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Dan Bowles · 02-16-2010, 10:28 PM

I was a bit pissed because I listened to too many people that said "get a 4x4 axle, they fit great." I spent $200 for the axle, hauled it home, put it in, and STILL spent $100 on spacers. Good thing a kid in Toledo put 4 up on CL that day. I met him the next day and got 2" all the way around.

Dan Bowles · 02-16-2010, 10:29 PM

And BlueJeep, I love the bed floor.

NONHOG · 02-16-2010, 10:48 PM

Not sure how I missed this ? Very nice ! Keep up the good work !

BlueJeep · 02-16-2010, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Bowles

And BlueJeep, I love the bed floor.

Thanks, it worked out pretty good! Next time I'd start with a long bed though, stitching up 2 short bed floors was a lot of work... It's going to get some Al's liner to cover it all up sometime.

And to bring back the width thing...60" is fine if you plan to put tubs in the bed and run a wider tire in the back. 60" is too narrow if you don't want to lose bed width.

nickp51chevy · 02-17-2010, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by NONHOG

Not sure how I missed this ? Very nice ! Keep up the good work !

My progress is slow, and use to be steady. Now it's at a stand still, but I've got the '71 to drive around 'till the '51 is done. There are a few things that I can finish up on the '51. Priorities are on the '71 so I can sell the '88 to get rid of a small payment. Then when more funds start coming in I will get back on the '51. We (wife and I) plan on having the '51 driving some time this year.

britnjc · 08-30-2010, 07:48 AM

So you got any updates? Also I was rereading your build and the question about the ZR2 rear i see was coming up. Well I did the same bout a 4wd and still rubbed so I found me a ZR2 rear even though the AD eng website said they are too wide. It fit perfectly plus it was disc setup. 3.73 posi work perfect also on my setup.

bjcaldwe · 08-30-2010, 10:23 AM

I have a normal 4wd rearend and decided to go with a wider rearend as well. I could not find a zr2 for what I wanted to spend. I really have only ever seen like two on the roads around here.

nickp51chevy · 08-30-2010, 07:02 PM

No updates

I've been working on the '71 mostly, but I sit in the '51 every once and a while. I've thought about the ZR2's but I think that I might just go for a set of spacers. I really haven't though about the rear end for a while now though. I would be nice to find a rear end that would be wide enough to fit without spacers too though.

She is still thought about all the time though. Just on the back burner on low is all.

Da88burban · 03-02-2011, 08:14 PM

Any updates?

nickp51chevy · 03-02-2011, 08:53 PM

No updates. This has been on the back burner since I've gone back to school, and I've been trying to keep the ol' '71 going.

nickp51chevy · 03-05-2012, 09:24 PM

Well not how I wanted to end it, but I guess it's an ending.

I sold the old girl on Friday.

We're moving east to South Carolina and I couldn't justify dragging it behind with us so she had to go.

I know I'll get another AD truck some time. For the next one I'm looking at a '48 or '49. If I can't get one of those maybe I'll look at some other body styles.

I took a bunch of pictures before she left so I could remember, sort of, what I did to it.

nickp51chevy · 03-05-2012, 09:25 PM

She will be sorely missed.

xpickup · 03-05-2012, 09:29 PM

nickp51chevy, Somebody is getting a nice truck to work on. It must have been sad to see it go.

Shannon

av8tr33337 · 03-05-2012, 10:33 PM

Wow man that's a bummer. Your build has been a source of inspiration for me and others I'm sure. I hope the new owner takes the time to stand and stare at her as I'm sure you have done and sees all the care and attention to detail you put into it. These trucks really are peices of art no matter if you go old school rat rod or show stopper. You just passed the canvas.

dubds10 · 03-05-2012, 10:39 PM

Did you have it up on CL? I don't remember seeing it and I look all the time. I might've came down and bought it if I saw it lol

99 to Life · 03-05-2012, 10:58 PM

oh man, I hate seeing project threads end up getting sold. It is sooo sad but
you had good reason and there will always be something else out there that needs luv. But I just couldn't imagine separating with something you get soo involved with. Good luck to you.

nickp51chevy · 03-06-2012, 01:13 AM

Thanks guys. I can't help but feel the big empty spot in my garage now. I'm sure I'll find another.

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Originally Posted by dubds10

Did you have it up on CL? I don't remember seeing it and I look all the time. I might've came down and bought it if I saw it lol

Yeah I had her up for a while. It's a bummer I couldn't have sold it to another board member.

02-16-2010, 10:28 PM	#76
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 I was a bit pissed because I listened to too many people that said "get a 4x4 axle, they fit great." I spent $200 for the axle, hauled it home, put it in, and STILL spent $100 on spacers. Good thing a kid in Toledo put 4 up on CL that day. I met him the next day and got 2" all the way around.

02-16-2010, 10:29 PM	#77
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 And BlueJeep, I love the bed floor.

02-16-2010, 10:48 PM	#78
NONHOG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marana, Arizona Posts: 3,416	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 Not sure how I missed this ? Very nice ! Keep up the good work ! __________________ "I feel the need for speed!"... as soon as I am done with my nap.

