The Orphan Goes Home
It was a long year but the orphaned ’50 Chevy 3100 is finally going home to it’s owner. Here are a few photos as we…
Read More...The Last Details on the ’50 Chevy Truck
We’re down to the final details on this ’50 Chevy Truck project. It’s no longer looking like the orphan it was when it came to…
Read More...The Final Countdown…
It’s the final countdown on the ’50 Chevy pickup. Our last post ended with hanging the front clip sheet metal. Guys that work on these…
Read More...Broad Strokes & Fine Details
With the wood bed floor of the ’50 Chevy truck finished and assembled we can get on with the broader ‘brushstrokes’ of assembly and the…
Read More...Make Your Bed…! (Pt. 3)
In our last post I’d started sealing the oak boards with epoxy. The biggest issue during that process was most of the boards expelled air…
Read More...Make Your Bed…! (Pt. 2)
In part 1 of “Make Your Bed…!” I mentioned that the filler neck on the fuel tank was going to have to be relocated. That’s…
Read More...Make Your Bed…! (Pt. 1)
The beds on these old trucks are made of steel, wood, and a couple hundred fasteners. The fenders bolt to the bed sides and the…
Read More...Winning: One Skirmish at a Time…
In our last post we removed the dual carbs and intake to swap them out and began fitting the wonky-sided bed. The first steps were…
Read More...One Step Forward, Three Steps Back?
After our excursion to the muffler shop (on and off a trailer) it was clear the front brakes were dragging. The 2 lb. residual pressure…
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