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M4wdFab

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #15 on: May 14, 2020, 08:29:30 PM »
all USA steel by the way.

M4wdFab

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2020, 09:45:12 PM »
flatbed bolted down tonight
ebay sourced lower door panels specific to 54 installed
ebay horn button mount installed (waiting on horn button still)

M4wdFab

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2020, 10:26:34 PM »
54 rolling chassis sold and gone tonight!

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2020, 08:49:21 AM »
Nice!

M4wdFab

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2020, 09:30:03 AM »
700$ for truck

$550 sold bed
$100 sold chassis
rear axle went to Jeff
front tires went to guy that bought bottom plows

thats a win

M4wdFab

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2020, 10:38:45 PM »
finished up the flat bed tonight
rear bumper hitch
trailer plug wired
rear tail lights wired
filler neck fabbed and installed
cats deleted
new muffler welded in
ebay horn button installed.


needs flatbed wood
seat
headliner / visors
side steps
plates

M4wdFab

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #21 on: June 11, 2020, 11:40:51 PM »
PCM flashed with VATS deleted.  much nicer to move around the shop now with an IACV

M4wdFab

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #22 on: June 17, 2020, 05:23:40 PM »
drove around a bit, might be a new favorite.  4.8 is a little race motor :) 

needs some rattle taken out of the passenger door, and flatbed wood.

probably time to investigate DMV options and get it plated.

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #23 on: July 06, 2020, 10:21:56 AM »
Picked up Hemlock friday morning. 

bed wood work completed, headake rack wood screwed down and sealed

bottom and sides of deck sealed. 



needs deck screws and side steps then done. 

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #24 on: July 07, 2020, 10:11:03 PM »
flatbed finished.  turned out nice.

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #25 on: July 24, 2020, 10:53:40 PM »
another coat of oil on the flat bed tonight
side step mounts welded in and steps installed.

started looking at headliner which will wrap this project up. 

M4wdFab

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #26 on: July 25, 2020, 07:43:46 PM »
headliner done, visors installed. 
pass door fixed
vortec cover installed.


done!

listed for sale

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #27 on: August 03, 2020, 12:19:34 PM »
waiting on deposit to do cab corners and install belts for new owner. 


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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #28 on: August 03, 2020, 01:27:01 PM »
neat
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oh lord!

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Re: 54 chevy 5w
« Reply #29 on: August 03, 2020, 02:09:07 PM »
deposit received.