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Hi everyone,not the best progress lately as had a paint problem meaning the bed had to be stripped down and repainted along with all the front sheet metal.You could see in sunlight that there was a shade difference.The cab was all ok what a bummer. After strip down and repaint and reassemble my project seemed to go backwards but its back on schedule now I guess.Lots of other small jobs are done and I am happier now.

Made some progress in the cab.I refurbed the guage cluster which turned out good.Got the column shifter and parking brake all painted black and refitted and adjusted.My steering wheel was really beaten up,it has been painted to match the dash in cream by the paintshop and turned out great after the cracks were ground out and filled. inside cab progress

looks great, keep the pic's coming,

Good progress today,rewired the turn signal switch and mounted the housing on the column.it was originally taped on and I had no wedge mounting so drilled and tapped the column to take it and it looks good painted cream.Drilled out a pool cue ball and used it shifter knob.Got further on with wiring so agood day all round.Going to post some pics later.

Beauty!

wow nice blue ...

Have made some more progress on my truck,more assemlby makes it look more finished.Rewire is nearly finished.
Hoping to fire up soon.Looking on Stovebolt keeps me going thanks. latest progress

Wow! is right. That is a super nice looking truck.

Beautiful! Did yours come from factory with white hub caps?

Wow! This truck's beautiful! My husband and I just started working on the cab of my '57 Cameo. This color looks to be in the same family as my truck's color, alpine blue. That gives me a good idea of what it will look like once done... in a few years from now! Congrat again.

Hi Dan, my truck was forest green from the factory I have no idea what the original caps would be.When mine come from California it arrived with 54 caps painted white.Cameogirl thanks for looking by, 57 cameo is my favourite chevy truck and alpine blue is really cool.I spotted a cameo with a blue and cream colour scheme and went that way picking out my own shades on the way.Good luck with your build,dont forget to put pics up it keeps everyone going.All the best Mark.

Hello everyone its been a while since I have posted,I have been working on my 57 when I can but work is getting in the way.Truck has had a stainless exhaust custom built with Porter mufflers.Pic below is my other half with it outside the exhaust shop.My other half with my 57 .

Nice color!

Nice looking. Pretty truck, too.

Hey Mark, well seeing it's in Liverpool, someone's nicked a hub cap!

Sorry,couldn't resist.......heehee!

Hi Cletis she thinks you got good taste.
Haha John that was in North Wales,the caps are getting changed for the proper 57 with the 4 bow ties.I fitted my new tank after gloss black paint with straps and filler and breather pipes,fuel line thru to pump is finished.Work is getting in the way of my resto hop up.

OK then... how about thievin' woolybacks!

I've said this before Mark, work always spoils the fun!

Hi john
Caps are actually 40 f*rd repo and dont fit quite right I have ordered the correct for year ones with the bow ties on and nipple in the middle which should finish the truck off nice.I wanted a sort of resto look with just a 3" lowering job and its not far off.Should be firing up within a week or so.I keep getting sent to tug boats all over and its getting in the way of my truck hobby.I am going to put some interior and motor pics on soon.Speak soon Mark

Ohhhh?... that explains it Mark, the truck's rejecting the hubcaps it's self!

Hi everyone havent posted for a while,progress not a fast as I would like life and work getting in the way of my hobby.I have had a headliner done in tuck and roll in black leather to match my bench seat,the trimmer also made a sun visor and fitted a trimmed back on the bench.Carpets have been made up in 3 sect aions and all bound up so the interior looks pretty good.I found some old chevy valve covers and they were too beat up to polish back up so blasted and painted them black.Fitted a new inlet manifold with centre oil fill.Fitted pertronix dizzy and got the plug leads made up.Fitted some 2.5" rams horn manifolds and painted them black. motor pic

More of the story,swapped out the blackwalls for Coker wide whites 235 on the rear and 215 on the front as fouling the drag link
Truck wearing sunday best

Wow, looks absolutely great! Bet you can't wait to get 'r done.

My truck is back from trimmer he made a healiner to match seat which he did 18 months or so ago.
new headliner

Carpets all done with rubber heel pad stitched in.Dash is now complete new wiper motor with linkage in and switch all done
cab

That's looking like the bees knees Mark!

Looks fantastic, nice work!!!!!!