1950 Chevy 3100 Pickup WIP

Duddly01 · July 19, 2024

4 hours ago, Zippi said:

Your progress is coming right along there Donald. Those hood hinges look really nice.

Thank you. I always make my hood and trunk hinges so they can still be easily removed but can be posed with the hood opened naturally. Outside race cars and a maybe an A12 Road Runner 440 Six Pack I don't know too many cars where the hood wasn't hinged.

1 hour ago, slusher said:

Nice work on those hood hinges..

Thank You! Once I have the voltage regulator, hoses and wiring in place the hinge covers won't stand out so much. The driver's side will be easy, the voltage regulator and what I am assuming is the fuse box is right there.

DJMar · July 19, 2024

Not going to lie...watching you move on this build makes me want to pull this kit out of the stash.

Too many kits, not enough days in the week, eh?

Duddly01 · July 19, 2024

24 minutes ago, DJMar said:

Not going to lie...watching you move on this build makes me want to pull this kit out of the stash.

Too many kits, not enough days in the week, eh?

Just Do It!

It's actually a really nice kit. Main thing I don't love are the body parts that are designed to go on after the interior that would cause big visible seams in the body. There is mold flash and a few pesky sinkholes here and there, but no worse than normal. I did modify how the bed goes together but that was just to make painting easier for me.

Duddly01 · July 20, 2024

I resin cast a thin version of the steelie wheels that came with the kit. I think this will fit the bill for the spare tire : LED battery holder.

Duddly01 · July 24, 2024

A bit of bad luck. Started creating the LED wiring harness and broke one of the tiny LED bulbs for a taillight. Had to order a new one. Did fill some issues with the body. I am almost ready to prime, fill and start to paint.

Duddly01 · July 24, 2024

Another question. Should the undercarriage floor of the cab be body color or black? I know the firewall of the cab was painted body color but not sure if they also painted the underside of the cab.

BDSchindler · July 25, 2024

Don...I am very interested in the light kit/components you are using. I'm assuming you got these from Evan's Designs. I have no clue on what to order, however.

Can you list the components colors, sizes and style of the LED's you are using (Nano, Pico or whatever) that you are using for this build including the ones for the dash lights?

Thanks

DJMar · July 25, 2024

On 7/23/2024 at 7:34 PM, Duddly01 said:

Another question. Should the undercarriage floor of the cab be body color or black? I know the firewall of the cab was painted body color but not sure if they also painted the underside of the cab.

That's an interesting question. I'm not old enough to have seen one of these trucks bone stock, and all the restored versions I've seen have had either body color paint OR chassis black on the underside of the cab. Even after scouring Chevy truck forums, I was unable to find anything definitive.

Duddly01 · July 25, 2024

14 hours ago, DJMar said:

That's an interesting question. I'm not old enough to have seen one of these trucks bone stock, and all the restored versions I've seen have had either body color paint OR chassis black on the underside of the cab. Even after scouring Chevy truck forums, I was unable to find anything definitive.

Thanks. Yeah, that is the same issue I am running into. It makes sense it could be either in my opinion. I can see where they could just keep spraying it body color since they do spray the firewall and all, but I see so many blacked out.

Duddly01 · July 25, 2024

15 hours ago, BDSchindler said:

Don...I am very interested in the light kit/components you are using. I'm assuming you got these from Evan's Designs. I have no clue on what to order, however.

Can you list the components colors, sizes and style of the LED's you are using (Nano, Pico or whatever) that you are using for this build including the ones for the dash lights?

Thanks

I have gotten a lot from Evan’s as well as Amazon. The LEDs seem to be brighter from Evan’s on average. The dash has always been a 1.8mm bulb the necessary color. 60s fords are usually green, older warm white. The truck taillights I am having to use pico bulbs to fit in the taillights, but they are fragile and I just ordered new ones and extras because I broke one. They make a kit for cars I have used if I can use 1.8 bulbs for headlights and taillights. Warm white for classics, cool White for newer cars like my 2018 mustang build.

53gmc · July 25, 2024

On 7/23/2024 at 8:34 PM, Duddly01 said:

Another question. Should the undercarriage floor of the cab be body color or black? I know the firewall of the cab was painted body color but not sure if they also painted the underside of the cab.

When I disassembled my 53 gmc, in was black under all the grease

slusher · July 26, 2024

My uncle had a fifty the floor was black..

Duddly01 · July 26, 2024

9 hours ago, 53gmc said:

When I disassembled my 53 gmc, in was black under all the grease

Thank you

1 hour ago, slusher said:

My uncle had a fifty the floor was black..

Thank you

Duddly01 · July 27, 2024

Starting to get base paint on many of the components.

created test panels for leather and wood. First attempt for leather came out poorly but I think I settled on a fresh leather look for the seat.

DJMar · July 27, 2024

Looking good! Can't go wrong with Juniper Green.

What is the base interior color? It almost looks light gold on my monitor.

Duddly01 · July 27, 2024

31 minutes ago, DJMar said:

Looking good! Can't go wrong with Juniper Green.

What is the base interior color? It almost looks light gold on my monitor.

It’s called Fawn Beige metallic. Closest I could find to this

Duddly01 · July 27, 2024

I did go ahead and spray the 2K clear. I did go ahead and spray the cab underside floor body color. I did get a nasty piece of trash in the roof, but I think it will come out when I wet sand and polish in a few days.

Zippi · July 27, 2024

That 2K clear layed down nice Donald. What paint and 2K clear did you use?

Duddly01 · July 27, 2024

3 hours ago, Zippi said:

That 2K clear layed down nice Donald. What paint and 2K clear did you use?

Thanks. The paint is Chevy juniper Green from MCW finishes, the clear is splash paints 2K.

Zippi · July 27, 2024

7 hours ago, Duddly01 said:

Thanks. The paint is Chevy juniper Green from MCW finishes, the clear is splash paints 2K.

Oh yeah, Splash Paints is the products that I use.

Duddly01 · July 29, 2024

I got quite a bit done today. did a test panel before woodgraining the bed panel using oil paints. Going to take awhile to dry before I can do the underside.