Thread: 27 chevy p/u

We went on a run a couple years ago the day after Thanksgiving,and it turned cold on us.It was in the high 30s and raining,me with no top,no doors,and no heat!BRRRR!!

Originally Posted by RVReddog

We went on a run a couple years ago the day after Thanksgiving,and it turned cold on us.It was in the high 30s and raining,me with no top,no doors,and no heat!BRRRR!!

oh
you know what i mean then.....

new carpet
i pulled the seats and shifter tower so i could cover the entire floor.
a bit of a PITA but i think it was worth it.
it looks lots better in person.
i am really happy with those boat seats so far.
i was worried they would aggravate my arthritic back.
but they don't.

Nice

Looking real good billy!

That look pretty cozy in there. I have one of those shifters that I will be using in my 29 chevy coupe for a turbo 400. I told you when you got that little truck in your hands you would have a lot of fun with it.
LOOK at you go.

Originally Posted by ghost28

That look pretty cozy in there. I have one of those shifters that I will be using in my 29 chevy coupe for a turbo 400. I told you when you got that little truck in your hands you would have a lot of fun with it.
LOOK at you go.

today
installed windshield,
steering damper
and got a buncha relays so i can fix up my headlights

Man you are getting after it while I am sitting on my %#$%.
Anyways tomorrow is supposed to be warmer and won't cost as much to heat the shop. so I am gonna try to mount up the wipers in the 28 chevy, all the while trying to keep the crank up windshield operational. I should be able to get er done. Keep at it Billy.

Originally Posted by billy

you bet i want it.
if you get a close look at my roof.
it looks like dookie
a body man i aint......:)

Jenny picked up the chevy truck roof last sunday so it's yours. I gotta say Jenny and her husband are real nice people, and true hot rodders. we had a few rods here at the house, and she got a few pic's when she came by. Have fun with it and post some pictures with it on the truck.
John

Originally Posted by ghost28

Jenny picked up the chevy truck roof last sunday so it's yours. I gotta say Jenny and her husband are real nice people, and true hot rodders. we had a few rods here at the house, and she got a few pic's when she came by. Have fun with it and post some pictures with it on the truck.
John

jenny is a real sweetheart isnt she?
i am friends with the parents of both of them.
jenny's dad is the cool cat that built my rod.

it looks like i may have a couple of the ROADRUNNERS C.C. stopping by tomorrow.
to check out the weasel AKA 27 chevy rpu
(i still dunno what i am callin that car.)
bills lament?
love weasel?
... guided muscle?
the flivver?
dawn wants me to have what j.p. wrote on it long ago painted on it somewhere.
too long
low
loud
and fast!

Names are cool. A friend has a model a with a skull drawn on both sides of the cowl, it has large vampire teeth, and through the bottom jaw there is a large antique lock drawn, the old church key type. and below the drawing the word LOCK JAW. It fits his car to a tee cuz with all of the exposed rusted metal if ya cut yourself without a shot, it's all over.

Sometime they name themselves.

got the plexiglass in the doors and used long strips of adheisive tape velcro as window regulators.
it works very well and was dirt cheap.
i got tired of having to reinvent the guts on these doors.
now i am looking for jute carpet padding as a noise damper/insulating material to put in the doors etc.
use some spray on glue and get busy.
i also need to reinforce the beds box walls to reduce rattling
at this rate i will have this car dialed in by spring.

BTW
i named it
hellzapoppin

once i get the insulation installed.
i am covering everything with black carpet.
that will add a bit of deadening/insulation itself.
a lot of guys say they want to hear the throaty roar etc.
but between the incredible wind noise
the rattles and squeaks
and the engine
i cant hear myself think!
eventually i would like to have music in this car.
just because it looks barebones/old school
doesnt mean i cant have a heater ,tunes and be comfy.

It's looking good, and it sounds like you are getting after it. I like the name.
I still think that it will fry the tires given the right push.

hood ornament.
i went to a mom n pop trophy store and when i told em what i wanted it for they let me root around in the back room looking for cool stuff.

those 26" thrush's really work.
i was sitting in my truck after a cc meeting and 2 guys walked up.
they didnt know it was running.
but when i step on it everybody can hear it.

i am toying with the idea of making a false sunroof for this car.
some kind of super tough and VERY uv resistant canvas to put over the steel roof.
with maybe snaps along the edges.

Wow. That's looking real good, and I really like the black paint.