neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Hey everyone, I'm Andre and I live in the Austin area. I picked up a 52 Chevy a few weekends ago. Here's a pic on the day I brought it home.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...pskqjgkloo.jpg

I think it's a decent foundation. The body is in rough shape but so far it's been running good.

Here's a list of some of the things that have been done.

350 with TH350 trans
Camaro front clip with no power steering (???)
Gas tank relocated to under bed

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Ok lets do this..........:metal:

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Ordered a new hood emblem, door handles, window cranks & door panels. Even though my truck is listed as a 52 it had 47-51 door handles. You can also see how rough the body is as well.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...pse3ltyoib.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps2w382ovw.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...pskaol6xkl.jpg

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Nice find. Looks to be a much more solid truck than a lot of the builds on here start with.
Good luck on your build.

I'll follow along.

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Took it out to snap a few better pics this past weekend.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psqn3phxqq.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psbjcqspkn.jpg

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Spent the entire day installing Dynamat on the roof & doors and some generic sound deader on the floor and cab wall. I did vibration damper, closed cell foam and mass loaded vinyl on the floor and cab wall. Made a huge difference!

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...pskm6r9c4u.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...pst97kvze6.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psiw3h4vru.jpg

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Yours like many others is a mismatch of parts from different years..your doors are 1950 or earlier..in 51 they had vent Windows..but truck isn't that bad for a start..I've seen and own much worse..

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Thanks for the info on the doors. It will definitely come in handy when I order parts for it.

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

looks like it has a drivers side vent, my guess is the doors are the same year as the cab, 1950 or earlier.

I wouldnt knock the body on that truck, black is a color that shows every little imperfection. if thats what it looks like in black, I think you have pretty nice sheetmetal.

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

very nice ride

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Good looking truck that looks really solid. Subscribed. Any rust? Don't see any in photos you provided. Keep the photos coming. This will be fun. dug

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Great looking truck to start with and got better with the things you have done. Keep it running and driving while you have fun with it doing improvements but I wouldn't touch that body. It looks fine like it is.

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Nothing major but there is some. Cab corners are probably the worst and will need to be replaced. The floor pan was replaced at one time.

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Thanks for the kind words everyone. While the seat was out I changed the color.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psuqlh9tdz.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psrniqzots.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psgcbsu3l4.jpg

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Change of color is an improvement! dug

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Looking good Dre!

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Looks like a great start and one you're digging into immediately, have fun!

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Good looking truck! I like the seat color too.

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Thanks for the kind words. Just got this in the mail today from summit.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps5vcwxoat.jpg

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Dre

What did you use to change the color?
Great start
Keep on keepin on....

Nut Case

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

I used Color Coat from SEM. Took 4 cans to do the seat with multiple coats. I also used their vinyl prep spray as well.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...stuuuwkqp.jpeg

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Good looking truck!

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Picked up some Wheel Vintiques hubcaps

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps3jtwtdqf.jpg

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Sweet ride! The new caps look great.

Re: neverfinished's 52 chevy
 

Took a couple quick cell phone pics with the new hubcaps

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...pshqao4osp.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps1kixplhy.jpg