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ChuckDriver · 02-23-2015, 06:36 PM

Cool, more pic's please!!!!

octanejunkie · 02-23-2015, 06:41 PM

I also wanted a big window, but even in the rust-free west, the BBW cabs are becoming rare and expensive - they are very desirable.

I would hesitate cutting up a perfectly good cab like mine (very little rust in the usual areas) but the small window cab actually give you a bit more privacy, and shade from the 100°+ heat here in So Cal.

I if I found a BBW cab for a decent price, however, I'd buy it just to have it on hand! Rule #147 is it?

thump16 · 02-23-2015, 09:01 PM

I will never do it again. Lol. The pictures are off of my phone. There are still areas to trim and the under cab braces need to be removed and replaced. Time has been really tight these days. My frame is 80% done and I haven't gotten wheels.

thump16 · 02-23-2015, 09:03 PM

Here is the frame with Porterbuilt dropmember

**Dan in Pasadena** · 02-23-2015, 10:41 PM

Wow, haven't come back to this thread since about Nov. last year.

When I bought my big window '55 in 2011 I got flack from at least one member that told me I paid too much. And it was a complete, running big window shortbed already converted to five lug with a 283, TH350 tranny and Chevelle rearend!

Times have changed. I know that "Askin ain't Gettin" but I'm regularly seeing '55-'59's here in SoCal that I don't THINK are equal to mine and guys are asking $10-15k!

ChuckDriver · 02-24-2015, 01:30 PM

Frame is looking good!

thump16 · 06-07-2015, 09:31 PM

I have been still chipping away at my conversion. My cab is at the body shop getting welded and doors fit and aligned. I will never do this again.lol. Should be back in my hands by next week.

thump16 · 06-07-2015, 09:33 PM

Pic2

Kim57 · 06-08-2015, 12:29 AM

Looks pretty good.
Kim

_Ogre · 06-08-2015, 02:07 PM

Quote:

I will never do this again.lol.

looked easy, eh?

i'll ask why? time? money? or both?

ChuckDriver · 06-08-2015, 02:24 PM

Looking for some cool updates soon!

thump16 · 06-10-2015, 07:11 AM

Cuz it's a pain in the butt. I picked up a 08 6.2 from a denali & then my boss asked me why I didn't get a whole car( I work at dealership) so he says pick out car I want for drivetrain and he will buy it(05-06 salvage pontiac GTO) so by the time I finish this project my 7yr old will be in college. Lol.

thump16 · 08-23-2015, 06:52 PM

Cab is 90% complete

thump16 · 08-23-2015, 06:53 PM

#2

thump16 · 08-23-2015, 06:57 PM

3#

thump16 · 08-23-2015, 06:58 PM

#4

Shanehenrymusic · 08-23-2015, 07:33 PM

Great work you guys! I haven't posted on here in a long while, but I'm back..

ChuckDriver · 08-23-2015, 08:06 PM

Looks good thump! How's the frame coming??

Kim57 · 08-23-2015, 09:13 PM

Came out real nice.
Kim

thump16 · 08-23-2015, 09:36 PM

Frame is is good. I am having the frame horn/radiator mount refabbed to keep it clean. Th 84 ls swap has taken priority now so I can get my garage back. I have the swaybar and trans mount as well from PB. I will be running brake lines and wiring this winter.

thump16 · 09-07-2015, 07:59 PM

I set the cab on the frame yesterday.

thump16 · 09-07-2015, 08:01 PM

Pic 2

ChuckDriver · 09-08-2015, 02:19 AM

Nice!

Kim57 · 09-08-2015, 08:38 AM

Starting to look like a truck again.
Kim

thotfulspot · 09-08-2015, 02:48 PM

Nicely done. I've got the same parts, but to keep my sanity (and to keep my wife off my back), a local restoration shop will be doing the work. I gave them your thread and the magazine article. They are doing a lot of customization to the cab along with the rear window. I'm not the same size as I was when I had my first '57 30 years ago. Need to make as much room as possible for my 6'-6" body.

Thanks for providing the information in this thread.

02-23-2015, 06:36 PM	#76
ChuckDriver A320 Pilot/USAF Retired Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,629	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Cool, more pic's please!!!! __________________ JJ My 1957 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334552 http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22037 Instagram - Chuckdriver57

02-23-2015, 06:41 PM	#77
octanejunkie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 264	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 I also wanted a big window, but even in the rust-free west, the BBW cabs are becoming rare and expensive - they are very desirable. I would hesitate cutting up a perfectly good cab like mine (very little rust in the usual areas) but the small window cab actually give you a bit more privacy, and shade from the 100°+ heat here in So Cal. I if I found a BBW cab for a decent price, however, I'd buy it just to have it on hand! Rule #147 is it? __________________ Déjà vu. It's that feeling you get when you hit your thumb with the hammer a second time '59 Chevy 3100 Stepside

02-23-2015, 09:01 PM	#78
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 I will never do it again. Lol. The pictures are off of my phone. There are still areas to trim and the under cab braces need to be removed and replaced. Time has been really tight these days. My frame is 80% done and I haven't gotten wheels.

