Thread: 55/58 Chevy truck build

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I was able to put some work in on the truck over the Holidays. I fabricated these bumper brackets, shaved mounting holes, to a a smoother looking bumper. Now I have to find a good chrome shop.

I have done this before. the smother you get it the better the platers can work miracles with these

That's going to look good.

Originally Posted by v8nutz

That's going to look good.

I hope so, because I know to have it chromed is not going to be cheap.

And you don't want a cheap chrome shop, I had some valve covers done at a shop some years ago and they developed little rusty spots afterwards.

Eliminating carriage bolts is always a good thing. I usually find they have to be drilled out, regardless of applying heat and penetrating oil, holding the heads with vice grips, etc.

That smoothed bumper looks killer Bam!

All those little details make the difference between a nice ride and a killer ride. My ride is only nice

Originally Posted by v8nutz

And you don't want a cheap chrome shop, I had some valve covers done at a shop some years ago and they developed little rusty spots afterwards.

I don't go cheap on anything, I believe you get what you pay for thats way I said I know its not going to be cheap.lol

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

That smoothed bumper looks killer Bam!

Thanks

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

All those little details make the difference between a nice ride and a killer ride. My ride is only nice

Well I'm just shooting for something I'm proud of.

Well I was finally able to get her back on all 4's since I painted the cab and the front clip.*

It's starting to look like a truck, cool. I like your choice of wheels too.

Well once again I could not leave well enough alone. The more I looked at the truck the more 20x12 in the rear kept on calling me. So I decided on new shoes for the project. I thought 20's in the rear would look better with the Fleetside bed. So I went with 18x7 front, and 20x12's rear.

The 20/12s look AWESOME, Bam!!!!

Thanks man I really like the way that 7 inch lip looks back there. I wish there were more choices in tire sizes, I would have liked more meat. The only other choice was Mickey Thompson Sportmans 29.15.20 but $414.00 a tire will have to wait.lol I will be getting them at a later date for sure.

That does look a lot better! Not that it looked bad before. I just put some 18s on my 71 Camaro and I really wanted to put 20s in the back but the tire sizes were sparse unless you wanted to spend a lot so I stayed with the 18s.