was able to combine the 3.55 gears with 6 lug axles ...

 

Wonder if a truck with a glide had 355 gears if trucks got a glide.
I’ve seen the 4 spd hydros

 

Another way.
A friend bought a 51 Chevy truck like that.
Had a new floor, custom firewall, dash……
Shop got in trouble with the law and the owner, frustrated with it, parked it outside under a tarp.
Friend bought it almost too late.

 

Dang. There’s a 54 in the scrapyard with a glide
Might need to investigate

 

Looks to me like a project that never got finished. Doubt there is any "history".

 

No problem there - but the axles don't fit ...

 

They're all 3.90s with the hydro ...

 

I don't for customs but for someone who does that car has potential...

 

The splines are same, granted. When you start trying to find 6 lug axles that fit as is, that's where the trouble begins.

 

The cars had 6 lug till around 49ish? so wouldn’t the later (up to 54) pumpkin swap?

 

Would look better with the quarter window glass. That is unless it was a padded Carson style liftoff top...

 

The same people who chew on tin foil do this kind of fuckery .
Even if “ life got in the way “ or what ever a bit of spray paint goes along way to seal it up .

Cool car with some mods like @BamaMav saud quarter windows and some cleaning up of lines I think it would be killer

but not for $15,000 large !

 

The dude has obviously spent a lot of time watching BJ auctions.

 

That sounded odd

 

I've seen BJ films, but I didn't know there were auctions, too!

 

I was thinking the same thing... Didn't know they auctioned those thing's off! Always thought they were a set price! Doesn't matter though, couldn't buy one at my house, anyway...

 

The qtr window area is tough.
Ford nailed it for the 35/36 3w. These larger bodies can look odd as a 3w. But if the sail panel was not as fat, I think it would work.
Move the roof skin forward a couple inches (A-post stays in the same spot) angle the rear window towards the front a little?
A slight lengthening of the door. A combination of all 3?

 

Yeah . . . But the rest of the ad copy was so rambling and vague that I guess I gave up on interpreting bits of it.

 

On the subject of neglected unfinished projects….

 

Seems like I’ve seen that car on the west coast, could be wrong

 

Ok. I know a lot of the folks here don’t like this guy.
But on the subject or no qtr windows

 

Not for me.