30 March 2004: Removed cab from 1954 GMC.
20 March 2005: Put it back on.
But it's only temporary until the body work is done. It looks strange with a cab on it
after it's been sitting there bare for a year. During that year I:
Had the frame sandblasted,
Gave it a coat of ZeroRust,
Painted it black,
Replaced the front crossmember someone had butchered to install a short motor,
Replaced a spring perch,
Installed new king pins,
Installed new tie rod,
Had the springs re-arched, front and rear,
Installed new shackles, pins and bushings in the springs,
Installed new disc brakes on front,
Installed new shoes, cylinders, retainers, springs, adjusters and cables on rear,
Installed new power dual master cylinder,
Built new brake lines,
Replaced rear end with one from a '55 first Chevy,
Rebuilt the differential with all new bearings and new ring and pinion,
Dis-assembled a rebuilt 248 from a '56 to put a motor mount plate behind the timing cover,
Installed rebuilt 248,
Installed rebuilt TH200-4R transmission,
Altered old rear mount crossmember for clearance,
Installed new rear crossmember for tranny mount,
Built side mounts for tranny adapter,
Cleaned and cleaned and cleaned some more old rusty parts,
Sweated, bled, cussed and spit.
Did I leave anything out? Probably. But the point is the chassis is essentially finished
and I'm fixin' to start on the body work. Maybe in another year I'll be driving.
