Projects 1957 Chevy Pickup Pt. 2 "El Trucko"

Got her running like a champ now!

 

Scored a really straight hood today! The fins on mine are dented in and has a few dents and creases here and there. For $45 I couldnt pass it up! Its off a cameo, so Im gonna weld in all the trim holes.

 

good deal on the hood dude, glad its runnin good !

 

Thanks! I cant wait to see your c-notch done. I'll probably be doing something along the lines of what your doin!

 

the whole back half is pretty much done, im gonna knock out the driveshaft notches, and lowering blocks tomorrow, then ill mock up the bed and all to get a look of how low its actually sittin. i knocked out the front clip horns, rad support mounts, and battery box under the cab as well

 

Rad! Take lots of pics!

 

nice score on the hood, hard to find deals like that. Post a video of your truck going down the road again or a walk around.

 

I'll get a video when I redo my exhaust...I hate the way it sounds, I'm almost embarrassed by the it haha.

 

x2 !! and, even if you think it sounds shitty, that means you have to take another vid when you get it sounding bitchin !

 

Ya. I miss my straight pipes. It sounded so mean! Now I have these cheap magnaflow glasspacks and it sounds like vagina, and not in a good way.

 

If your lookin for another glasspack check out brockman mellowtones. They sound bitchin man, better than porters or cherry bombs or smithys imo

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Also Im looking for a drivers side step in good condition if anyones got one. I have a few parts I cant trade too. Thanks!

 

And if i ever hook up with a chick and hear noises like that from down below im high tailing my ass outta there !!!!!!!

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I may have an extra or 10, I will have to consult the Rubbermaid tub in the morning.

 

I knew there was something funny about you

 

Dude that just means ya done good!

 

Lmao, just sayin and i may have a step left. Ill double check for ya

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Awesome, thanks guys!

 

I coulda swore i had an extra step, idk what i did with it but its not at my shop anymore. I might have put it in on a trade. Sorry dude

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No worrries!

 

Looks like the one I had was pretty mangled, won't do you any good. I can't find the other set though... I will keep looking.

 

Dont sweat it man!

 

Leakin like a mothuh fuckuh......after Mooneyes this weekend Im gonna tear into and it and straighten a bunch of stuff out!

 

What leakin ? Oil, fuel, collant ?

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Oil, coolant, and trans fluid haha.

 

Man! I figured you would have this thing painted hot pink by now! What's the hold up??

Oh man... Welding your firewall sucked ass! Nothing like welding while laying upside down with no room for a welding helmet and very little light and the risk of a molten hot metal ball either catching the truck on fire or having it go down your sleeve. Good times!

Keep goin! Lookin' good!

 

I started apprenticing at the tattoo shop I go to, so thats where all my time goes now! I thought it was fun welding up the firewall, and we didnt burn the truck down so that was pretty cool too!

 

Another thing to add to the list of shit to do: New headers. The welds on mine keep cracking, and I dont think they are worth pulling out and re welding. They are a pain in the ass to work on, and are pretty beat up. The only issue is that I'm not sure if I have clearence between the steering box. Anyone have pics of there headers?

 

well thanks for the update. I was wondering how this truck was coming along

 

Taylor, I personally decided against headers. I've had two different sets on this truck in the past, and have dealt with a half dozen on other vehicles, and the bolts coming loose and the leaks you get just aren't worth it in my opinion. You may want to consider the reproduction Corvette exhaust mainfolds as an option. They are 2 1/2 in and flow as well as any low end header and nearly as well as any set of Thorleys or comperable high end header. The bolts wont come loose, so you won't hear leaks, and there is plenty of room with the starter and the steering in place. Just a thought...