Sam I Am

Absolutely love it !

Love the 59's. Great looking street machine.

My 59 has stalled due to the foil work. I love the cars from the age of excess era, but all that chrome comes back to bite you when it's time to bmf them. ?

Yes, you could get either barn doors, or the tailgate style.

Years ago I had a real shorty pickup. 1956....if only I had kept it.

Right now, I think all my builds are stalled out old builds. ?

If you can find one, get the resin Ross Gibson Y-block. Great detail.

I have been searching for an emotional support dog for quite sometime now. The breeds that were best for that are way beyond my reach. So I decided to start with what my budget could handle, sort through and research each breed that was in that price range, and voila! Welcome the latest addition to the family. A four month old Goldendoodle. Meet Cinder, she checked all the boxes....including my heart.

I knew him. He was a wonderful person who would give you the shirt off his back. Went by Hemi on most sites.

That is just plain crazy stuff...good crazy...but still crazy ?.

Perfect!

Great job in so little of a time frame considering all the work involved in turning it into a convertible.

Very interesting. You are much further on yours, but I might get some paint on mine tomorrow. ?

Two words...dial...caliper ?

Looks good. Here is one we did at the body shop I worked at. As you can tell, it's not the finished product, but you get the idea.

Hmmmm...

What really gets me is when I keep forgetting to unsubscribe to this thread every time I get a notification. ?

I think Tom is more of an antique than a classic. ? Did you try the mirror. ?

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Finally.... ?

I don't know if this helps or not. My sister lives in eastern Wyoming on an 11,000 acre ranch. Elevation of 5000 ft. The county is 2300 square miles with roughly 750 miles of gravel roads, many times over compared to the two highways that bisect the county. It is ranch country, so the vehicles drive over many square miles of high desert grassland as well. During the recession we moved there because I had family, and a job offer. We lived in the county seat(population of 1400) and I worked at the only bodyshop in the entire county. So conditions are similar or slightly harsher than yours. We put, at minimum, 400 miles a week on our main vehicle (1996 Suburban because we had three kids) not counting any other local mileage. I saw every type of vehicle come through the bodyshop and knew almost all the ranchers, and what they drove. Bottom line, every one of them went through suspension and steering components. It's the price you pay for maintaining your vehicle under those conditions. I will let you know that there were very few Toyota or Nissan pickups/suv of any model because they could not survive the harsh life of the combination of ranch and gravel road use. Your daily commute seems to be easier than some, even though you live in similar conditions as far as weather and roads. So what I would recommend is that you find a vehicle that you know is reliable, gets over 20 mpg, (gas isn't cheap right now) and is as inexpensive as possible to maintain, because no matter what you choose, you will be doing the same maintenence. If you are happy with your Toyota, it's a known commodity, and the peace of mind that comes with being confident in the brand, as well as being cheaper to maintain than other vehicles, then stick with a Toyota. I also know, that under the conditions where I lived in eastern Wyoming, and I repeat, UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. You will not get the same results from a Jeep.

The fathom green was the second one I liked.

I really like your choices for wheels and paint. Have you thought about polishing the brass instead of going chrome. Also, take a scrap piece of wood, thin out a little of the body color (real thin) and do a wash on the wood. A friend of mine did this with his '57 Chevy pickup wood bed pieces. It looked really nice with the wood having a slight tint of the body color.

Strange little car, but you are a strange little man. ?

Exactly what he said!