NickL's 49' Chevy truck build, Air ride + Awesome Patina

[evoDRichie]

idk if i missed it but you should totally clear coat the patina!!!

[evoDRichie]

thank you!

[tylerlb]

Latest update looks spot on!!

Keep it coming!

[I_Haz.:R32]

Im on the East side of Columbus, what about you?

I'm located in Detroit haha, so some parts of Ohio are a stone's throw from me. Not Columbus though

[NickL]

I. Love. Bagged. Chevy. Trucks.

Funny part is I work @ Ford lol. Makes explaining my wallpaper in meetings a little tricky.

Where in Ohio are you located? Maybe I'll see your e30 at a show sometime.

P.S. Like half of your pics are dead

Im on the East side of Columbus, what about you? And yeah I know, fucking photo bucket is the worst.

Great work man!

Thanks!

big texas trucc

big trucc get u big succ

Some more updates:

Cab back on to see how the drivetrain fits. Had to cut just a small amount out of cab to fit the 4l80e. Minimal minimal tunnel work which is nice.



Had to throw a fender on of course



Bed back on. Stoked on my measurements for the notch and bridge as the bed depth came out exactly how I wanted it. The truck will lay hard even with a bigger tire and still have plenty of room for a usable bed.





Next is to brace the bed up and replace the rusty rear crossmember. I plan to roll the truck out today as a whole and break out the DSLR. First time it will see sun as a roller in 3 years haha.

[harlerocco]

big texas trucc

[Greasy63]

Great work man!

[I_Haz.:R32]

I. Love. Bagged. Chevy. Trucks.

Funny part is I work @ Ford lol. Makes explaining my wallpaper in meetings a little tricky.

Where in Ohio are you located? Maybe I'll see your e30 at a show sometime.

P.S. Like half of your pics are dead

[NickL]

Some progress:

Notch in. Calculated for the larger tire I want to run as these are just rollers.



Motor/trans sealed up/painted and back in. Frame lays perfect with some weight over the 2600's. Once the bed is on all should be well.


Bridge/bag mounts tacked in

[CubbyChowder]

Nice! Excited to see progress on this.

[NickL]

Started working on repairing the running board mounts. My idea behind this was to keep it simple, functional, structurally sound and not affect the patina on the front side of the board.

What I started with:


In process



Test fit



Now to just coat the underside and should be good. Moving on to the other side, then rear suspension.

[NickL]

Thanks everyone. Actually been putting in some hours on the E30 changing some things up with it. But did manage to modify the trans crossmember to get the drivetrain sitting in its final resting place. Now to weld up the rear suspension.

[Nuts]

Great work bud. Love what you doing with the truck!!

[5SpeedEJ6]

Keep up the good work man!

[Jay92]

Nice work dude!