Stewart's 1954 Chevy Shop Truck

YOU HAVE TO LEAVE IT THAT LOW. that thing looks AWESOME just the way it is.

sorry i wasnt soonier i would have lent a helping hand

yes! must stay that low! and get the wheels that are on the rear for the front and roll it!

damnit i want this truck lol

relaxednoma wrote:yes! must stay that low! and get the wheels that are on the rear for the front steel wheels with bullet center caps and roll it!

NO! lol billet billet billet.

although some 17x10 and 17x8 wheel vintiques would look killer on it, face of the wheel painted an oddball color, chrome bullet center cap, chrome lugs, polished lip, patina'd.

(please note i have far to many trucks and far to many ideas with not enough money, time or space to do any of it)

Reb Stew wrote:She's low!


The bed is on it, minus the bed floor so now I can turn it back around so I can get to the engine and some other stuff. I need some wheels!

LOOKS GREAT

is this still on the dakota chassis/suspension? what year range dakota?

relaxednoma wrote:(please note i have far to many trucks and far to many ideas with not enough money, time or space to do any of it)

Scott, your garage is two or three times the size of Steve's "work area" in his garage. I have been there, and his utilization of space is absolutely amazing!

When you have to move the truck outside just so you have enough room to think you know your garage is too small.

relaxednoma wrote:is this still on the dakota chassis/suspension? what year range dakota?

1987 Dodge Dakota frame. The front is stock the rear is moved back 5" and up 2". It also has 3" drop blocks in it. While it does look cool it may be too low. We almost ripped the fenders off it going in and out of the garage. Speed bumps would do them in. We will see after it gets some road time. Scary thing is it's not at it's wet weight yet. It may still drop lower after the gas tank, battery and everything else goes in.

It's too low for the roads here. The running boards would be gone after one trip to town. You been on some off 'em Steve.

Arieldouglas wrote:It's too low for the roads here. The running boards would be gone after one trip to town. You been on some off 'em Steve.

Yeap... The streets here in town are just as bad. If a speed bump don't get ya and pot hole will.

Reb Stew wrote:

Arieldouglas wrote:It's too low for the roads here. The running boards would be gone after one trip to town. You been on some off 'em Steve.

Yeap... The streets here in town are just as bad. If a speed bump don't get ya and pot hole will.

Or the random man hole cover that's sticking up 4 inches higher than the road.

Roller Coaster wrote:

relaxednoma wrote:(please note i have far to many trucks and far to many ideas with not enough money, time or space to do any of it)

Scott, your garage is two or three times the size of Steve's "work area" in his garage. I have been there, and his utilization of space is absolutely amazing!

lol, my utilization of space sucks (for the most part. I need to get stuff in cabinets, shelving on the other side organized and get the ford up on dollys so I can scoot it over towards the other side. Or just plain put the ford in storage and swap them and the sonoma. one side would house vehicle being worked on, other side would be work area, but alas, not in the cards. Now I'd punch a panda in face to have your garage that houses your s10 and axle killer!

Reb Stew wrote:When you have to move the truck outside just so you have enough room to think you know your garage is too small.

LOL

Reb Stew wrote:

relaxednoma wrote:is this still on the dakota chassis/suspension? what year range dakota?

1987 Dodge Dakota frame. The front is stock the rear is moved back 5" and up 2". It also has 3" drop blocks in it. While it does look cool it may be too low. We almost ripped the fenders off it going in and out of the garage. Speed bumps would do them in. We will see after it gets some road time. Scary thing is it's not at it's wet weight yet. It may still drop lower after the gas tank, battery and everything else goes in.

ahh yeah, it'll bring the tail down some more. Although it sounds like swapping the 3 inch drop block for a 2 or 1 (boo on 1!) would be a good alternative....OR air shocks!

Let me hunt for some wheels, and see what I cant scrounge (pun intended!) up for ya as cheap as possible.

Reb Stew wrote: While it does look cool it may be too low.

Ya think? When I first let the Mercury down for the maiden voyage, all four tires rubbed. I changed the blocks in the front and the back to get it so it'd go around the block. I changed the rear blocks/shocks all summer long to get it so I could carry something/somebody. The thing looked good but just wasn't drivable. It's really still to low to be practical but who wants that? You should be able to get away with being pretty low since your going to bag it. That's what I'd like to have but..................

FalconEddie1964 wrote:

Reb Stew wrote: While it does look cool it may be too low.

You should be able to get away with being pretty low since your going to bag it. That's what I'd like to have but..................

I'm not bagging this one. That's Johnny's. Static drop and rip. If it ripped the mufflers off on a speed bump just smile and keep going.
Who needs mufflers anyways.

ha ha>>>>>officer.. does this thing even have a muffler......steve,,, y yes as a matter of fact it has two..lol

hotrodaaron77 wrote:ha ha>>>>>officer.. does this thing even have a muffler......steve,,, y yes as a matter of fact it has two..lol

Well it did. I told them they can climb under it to see. Goofball cops. I had a problem with authority back then. lol

That was an interesting night.

Cop: I seen you driving by slow so I figured you were trying to stay off the pipes!

Me: So I was pulled over for going to slow? I have a gear in the rear.

Cop: A what?

Me: If I have to explain it to you, you wouldn't understand.

Cop: Well does this thing even have a muffler on it?

Me: Yea, it has 2 of them. You are more than welcome to climb under it to see!

I started working on the headlights but ran out of welding wire. After that I was bored so I messed with the spray cans. I have been messing with the primer for a few days between working on other stuff and thought I'd show you what I'm after.

I still don't have an air compressor. Later I will do a satin blue or some other color but for right now I thought I'd give it a little fake patina.

I don't like to fake patina but I'm sick of seeing every pre 1955 in black primer. It won't stay but this fake spray bomb job will do for a few months.

The look I'm going for is something like a service truck that has been sitting in the desert sun for the last 40+ years. Sun baked and door writing you can't see unless you are right up on it.

I can't letter. God knows I've tried. This cheating way will have to do.


Cut it out with a razor blade.

Sami liked this part. You should have seen her face when I told her to toss some dirt in the paint so we could rough it up.