08-30-2010, 07:48 AM	#81
britnjc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Helena, Alabama Posts: 453	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 So you got any updates? Also I was rereading your build and the question about the ZR2 rear i see was coming up. Well I did the same bout a 4wd and still rubbed so I found me a ZR2 rear even though the AD eng website said they are too wide. It fit perfectly plus it was disc setup. 3.73 posi work perfect also on my setup. __________________ 1950 GMC http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335667 1965 Frd Stang http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=399891 1931 Frd Model A http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=496016 1954 Chevrolet Pickup http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=486183

08-30-2010, 10:23 AM	#82
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 I have a normal 4wd rearend and decided to go with a wider rearend as well. I could not find a zr2 for what I wanted to spend. I really have only ever seen like two on the roads around here. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

08-30-2010, 07:02 PM	#83
nickp51chevy Registered Chevy Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Snohomish, wa Posts: 1,557	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 No updates I've been working on the '71 mostly, but I sit in the '51 every once and a while. I've thought about the ZR2's but I think that I might just go for a set of spacers. I really haven't though about the rear end for a while now though. I would be nice to find a rear end that would be wide enough to fit without spacers too though. She is still thought about all the time though. Just on the back burner on low is all. __________________ Love is fleeting, but Chevy trucks are forever!!!! 1970 Chevy CST C10 long box 350/400 2008 Chevy Silverado short box 4x4 Had; 1951 Chevy short box 307/T5 1988 Chevy shot box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C20 long box 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 350/350

03-02-2011, 08:14 PM	#84
Da88burban GM's 4 Life Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Greenwood, SC Posts: 363	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 Any updates? __________________ Jack '54 Chevy 3100 "Just a Mess" '74 Chevy Super 10 468BB "One Fast Rust Bucket" '86 Pontiac Fiero GT '88 Chevy burb "Tha Big Turd" '93 GMC Safari "Bone Crusher" .................____________ .............../______l___\|___\____ ;,;,;,;,;,;,;\|__(O)_\| __l___l__(O) \|

03-02-2011, 08:53 PM	#85
nickp51chevy Registered Chevy Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Snohomish, wa Posts: 1,557	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 No updates. This has been on the back burner since I've gone back to school, and I've been trying to keep the ol' '71 going. __________________ Love is fleeting, but Chevy trucks are forever!!!! 1970 Chevy CST C10 long box 350/400 2008 Chevy Silverado short box 4x4 Had; 1951 Chevy short box 307/T5 1988 Chevy shot box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C20 long box 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 350/350

03-05-2012, 09:24 PM	#86
nickp51chevy Registered Chevy Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Snohomish, wa Posts: 1,557	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 Well not how I wanted to end it, but I guess it's an ending. I sold the old girl on Friday. We're moving east to South Carolina and I couldn't justify dragging it behind with us so she had to go. I know I'll get another AD truck some time. For the next one I'm looking at a '48 or '49. If I can't get one of those maybe I'll look at some other body styles. I took a bunch of pictures before she left so I could remember, sort of, what I did to it. __________________ Love is fleeting, but Chevy trucks are forever!!!! 1970 Chevy CST C10 long box 350/400 2008 Chevy Silverado short box 4x4 Had; 1951 Chevy short box 307/T5 1988 Chevy shot box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C20 long box 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 350/350

03-05-2012, 09:25 PM	#87
nickp51chevy Registered Chevy Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Snohomish, wa Posts: 1,557	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 She will be sorely missed. __________________ Love is fleeting, but Chevy trucks are forever!!!! 1970 Chevy CST C10 long box 350/400 2008 Chevy Silverado short box 4x4 Had; 1951 Chevy short box 307/T5 1988 Chevy shot box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C20 long box 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 350/350

03-05-2012, 09:29 PM	#88
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 nickp51chevy, Somebody is getting a nice truck to work on. It must have been sad to see it go. Shannon __________________ 48 Panel Truck 1948 Chevy / S10 1954 Chevy / S10 1951 Chevy / C4 47 Step van Lowered 1996 Dually

03-05-2012, 10:33 PM	#89
av8tr33337 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Derby Kansas Posts: 564	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 Wow man that's a bummer. Your build has been a source of inspiration for me and others I'm sure. I hope the new owner takes the time to stand and stare at her as I'm sure you have done and sees all the care and attention to detail you put into it. These trucks really are peices of art no matter if you go old school rat rod or show stopper. You just passed the canvas. __________________ av8tr33337 AKA Bartman Email av8tr33337@yahoo.com Bartman's Ad-S10 Chassis Swap http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=415418 My First Youtube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6hSt...eature=channel More Pics of the 51 Project http://s668.photobucket.com/albums/v...hassis%20Swap/ 1951 3100 Pickup

03-05-2012, 10:39 PM	#90
dubds10 Stalker Nate Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Langley, BC, Canada Posts: 1,556	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 Did you have it up on CL? I don't remember seeing it and I look all the time. I might've came down and bought it if I saw it lol __________________ 1957 GMC SWB stepper modified summer time driver 1963 Chevy Fire Dept. Command Center Van 2 ton - future food vending truck project 1965 Chevy P10 Ice Cream Truck project Instagram - TheDonutDiner FaceBook - @UscreamIscream

03-05-2012, 10:58 PM	#91
99 to Life Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Titusville, PA Posts: 3,585	Re: everyone is doing it so i am to........s10 swap on a 51 oh man, I hate seeing project threads end up getting sold. It is sooo sad but you had good reason and there will always be something else out there that needs luv. But I just couldn't imagine separating with something you get soo involved with. Good luck to you. __________________ 51' 99toLife finished 2011,355 sbc,5speed, patina, redoing whole truck, inter, bags, etc http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=382481 49Hardtimes s/10 susp- bagged, vortec sbc, 5 speed, patina, sold http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=594874 VIDEOS https://youtu.be/E8zHhjgS_lA https://youtu.be/E8zHhjgS_lA Geronimo 54' LS engine, static drop IFS, Client build, just about done http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...62#post7399162 52' 3100 Slowly in progress, will be painted two toned, have 235 with a t-5, lowered OG frame Other projects, 49' farmuse 3100, killer Patina, will be slammed, LS engine, full done interior up next! www.coffeeandcustoms.com



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