I have been following several of the -55 to-59 projects on this site,and has been inspired to start on my -57 Gmc 1 ton.

The truck was sold new in Norway in -59,and was in daily use till -79.
Then it was sold to a guy that picked it apart for restauration,but he never started the rebuild.
I bought the bits and pieces in September 2005.
The windshield,frontbumper and most of the nuts and bolts where missing.

My plan is to convert to 4x4,and last weekend i brought home a F-150 chassi with 9"rear,dana44 front,205 transfer,4 speed manual and a 351 engine.

Here are some pics of what i brought home in September 2005

Here are some before/after pics.

Hey man, I haven't heard anything from you in a long time. I am glad to see you are still around. Good luck on the build. I love those old GMC's.:)

It looks like you are going to have a interesting truck I missed a chance to buy a 1956 1 1/2 ton not long ago. It was in an estate sale and not listed on the sales fliers. It was a big 6 with a 4 speed (granny low) and a 2 speed rear. They didn't even try to run it just sold it as is. It went for $250. It was bad that I missed it but worse that he didn't do anything with it and sold it to a scrapper. I want to make sure I read this right, you are putting a F**d drive train in it? Good luck with your truck.

Thanks Jebb. I have been following your project,and its coming on good.
Really nice-59 dually you got there to.

Hey Ron 586. I was thinking about a suburban driveline,but this Ford chassi was almost for free.:)

I don't think I have ever seen a truck in that many pieces before. Good luck with it. The cab look real good.

The truck was sold new in Norway in -59,and was in daily use till -79

Norway? Like on the other side of the pond Norway? Your paint looks good on your cab and nice work on your hub caps too!

Thanks Cal. Youre project is awesome!!:metal:
Yes,I live in Norway on the wrong side of the pond.:whine: (Very expensive gas and parts are hard to find).
The paint on the cab is a rustkiller/primer.

Here are some more progress pics.

Wow you have been working. It's looking great! I can't even find one of those tail gates here.

Thanks for the compliments. I will bee watvhing you project close;)

This weekend i test mounted the f-150 axles and tomorrow the frame goes to the "sandman" for blasting and sinkpriming.
Took of all mounts except the ones for the cab.
Here are som pics of the f-150 chassi and the -57 frame.

Hey use what you can get your hands on to get the old girl up and running. I wish you the best of luck with your truck. Looks like in one of the pictures that you have a good crew to help you out in the tight spots. I can see how getting parts of any kind could be costly. You seem to be making good progress with it despite the fabrication required to make it fit. I'll be following this build real close so let me know if I can be of any help. I have a shop full of old shop manuals to go to for help.

Thanks Ron. Those little helpers are my youngest son (behind the cab) and my nephew, Both are crazy about cars.

Got the frame back from blasting/priming today and it looked nice.
Have to wait 4-5 days to paint it.
The brackets and coil springs will be powdercoated tomorrow.

I bought these shop manuals from LMC.

Man that is taking shape and looking good. I have a 20 month old great niece that lives with me and she thinks she has to go every where I go. It slows things down a bit at times but I wouldn't have any other way. If you get a chance click the photo bucket link in my Sig. and check out my parts pile. I hope to build a 72 short step from the frame up if I can get over these health issues. Have a good day.

Yes sir you are moving along now. Keep em coming, I can't wait to get back into mine.

The frame looks good!

This weekend I have been mounting the new brackets and getting the axles in place. The powdercoated brackets came out good. The frame and axles will be powdercoated to.

looks good. what is the red color on the bolts?

Its a rustkiller/primer (corroless) I buy new bolts for my project,but the larger bolts with little rust is sandblasted and primed.:)
I use this homemade cabinet to blast smaller parts.

Project is coming along really good.

Thanks Apache!
Havent been much progress the last weeks.(waiting for parts)
I have ordered overhaul kits,brake parts,ball joints and new bushings for both axles.
Hopefully i get the parts tomorrow.:)

I know that feeling well!

What are you running for a motor?

Hey Jebb!
I am going to use the 351 engine that came with the F-150 chassi to begin with.
My future plans is a 7,3 powerstroke diesel.

You are going to have a pretty unusual truck there. I am still debating the motor thing. Decisions decisions....:crazy:

This week i got my seals,gears and bushings,but the inner axle seals for the front axle wasnt there.
Now i have to wait 14 more days untill they show up.:(
I also bought a new windshield.
Here are some pics i took today.

Look's great!

Wow that does look really good. You are making short work of a huge project!

Hey Jebb. This was suppose to be a slow project over a 5 year period,but i cant stop working on her.:lol:
Got the inner axle seals last friday and got the front axle assembled.
Rolled the chassi out of the garage and put the cab and fenders on temporary.
The cab needs some rust repairs on all four corners. Where is the best place to buy replacement body parts?

Good progress, now come over here and start on mine.

Wow, I think I would pull off the road and get out of your way if I saw your truck in my rear view mirror! Looks GREAT!

Just a side note, that's a great view from your driveway!

Hey dwsr. Just give me a couple of years to finnish mine first.:)

Hey Cal. Here is two pics of my view over Trondheimsfjorden with the old monastery island,Munkholmen and harbour area of Trondheim city.

Wow, what a view!

That is fantastic! The truck looks really tuff, I love those hubcaps in the middle of those huge off road tires!

I have decided to go with brothers for all my cab parts. Dwcsr got me headed in that direction.

http://www.brotherstrucks.com/

Never mined I may be over to help you for a yaer or so,, just so i can see that view

MBGmike on this board can get you very reasonable prices on parts. he's real good to deal with. I got some pillar pocket parts from him.

truck starting to look great bronx
from wat i heared theres a realy big wreckingyard in Ösby, would love to visit that one myself someday if i know where it is exactly if you can help me to the adress i would be a happy man .
for sheetmetal i think the best thing to do is order them through jc withney http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10101 dunno how much you guys pay for the import of that stuff though

Hey watahyahknow.
Here is a link to Osby wrecking yard in Sweden. http://www.bildelarosby.se/

thank you so mush , couldnt had found it without youre help , been googling it but hadnt had much luck