54 GMC Finished

[Tommy2tone]

Finally got the 54 GMC with 50 Chevy front clip on the road. Worked on this project for 3 summers with my sons. Here are a couple of pictures from what it started as and finished (Well are they ever finished?) with 1st trophy and family/helpers.

 

[soltz]

Good Job

Truck looks great. Love the family affairs.
Grats on the first trophy also[cl

 

[Tommy2tone]

Truck looks great. Love the family affairs.
Grats on the first trophy also[cl

Thanks.

 

[Neverdone]

well done sir! Nice attention getters ya got hangin out the hood!!!

 

[Tommy2tone]

well done sir! Nice attention getters ya got hangin out the hood!!!

Thanks. Yeah especially when I pull up to the person signing me in at the shows and it blasts them in the face. They just laugh. A little loud in the cab though.

 

[Neverdone]

I would imagine so!!! Still cool though!

 

[Dirtyrat]

How about adding the mini flappers on those pipes? now that would be neat =)
Good looking truck, and congrats on the trophy!

 

[Tommy2tone]

How about adding the mini flappers on those pipes? now that would be neat =)
Good looking truck, and congrats on the trophy!

Thought about that. I have seen baffles made from valve springs welded together. I built some and trying to put one in I bent it and it broke and fell down in. Had to remove the header to get it out, so I am not using them. What if they broke while driving down the road. The heat from welding them made the spring steel brittle. [S

 

[christcrusader13]

Love it!

 

[Tommy2tone]

Love it!

Thank you.

 

[earthman]

Well done. Congrats on the completion and the trophy and the family involvement.

 

[05snopro440]

Thought about that. I have seen baffles made from valve springs welded together. I built some and trying to put one in I bent it and it broke and fell down in. Had to remove the header to get it out, so I am not using them. What if they broke while driving down the road. The heat from welding them made the spring steel brittle. [S

Spring steel gets it's spring properties from the forming process. If it is heated too hot and cooled rapidly, it will become brittle. The best you can do is let it cool in air, and not cool it with water or anything. This way it will become less brittle, but the only way to get its ductility back is to heat treat it again. Even then it won't become springy like it was before.

A lot of guys use Harley baffles in pipes like that, it quiets them down quite a bit. Just something you might want to consider.

 

[Tommy2tone]

A lot of guys use Harley baffles in pipes like that, it quiets them down quite a bit. Just something you might want to consider.

I've also thought about that. Either way I have to cut the curve off and weld back on (UGH) because we kind of like the looks of them. The cops don't bother us so I think we will just leave it. Everyone where we take it loves it. With the Thumper cam it really sounds nasty.
Maybe try steel wool with screws to hold it in. I know it won't last long but worth a try. I have 2 other projects to work on and don't have the time to fool too much with the pipes.