02-23-2015, 09:03 PM	#79
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Here is the frame with Porterbuilt dropmember Attached Images

02-23-2015, 10:41 PM	#80
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,344	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Wow, haven't come back to this thread since about Nov. last year. When I bought my big window '55 in 2011 I got flack from at least one member that told me I paid too much. And it was a complete, running big window shortbed already converted to five lug with a 283, TH350 tranny and Chevelle rearend! Times have changed. I know that "Askin ain't Gettin" but I'm regularly seeing '55-'59's here in SoCal that I don't THINK are equal to mine and guys are asking $10-15k! __________________ '55 Big Window Shortbed, Drive-It-&-Work-On-It slid down the "slippery slope" to a Frame-Off Rodstoration! LQ4/4l85e/C4 IFS/Mustang 8.8 rearend w/3.73's Dan's '55 Big Window "Build" - Well, Kinda!

02-24-2015, 01:30 PM	#81
ChuckDriver A320 Pilot/USAF Retired Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,629	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Frame is looking good! __________________ JJ My 1957 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334552 http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22037 Instagram - Chuckdriver57

06-07-2015, 09:31 PM	#82
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 I have been still chipping away at my conversion. My cab is at the body shop getting welded and doors fit and aligned. I will never do this again.lol. Should be back in my hands by next week. Attached Images

06-07-2015, 09:33 PM	#83
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Pic2 Attached Images

06-08-2015, 12:29 AM	#84
Kim57 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Corona, California Posts: 7,998	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Looks pretty good. Kim __________________ My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=283107

06-08-2015, 02:24 PM	#86
ChuckDriver A320 Pilot/USAF Retired Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,629	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Looking for some cool updates soon! __________________ JJ My 1957 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334552 http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22037 Instagram - Chuckdriver57

06-10-2015, 07:11 AM	#87
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Cuz it's a pain in the butt. I picked up a 08 6.2 from a denali & then my boss asked me why I didn't get a whole car( I work at dealership) so he says pick out car I want for drivetrain and he will buy it(05-06 salvage pontiac GTO) so by the time I finish this project my 7yr old will be in college. Lol.

08-23-2015, 06:52 PM	#88
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Cab is 90% complete Attached Images

08-23-2015, 06:53 PM	#89
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 #2 Attached Images

08-23-2015, 06:57 PM	#90
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 3# Attached Images

08-23-2015, 06:58 PM	#91
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 #4 Attached Images



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08-23-2015, 07:33 PM	#92
Shanehenrymusic Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 124	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Great work you guys! I haven't posted on here in a long while, but I'm back..

08-23-2015, 08:06 PM	#93
ChuckDriver A320 Pilot/USAF Retired Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,629	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Looks good thump! How's the frame coming?? __________________ JJ My 1957 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334552 http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22037 Instagram - Chuckdriver57

08-23-2015, 09:13 PM	#94
Kim57 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Corona, California Posts: 7,998	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Came out real nice. Kim __________________ My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=283107

08-23-2015, 09:36 PM	#95
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Frame is is good. I am having the frame horn/radiator mount refabbed to keep it clean. Th 84 ls swap has taken priority now so I can get my garage back. I have the swaybar and trans mount as well from PB. I will be running brake lines and wiring this winter.

09-07-2015, 07:59 PM	#96
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 I set the cab on the frame yesterday. Attached Images

09-07-2015, 08:01 PM	#97
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Pic 2 Attached Images

09-08-2015, 02:19 AM	#98
ChuckDriver A320 Pilot/USAF Retired Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,629	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Nice! __________________ JJ My 1957 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334552 http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22037 Instagram - Chuckdriver57

09-08-2015, 08:38 AM	#99
Kim57 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Corona, California Posts: 7,998	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Starting to look like a truck again. Kim __________________ My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=283107

09-08-2015, 02:48 PM	#100
thotfulspot Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 198	Re: Big back window conversion part 1 Nicely done. I've got the same parts, but to keep my sanity (and to keep my wife off my back), a local restoration shop will be doing the work. I gave them your thread and the magazine article. They are doing a lot of customization to the cab along with the rear window. I'm not the same size as I was when I had my first '57 30 years ago. Need to make as much room as possible for my 6'-6" body. Thanks for providing the information in this thread.

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