Low buck 53' 3100 5 window

[Advanced Design]

Nice looking truck Sim. You are doing fine on the welding. More we do the better we get...and I typically do a fair amount of grelding....Youngrodders term for grinding and welding.

[Sim6]

Thanks AD!
I redid my speedo. Everything was clean and looked good inside. I lightly greased the gears, painted and put it back together. Clearly not going for original. Just wanted something that looked good with black interior.
Jeff

[Advanced Design]

Looks really good! Just love these old speedo's.

[Sim6]

Got the cab stripped to were I want it. Before I paint I will get the cab mounted on the frame.

[Sim6]

Cab stands tacked in.

[99 to Life]

looking good

[Sim6]

Test fit, front fender lines up great.

[99 to Life]

just can't get enough of them whites. It looks like the fenders can come forward more (could be pic as well) You don't want to run into the problem of being off because its going to dictate how much room you'll have for your radiator and grille. If you cut the frame right at the PWS box, that's the farthest point most everyone goes there. Then get your grill on with other fender and moch that up, see how much room you'll have. Its better to error a tiny bit metal forward in the front. In the rear you can always move rear end forward about an inch. that way you have more room for radiator in front.

[Sim6]

I know it! It was a new level of drule with the fender hanging over the wheel. The weird thing is I never cared for white walls until I saw them on one of these 3100 trucks. Now I just can't get enough of them.

I don't have the spacers on yet so in that pic the wheel looked really forward. I made the specs the same as Skymangs.

Took the cab back off today and primed the firewall so I can get it painted. Also sanded and paired the portion of frame under the cab only because of rain showers. Gonna get the cab back on and work on putting in the motor and trans.

[Sim6]

Rebuilt the front end with all new bushings, ball joints, drop spindles, wheel bearings and rubber brake hoses. Got the motor mounted and trans crossmember cut and pieced back together. Since it's going to be a DD I mounted the engine and trans with rubber mounts. put the last coat on the firewall. Gonna mount the cab later today hopefully for the last time.

[Sim6]

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[iowaboynca]

Nice to see the progress. Keep it up!

[Sim6]

Found this bench out of an 80's SWB. Can't beat $50 for the seat and all the seat belts.

[Sim6]

Thanks! Went on vacation and been hang out with the kids the last few weeks so I hadn't got much done. Going to pickup a 350 4 bolt later today for next years project.

[Advanced Design]

Great progress and what a good deal on the seat. Looking good!

[Sim6]

Thanks guys, getting the front end mocked up to finish the core support install. Hope to have it wrapped up this weekend.

[Tikal48]

Sim6,

Nice find on the truck. It really looks solid. You have a good looking build so far.

Putting one of these trucks on an S10 frame is challenging to say the least. But there's half the fun! Keep up the good work!

[Sim6]

Thanks Tikal48! Got the steering and brakes hooked up, trans linkage, colum in and trans tunnel done. Thankfully the heat had let up here and I was a little more motivated to be out in it.

[Sim6]

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[Advanced Design]

Killing it on progress! Trans tunnel looks really good.

[Sim6]

Thanks AD!

[iowaboynca]

Nice job on the trans tunnel. you'll be on the road in no time.

[Sim6]

Thanks Iowaboy!