Father and Son 1955 Chevy Truck Build

[Cadillacmak]

No more over spray or dust on the project, but dang it looks odd under cover. My boy ordered it almost a month ago and it just came in yesterday. He is 18 today, man how time flies!

 

[Cadillacmak]

Getting closer every day, inner fenders done!

 

[Cadillacmak]

Back to work on the fender, I think our homemade patch came out good. This fender needs so much work!

 

[Cadillacmak]

Did a lot of fender work today, hoping to paint sometimes next week!

 

[Cadillacmak]

Not getting done as soon as we want, but its getting done. My boy has been very busy, but finally got the front fenders primed. Hoping to paint soon!

 

[Cadillacmak]

Primer, sealer, paint pics to come!

 

[Cadillacmak]

Its not perfect, and we will need to sand and buff the orange peel off, but dang good for a 18 year old boy.

 

[Cadillacmak]

My boy has been putting in the hours!

 

[Cadillacmak]

My boy picked his tire and wheel combo, ordered them, and we mounted them tonight. Get them balanced later.

 

[ORVietVet]

Are those directional tires?

 

[Cadillacmak]

Are those directional tires?

Nope, we did check.

 

[ORVietVet]

The tire in the first pic on the silver wheel, looks like arrow shape in the middle tread pointing backwards and then the new tire shows the same arrow tread, in the middle, pointing forward.

 

[Cadillacmak]

No pictures to post but my son has been working this project. He rebuilt the T-case, installed a 4L80e with manual wiring conversion, and shortened the rear drive line. Lots of little thing also to get it ready for the road. Doors and bed and it is done.

 

[Cadillacmak]

Trying to wrap this project up this year, life is not helping. Major house repairs, boy was working out of town a lot, father-in-law passed away last year, and now my mom has cancer. We are doing what we can when we can. Trying to get these doors done but we messed up on the last spray and had to sand some runs.

 

[Cadillacmak]

One door done!

 

[Cadillacmak]

Got the passenger door on and aligned. We may be slow, but we aint stopping.

 

[Cadillacmak]

One step closer.