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email I sent you a PM but not sure if you got it. It shows "0 Sent Items". Not sure why. I need full length 1/2 ton running boards.

Thanks for the info. I'll PM you with my email address. I'll be in Red Deer the last 3 weeks of March and will be hitting the swap meet for sure. I usually buy 500 bucks worth of stuff every year. Got a wicked set of aluminum centerlines for my Chevy truck for $120. Best swap meet I've ever been at.

I need a good tailgate and full length running boards and splash apron. I will be in Red Deer from Mar 5-28. I cover the north half of Alberta and am in Edmonton all summer. I would love to see what parts you have for sale. Not sure the best way to exchange contact info without posting to the forum.

There's lots of both here in central Canada. Good parts are still hard to find but there's a guy in Gibbons Alberta that only collects 50's cars and trucks. He has quite the collection. I bought rear fenders from him last year. Really nice guy ( Perry's Projects, 780-719-9572). I'm a die hard...

I like what you did with the fenders. I'm planning to kick all 4 fenders out at least 4-6". I put my 51 on a 86 Chevy 1/2 ton shortbox. Fits almost perfectly except for the stance. The tires are too close to the fenders in the front and I want to run over 20" tires in the back. Do you have any...

My brother is doing a 53 GMC and is using an S-10 frame. It would definately be less challenging. My issue is with the suspension. I have a 454 that's ready to go in. I have a heavy foot and don't think the S-10 rearend will hold up. I've seen what a slightly modified 350 will do to that...

I admit I do like the classic look but the guages are simply too small and hard to read, ecpecially at night. I wear reading glasses now and it's way worse at night. Old age is a bugger. I appreciate the advise. There's a guy in Winnipeg KIJIJI that took a 2000 Cadilac and not only installed...

Yea. That does look good. With the 4 x 4 frame you didn't have the issue I'm facing. I plan to drop her as much as I can without using airbags. Must be fun to drive

It's actually the dash out of the 85 Chevy. Haven't decide yet which way to go. The replacement stock guages are so expensive, $800-1000, and they're so small to read. I'm going to use the taillights from my first car, a 64 Chevy, which has been sitting on our farm since 1978. Haven't decided on...

Not sure. I'm a fan of the no emblem look. Maybe just the front grill and tailgate for badging.

well I decided not to cut up serial number 1. I sold it as to a guy in Alberta. I picked up a 51 one ton in mint shape for $400. I took the cab and front end off the one ton frame and popped them onto the 85 Chevy shortbox 1/2 ton roller I had. Fits great except for the wheel stance. Probably...

Your right. It could go down somemore. The cab is sitting right on the frame at the back. To get it lower I have 2 options. Do the axle flip on the back which involves notching the frame and change out the front springs. The vehicle safety rules we have here in Manitoba are some of the toughest...

I've started my build. I removed the cab and front clip from my 51 1 ton dump box. In my collection I had a 85 chevy shortbox 2 wheel drive rolling chassis. This chassis was already dropped 4". The body almost fits perfectly on the 85 frame, except for the axle widths. I'm thinking of kicking...

thanks for the support. I've mocked up the interior a little. Pic attached

So I've started my build. I have a 53, serial number 1, but decided not to chop up the first one built in 53. I bought a 51 Chevy 1430 1 ton. It has a box hoist. The cab and front end is mint. The doors and windows open like a new car. Bought it from the original owner. I took the cab and front...

that's the guy. Lots of 50's chevys cars and trucks. Decent prices.

I was just up in Northern Alberta checking out some parts. There's a un-believable old car scrap yard just north of Gibbons. He has dozens of 50's cars and trucks. Decent prices.

Hi all. My name is Arnie. I live in Southern Manitoba, 60 miles North of the American border. I'm building a 53 and heard about this site from my brother. He's building a rat rod. I'm not sure which way to go yet. I build dirt stock cars/trucks and race myself. Was mud bog champion a few years...