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bighroder · Jul 2, 2010

i got a new trick today its a 50 2ton chevy 6100 got a few things i wanna do to it first fix the cab corners and floor and then i want to make it a crew cab, diesel and 5 speed trans lots of brass i would like to find some brass pipe for some stacks probably gunna keep the front end and wheels and maybe the rear end i dont know yet the truck will be mostly purple as you may have guessed by the title oh yeah no fenders too open wheel truck its gunna take a while i havent finished my bike yet and i gotta get to that first

and im pretty big inside this cab i need more room lol being 6 6 sucks sometimes

ratdog · Jul 2, 2010

Should be an interesting build,sounds like you have a direction that your going with already. Some brass or different types of metal would be cool. And I take it your NOT going to chop it.

bighroder · Jul 2, 2010

Nope I can't chop it I was sloaching in the pic I wouldn't be able to get in to it I bought it for 450 I forgot to put that

rainman · Jul 2, 2010

Keep us posted on prgress, nice score.

bighroder · Jul 2, 2010

With original title and keys

bighroder · Jul 2, 2010

With original title and keys

PORTnPOLISH · Jul 2, 2010

Holy cow what a score! Looks like a cool idea for a project, I like the brass isea and brass stacks would be sweet. I'm wrapping some things in copper wire I have laying around to see how it looks.

Motorhead · Jul 2, 2010

Nice score! I'd imagine the dump bed is probably worth more than what you paid for it.

skull · Jul 2, 2010

big rod

oringal title and keys, that a rare thing on a old rig, cool score

my friend is building a large rod also/ a 1951 diamond T 222 with a custom made wood bed that looks like a butcher block, it's hollow for storage.
the rear doors look like china hutch doors with custom engraving, hidden hinges with the doors opening in the middle and has matching wood rear fenders.

good luck on the truck build,,,,,,,

Later

bighroder · Jul 3, 2010

Yeah I'm scraping the dump bed and I'm gunna guess that its probably 300 worth of scrap the motor ran like 3 years ago but the clutch went out so I'm gunna try to sell that

cantwell.colton · Jul 3, 2010

i need a dump truck. lol

bighroder · Jul 4, 2010

Yeah I need to find another can for cheap I think I know wher another 1 ton is

bighroder · Jul 11, 2010

got an old truck bed its off a late 40s ford bed i think and best thing it was free and full of scrap one of my dads old trailers he forgot about im gunna shorten it i think i dont know how much yet i plan on using 22.5 wheels so i dont know how much until i get the wheels i guess ill know more

Gregster · Jul 11, 2010

should be a fun build

bighroder · Jul 15, 2010

Everybody says these cabs are to big but I'm gunna make the truck proportionate ill upload pics of the wheels I just got in a little while I don't think I'm gunna shorten the bed now lol

bighroder · Jul 15, 2010

heres the wheels im using 22.5 9 r's

blacksheep · Jul 15, 2010

OOOOOOH ! Thats gonna look very cool there. Diggin the bud wheels. Keep us posted.

Flipper_1938 · Jul 15, 2010

I'm curious to see how this one progresses also.

rainman · Jul 15, 2010

Looks like a mid 50's bed to me, but what do I know?

bighroder · Jul 15, 2010

Thanks guys I measured the tires should put the top of the wheel right at window level just the way I like it I gotta butcher up a couple of those rims and send them out to be redrilled to the chevy axle pattern and inner bore for the hub and then the rears are gunna be setup to adapters anyone know who builds wheel adapters cheap? Airbagit.com does but they are saying about 259 per side which kinda sucks I would like to find some a little or a lot cheaper if possible lol

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