New Guy From Oklahoma

[guthriesmith]

Just joined after getting a late model pickup right after Christmas to turn into my daily soon. I have been messing with cars since I was 12 and mainly mess with cars from the 20's through the 60's. The truck I am working on now is an original paint (other than the driver's door) 1987 R10 SWB. I bought it from a widow that I had also bought a 51 Ford from. Anyway, it's been a few years since I owned one of these pickups and thought I might join here to learn what I can. When I got the pickup, it was in the middle of a grandfather/grandson project where they were trying to make it his daily. It had a new motor sitting in it and all new brake parts. I finished up the brakes, lowered it, bought different wheels for it and am trying to finish up the engine install. Hoping to drive it in the next few weeks.

Here are a few pics of how I found it, when I picked it up and what it looks like now. Still need to get some tires so I can swap the wheels, clean it up good, and work out any little things that I find when I start driving it.

Edit: Figured out how to post fullsize pics.

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[legopnuematic]

Welcome from Missouri.

 

[Sad Sack]

from Husker Country! Really nice-looking ride!

 

[fofiddyfo]

Nice rig, and thanks for sharing pics right away! Welcome from Wisco!

 

[hoagster]

Welcome from NorCal. Nice truck

 

[Ricko1966]

Welcome

 

[animal]

 

[Traucht]

Good looking truck. Welcome.

 

[Chevrolado]

Welcome, from just over the border in North TX. Good lookin rig there.

 

[HOTFOOT]

Welcome from Connecticut.

 

[Mr Clean]

Love the solid wheels.

 

[guthriesmith]

Love the solid wheels.

Thanks and those wheels will probably be for sale soon once I can get some tires for the slots. I do admit that those wheels sure remind me of the 80's. I bought a couple brand new sets of those when I was in high school for a 63 C10 and a 71 Monte Carlo.

Also, I guess I could post pics of a few other cars? The green 51 is what I am currently driving daily. The Chevelle was my brother's first car that I built for him in 1991. The red 56 Ford is a survivor car that I have had for several years and the pink Edsel was my son's daily in high school. And, the bike is a 54 Pan that I got back in August and need to get running this spring to ride this summer. Oh, and the 40 Merc is my long term project that I am just collecting parts for so far.

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[guthriesmith]

And, to keep this on-topic for this forum, here are some square bodies that I painted for friends in a previous life when I was a painter...

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[ali_c20]

Welcome from Austria. Nice truck.

 

[idahovette]

So was the Chevelle originally a 6 cylinder car? Or did you just change the bezels on the fenders? Either way, nice clean car.