My rusty/ratty 1948 Chevrolet truck

[Flipper_1938]

Its a 48 chevy on a 91 S-10 frame

Here are some of the build up pics.

Here are my crazy assed headers. Building these things was a royal pain in the ass!

The brake booster complicated things.

 

[Flipper_1938]

The rear tube couldn't go up and over due to the column and the booster..........so it goes DOWN and makes a full loop before joining up with the other tubes!

Here it is mocked up with jaguar XJS seats. They didn't stay.

We recycled the original column and wheel. Not 100% sure what is going to happen with the dash either. S-10 pedal assy has been cleaned up, trans tunnel started, floors started

 

[Flipper_1938]

I didn't like the jag seats, so....... I made my idea for a modified bench seat a reality.

I used sheetmetal to form the seat back and seat bottom..

There is a steel subframe under the seat bottom to help carry my fat ass.

The seat back and bottoms are contoured more like a modern seat and will be padded with a couple of inches of foam. (This is just the first layer. Bottom layers are gonna be dense, top layers something more cushy)

Doing the seat like this gains a bunch of interior space over the stock set-up. My seat back sheetmetal actually touches the back of the cab. I will sit 3-4 inches lower and about 5-6 inches farther back.

 

[Flipper_1938]

Here is the seat. Sorry, no other construction photos....I forgot my camera that day.

Seat bottom has about 5 inches of foam and the back has two inches.

It is covered in black vinyl and its a good thing .....rust dust comes from everywhere.

Here's my dad making motor noises

Workin' on the flatbed now.

 

[Flipper_1938]

More progress pics. The front bumper is just mocked up for the pic.

 

[Flipper_1938]

I got the gas tank mounted.

It is a 2005 S-10 blazer tank (plastic tank...no rust flakes to deal with). It don't look like all that hard of a job, but it sure ate up the time. The filler neck is hidden under the edge of the bed.

I also got the boards cut the go under the flatbed. I didn't like being able to see through the truck (under the flatbed)

 

[joehalford01]

i've seen your truck on other forums and I absolutly love it. the headers look plain mean in that engine bay and the stance is perfect. I also like the direction you're going with the flat bed. do you have pictures of the collectors and the remaining exhaust?

 

[Flipper_1938]

i've seen your truck on other forums and I absolutly love it. the headers look plain mean in that engine bay and the stance is perfect. I also like the direction you're going with the flat bed. do you have pictures of the collectors and the remaining exhaust?

I had never heard of this forum until the other day. I figured I'd hang out here too.

As of now, I don't have any pictures of the collectors, but I am supposed to go to my dad's house this weekend. If I get the chance, I'll pull the headers off and take a few pics.

Exhuast pipes are 3.5" going to the mufflers....not 100% what will happen after mufflers.

Mufflers are Flowmaster sprint car mufflers. My headers were made from sprint car headers too. I bought a pile of racecar exhaust off of ebay for $50 ....I have exhaust raw material for a while!

 

[joehalford01]

yikes, that makes it easier

 

[WIZEGUY]

Love the stance on the truck. Looks good.

 

[Tripper]

Welcome!

Flipper,
Wow, I love u're truck!!! Welcome to the forum, make u're self right at home & thanks for posting the fotos!!! Great stance & I love the wheels, what kind & size r they. U'll find there r plenty of truckers around here!

BoB

 

[BruceR&C]

The truck is coming along real good, Flipper. Followed the build over on KB. Glad to have you here. Keep the pics coming.

 

[Flipper_1938]

i've seen your truck on other forums and I absolutly love it. the headers look plain mean in that engine bay and the stance is perfect. I also like the direction you're going with the flat bed. do you have pictures of the collectors and the remaining exhaust?

I pulled the headers out just for you.......

 

[Flipper_1938]

Since the cheap headers were for spreadport heads, we had to build adapters.

 

[Flipper_1938]

I also ran brake lines this weekend.

That sucked on a mostly assembled truck.

Lines go back to the firewall and then down.

The proportioning valve is tucked under the drivers side fenderwell.

 

[Gastrick]

I've seen yor truck on the other forums too Flipper. It looks real good to me. Keep on truckin.

 

[BruceR&C]

Know what you mean about the brakes. Just did the plumbing on the wife's 47. Like the fab job on those headers, must have been a blast. I went the easy route. Just a set of rams horns.

 

[Flipper_1938]

Know what you mean about the brakes. Just did the plumbing on the wife's 47. Like the fab job on those headers, must have been a blast. I went the easy route. Just a set of rams horns.

The overall process wasn't too bad, just a few rough moments.

I hate throwing away something I had fiddled with for an hour (one of the brake lines) or cutting the headers apart to rotate a tube a tiny bit.

But they are some of the details that make the project unique. It definetely ain't a 1-800 truck.

 

[Bonehead]

But they are some of the details that make the project unique. It definetely ain't a 1-800 truck.

I sure do like your attitude! welcome to the site.

 

[joehalford01]

yeah, those headers are just plain cool, thanks for taking the extra pics,