New to the forum, NW Washington

[RedneckRodder]

Hi there,

I've been working on my truck on and off for a year now and have been pretty much just shooting from the hip. I found this place by googling "1948 S-10" a few weeks back looking to see how different people have done the swap to the s-10 frame. Google gave me a link to Shannon's '48 build and I've been hanging around here ever since.

Anyways, a little about me and my truck. I'm 26, and after 6 years in the navy I decided it was time to get out and build a hot rod, so I picked up an AD. Not really sure what year the cabs I have are, the west side of Washington is not nice to sheet metal over the years, so I have 3 of them I've been playing with. The title I have says 1950, so that's what it will end up being as far as the books are concerned.

The plan is to have it be my DD, so while I would like it to be pretty and all, function over form is most important. I'll start a build thread once I've figured out how to do that, but for now I'm just saying hello and continuing to try to get this beast on the road.

BTW, I get married July 6th, and we would like to leave the wedding in the truck, so I can use all the motivation you guys and gals can dish out!

Ryan
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[63 & 64 Bowties]

& welcome to the forum Ryan. You've come to the right place.
When you're ready to start a build thread, just go to the project & build section and start one there. And remember, we like lots of pictures

[alabama1949chevy]

Welcome Ryan! I've only been here a few weeks and these guys and gals are full of great knowledge! Although we don't have the year of truck in common, we have one thing that binds us as family. I was also in the navy! So again welcome to the forum and good luck!
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[RedneckRodder]

Well the first two replies are from fellow Vet's, so right away I'm happy to be here!
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[meter swinger]

from the eastside and on the girl and the truck
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[FarmerSid]

Sounds like you have a bit of work ahead of you if you want it done for July 6th. Congrats on the wedding! post some pics if you can.

[NW Task Force]

Originally Posted by RedneckRodder

BTW, I get married July 6th, and we would like to leave the wedding in the truck, so I can use all the motivation you guys and gals can dish out!
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First off.........Welcome and Thank You for your service! I am a young military veteran myself. My wedding is July 20th in Snohomish, WA. and right now I am working toward having my 57' Chev ready to drive by July. Looks like we have some common ground I'd say! haha I currently work for the Department of the Navy and find myself visiting the Everett area occasionally. Always happy to help out or talk trucks. Good luck!

[FarmerSid]

Congrats on your wedding too NW Task Force! My BD is the 19th so I will be kinda celebrating at the same time.

[RedneckRodder]

This is the only pic I have on my phone. I'll post some better ones tonight. And no, i wasn't pretending to drive were fitting the steering column.......... Ok, maybe I pretended a little
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[RedneckRodder]

Here we were cutting boards to line up the 55 1st series bed
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[NW Task Force]

Originally Posted by FarmerSid

Congrats on your wedding too NW Task Force! My BD is the 19th so I will be kinda celebrating at the same time.

Thanks! I am really determined to get my 57' ready for my July wedding. Here is a sneek peek.............

[RedneckRodder]

Lookin good NW Task Force. I don't think mine will be quite as complete as yours for the wedding, probably be rolling in epoxy primer and borrowed mags, but I'm pretty confident it will be fully functional and still visually pleasing in time.
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[xpickup]

RedneckRodder, Some how I missed this earlier in the week. So welcome to the forum and thank you for your service. Then futher reading my name comes up. As always if I can helpwith anything give me a shout. Looks like you have a great start.

Shannon

[RedneckRodder]

Originally Posted by xpickup

RedneckRodder, Some how I missed this earlier in the week. So welcome to the forum and thank you for your service. Then futher reading my name comes up. As always if I can helpwith anything give me a shout. Looks like you have a great start.

Shannon

Thanks for the welcome Shannon,

I gotta tell you though, I blamed you when the fiance comes asking why I needed a bead roller a few weeks back. I showed her some picks of the paneled floors you build and explained that I need to get to that level. She just looked at me like I was crazy.
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[xpickup]

RedneckRodder, HAHA, that is funny. Hey you have to blame someone. That is one of my favorite tools and I love doing the paneling. And trust me, that will not be the only reason she will look at you crazy during your build / life. Mine does it all the time!

Shannon

[mknittle]

Welcome and congrats! looks like you have a good project there.

[focusedontheprize]

Welcome to the board.

Like the boys have said, we love pictures! Good luck on the project, hopefully you will have her ready to go!

[RedneckRodder]

We finished installing new floor pans and toe boards last weekend, and mated the new tranny tunnel to match properly. This week I've been filling most of the holes in the dash that I won't be using and finishing grinding all the welds that I left to cool and forgot about. This weekend the plan is to build the brake system. Not much left to do before installing the engine and wiring everything up.
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[RedneckRodder]

Here's a peak at the passenger side floor and toe boards with the tranny tunnel. Driver's side is completed, but I didn't take any pics of the whole thing yet.

I didn't take the time to make the panels perfect with proper flanges and all due to the fact that this cab will be coming off in less than a year. Plan is to build the truck using this cab, then move back to the 6" chopped cab I have out in the barn after its all finished. Then this cab will be mounted to a 4x4 frame and turned into a flatbed wheelin' rig.
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[RedneckRodder]

Originally Posted by MJs69CST

Looking good!

Thanks,

I spent a lot of time walking around the Puyallup fairgrounds last year looking for the parts to buy to start this project right. The bed came from an original Nevada truck, so not only is it rust free, its also the straightest original I've ever seen in person. I also bought running boards from that same truck, they had already been blasted and primed. Played $300 for all that and walked away smiling
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[Daze57]

welcome aboard the forum from sin city

[RedneckRodder]

Originally Posted by MJs69CST

Yep those parts/swap meets are gold mines!

Yeah, I always take the Cummins and pull a trailer with, just in case. A lot of people don't want to take those bigger items home with them.
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[RedneckRodder]

A few pics of what's been done in the last week:

The finish floor pans


Filled cowl vent (not finished yet, all filler will done at the same time)


Filled large holes in dash and removed cutout for steering column

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[Amorget]

Wow, you are RIGHT down the road from me. Never seen someone from Silvana before

[RedneckRodder]

Originally Posted by Amorget

Wow, you are RIGHT down the road from me. Never seen someone from Silvana before

Yeah, pretty close. Now we need to get together, drink some cold frosties and get some work done on something!
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