1950 3100 Truck Project

[kuztomklaus]

Nice! Keep up the good work!

Klaus

[shadams]

Originally Posted by Chevy54

Hhaha...I knew you had photos to load up!! Looks good man, Hey dont forget to use residual valves on your front and rear brake lines where your running the frame mount booster and master cyl....I didnt see them mentioned or installed so I thought Id thro it out there.

Got em, if you look closely at the pic of my first weld you can see one of them hanging. Anyway, not as much progress as I would like, and def not as much as you, but its getting there. Thanks!

[Chevy54]

Originally Posted by shadams

Got em, if you look closely at the pic of my first weld you can see one of them hanging. Anyway, not as much progress as I would like, and def not as much as you, but its getting there. Thanks!

Ok cool, Ive talked w some mechanics who havent heard of them due to m/c being up high now adays! Anyway, the truck looks good...your making killer progress...Im just on a mission....its all I do

[shadams]

Alright, more bad news on the engine. Several cylinders are pitted beyond honing, so its getting the full bore treatment. Its already .40 over so I guess that means it will now be .60 over. He said the cam I have is a race cam and will be too much for normal driving. So in the end he sold me 2 heads that he went through, polished crank, bored block and a complete engine kit the he referred to as their stage 2 kit and a rumpity rump cam, and the other stuff that goes along with it.he puts it at about 350 hp which is fine by me!

Also left him the old crusty performer intake which is hot bathed and bead blasted to like new appearance. I also told him to set me up a stall converter based on the engine specs, trans and rear gear ratio. So when its all said and done it will be a ton more than I really wanted to spend but it will be over with, supposed to have it done by the weekend, then reassembly starts at the shop.

So last night I got my adjustable prop valve and pressure activated brake light switch, still waiting on a rear brake hose and a brass t with bolt hole for the front brake lines, then I can be done with the brakes. Once the engine is done I can stab it in with teh trans and get my trans mount set, welded, then painted. At that time I should have enought weight there to put in the coils and shocks in and if I can scare up some tires I should have a roller!!!

After that its body time!! Later...

[EnragedHawk]

Sorry to hear that about the engine. Sounds like you'll have a beast when you're done though!

[Chevy54]

How goes the motor build buddy?

[shadams]

Should have it back by tomorrow, should... Guy had to go out to NC to do some engine testing for a NASCAR team and of course my engine wasnt going to hold him up. I ordered a few more things from him, new torque converter 2600 stall, balancer, carb rebuild kit, and a complete engine bolt kit. Also finally got all the brake line parts so I am going to try and knock that out this weekend. So frikin hot here in Texas it makes it hard to get moving.

[EnragedHawk]

Originally Posted by shadams

frikin hot here in Texas it makes it hard to get moving.

I hear you man. It's been a pretty brutal summer here. I'd still take this heat over freezing my ass off during some other state's winter.

[Chevy54]

Originally Posted by EnragedHawk

I hear you man. It's been a pretty brutal summer here. I'd still take this heat over freezing my ass off during some other state's winter.

Agreed!!!!! (from a former Mainer)

[Chevy54]

Originally Posted by shadams

Should have it back by tomorrow, should... Guy had to go out to NC to do some engine testing for a NASCAR team and of course my engine wasnt going to hold him up. I ordered a few more things from him, new torque converter 2600 stall, balancer, carb rebuild kit, and a complete engine bolt kit. Also finally got all the brake line parts so I am going to try and knock that out this weekend. So frikin hot here in Texas it makes it hard to get moving.

I know your getting all kinds of things done then your gonna do one of those posts with a ton of pictures where you catch and pass me!! hahah
Keep at it man...I cant wait to see it done! Youve had to deal with a ton of BS and made it all rite...gonna be awesome when complete!

[shadams]

Originally Posted by Chevy54

I know your getting all kinds of things done then your gonna do one of those posts with a ton of pictures where you catch and pass me!! hahah!

No way man, I still havent even touched a single body part. I have it all though, just need to get going..

[Chevy54]

Hahaha....Just poking a stick at ya to get you out into that heat....I just want to see another AD come to life!

[shadams]

Got a few things done the last couple weekends. Been messing with the brake lines, have redone them several time, just cant get a look I like. I think I have it how I want it now, jsut gotta put it all together. Got the running boards sand blasted and a few coats of etch prime just to keep them from rusting until I get back to them. Got my seat all stripped down and ready to sand blast and paint. Little odds and ends here and there but still waiting for my damn engine so I am hesitant to spend any more money until I get it done. Pics in a few....

