 | Fresh on the trailer arrival at our facility |
 | side view |
 | rear view. bed is obviously a little rough |
 | interior |
 | Disassembly has begun of the front sheet metal. The cab and bed along with the drivetrain will be removed next. |
 | Cab and bed have been removed |
 | Cab has been stripped of all bolt on parts and is ready to be media blasted. |
 | Now that the body and chassis have been bead blasted, we can see all the problems. |
 | Interior and doors after blasting. |
 | Rear view of the chassis and cab. |
 | Firewall and engine compartment |
 | Cowl panel is rotted |
 | | frame overall in stock blasted condition |
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 | | frame and stock front suspension |
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 | front suspension brackets removed |
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 | front suspension removed |
 | front crossmember welded in after boxing plates installed |
 | | other side of crossmember welded in |
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 | Upper spring towers welded in, grinding of welds has started |
 | Driver's side also |
 | Underside view |
 | Steering rack clearances had to be obtained by radiusing the frame |
 | 4 link suspension installation has begun. |
 | Here is the complete suspension welded in. |
 | The new tubular crossmember is ready to be fitted and bolted in. |
 | Reinforcement is welded in the tube to provide additional strength |
 | Here is the transmission crossmember bolted in. |
 | The GM 350 HO has been mated to a 5 speed manual transmission and placed into the chassis |
 | The serpentine pulleys have been installed. |
 | The reproduction cab is being gone over for any dents. The fuel filler opening has been closed off as we are not installing the fuel tank in the cab. |
 | The cab looks pretty good! |
 | Inside the cab looks spot on! |
 | We have started blocking the cab and found some high spots but nothing terribly bad. |
 | Block hugger headers are required to clear the chassis |
 | New Holley fuel pump is installed with a custom made bracket inside the frame rail. New lines are plumbed also. |
 | Fuel filter is plumbed between the tank and the pump inside the frame rail |
 | Right front fender under going body work |
 | New cab is primered |
 | Chrysler Inferno Red has been applied |
 | The flash makes the color look orange |
 | Rear fender being worked on |
 | These old fenders get stress cracked all the time |
 | Fenders have their first pass of work done |
 | Hood is being checked over |
 | Cab is test fitted onto chassis. Fits pretty good! |
 | Front shot of cab being test fitted. |
 | New pedals and support being test fitted. |
 | This is what the color looks like without the flash. It looks much different outside |
 | Front bumper filler is being rehabilitated |
 | After removing the cab, we filled all the holes that we will not be needing and we had to recess the area by the distributor a little further to compensate for the HEI cap size. It is now reinstalled and the Vintage A/C installation has begun. |
 | A/C control panel, louvers and a/c evaporator unit are being installed. |
 | Antoher view of the dash and the installation of the a/c system |
 | New fuel tank is installed with new retaining straps |
 | Top side of tank with fuel line being run |
 | The pedal bracket and plungers are installed. |
 | All the plumbing for the clutch hydraulics is done. The wiring is being run also. |
 | The pedals have been painted and the wiring is laid out. |
 | Fuel pump has been plumbed, brake lines are run. |
 | Steering shaft support has been fabricated and welded in place |
 | Column end has been set up. |
 | The bed has been brought into the shop and work has been started. |
 | After much metal work, body work has begun |
 | Body work continues |
 | Bed is assembled to check that everything fits as it should |
 | The other end |
 | Body work has been completed on the bed panels. They have been primed and edged in color. |
 | Headlamp switch and engine start pushbutton have been added to dash |
 | Gauges are installed. |
 | GMC Denali power seats are being fitted. These are great since the seat belt mechanism is already installed and makes it very simple to upgrade the interior comfort. |
 | Seat tracks are mounted. |
 | Pick up bed is painted and ready. |
 | We are modifying the dash to have the original speaker grille become a hinged part to hide the stereo system |
 | All non necessary holes have been welded closed and the grille conversion is finished |
 | Dash body work is being done |
 | Cowl panel is having body work done |
 | Flush mounted LED CHMSL has been cut open into the roof panel. |
 | Cab as it rolls out of the booth in primer |
 | Front view as it rolls out of the booth. |
 | Pickup bed being fitted for rear roll pan. |
 | Layout for tail lamps and exhaust openings being marked for fitment. |
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