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Quick progress frame is looking great . You'll be on a roller in no time it seems . Keep up the progress like seeing it and it helps all to get going .

Chome is fun to me, only place I like alot of it is the engine, ok to be gaudy there I believe. But to each his own, if you love it do it is what I say. Rodding is a blast no matter where you at in it.

Frame is coming along very nicely, won't be long now and body time eh Falconvan?

Brick i agree it looks good . Years ago i peeled plastic of motorcycle and had to semichrome it every spring and a few times in summer , found out this is some very tedious work . I'll park outside and come in and look at yours and go wow sure does look good .


Finally put some rubber on front rims i found at the local salvage a couple 205-65-R15s . The rims kept tracking at some good numbers . Measured out tracking still at 56 in the front and a little over 58 in the rear . A shot in the dark paid off i wasn't for sure these rims would fit as well as they do .

Now the 15s will help me move along with some plumbing on the brakes . I couldn't mount calipers with the 14s i was rolling it on . I think i read in some mag where they sell the rubber line kit with brackets and clips to plumb the wheels and rear end . Since im building a driver steel lines will move it along quickly .

I would like to say that after investigation I have the right balancer, got the timing adjusted and she is running alot better. Also the adjustments I made to the carb have also helped. So thanks everyone for your help, the car is great fun to drive with alot more response and power.

Brick glad to hear you have it all worked out. Now the big question is did you get a spare set of tires for it yet . . Most cars even though the bugs are there once there squashed they are a fun thing to cruise out in .

Finally got a chance to put in a few hours on my pickup. Got some more of the accessories put on the engine, and yes I know that masking tape will not last long as a serpentine belt!!! Got the dash all buffed and now it's time to put everything together! Bill got the inside of the box painted on his Chevy and put the carpet in. His good front seat is still at the upholstery shop, so he put a spare in the truck for now. Might get both of these pickups done someday!!!!!!

PS--It ain't a hot rod if it doesn't have peep mirrors!!!!!!

Looking really good Dave . Everytime you post a pic its closer to finished and alot of work was done . With all the work i see you doing with the 3 projects im allways in aww. Is that 2 chevy's i see in the pic ? your not tilting from Ford are you LOL.

Nope, they both belong to Bill. I'm still solid Ford, well, other then the Camaro in my garage..... But it belongs to Jackie

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I'm still solid Ford, well, other then the Camaro in my garage..... But it belongs to Jackie

Yeah, and being a closet Denny Hamlin fan.............

Come out of the closet Davey!!!!!!

That console is awesome looking! You dont have any good shots of it under construction, do you?

Originally Posted by falconvan

That console is awesome looking! You dont have any good shots of it under construction, do you?

I might have, have to look. Actually all it is is the removable tranny access cover that was originally in the pickup, then I just added the shifter mount and cover and the panel for the gauge mount.... On chebbie pickups that don't have the removable section, the top rail off an oil pan makes a great base to start with. Just creative hot rodding from the use what you got geezer style of building.....

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Yeah, and being a closet Denny Hamlin fan.............

Come out of the closet Davey!!!!!!

Yup, that'd be me.... Actually a Smoke and Joe Gibbs racing fan. But I gotta say Denny's TV commercials are the best of any of the NASCAR drivers, especially the one where they are racing scooters in the Retirement home!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

......... especially the one where they are racing scooters in the Retirement home!!!!!

That's because you can relate to that one so easily!

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

That's because you can relate to that one so easily!

Heck yeah!!!! Got to start studying hop up methods on them electric motors!!!! or maybe use a 16 volt battery????? Gonna lower mine too, center of gravity is up too high!!!!

One thing's for sure in this hobby, plans can change a lot. After extensive measuring, drawing, and adding prices last week I came to the conclusion that the work and cost of using this 4.6 Ford motor I have is more than I want to get into. The thing is just too long and wide in stock form to go in without major renovations. In addition to the fact that there's limited support for it in the aftermarket, which makes everything cost a mint. I'm not a huge SBC advocate because i've built so many of them and everyone uses them, but I scored a 2001 Vortec 295 hp 5.3 with 60,000 and it will cost a fraction to set it up as opposed to the Ford. Now I remember why everyone uses them. It's definately a step up from all the older Chevy motors I built over the years. Someone on here a few months ago asked why I wasn't using a small block and I gave the grand speech about being different, too many small blocks out there, etc, etc... Forgive my arrogance, time to put cost before principles. It'll still be cool. Thanks, dudes.