The Orphan Goes Home

August 26, 2023

It was a long year but the orphaned ’50 Chevy 3100 is finally going home to it’s owner. Here are a few photos as we…

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The Last Details on the ’50 Chevy Truck

August 21, 2023

We’re down to the final details on this ’50 Chevy Truck project. It’s no longer looking like the orphan it was when it came to…

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The Final Countdown…

August 14, 2023

It’s the final countdown on the ’50 Chevy pickup. Our last post ended with hanging the front clip sheet metal. Guys that work on these…

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Broad Strokes & Fine Details

August 5, 2023

With the wood bed floor of the ’50 Chevy truck finished and assembled we can get on with the broader ‘brushstrokes’ of assembly and the…

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Make Your Bed…! (Pt. 3)

July 29, 2023

In our last post I’d started sealing the oak boards with epoxy. The biggest issue during that process was most of the boards expelled air…

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Make Your Bed…! (Pt. 2)

July 17, 2023

In part 1 of “Make Your Bed…!” I mentioned that the filler neck on the fuel tank was going to have to be relocated. That’s…

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Make Your Bed…! (Pt. 1)

July 7, 2023

The beds on these old trucks are made of steel, wood, and a couple hundred fasteners. The fenders bolt to the bed sides and the…

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Winning: One Skirmish at a Time…

June 24, 2023

In our last post we removed the dual carbs and intake to swap them out and began fitting the wonky-sided bed. The first steps were…

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One Step Forward, Three Steps Back?

June 20, 2023

After our excursion to the muffler shop (on and off a trailer) it was clear the front brakes were dragging. The 2 lb. residual pressure…

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