This is my 1947 Chevy pickup. About 6 months ago, I had a 2003 Ford Ranger with many after market parts and pieces. Due to my carelessness in driving, i was texting a friend, and was not paying attention and I ran off the road and hit a bunch of trees and unfortunately totaled my truck. I walked out of the wreck 100% unscathed thanks to the grace of God.
After a little perusing for a new truck, i found a 1946 Chevy truck that i wanted in my hometown of Borger, Texas!! But unfortunately, the day we called to buy the truck, he informed us that he had sold the truck to another man merely two hours earlier... bummer... So, after much more looking, I found this truck on craigslist, in La Mesa, Texas. After pleading with my parents constantly to buy this truck and go pick it up, they finally caved, and went to go get it for me.
When i got the truck home it looked like it was in absolutely mint condition, but after closer inspection over the next few days, i have found many problems with the truck although most of them are minor. All of the engine work was done to the truck before i got it.
The man who owned it before me pulled the stock engine, and put a 1977 Chevy El Camino 350 engine in it which he has bored 50 over to make it a 400. He put an Edelbrock carburetor on it, and some type of racing cam, although i do not know right now. He replaced the front end with the '77 El Camino front end and for also replaced the rear end with the El Camino rear end. He put a racing panel exhaust that when it is covered flows through 18" glass packs that are dropped off right after the cab.
Now onto MY work. After closer inspection, I realized that he did not get any dents out of the body, he just merely slapped Bondo onto the entire body, in some places as thick as half an inch!! so I am in the process of removing all of the Bondo from the truck right now. I have completely finished the right rear fender and am now removing the rust on it, so that i can re-apply the Bondo how it should be done, and then primer it to keep it from rusting further so that it will stay in good shape for my future paint job. I have completely removed all of the interior pieces except for the gas tank, the dash, and the steering wheel. I am removing all of the rust from all of the interior pieces before they go back on. I have to order a new headliner, because when it was pulled out, a massive rat nest fell out... ugh... well that's all for the moment. Ill keep you posted on my progress periodically. if you would like to see pictures of this truck as it progresses and such, then click this link
http://s380.photobucket.com/albums/.../?action=view¤t=frontend-1.jpg and you can see my truck as it progresses along. Although this restoration may take a long time, I have a long time considering I am 17 years old. So I will have years to finish this project, although I hope to get it finished soon!
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to shoot me an email!
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