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  1. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEN4nZM9miY Here is the vid. We will take more of them on the highway and stuff.
  2. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    Here are some old vids i found on my laptop i took one time when my grampa was still working in the Dodge, i thought they were kinda cool. If these work then i will know how to take vids of it starting and driving and what not.
  3. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

  4. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    that pink paint just had to go i traded it out for some gloss black. Wow, its been a while since i posted on here. I'd like to think that i've been getting a lot done. The frame is now a rolling chassis, last night i put the front shocks in and the motor in so now the motor and all of the...
  5. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    I'll get you some measurements by next weekend on fri. thats when i'm off work. And to everyone else i should be having a bunch of new pictures up in the next month. I just finished wiring and am now working on final body work. I'm going to get the top looking pretty good but as far as the...
  6. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    to bonehead about how well i fit inside, i actually have a lot of head room but as far as leg room goes its a little tight, i am just going to have a realatively thin seat back.
  7. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    not happening sorry i built it this way and i like it:p
  8. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    Heres just some pics of my truck outside for the first time. The last pic is me standing next to it looking like a goober, i'm 6ft tall so you can get a better idea of the proportions.
  9. zacho

    The '22 Dodge..again.

    really cool roadster:D:D
  10. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    Okay here are some more pics, first two are of what the doors look like with the tops welded back on which really makes the truck look different imo. the second two pics are of the bed cover i just fab'd up in the last couple days here. During the summer while i was at work i was sorting sheet...
  11. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    Those arn't mine, they are very nice, but they are just there for something to look at until i get some wheels and tires.
  12. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    Here are some pictures of the floor and pedals. The floor is plywood with the tranny and driveshaft tunnle sheet metal. the brake pedal assembly and master cylinder are out of a dodge dart, i made my own gas pedal. Also you can see right under the pedals is a little boxed portion where i...
  13. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    your truck looks really cool donsrods.
  14. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    I'm using a wirefeed mig welder
  15. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    I'm not exactly sure what i will be using for wheels and tires, i'm thinking it needs some bias ply tires with whitewalls.
  16. zacho

    1925 Dodge Coupe a.k.a. "Big Dodge"

    Instead of building that nostalgia dragster for your next project you should put a big block chevy in one of these bad boys:) I'm thinking full roll cage and everything.
  17. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    Thanks for the support Gastrick and Tripper Here is a pick from the back with 48 chev tailights lit up by a battery charger, the tailgate is from an early 60's truck or maybe late 50's i cannot remember. Also you can see the lower bumper piece we made so the tailgate fit in better with the...
  18. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    i got my engine, trans, driveshaft and rearend for free! It was a donor car from my boss, a 1978 nova. It was a driving car and i tested it by driving it around my yard with my buddies over a fourweeler jump. Its a 305 sbc with a 350th tranny. it should be good for the price eh! Tranny...
  19. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    Here is another picture of the front suspension minus the shocks. I like this pic a lot, gives you a better idea of the direction i am going on my build. You can see the 38' ford grill shell i will be using, and the free rusty dirt track race headers i got. i like them a lot, they are...
  20. zacho

    My first build-1938 GMC pickup

    Custom made wishbones for the front suspension with tierod ends from speedway. The front axle is early 50's ford truck. I'm running a suicide perch for the leafsprings. Tapping the threads on the wishbones kinda sucked but i survived.:D All the brackets seen were fabricated by my grandpa and...
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