1956 GMC panel truck - POS to RatRod in one year.........
 

The looking at - pre-purchase inspection - no motor, no transmission. Maybe I should do a carfax? :rofl

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It's a shitty eastern rig that has been off the road since '83. Real shitty, but cheap.

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Yes, they are holding the front end on.

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5 Gallon pickle pail for a seat, and Fred Flintstone is right at home!

Man, is it shitty.

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The frame, is in surprisingly good shape. A few cracks, and a fishplate repair job done eons ago, but other than some rust not too bad.

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Step two - the delivery. This was really easy - one phone call to my Tow Guy.

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Thanks Will!

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Resting comfortably on stands, step one is to seperate the frame and the body.

stay tuned..... more to come soon, I started back in early fall.

Was hoping you'd do a build thread, MZ.:clap:clap:clap


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Turns out there were only a couple of bolts left holding the body on.....

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it came apart real easy.

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The plan is to get the frame done first, and get it the hell out of my shop. It's in the way.

Brakes are first, everything is shot, except the e-brake cables, which are original, with grease fittings. Wild.

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I'll get new return springs later................

Sand the frame by hand, then apply penetrating primer.... with a brush. This is a rat rod, not fookin' pebble beach.

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one coat down, now for a coat of paint, rust-oleum. Save your bill hirsch and por-15 for those fancy pants rigs on the show circuit.

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I got a new paradigm - "who you saving it for, the next owner?"

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Note the arrival of the engine - I scored a chevy 250 6 cylinder, and a 3 speed manual transmission for $100 - had to pull it out of a '64 pickup. No big deal.

Everyone wants me to V-8 this thing - fuck'em, I want a six.


Master clyinder and brakelines next -

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new shocks all around -

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Awesome! Great to see a practical, real-world build-up.

awesome!! a Mary Kay panel truck. :lol3


just kiddin'.....I love them old panel vans. looking forward to reading about your progress

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Count me in too! I'm a Ford guy but that is way cool. :clap

Good on ya for going with the Stovebolt motor. You can do some interesting hop-ups on those. I smell sidedrafts in your future...

D'aww, i thought this was an old thread that someone dug up from the grave... you mean to tell me I actually have to WAIT?!


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Very nice, love the 6 cyl choice.

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Hey,,,you should put a V8 in that!







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Oh my

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Split the exhaust. Put a glasspack on one pipe and turbo muffler on the other. It'll bark.