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| | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 33 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 33 | Hi, My wife has indicated that she would like wooden side boards and a Sun visor on her 1954- 1/2ton truck. So we would like to get some help with pictures as possible to make up our mind what to do. Thanks Dutch Chevydel53@aol.com | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | I will make up your mind. The 54/55 sunvisors fit those years only and therefor are rare which makes them $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
A good sunvisor will cost $400 to $1,000plus
There is Fulton and GM. GM will be the priciest. Mothertrucker in AZ usually has some around.
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 181 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 181 | Hey Dutch! (My grandpa's nickname was 'Dutch')  here is a link to one of the pics of my truck in the gallery. Take a look at what I did with the sideboards and see what ya think. If you want to steal my idea, I have no objections. Even tho mine's a flatbed, you could still do something very similar for yours. I'm going to be re-doing mine with mahogany this winter. (I get free mahogany from work and I'm doing the bed with it too.) Dave  http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/images/knokey_david_1962d.jpg
The only thing more amazing than my ability to cram 60 minutes of work into a 9 hour day is my talent for making it look effortless! My 1962 Chevy C-30 | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | Design wise I think your boards would look better if you stepped them down instead of cutting the back at an angle. Most others I have seen step them and seeing your angle I was wondering if you had a particular reason to do it that way?
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 181 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 181 | Partly because I had never seen it done that way, but also because that way I was able to run a 1x2 down the ends which ties them together for stability and also seals the end grain to prevent moisture penetration. 
The only thing more amazing than my ability to cram 60 minutes of work into a 9 hour day is my talent for making it look effortless! My 1962 Chevy C-30 | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 203 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 203 | For your consideration' (just a thought) Toad\'s Sunvisor | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 11 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 11 | Another thought (opinion) on the sun visor: I sit rather high in my 1950 Chev pickup, and it seems to me visibility would be rather limited with a visor. Plus they are not too aerodynamic !! I would forget about it.
1950 Chev 3100
Nevada City, CA
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Yes, officer it's licensed.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 122 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 122 | Dutch, Check out the sides boards I just went with on my 1959. Pictures of them are on this page of my website: http://www.59apache.com/comanche.html Good luck! Jim Karras Orange, CA 1959 Chevy Apache 32 Stepside Pickup http://www.59apache.com/ Originally posted by Dutch52: Hi, My wife has indicated that she would like wooden side boards and a Sun visor on her 1954- 1/2ton truck. So we would like to get some help with pictures as possible to make up our mind what to do. Thanks Dutch Chevydel53@aol.com | | |
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