My Pro Street '56 GMC Pick'em Up

[BC Toy chest]

Minor bed mods

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Bed mods and make up a new battery tray/box

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Picture of Kabwe's truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318301 and mine in the back groundReplacing the old weak battery tray with a stronger one. Smoothed out the lips on the bed edges where the gate closes. Also replacing the old weak battery tray for a stronger one I put together.

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Replacing the old weak battery tray for a stronger one I put together. Picture of the bed before the stke pockets were welded shut and bed rails rounded. Welded tail gate cover on gate and removed rivits. That's a JC Penny stainless steel 6 qt. spaghetti pot behind the fuel cell cut up and reshaped to cover the fuel Fram flter. The filter and hard lines were not attractive so I came up with the pot idea to hide it.

[Kabwe]

Ha Ha, I see I got you addicted to this site. Well join the club my friend, this is the best site for the GM truck nut. I just hope your wife does not get mad at me for introducing you to a new addiction. She knows you are a motor head now this.lol

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Ha Ha, I see I got you addicted to this site. Well join the club my friend, this is the best site for the GM truck nut. I just hope your wife does not get mad at me for introducing you to a new addiction. She knows you are a motor head now this.lol

Ohh the wife, don't mind her she's always mad with you, HAHAH. No really she likes you coz I don't do the people thing that well not a lot of friends on my end,
Yeah baby this place is fun so many ideas and gr8 trucks and they just keep coming, this site is amazing.

[ChuckDriver]

NICE GMC you got there!

[BC Toy chest]

Thanks CuckDriver, I really like what you are doing to your truck.

[Tri5Nerd]

I need to come up that way sometime to see what you guys are doing...
I'm in the IE and don't get to LA much anymore.
Nice work with the battery tray and bed corners.

Tri5

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Tri5Nerd

I need to come up that way sometime to see what you guys are doing...
I'm in the IE and don't get to LA much anymore.
Nice work with the battery tray and bed corners.

Tri5

Hey that's a good Idea and I'll take you and Kabwe to breakfast. Kabwe paying so get anything you want,

[BC Toy chest]

My bed again

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Some Chevy/GMC trucks I took pics of here in SoCal I really like.

[DG Racing]

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do you have a picture from the side of the truck
i realy whant to see the look of a LWB .

Nice truck

[BC Toy chest]

Here some pictures of two long beds. Makes you think twice before you turn your nose up at a long bed step side. These are two perfect examples of what can be done. The
'56 GMC was at the 18th California Hot Rod Reunion 2009. The bumper on the front was for push starting a front motor dragster. Erik & Perry out of Arizon put this best together. If anybody on here knows these guys and thir truck tell them to join. They also built a blown '55 or '58 Chevy pick up with a modern bed.
The next truck I shot pics of was at the local cruz nite I go to some times in Inglewood, Ca. This thing is off the chain. Who said Long beds don't look good?

[BC Toy chest]

Long beds. Makes you think twice before you turn your nose up at a long bed step side. Perfect example of what can be done.
This truck I shot pics of was at the local cruz nite I go to some times in Inglewood, Ca. This thing is off the chain. Who said Long beds don't look good?

[Fat Mike]

What size is the pipe that you use for the rounded corners on the bed? I would like to do this mod sometime in the future.

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Fat Mike

What size is the pipe that you use for the rounded corners on the bed? I would like to do this mod sometime in the future.

I bought a 1 5/8" mandrel-bent j-pipe or u-pipe from Jegs. The kind of pipe for making and welding up your own headers.

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by Fat Mike

What size is the pipe that you use for the rounded corners on the bed? I would like to do this mod sometime in the future.

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

I bought a 1 5/8" mandrel-bent j-pipe or u-pipe from Jegs. The kind of pipe for making and welding up your own headers.

Another option is to use 1-1/2" pipe (1.9 o.d.) long radius butt weld elbows. See post #113 here.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=363509&page=5

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Once you go Pro......You never go slow!


Pro Street Trucks/Cars pics!!! im in love with the fatty tires!!
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post4548234

[ezekiel]

BC Toy Chest,

In post #35, the photo of your cool new battery box reveals something about the setup of your welder.

It appears that the polarity of the welder is backwards.

I was using flux-core wire on a MIG welder that setup for gas welding. It took me a month to figure out why the welds looked like spaghetti.

If you don't have a polarity problem then the shielding gas isn't doing its job.

Nevertheless, cool project Man!

Z

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ezekiel said:

BC Toy Chest,

In post #35, the photo of your cool new battery box reveals something about the setup of your welder.

It appears that the polarity of the welder is backwards.

I was using flux-core wire on a MIG welder that setup for gas welding. It took me a month to figure out why the welds looked like spaghetti.

If you don't have a polarity problem then the shielding gas isn't doing its job.

Nevertheless, cool project Man!

Z

Hey ezekiel That is a result of ugly welding. HAHAHA, I have it set up correctly, and was using my gas I have good days and I have bad days still new to welding. This welder unlike some others came set up for gas and I did not have to reveres the polarity. Believe me I have been out of gas before and I know the difference with spitting and splater. My problem was trying to be sure I was getting good penetration while joining the two metals together at a 90 degree angle. The plates are only .125" thick but I was still a little intimidated by the thickness. But hey when I finished I threw it on the ground a couple of times and it didn't fall apart, Thanks for the input. I welded a bracket on my frame with Kabwe' s 220 mig welder and with far less experience then him and it was like the thing welded on it's own. When money allows I will get one it seems to make life easier.
Thanks for the copliment on my project btw.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

I welded a bracket on my frame with Kabwe' s 220 mig welder and with far less experience then him and it was like the thing welded on it's own. When money allows I will get one it seems to make life easier.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't tell people I let you touch my welder, they may think we are friends.lol

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Originally Posted by Kabwe

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't tell people I let you touch my welder, they may think we are friends.lol

OHH ! Didn't I tell you?...... after you help me with my welding on the frame I'm cuttin you loose.

[Kabwe]

That's why I'm not helping you, and you wonder why you don't have any friends.lol Remember you are the one that don't have friends, I only hang around to remind you that you are human.lol

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

............and you wonder why you don't have any friends.lol Remember you are the one that don't have friends, I only hang around to remind you that you are human.lol

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