51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap

[Atommik]

I'm planning to get an S10 frame in the spring. So in the mean time I'm doing the bodywork on the loose parts. I cut out the rusted cab floor, toe boards, and inner kick panels and replaced them. I had a local sheetmetal shop bend the floor piece for me and I made the toe bpoards and firewall pieces myself. I bought the kick panels on-line. I may need to cut a trans tunnel at a later time...I added some extra bracing to the floor since I cut out most of the seat frame.

[Atommik]

With the cab floor mostly done, I am moving on to other parts. My boss lets me bring in parts to work, and work on them over lunch, break time and after work. All four fenders are quite beat up, but not very rusty for a 60 year old truck that spent it's whole life in Minnesota!! I'm finished with both rear fenders, straightened and primed, blocked and reprimed for final sanding before paint. I probably have 30 hours of labor into the rear fenders...2/3 of it metal work!!

[Atommik]

The doors are my current project. I started with the pass. door because it has less rust to deal with! I tried soaking the bottom of the doors in phosphoric acid to remove the rust. It worked pretty well! I have more rust to deal with than I thought. I made repair panels for the inner and outer panels on the door. They are all welded in and now I'm fixing a few dents in the door. I sand blasted the jams of the door and now have that in epoxy primer. I'm hoping to finish the right door this coming week and start the drivers side next week.