May 29, 2008 - The chassis gets a fresh coat of protective paint.

Assembling the Chassis!

Memorial weekend was a great opportunity to build up the chassis. It took Dad and I the entire three days to fully assmble the front and rear end. A suprise call from Aunt Noreen on Dad's cell, we were very excited to tell her about the progress. We had a great time.

Delivery of New Chassis

With much excitement and anticipation, and after five months of saving, the brand new chassis was delivered on May 20th, 2008. There is a lot of work ahead for the actual assembly of the chassis and I am very excited to start the build!

Frame and Chassis parts on pallet.

Chassis being loaded on to truck to delivery to house.

Dad with chassis at house.

Gerry checking out frame.

Gerry going though all the boxes!

Replacing Existing Firewall and Part of Floor

Beginning April 18, 2008 with completion on May 5, 2008 the firewall and part of the floor was replaced, repaired and primered. I'm very happy with the results.

Cutting out the existing firewall due to extensive holes.
and wanted to make sure I had enough clearance for the motor.

Getting ready to tack on the new firewall.


Clamping the firewall in place and getting ready to weld.


Chum (Lucy) stops by and gives approval.
Floor template has been created.


Firewall and new floor is being welded.


The body work is complete and the firewall is primered!

Restoring Rally Rims

Freshly sandblasted and ready to primer!

Gerry mixing the primer!

Priming and painting rims...


Waiting for paint to dry...


The finished product!


With some new tires they look brand new!

April 2008 Update

After careful consideration it was revealed that Grandpa's truck bed could not be salvaged. Extensive rust past the point of repair 6" along the entire bed bottom made it impossible to reconstruct.

The good news is, a brand new entire chassis has been ordered through TCI and should be here soon. For a sneek peek, click the following link which will take you to TCI's website and some in depth information about the chassis: http://www.totalcostinvolved.com/47_53chevy_chassis_intro.cfm. Sincere gratitude and thanks to my dad.

I'm starting to gather all the engine accessories so that the engine rebuild procedure will begin soon.

Will keep you updated with new photos of the chassis with grandpa's cab installed along with his original rally rims, restored to near perfection.

Thanks and talk to you soon!

January 11th - Sandblasting and Priming the Cab

After sandblasting Gerry begins to apply the primer



















That's all for now...