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caino59 · 10-14-2006, 12:35 PM

Will be scanning in pics tomorrow (Have to leave shortly for a wedding)

but here's some shoddy ones I forgot I had on my phone...

Don't laugh - I know it's dirty!

CAL 58 GMC · 10-14-2006, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by caino59

Will be scanning in pics tomorrow (Have to leave shortly for a wedding)

but here's some shoddy ones I forgot I had on my phone...

Don't laugh - I know it's dirty!

Cool

Keep use all updated and keep the pictures coming!

P.S. Man rule 2.06, never laugh at another man's truck.

texascowboy593 · 10-14-2006, 01:23 PM

Cant wait to see more!

caino59 · 10-16-2006, 10:37 AM

when i get more time - ill scan in the pictures from when we re-did the whole chop

yea, the window didn't fit right, so it was done ALLL over again...

the glove box is currently filled in too...

caino59 · 10-16-2006, 10:38 AM

you can see this better on the pictures ill be scanning in later

sorry for the ****ty pics - they're from before i had a digi

of which i've lost a bunch....somehow and i still have an album that i think is at my parents house of the truck from the beginning - when i get everything together and straightened out, ill start a new thread

dwcsr · 10-16-2006, 04:43 PM

Two questions
1. Is that wooden thing the new hand brake?

2. did you chop the top or ?

Looks good.

Jebb1978 · 10-16-2006, 06:24 PM

Looks like she's come a long way! Nice metal fab!

Welcome to the board!

caino59 · 10-16-2006, 06:47 PM

dwcsr: yea, the top is chopped 3.5"

rare to see these chopped...my buddy is doing most of the body work and this is his first (and probably last after this hah!) chop....really i need to get pics of it as it sites now.

the first round of choppage left the windshield ill-fitting (went through 2 before we got one that didn't break

) and the rear window shrunk in height 3.5" but on the second time, we got it the right way - build the cab around the windshield ;o) and, the amount of space between the stock rear window and the body line below it is just about 3.5" so from the spare roof/back cab section my buddy procured, we nabbed the rear window out of it, so the window is right between the top body line and bottom.

the final product that we're going for here is 'phantom' - hoping that the end result looks like the factory intended it as such

caino59 · 10-17-2006, 11:15 AM

more pictures..

chop redux.

caino59 · 10-17-2006, 11:16 AM

caino59 · 10-17-2006, 03:26 PM

maybe i should start a new thread with a different title since this is a little more than a tease...lol not quite tho.

Igotachevyor2 · 10-17-2006, 08:17 PM

looks good

qksilver · 10-18-2006, 09:48 PM

definity more than a tease!

bondobob · 01-12-2007, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by caino59

maybe i should start a new thread with a different title since this is a little more than a tease...lol not quite tho.

An old timer here in Connecticut told me the same thing, "Cut the glass first.
You can always move metal but not glass" I want to do my '57 exactly like your '59. How did you cut the glass?

CAL 58 GMC · 01-12-2007, 12:01 PM

Nice work on the chop! I know thats a lot harder then it looks.

chevyrestoguy · 01-13-2007, 12:11 PM

Very true about the glass......I have passed over a few chopped cabs because there was no guarantee on how or if glass would fit.
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56chevy1300 · 01-13-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by caino59

maybe i should start a new thread with a different title since this is a little more than a tease...lol not quite tho.

Yes, we would like to see many more pics!!! I have thought about chopping mine someday and would like to learn more.

caino59 · 01-14-2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bondobob

An old timer here in Connecticut told me the same thing, "Cut the glass first.
You can always move metal but not glass" I want to do my '57 exactly like your '59. How did you cut the glass?

glass was cut by sandblasting. first one pretty much shattered, 2nd one cracked, but we were able to use it as a template.

third was cut no problem.

working on getting more pictures...just bought a house this past year + new job and it's been quite hectic!

Sweet&LowPro55 · 01-15-2007, 12:49 AM

Hey... looks like very nice work.How long do you
think it will take you to finish ??

caino59 · 01-15-2007, 10:22 PM

finish? are they ever really done? heh

i'm hoping to get some stuff done over the next few months..running brake and fuel lines, then cab back on and start doing the wiring.

i'm aiming to get it on the road for summer '08, which should be totally doable.

CAL 58 GMC · 01-15-2007, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caino59

finish? are they ever really done?

I know what you mean, there never finished.

