Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

trucks looking great!

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Build looks great! Really like the suspension! I’m not looking forward to the bodywork/sanding either :lol:

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Did you decide on spring rates for your front coilovers? I've seen that guys have been using 400# springs with the sbc TF trucks. Been researching it for mine, calculator seems to come up 400-450 depending on where I estimate the front unsprung weight will be.

https://www.ridetech.com/info/tech/s...te-calculator/

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

I have what are advertised as 450# springs, haven't driven it yet but they seem a bit soft for my heavy 235, time will tell. Was about to send it to paint and decided to give everything another look, it's still here getting abunch of small stuff fixed and redone.

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Ok its been awhile since an update, been a busy yr plus all the Covid crap.
Lots of sand, prime, block when time allowed. Finally declared it good enough for driver quality, i suck at body work so it was never going to be show quality but i wanted what ever it turned out to be to be mine.
I built a temporary paint booth inside my shop covered in plastic with box fan and furnace filter ventilation.

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Base coat/clearcoat was the plan in pieces

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The wood i used is called brown maple, i milled it on my table saw and fit it. I found that wood would not take stain even no matter what i tried, was about to make fire wood out of it or leave it natural color when i read about spraying it with clear coat. Ok what would happen if i mixed the stain with the clear coat? After a couple experiments to get the color clearcoat and hardener i went for it and after 3 coats am pretty happy.

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Interesting color combo. Is it light and dark gray? The lighter color seems to have a touch of green on my monitor. Loving your thread!

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Looks fantastic, nice work! Are you thinking about a contrasting pinstripe to separate the top and bottom (orange?) What is the cream color called?

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Imperial ivory and Dawn gray,56 and 57 chevy colors, yes thinking about either orange or red maybe 1/4” pin stripe

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Very nice...Jim

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Wow! Driver? Mine must be wrecking yard! LOL

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Dont get to close, it defiantly a 30/30, 30ft or 30mph, LOL

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I really like the 2 tone paint. Where did you make the cut line on the bed? The fender bead?

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Yes on the fender bead, about 3.5” below the body line.

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Can’t wait to see a full side shot of that. Thx.

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Lots of bolts to put together bed wood, strips and inner and outer fenders, but they are all in.

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Doing all the fun stuff now. Looking very nice. Steve

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Looking sweet...Jim

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Its outside and mobil, needs alignment before any very long runs, carb linkage needs some adjustment, choke stepup keeps kicking in. Sunvisors and inside roof panel sometime. Need more than a trip around the bock now.

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

WOW! Just wow! My favorite truck ever.

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Very nice, enjoy...Jim

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Wow, that came together nicely. Great work! I'll be very interested to hear how it rides and drives with the 30-year suspension upgrade.

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Beautiful truck. Enjoy driving it.

Re: 57 Short Box 235 5sp C4
 

Well done..
Beautiful truck
JT from SC