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MiraclePieCo · 02-27-2020, 08:36 AM

Cool truck:

**mr48chev** · 02-27-2020, 04:18 PM

Great looking truck. I was trying to figure out what event I saw it at.

Tempest67 · 02-27-2020, 06:35 PM

interesting how the running board is just used between the cab and the rear fender..... kinda like a stepside....that is a cool look

dsraven · 02-27-2020, 06:47 PM

I noticed the same thing and wondered if the cab was widened.

nvrdone · 02-28-2020, 12:20 AM

ok, after seeing this truck I went out & compared it to mine.
Here's what I see:
the cab has been channeled over the frame. not sure that the cab has been widened.
The top has been chopped and the rear window raised to match the tops of the doors.
there is no filler between the running board and the bed. looks like the bed sides have been extended down to meet the running boards.
Looks like the front edge of the rear fender has been shortened to match the rear.
Looks like the hood has been pancaked.
The headlights have been peaked.
the stake pockets have been molded in , the rears wrap around to meet the rear roll pan.
there's probably much more that ive missed but any way you "slice it" that's a lot of work. but it definately changes the look without spoiling the original design.
I like it.

PDW HOTRODS · 02-28-2020, 01:01 PM

Looks like the body has had a couple inches taken out of the height and 1 grill bar removed also.

**mr48chev** · 02-28-2020, 04:54 PM

It does looked Sectioned along with the chop. There is far more work in that truck than your eye catches at first glance.

I've seen a couple that had the fenders raised on the cab to give the sectioned look with only the hood being actually sectioned.

**mongocanfly** · 02-28-2020, 05:33 PM

Heres a pic and some Info from the 30th annual Pacific northwest nationals...

Making the road trip from Eugene, Oregon, Ron and Lois Beard’s 1948 Chevy pickup has a chop top and a serious, in-the-weeds hunkered stance. The running gear consists of a 327-inch V8 engine and a 700R4 automatic transmission.

**mongocanfly** · 02-28-2020, 05:37 PM

And some more..

**mongocanfly** · 02-28-2020, 05:43 PM

And the write up done on the truck....https://www.hotrod.com/articles/near...eam-came-true/

**mr48chev** · 02-28-2020, 06:59 PM

That is a good article on the truck.

MiraclePieCo · 02-28-2020, 09:17 PM

That dash is gorgeous! And some serious pie-cutting done on that hood!

**joedoh** · 02-28-2020, 11:26 PM

nice job on the hood section and keeping good proportions, chopping the AD top makes the body tall and the nose too 'roman'.

Quote:

But rather than sourcing a thick, heavy, '50s frame that needed boxing and at the very least an IFS clip or crossmember, Ron picked one up that already had that. He found an '80s S-10 frame.

do tell ron, do tell

**mr48chev** · 02-29-2020, 03:11 AM

It rather sounded like the writer had never heard of S-10 swaps before.

At first look i didn't think it had a 5 inch chop. Photos can be deceiving though.

At any rate it is one nice truck with some nice ideas in it.

MARTINSR · 02-29-2020, 05:23 PM

Just rolling here, looks like a 4" chop, a 3-4" section and simply lowered so much that the bottoms of the fenders are shortened with the running boards being removed. The left the front of the fenders stock and raised the front bumper eliminating the lower grille bar.

Brian

MARTINSR · 02-29-2020, 06:47 PM

I saw that truck at the Goodguys in Pleasanton California a few years ago. It is a beauty for sure!

Brian

MARTINSR · 02-29-2020, 06:50 PM

Yeah, I took a bunch of photos, it got my attention.

Brian

MARTINSR · 02-29-2020, 06:53 PM

Every friggin inch of this thing has been touched!

Brian

02-27-2020, 08:36 AM	#1
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Cool truck Cool truck: Attached Images __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

02-27-2020, 04:18 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,711	Re: Cool truck Great looking truck. I was trying to figure out what event I saw it at. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around. Last edited by mr48chev; 02-27-2020 at 06:26 PM.

02-27-2020, 06:35 PM	#3
Tempest67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Ontario Posts: 852	Re: Cool truck interesting how the running board is just used between the cab and the rear fender..... kinda like a stepside....that is a cool look

02-27-2020, 06:47 PM	#4
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 8,334	Re: Cool truck I noticed the same thing and wondered if the cab was widened.

02-28-2020, 12:20 AM	#5
nvrdone Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moxee WA Posts: 1,482	Re: Cool truck ok, after seeing this truck I went out & compared it to mine. Here's what I see: the cab has been channeled over the frame. not sure that the cab has been widened. The top has been chopped and the rear window raised to match the tops of the doors. there is no filler between the running board and the bed. looks like the bed sides have been extended down to meet the running boards. Looks like the front edge of the rear fender has been shortened to match the rear. Looks like the hood has been pancaked. The headlights have been peaked. the stake pockets have been molded in , the rears wrap around to meet the rear roll pan. there's probably much more that ive missed but any way you "slice it" that's a lot of work. but it definately changes the look without spoiling the original design. I like it.

02-28-2020, 01:01 PM	#6
PDW HOTRODS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sutherlin Oregon Posts: 502	Re: Cool truck Looks like the body has had a couple inches taken out of the height and 1 grill bar removed also.

02-28-2020, 04:54 PM	#7
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,711	Re: Cool truck It does looked Sectioned along with the chop. There is far more work in that truck than your eye catches at first glance. I've seen a couple that had the fenders raised on the cab to give the sectioned look with only the hood being actually sectioned. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

02-28-2020, 05:33 PM	#8
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,671	Re: Cool truck Heres a pic and some Info from the 30th annual Pacific northwest nationals... Making the road trip from Eugene, Oregon, Ron and Lois Beard’s 1948 Chevy pickup has a chop top and a serious, in-the-weeds hunkered stance. The running gear consists of a 327-inch V8 engine and a 700R4 automatic transmission. Attached Images __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver Last edited by mongocanfly; 02-28-2020 at 05:49 PM.

02-28-2020, 05:37 PM	#9
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,671	Re: Cool truck And some more.. Attached Images __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

02-28-2020, 05:43 PM	#10
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,671	Re: Cool truck And the write up done on the truck....https://www.hotrod.com/articles/near...eam-came-true/ __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

02-28-2020, 06:59 PM	#11
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,711	Re: Cool truck That is a good article on the truck. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

02-28-2020, 09:17 PM	#12
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: Cool truck That dash is gorgeous! And some serious pie-cutting done on that hood! __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

02-29-2020, 03:11 AM	#14
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,711	Re: Cool truck It rather sounded like the writer had never heard of S-10 swaps before. At first look i didn't think it had a 5 inch chop. Photos can be deceiving though. At any rate it is one nice truck with some nice ideas in it. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

02-29-2020, 05:23 PM	#15
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Cool truck Just rolling here, looks like a 4" chop, a 3-4" section and simply lowered so much that the bottoms of the fenders are shortened with the running boards being removed. The left the front of the fenders stock and raised the front bumper eliminating the lower grille bar. Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

02-29-2020, 06:47 PM	#16
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Cool truck I saw that truck at the Goodguys in Pleasanton California a few years ago. It is a beauty for sure! Brian Attached Images __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"



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02-29-2020, 06:50 PM	#17
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Cool truck Yeah, I took a bunch of photos, it got my attention. Brian Attached Images __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

02-29-2020, 06:53 PM	#18
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Cool truck Every friggin inch of this thing has been touched! Brian Attached Images __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

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