[shadams]

So first off, I switched from plain steel brake line to the polyarmour line. Much easier to bend by hand and blends in better. I wrapped the entire rear axle line with spring, although not necessary I feel beet with a little more protection. I just need to decide how to secure it to the axle.




I re-did the front lines and ran the crossover behind the crossmember instead of in front like the factory does it. I dont know if that will be a problem or not but it looks better. Once I get it in place I am going to replace the cheesy retiners with something a little nicer.




Seat I picked up at a swap meet for $65 bucks. In excellent conditon, just a little surface rust that will be blasted off soon, then sent out for recovering. I want to do a distressed leather, something that looks old and comfortable. Maybe a little custsom stitching and matching door panel inserts.



One running board and the seat side panels, the other one still needs a little blasting. There are a few hairline cracks I need to weld up, but otherwise pretty solid.



This is a grill I stumbled across at a local flea market, I mentioned it a few posts ago. Blasted it clean and primed it, needs the top bar to be complete, or the top, 2nd and 3rd to be perfect. I am still debating wether or not I want to end up with a nice looking truck, or an old raggedy one with some personality and dents and dings.



I bought this grill from a fellow hamber and was going to blast it and make one good grill out of the two but was getting my ass kicked trying to blast it. Turns out someone bondo'd over the original chrome grill then painted it, and the filler is as hard as a rock and was barely touched by the sand. Have to go and by a heavier grit I guess or just take it to a pro for blasting.



Here is my latest tool purchase, works great but is a total pain the the ass and make a hell of a mess and noise.

Thats it for now, just pokin around here and there waiting for the cooler weather so I can make some real progress, and oh yea, my DAMN ENGINE!!!!

[shadams]

GOT MY ENGINE BACK!!!!!!! Damn, 3 months and some change. Pics to come....

[shadams]

Pic of bare block after cleaning all the preservative off...



Pic of block with crank and pistons installed...



Heads on, cam and double roller timing chain installed...



Painted and mocked up!! Cant wait!!!



So this week need to finish reassembly then put on all the goodies. Ill get it back to the house and put it on the frame then I can finally start on some body related items.

BTW, credit due to one of the techs I work with. I deal with this stuff every day but have never actually pulled one apart/put one together. I have watched it all though if that counts! I am too impatient and want this thing done, but next one I will be doing it myself.

Finally got all the brake lines run, what a pain in the ass. I must have redone them 5 times before I was happy. Hopefully there is no leaks! More to come...

[EnragedHawk]

Looking great man!

[tbcworks.com]

Cool build, thanks for sharing!

[shadams]

Got the engine mostly done, just need to bolt on the oil pan tomorrow. The gasket kit had cheesy cork gaskets, so I headed to napa and bought a nice rubber/steel core gasket to match my valve cover gaskets. Wont do much more until I get it in the truck, don't want to damage anything or add weight to the front of the engine.



So I got the top and second bars off the grill blasted and primed, then I can assemble one complete grill that's ready to go. The top bar off of the grille I bought from a fellow hamber had some rust holes under all the bondo, but earlier this week the wife and i decided we spent enough money on the chassis/drive train and are going to go back together with a "patina" build. meaning it is going to look like an old raggedy truck to the untrained eye, which is what I wanted from the beginning anyway.So the grille will fit in with the other minor rusted areas. I am going to get the seat redone nicely and of course get all the wiring done right, but other than floors, new wood in the bed, and new weatherstrips/glass, probably wont do much more to the body, at least not right now.

So that brings me to the heater that was in the truck, I had pulled it out a long time ago and haven't thought of it until today. I decided I was going to see what it was and take it apart just for shits. As it turns out, the fan motor worked!! It sounded terrible but I knew if it worked it could be cleaned up and chances were it would be fine. So I pulled the motor apart and it looked really really good, just needed some TLC. All the bolts came right out with a little penetrating oil and I took it all outside and blasted it.





It is a Hadees H 200, and I think it looks kick ass. The core flowed nicely after a few boogers came out and doesn't seem to have any leaks. Put it all back together and it looks old as hell but after putting some juice to it, it works like a champ!! The only thing is it is a 6v motor, so either I need to find a 12v motor or somehow reduce voltage to it through a resistor. So I am going to take it back apart and shoot it with a light clearcoat and put it back together so it stays like it is....Check it out...

[jbs10]

nice work....