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I have finally gotten some pictures taken of my truck. A long project nearing completion. You will notice there are no pictures taken from the front. I have still not finished restoring the grill, so there is a big gaping hole in the front that I avoided taking a picture of. You can see the before pictures in the gallery.

Stevejumpr\'s 55 1st Series 3/4 ton

The pictures are great but you should see the truck in person like I just did! It's even better in person. Great job Steve!

Very nice job ob the truck/Restoration! I like the wood, and the bowtie stepping plates, those are neat! Kepp up the good work, and good luck with your project!

- ChevyToughRebel

Great work Steve. I too like the wood running boards. Goes great with the forest green paint. What a joy!

Nice looking 235 !!!

very nice, my taint gonna b so purdy tho! But I am going to do up a nice flatbed on it.

Great job.

Nice woodwork Steve. Clean engine compartment. I really like your choice of color. More pictures please.

Thanks for all the kind words. I drove it to work for the first time today and had to take the boss for a spin (her first ride in an AD pickup!) I will post more pictures as other small projects finish up (grill, interior, etc...) It is just nice to be on the road with it again.

As for the "niceness" of the project. I did not plan it that way, I just became overcome by events as we say and before I knew it I had a bare frame and all went from there.

Thanks again. More to come....

P.S. I think you can almost make out Wally's office from one of the pictures Kind of nice working so close to another stovebolter!

What color green is that? Very pretty.

stevejumpr,

that is a nice ride. The wooden running boards look really great. That bed and the color is cool also...

Great job.

What kind of wood did you use? Also, what did you treat it with, it looks shiny...

-W

The paint color is the original Juniper Green and the front bumper and soon to be finished grill will be original Bombay Ivory. A local paint shop had some 50's era paint code books, found the old formulas and mixed me up the colors. I had a local body shop do most of the body work and the final painting. I did the block/finsh sanding myself to help lower the final costs.

The wood for the bed/running boards is either Fir or Pine (we could not figure out which) that we bought directly from an Amish run sawmill North of St. Ignatius, MT. We bought rough cut 2x12s as the base material and spent the day planing them and jointing then routing the edges. The bed boards were beveled on the edges. I used the original running boards (they were almost completely rusted through) to make a template for the wooden running boards, then cut and individually shaped them to fit snug against the front fenders.

Everything is finished with a cherry stain to help match with the green truck better and then top coated with three coats of Man-o-War Satin Spar Varnish (I did not want the high gloss stuff). The bottom of the boards are all sealed with some spray on rubber undercoating picked up at the local auto store.

If I had to do it over again, I would use some clear fiberglass and epoxy on the running boards to give them a harder surface as they are likely to get dinged up pretty well over the years. The step plates are a must to try and protect the wood where you can.

Thanks again for the compliments.

Great Looking Truck. Very good craftsmanship. I love it.

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Bob