[53 Chevy]

A whole lot of body work and my boy helping put the engine together. The bottom of the cab is bedlinered, as will be the inside of the fenders.( I live 2 1/2 miles down a gravel road ) .Frame is boxed with a Mustang II front end and it has a Ranger rearend with a stock 348/700R4. It is going to have GM tbi on it for nice reliability. The floor, cab corners , front cowels were all replaced, other than all that I am hoping to use all the original sheet metal. Working on the acc brackets right now, hope you like the pics.


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[vinniekq2]

fabulous picture,the young man "torquing" the big W. He doesnt even know how big of deal that will be some day in his future.
thats a master card commercial!!!

[texastomeh]

The stuff of dreams!!

NICE looking workspace also!!

Tom

[Alaska Gasser]

Very nice looking project and great to see your son helping out.

I'm also putting a 348 into my '48 Chev extended cab. Here I thought I was being different.

[1Gary]

Tell your son he is a instant star in my mind.Sure does the heart good to see the torch passed on properly.Like the project too.Keep the pic's coming.

[53 Chevy]

Thanks guys, it is a fun project and more fun when one of your boys loves it also. Hey Alaska,I also thought I was being different. Hope your not planning on painting yours Viper Snakeskin Green or we may not get along.

[Alaska Gasser]

Mine definitely won't be green. I'm going flat black for a few years and after that..........? She who must be obeyed really likes the new Ford blue, so we'll see.

[496CHEVY3100]

Im guessing he is working hard on the truck he will be driving to school.this happened to me ,worked on 69 nova got finished i week before my sons 16th birthdayin 1991,he still has it.Nice truck,still working on MY 53 chevy pu. LOL

[sedanbob]

Great project - great that your son is working with you - also great he's wearing a mask so he doesn't inhale that paint! Keep the pics coming - gonna be a great truck!

[53 Chevy]

Originally Posted by Alaska Gasser

Mine definitely won't be green. I'm going flat black for a few years and after that..........? She who must be obeyed really likes the new Ford blue, so we'll see.

That is funny, its almost getting wierd though, The 53 I am doing is officially going to be my wife's. She also loves the Ford Blue ( but I guess who doesn't ) but she decieded on the Green. This is the 4th color she has chosen over the years, Yellow,Pearl White,Burnt Orange and now Green. One of these days its going to be too late for her to change her mind again cause I'm just about ready to paint the firewall and jam it.

[Alaska Gasser]

Just curious. What made her choose this truck and how did the 348 become the motor of choice?

I chose the 348 for mine because the truck will be one of a kind and I wanted a different motor than the usual small or big block.

[496CHEVY3100]

2 words Eye Appeal.

[53 Chevy]

Originally Posted by Alaska Gasser

Just curious. What made her choose this truck and how did the 348 become the motor of choice?

I chose the 348 for mine because the truck will be one of a kind and I wanted a different motor than the usual small or big block.

My very first vehicle was a 52 chevy pickup, always just loved them.Years after my original went to the junk yard, my neighbor decided to sell his 53 and he knew I wanted it so we made the deal.As for the engine, I also wanted something different, I was looking at inline 6's out of Trailblazers,actually had an LS1 motor and trans out of a 98 T/A planned to go in it.One day at work ( I work at a farm implement dealer ) an old havester came in for junk and it had a 348 in it, that is when I thought cool and different.Thats a short version of how it all came to be.

[496CHEVY3100]

we are thinking along same lines,the Blue is 52 ,Red is a 53 ,Orange is a 65,

[53 Chevy]

WOW! You redoing all those pickups?They look awsome!