10-14-2006, 12:35 PM	#1
caino59 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 46	Just a tease... added some pictures.. Will be scanning in pics tomorrow (Have to leave shortly for a wedding) but here's some shoddy ones I forgot I had on my phone... Don't laugh - I know it's dirty! Last edited by caino59; 10-16-2006 at 02:04 PM.

10-14-2006, 01:23 PM	#3
texascowboy593 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southeast Tx Posts: 1,302	Re: Just a tease... Cant wait to see more! __________________ "The rays of light thru the Shiner Bock bottle make me wanna turn the key and put down the throttle...and get lost down 35" - Jason Boland www.YouTube.com/user/593Films - Watch My Videos! 1977 Silverado K10 2014 Dodge Durango (Wife-mobile) 2008 Dodge Ram Lone Star Edition (Daily driver)

10-16-2006, 10:37 AM	#4
caino59 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 46	Re: Just a tease... when i get more time - ill scan in the pictures from when we re-did the whole chop yea, the window didn't fit right, so it was done ALLL over again... the glove box is currently filled in too...

10-16-2006, 10:38 AM	#5
caino59 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 46	Re: Just a tease... you can see this better on the pictures ill be scanning in later sorry for the ****ty pics - they're from before i had a digi of which i've lost a bunch....somehow and i still have an album that i think is at my parents house of the truck from the beginning - when i get everything together and straightened out, ill start a new thread

10-16-2006, 04:43 PM	#6
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,131	Re: Just a tease... Two questions 1. Is that wooden thing the new hand brake? 2. did you chop the top or ? Looks good. Last edited by dwcsr; 10-16-2006 at 04:43 PM.

10-16-2006, 06:24 PM	#7
Jebb1978 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mesa,Az Posts: 3,713	Re: Just a tease... Looks like she's come a long way! Nice metal fab! Welcome to the board! __________________ 1959 GMC project

10-16-2006, 06:47 PM	#8
caino59 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 46	Re: Just a tease... dwcsr: yea, the top is chopped 3.5" rare to see these chopped...my buddy is doing most of the body work and this is his first (and probably last after this hah!) chop....really i need to get pics of it as it sites now. the first round of choppage left the windshield ill-fitting (went through 2 before we got one that didn't break ) and the rear window shrunk in height 3.5" but on the second time, we got it the right way - build the cab around the windshield ;o) and, the amount of space between the stock rear window and the body line below it is just about 3.5" so from the spare roof/back cab section my buddy procured, we nabbed the rear window out of it, so the window is right between the top body line and bottom. the final product that we're going for here is 'phantom' - hoping that the end result looks like the factory intended it as such

10-17-2006, 11:15 AM	#9
caino59 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 46	Re: Just a tease... more pictures.. chop redux.

10-17-2006, 11:16 AM	#10
caino59 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 46	Re: Just a tease...

10-17-2006, 03:26 PM	#11
caino59 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 46	Re: Just a tease... maybe i should start a new thread with a different title since this is a little more than a tease...lol not quite tho.

10-17-2006, 08:17 PM	#12
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10-18-2006, 09:48 PM	#13
qksilver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern Pines NC Posts: 3,853	Re: Just a tease... definity more than a tease!

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CAL 58 GMC Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Clovis Ca. Posts: 3,311	Re: Just a tease... Nice work on the chop! I know thats a lot harder then it looks. __________________ Classic Trucks Link http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...uck/index.html 1958 GMC.Project Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=162816 1966 Chevelle Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=443576 Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prrNKo8F7Zw#GU5U2spHI_4 Last edited by CAL 58 GMC; 02-22-2007 at 08:24 PM.

01-13-2007, 12:11 PM	#16
chevyrestoguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: apple valley, ca Posts: 2,670	Re: Just a tease... Very true about the glass......I have passed over a few chopped cabs because there was no guarantee on how or if glass would fit. ________ LIABILITY INSURANCE ADVICE Last edited by chevyrestoguy; 02-18-2011 at 11:03 AM.

01-15-2007, 12:49 AM	#19
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01-15-2007, 10:22 PM	#20
caino59 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 46	Re: Just a tease... finish? are they ever really done? heh i'm hoping to get some stuff done over the next few months..running brake and fuel lines, then cab back on and start doing the wiring. i'm aiming to get it on the road for summer '08, which should be totally doable. __________________ 1959 Chevy - Project Pics!

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