1949 Chevrolet 3100 - V8 Prototype

[m22mike]

Looks like maple [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] Very nice [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Now lets get cranking on that &quot;B&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

[Billohio]

WOW looks great

[mockingbird812]

Great job Dave. BTW, I like your measurement techniques. What is the calibration cycle for that appendage? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

It's actually Red Oak like the bed, but yeah, looks pretty light, Mike.

Sam, I use exactoodinal longeristics when I measurcate. So far, the results have been mortarific! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] ....or something [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[earntaz]

Geezze -- ya' need more [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[Mr. Chevy]

Dave, the truck looks fantastic.. You are very talented.. You do very nice work... It was nice seeing you in Chicago this year and spending time with you and your wife...

Rich

[my69rat]

Dave the work you do is just the way the factory should have done. You are very talented. Dave I don't say this to just anyone but you are the man.

[A12pilot]

Thanks for the compliments, guys! Exhaust is going in now! Rich, good seeing you and your wife again too! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

More this weekend.....

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
Dave

[A12pilot]

Of course since I had planned on getting the truck finished last week before I headed out on a trip, it didn't get done. But isn't that par for the course with anything classic automotive related? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] The exhaust took 2 days instead of 3hrs like planned (parts, installer got sick), but no matter. It's on and love it! I ran the head pipes down to a &quot;Y&quot; pipe, then a single 2&quot; pipe out the back through the stock cannister style muffler in the original hanger mounting spot. I exited the pipe out just forward of the bumper below the rear valance. So with that out of the way, I'll start staining the wood, wrapping the harness under the truck, and take care of the loose ends here and there. The out comes the wetsander and buffer! More to come this weekend!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]



Cheers
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Dave

[A12pilot]

Alllllllrighty.......it's been a busy last few weeks, and I'm happy to say other than a few backordered items (radio knobs, cowl vent knobs, battery tray hold down, and two hood side ornaments....and a few engine bay grommets I still need to size) the truck is DONE!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] From start to finish, this was a 1yr build. I did 100% of everything except the exhaust. And that included mounting the tires with tubes! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Paint, rust repair, stitches to my calf (general purpose solvent makes an excellent sterilizer!), balm application to a nasty weld burn, and of course, tool extraction from.....well...just know it's out! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img] Soooo, now it's onto test driving! I've done a little around the complex and so far no overheating, the 700R4 shifts in all gears, and the brakes work excellent with the big disks up front. This truck turned out 100% how I envisioned it (scary!) and I'm ready to start driving it and have some fun, er, fix stuff that starts breaking. I think my wife is pretty much tired of having LMC catalogs in every bathroom, table, the couch, the fridge, and I think possibly one got in the pantry somehow!!?!? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]










Thanks for following along with my build. I hope it was entertaining for you guys. Since it's not a 426 Yenko DOHC Hemi Side Oiled Cammer, I tried to make it a fun read just to break up the seriousness that some guys make this hobby out to be. After all, in the end, it's all FUN!!!!

Cheers!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Dave