This is the current status of my 53 project truck. I took it down the highway just now and it performed great. Runs, shifts, and stops we'll and everything else seems to work too. I only work on it in the summer months, and I'm quitting for this summer. Next summer I'll get to the rear fenders and running boards, which both have rust holes in them, just like the rest of the truck did. There's light at the end of the tunnel.
Last edited by Mike Burns; 08/29/20252:28 PM.
Mike Burns 1940 Chev 1/2 ton 1953 Chev 1/2 ton 1950 Studebaker Starlight Coupe 1947 Indian Chief 1943 Indian 741
My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
I am sure it is a great feeling to get to the point in your project when you can take it down the road. I'm hoping to get to that pint myself this year before winter sets in.
I also have a heated work space so planning to defer some of the interior work until then and concentrate on getting my paint to be okay (not nearly as nice as yours looks), and other aspects required to make it ready for that maiden trip down the road.
Mike Burns - you've made a lot of progress. I really like the color!
Ron - - Dusty53 1954 Chevy 3604 In the Gallery Forum "You can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell." "They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel."
