That is a nice truck, I would make it a five window for more rear view and a more classic look, and those 6 cylinders are bullet proof work horses of the 50’s.
Mid-'50s car steering wheels were of the deep-dish design, which don't adapt well to these early '50s trucks because the length of the steering column is a couple inches too long. If you're going to go with that '57 Bel Air wheel, it would be advisable to replace that old steering column with a slightly shorter one to accommodate the off-set.
Do you know if I can swap a steering column out a 50s Chevy car into my truck? is the column shorter in a car and will it bolt into my truck steering gear? If not, do you recommend a company that can help me with this? Thanks for watching!
@@sundaydriverrides I'm not sure how adaptable the car column is to the truck, but you might try finding measurement specs to see if it's do-able. I would also look into a column from the '57 to '59 Chev truck, as these years only came with a dished steering wheel. I'm not positive but perhaps that column was made shorter to compensate for the space off-set of their dished steering wheel. The '55 & '56 Chev truck (same generation) did NOT have the dished wheel, rather the flat style like your '54.
Hello and Thank You for the Videos and your perspective. I am working on my 53 GMC and I look forward to your videos. My question is you used the POR15 on the inside of the cab and if I remember you are in Minnesota did you heat up your garage to a certain Temp before you brushed it on? or Do you remember approx what the temp was? Thanks again and I appreciate all the videos.
Hi Chris, I have put por15 on rusty metal when it is below freezing in my garage many times. I just make sure I put a space heater next to it for like an hour or so after I paint it. I put a space heater in my cab to keep it warm after I painted it and it was probably 25 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit in my garage. Just don't put the heater too close to what you painted as I'm sure por15 is flammable. I'm sure that's not what the manufacturer recommends and and it takes longer to completely cure, but it seems to still work for me. Make sure to clean the area good before you apply it. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
That is a nice truck, I would make it a five window for more rear view and a more classic look, and those 6 cylinders are bullet proof work horses of the 50’s.
Mid-'50s car steering wheels were of the deep-dish design, which don't adapt well to these early '50s trucks because the length of the steering column is a couple inches too long. If you're going to go with that '57 Bel Air wheel, it would be advisable to replace that old steering column with a slightly shorter one to accommodate the off-set.
Do you know if I can swap a steering column out a 50s Chevy car into my truck? is the column shorter in a car and will it bolt into my truck steering gear? If not, do you recommend a company that can help me with this? Thanks for watching!
@@sundaydriverrides I'm not sure how adaptable the car column is to the truck, but you might try finding measurement specs to see if it's do-able. I would also look into a column from the '57 to '59 Chev truck, as these years only came with a dished steering wheel. I'm not positive but perhaps that column was made shorter to compensate for the space off-set of their dished steering wheel. The '55 & '56 Chev truck (same generation) did NOT have the dished wheel, rather the flat style like your '54.
@@carlv8168 Ok, I'll look into it more. Thanks for the ideas, I appreciate it.
Hello and Thank You for the Videos and your perspective. I am working on my 53 GMC and I look forward to your videos. My question is you used the POR15 on the inside of the cab and if I remember you are in Minnesota did you heat up your garage to a certain Temp before you brushed it on? or Do you remember approx what the temp was?
Thanks again and I appreciate all the videos.
Hi Chris, I have put por15 on rusty metal when it is below freezing in my garage many times. I just make sure I put a space heater next to it for like an hour or so after I paint it. I put a space heater in my cab to keep it warm after I painted it and it was probably 25 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit in my garage. Just don't put the heater too close to what you painted as I'm sure por15 is flammable. I'm sure that's not what the manufacturer recommends and and it takes longer to completely cure, but it seems to still work for me. Make sure to clean the area good before you apply it. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
What brand and color of blue did you use?
Rust-oleum rattle can, 7524 safety blue
@@sundaydriverrides thanks! It looks really good probably do the same to my 54 truck
@@muffy1002 Thank you!