My Pro Street '56 GMC Pick'em Up

[Wheelie]

Sweet truck! I hope to get my truck there someday. What width rear end are you using and wheel and tire dimensions? Any pics of the rear with the bed off?

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Wheelie

Sweet truck! I hope to get my truck there someday. What width rear end are you using and wheel and tire dimensions? Any pics of the rear with the bed off?

Wheelie I kick myself all the time because when I first started working on the truck I did not take enough pictures. I really regret that I did not take the pictures when the bed was all apart. I have a few but not very good rear end shots. The bed will be off again in the near future and I wil post those. I don't have time now going out of town, but Lord willing when I get back I will give you my deminsions of the rear end and how short the differential housing is and tire wideth and stuff. Thank you for the compliment.
ohh by the way Kabwe is a friend of mine we live near each other and he has a lot of helpful pictures on his page check them out http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/member.php?u=15127

[OKGMC4]

I've seen your truck before on the web. I found it several times googling "56 gmc" to find pics. Lots of really good work here, and glad to see another GMC. Welcome!

[BC Toy chest]

OKGMC4 said, "glad to see another GMC" .......SAME here, thanks for the compliment. By the way I love that grill treatment to the GMC scoope hole in the hood that is really kool.

[Tri5Nerd]

Welcome!
I need to stay away from this forum due to everytime I read the posts here I see some mod (yes you have one) that I want to incorporate in my build, thus making it impossible to finish.

Tri5

[Kabwe]

Oh don't let him fool you tri5nerd, he takes mods from me all the time and then tell me I don't have a copy right on them.lol So he is not allowed in my garage anymore. No the truth is BC is the one that takes all the nice pics I have the crappy ones are mine. He is a really good photographer. If you look at his flickr page you will see what I'm talking about. I have never in my life met someone as car crazy as him.lol I sent my cousin a link to his flick page and he told me he almost lost his job looking at all the pics.lol

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Wheelie

What width rear end are you using and wheel and tire dimensions?

Wheelie Here you go. The only thing I can not remember is the exact amount that was cut off of each axle tube. It was over 5" cut off each tube but under 6" It's a '71 Chrysler Imperial 8 3/4 rear end. Total width from axle flange to axle flange after rear end was shortened is 47 9/16". The housing without the axles installed was 57 3/4" before anything was cut off.
My tires are M/T 31'' x 18.5'' - 15" actual size is:Tire Overall Diameter: 31.0''
Tire Tread Width: 14.3'' , Tire Section Width: 17.4'' I boxed my frame and moved my leaf springs inboard and cut a wheel well opening in the bed sides. I will post more current photos much later as I am taking the bed back off so you can see whats there and what I am going to improve on. Here re some photos from a long time ago. Like I said I regret I did not take more detailed pictures when I first started the project.

[BC Toy chest]

Before and after photos of interior. The old steering column replaced with one from a '77 Chevy 1/2 ton van. Currently prepping the metal for paint and going to smooth the dash and remove some knobs weld in holes going to weld in new cab corners.

[BC Toy chest]

I would like to roll around with just a roll paninstead of a back bumper. But after getting rear ended I decided to stay with the bumper. My truck was ok except for a broken tail light lens. The car that hit my bumper got torn up. So I try to take a ugly bumper and make it a little less ugly . After the bumper, whack-off the end of the bed corners and round them and make minor mods to the bed where the tail gate shuts.

[BC Toy chest]

Feels like the truck will never get done. Even the minor work and mods turn out to be more involved then I thought.

[entourageguy]

Nice truck. I don't think they are ever done.
There is always something in your mind you would like to do.

[lakeroadster]

It doesn't get much better than this.... Nothing screams old school like red oxide and chrome. Awesome truck!

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by entourageguy

I don't think they are ever done.
There is always something in your mind you would like to do.

You are so right. But I have to becareful I don't stray too far off the reservation, LOL. I was telling a friend that in order to do all the different things you want to do to a '55 to '59 Chevy / GMC you would have to have at least 3 or four trucks to show off all the mods you want to do. If I tried to do everythng I like to one truck it would look like the Circus is coming to town. I won't mention any names but I am on Hub Garage too, and there is this very talented metal fabricator. And man he has done so much stuff to his ride the vehicle isn't recognizable any more in my humble opinion. Your truck and your friends red '58 blown Chevy pick up are just KILLER . Thanks for dropping by.