Projects nate's truck.

It's a bit hypocritical of me to say my favorite threads on the HAMB are build threads.. and I'm building something.. and I don't have a build thread.

So here it is!

A while ago my friend Paul decided that he had too many projects so he put his '46 chevy pickup on the market. I wanted to buy it but I was starting to get serious about the model A coupe. He had it sold a couple times but the deals went bad.. and his price dropped. What else could I do?

It was a super deal for a really complete project so I figured it wouldn't take long to put it together and then I'd have a cool truck to pick up parts for the model A.

Paul had a vision I guess.. it's got a pacer front end. I went back and forth on what to do about it, but he had rebuilt the whole thing and he did a nice job putting it in, so I decided to go with it and see what happens.

Here is what it looked like when I brought it home, pile of truck:



The project is on a tight budget (aren't they all).. so I got some rear springs from an s-10 and the rear end is a camaro. I got that stuff put in and bolted it all together and rolled it out for a look.







Obviously I have some work to do on the stance.

I blew it apart for some work on the chassis:



cut 6" out of the center of a minivan seat:





paint on the frame:





plumbing for brakes:



The engine is a 350:



and last night we fired it up for the first time:



so that's it so far. it's still an ugly duckling, but I'm working on that. I've got to get some decent wheels and tires, but it's getting real close to being a driver.

 

Looks good. Keep us posted.

 

Seeing someone keep the fenders on there 30's-40's truck is so refreshing...looks like a great point to take the project over for you...

Keep the updates coming!

 

looking good so far, frame turned out great!

 

Looking good Billie-Ray!!!

Where's the audio/video of it running?

 

sweet. Keep up the posts, I love old truck builds

 

Why do I not see a concept drawing from you to see where you are headed? Looks like a great start!

 

Sounds like this RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE.

 

something like that.

 

Atta-boy!

 

Guess I better document mine now too!

 

yes, get on that!

 

Damn thing sat like a gasser to start with! Looks like you're making good progress!

 

Awesome truck Nate!
How about color matching artillery wheels?

 

there's an idea! you suppose they'd do wicked burnouts?

 

Nice work, man. Keep it up!

 

Nice work. Plenty of room for a blower under that hood!

 

Any updates?

 

mechanical stuff is pretty much wrapped up, it should be moving under it's own power soon.

 

What angle are the lower control arms sitting at presently?
Looks good mechanically.

 

in those photos the arms are pretty much fully sprung, it's got some room to come down.

 

That's what I figured. Looks like the uppers are on the bump stops.

 

got the front end adjusted a bit.. I'm liking it!

 

Looks great!

That thing oughta ride like a dream...

 

haha, it better, that front end is so ugly it needs to be worth it!

 

Cool Truck Nate

 

From 3/4 ton to 1/2 ton in one coil of a spring!

 

Your making great headway Nate on your truck and it shows. Your doing a good job and although you still have a long way to go body wise just keep up the quality of your work like the quality of the project so far and it will be a thing of beauty. I love the old trucks as most of us hotrodders do and have one in my collection. You will find out just how much thumbs up you will get while on a cruise and be surprised.

 

thanks Ray! I did ht the cab with some primer the other night, turned out pretty good. The cab is the best part of the body, the rear fenders are the worst, but I think they're workable.

 

update, it drives! Still a lot to do, but I can haul a load of manure now