30chevy! something

[Rev Tex Devlle]

well guys here i go again, my new project, i picked this up from bondobandedo! over the weekend! i want this since i first saw it! and guess what it worked out that i got it!

 

[Gregster]

you get more cool projects than the law should allow ! I guess when you keep your nose to the ground you never know what you will find , Nice job

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

firstday demo! man theres alot of wood in this thing!

 

[CORPO]

whats ur plans for the build rev?

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

whats ur plans for the build rev?

update the drive line, hydraulic brake, has mechanical now, 4.3 4speed put the cab back together shorten the bed, and drive her to bonniville!!!salt flats here i come!!!!!
this truck has real charm she was a 4 door the owner cut down into a truck to work out of during the ww2 , very cool history, been in a barn since 1956 , till bondobandedo got it! ! i was going to do the usual thing slam it chop it and rod it, but something said leaveit like it is just make it driveable, its a work truck now go do some work out of it !!!! For the lord!
fix whats needed and enjoy!

the truth is the wood is the only thing that concerns me, i am going to replace it with metal, never done that on something this old! but i am sure i can ! uits metal, when it doesnt do what you want it to do, beat it into submission!!

 

[oliver bros garage]

Sounds like a fun project. Gotta love all the wood Chevy used to put in them bodies. Keep us posted with pics.

 

[bondo bandedo]

goodluck with it glad to see it in good hands really wish i would have had more time to get it together but you saw i have my hands full.

 

[whytesmoke]

Looks like a cool project i will be watch for more .

 

[falconvan]

Fine looking steed, sir.

 

[Bonehead]

Sounds like you have a good plan. Very cool truck.

 

[CORPO]

sounds like a good plan.. replacing the wood will take some time but im sure you can get it done..

Good luck!

 

[Thunder1]

The truck is cool Rev! The green paint really sets it off! You are going to keep it that arent you? I think you should - it gives it a ton of character. In this one case - disregard my signature!

Thunder

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

The truck is cool Rev! The green paint really sets it off! You are going to keep it that arent you? I think you should - it gives it a ton of character. In this one case - disregard my signature!

Thunder

yeah i am , i am going to try to leave this truck untouched as much as possible! i really like the green, theres a trick to aging paint,, if i have to mess with it and in someplaces i will have to!, but you can buy the color you want in oil, and mix it 50% to 50% paint and naphta thinner, it will make the paint chalky looking when it dries down and in about a month it wont even look like you painted it! the color will be there but it will look 50 years old, then wipe it with linseed oil every month or so , it will look great!

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

well i have spent 2 days looking for wood kits for this thing and theres only 2 companies in all of america!!! something tells me that is going to make it very expensive! i had the idea that if i had a wood kit i would take it and make it in metal by taking16 gauge metal and bending is to the specs and maybe start making kits for folks that wanted metal! do mine first and refine it down, butnow i think i am just goin to tuff it out and do this from scratch![S

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

well this turned out to go a little better than i was expecting!! i built me a table, i had enuff of the wood down the drives side to give me a pattern then i just fliped it over and wade the pattern on the other side, dont know if you can tell but the top of the table has a grid of 1foot square lines, then i measure all my mounting holes and placed them on the table using the pattern from the wood that was still good, . the wood had all the mounting hole still in it . that was a big help! also i had the drivers side door jam wood and the dash piece that was still complete , and did the same thing for it , use 1x1 tubing 11gauge and bent iit according to the curves and that was it weld it all together!this as far as i got, i have got to get a mig welder, i can do it all with my stick welder but its alot slower,

 

[earthman]

Glad you are keeping the old time flavor of the truck. I like to see them with just enough upgrades to get them back on the road again.

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

well found out today its not a 30, its a 29! well just as well!

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

updates

ok guys i got a little more work done to it since yall saw it last, i am sorry that i didnt take pics of it as i was doing it but i get busy and dont want to stop to take pic, one reason is the weather is working against me so everyhour and minute of nice day i get i use it to work, so i just dont get as many pics, cause i am building this in my front yard as i have done with everyone i have started since i closed down my shop and went to peru for 2 1.2 months! but hey it gets done anyway!

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

acouple more, the last two pic are how it looked when i got it!

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

today

got the doors swung and started fitting the dash