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hey fellas, how about some pics of just the task force trucks. stock, lowered, in the build process, what have you. I need some inspiration. mine has been back burnered for too long.

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Got my truck back Friday after being without it since Christmas. Did a cruise in Saturday but it's been in the garage since then due to hurricane Irma. I got this off of FB, not a good pic but all I have at the moment.

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Some from various sources except mine (Sage green one in my driveway) before I tore it down to the frame for the redo.

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A few more:

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Enough already?

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thanks fellas, those look great.
mine is a 57 gmc going onto an AWD gmc envoy frame.

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My 57

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4408/...841112e2_k.jpg

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4402/...3c346f22_k.jpg

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4393/...e97e3069_k.jpg

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Beautiful Truck, congrats!

What size & width rims & tires are you running? I've got 17x8 Boyd's Smoothie II's for mine (not yet installed) hat I got a great deal on but I'm not convinced yet that they're really what I want. Your look IS what I want. Thanks, Dan

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Hey dsraven, how the heck are ya?? Here's my before and after shots of the 56 truck. Hope this helped.

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Hey countofmontecarlo84, what wheels are on yours? Are those American Racing?? And what did you do to set up the stance your truck has? (front & rear)

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Are Blue Chip trucks allowed?

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1151660558

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1150745686

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What's a "blue chip" truck? Never heard that term before.

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So......'Ya want Task Force pictures, do 'ya?:lol:

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GMC never made a "Task Force" truck... that was a chevy advertising thing.

GMC called the 1955-1959 trucks "Blue Chip Money Makers". It is common to refer to them as "Blue Chip" trucks.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1150745602

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I only wish I could find one of these......

http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/eba...0930687644.jpg

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I am doing fine, just busier than ever. trying to get some stuff done so I can see my truck behind the piles of parts and other jobs.

thanks for all the pics, you guys are great.

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good info on the blue chip thing, never heard that before.

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great thread, love all the pics of trucks, wheels and stance. How far along are you on your truck dsraven??

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Hey Dan,
I like that one pic you posted of the "flat grey" paint job. where'd you get all these??

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Most from this site or internet. The Gray one is bagged I seem to remember.

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Never heard of it. And I've been in and around these truck's since they were new. Oh well.

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Here's my '56 & '57

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From FB today, smooth like butter...

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...44&oe=5A4AE061

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d4&oe=5A184884

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those are great pics, thanks. that black 57 is soooo smooth. gotta say, I like the painted stuff over the patina stuff. old school I guess.

Our '57 3200
 

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_3620.JPG

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da.../IMG_36321.JPG

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_3828.JPG

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_3943.JPG

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_1923.JPG

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_4192.JPG

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roger55, nice looking truck, too bad you couldn't get the paint to flatten out.....
kidding, great job and the gaps are sweet too. hopefully I can get mine to that point sometime.

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My 58

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looks pretty nice, I have always liked red trucks.

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great pics!, I need inspiration too! the FB pages keep me going!:metal:

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Yeah, American Racing Torque Thrust II's. 20x10 in the rear and 18x8 in the front. I can't remember the tire sizes at the moment. I will have to look when I get home. You will have to do some fender rolling in the front to be able to turn lock to lock.

Someone asked about the suspension. The front is Flat Out Engineering C4 Corvette subframe system, the rear is stock frame, and a air ride system.

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The 56 shop truck I built.

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The hood was off being louvered when I took this...
https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...6b&oe=5A43CD13

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...b8&oe=5A422A7A

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I am not much for bodywork, but installing LS engines is a favorite of mine.

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Hey Tim, I sure do like the patina. How do you have the suspension set up?? Nice ride.

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Yup, i like it too. Nice truck Tim.

Black Sheep - Can you tell us about the bolts/washers you used to attach your rear fenders? I bought some showy type bolts/washers from here:
http://www.mmsacc-stainless.com/html/truck_items.htm

I havent installed them yet and I'm wondering if I made a mistake buying the flat washers instead of the beveled ones but those were twice as expensive. I'm wondering if you like yours?

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I used 3/8 stainless steel fender washers and stainless pan head torx bolts. After the repaint I plan to use the same bolts with smaller diameter stainless washers with nylon washers between the stainless washer and the paint.

I have been using boltdepot.com for specialty hardware to replace all of the mismatched hardware store fasteners throughout the truck.

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hey dubie, nice looking ride and stance. I like the patina on this one as well, not so over the top as some. not usually a patina guy myself. spent too many years driving patina cause the pocketbook was buying groceries instead of paint, haha.

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bmar,
the LS install looks good. I like the way you run the bulkhead connector. is that a piece of the donor firewall that you cut out and use on the "new" application or is that a custom part? would you use a weather cover on the fuse panel or is there no such thing, possibly too big, didn't bother at time of pic?

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The firewall plug was changed and the hole needed to be smaller than the old one and it is just a piece of sheet metal.
I once had the fuse panel inside of an old toolbox, but changed over to just mounting the panel on the fender skirt. I have plans of making a cover, but I don't want something that is bolted on. I need to figure out some kind of snap on quick release cover.