1949 Chevrolet 3100 - V8 Prototype

[KevinW]

I am digging this thread too! I have a 51 3100 basket case and like to see how these go back together. One question though, I thought the entire interior gets painted with something close to the seat fabric. Yours looks like primer. What's your plans for it?

[A12pilot]

Thanks Guys! Kevin, the entire interior does get painted the same color (dash, floors, doors) but it doesn't match the seat upholstery. The door panels matched the seat upholstery, but the headliner did not. In your case, the 51 got a Dark Burgundy seat upholstery with either one of two interior shades: Medium Tan Metallic Chrome or Dark Tan Metallic Chrome. Any remnants in your interior to see what color it originally was is your best bet.

For me, I am using a little "artist interpretation" on the color. I decided with the Blue exterior and such, I wanted a lighter interior and I wanted the dash to have a tad more "pop" than a standard one does. Yet, I wanted the seat upholstery to be a contrast to the interior and the exterior as far as tone. I've seen these trucks with the same color everything inside and it just looked a little "blah" to me. My idea originally was a little bit more of a darker gray, and I was looking through the paint books at the supplier's store this gray is the one I chose based on the chip. It's a tad lighter than I thought after mixing, but now that I have it done it's not bad. It's single stage and yeah, almost has the same tone as the primer I used! But, the seat frame is a darker gray as will be the headliner and door panels. Not so much that they stand out, but just a soft tone difference that draws your eye in with more to look at. So couple that with the dark seat, a black floor mat, and blue dash and I think it'll tie in well.

I kept my idea with the interior panels not being all exact from a 68 Charger I restored a few years ago with a Metallic Blue interior. The interior parts were originally supplied from various vendors, so one supplier's Metallic Blue wasn't quite the same as another supplier's Metallic Blue. As a result, kick panels, door panels, A-pillar trim, were all various shades of Metallic Blue.

Hope that answers your questions!!! The VCCA has good info on the AD trucks, and there's plenty more info out there for sure. Now pick up the LMC Catalog and start into that truck!!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[68l30]

Great looking Truck!! I love the mix of the old and new, esp the heater box. Hope the interior goes well, I had a Hell of a time putting a headliner in a 56 Ford truck a friend &amp; I restored. Looked a lot easier then it turned out!!


BIG [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

Alrighty, so a few set back and a few advancements. Wiring complete: Key on and a crank for starting {pop} {CLUNK}. Hmmmmmmmmm...mmmhmmm. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/confused.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] This just all worked last week, I touched nothing, then come back a few days later and I'm greeted to a bowl of Rice Krispies (snap, crackle and pop). Oh, let me try this (wiggle, wiggle, tighten, loosen)...{pop} {CLUNK}. Hmmmmmmmm.....Well, that wasn't it. Oh, silly me, it was this thing right here. Let me get in here..and...(wiggle, loosen, tighten, kick)....{click, click} {POP} [CLUNK}. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] Well, that's all I know how to do, time to go home. So as tribute to Patton, I regrouped, pulled out what little knowledge I keep in my electrical encyclopedia, and then had another go at it. The result? SUCCESS!!! {VRRROOOMM!!!!!) As simple as it sounds, it was the addition of two more chassis/frame/engine ground wires that caused all the issues. I blame this squarely on M22Mike. Why I don't know, but I'm of the generation that it's never my fault and I have to blame someone, so it's on him! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] But then Lake Superior started to form on the intake manifold at the front two water jackets. So with that, A new direction for the engine: Power Pack time! I ordered an Edelbrock and matching Performer intake to remedy this leak. I pulled the intake and found two hairline cracks on both the front water jacket ports. Not sure how they got there, but no matter. After detailing up the new parts, the engine was back together and running good with no leaks! I made it look like an older Carter carb and now that's it's a 4bbl, it'll be a Power Pack optioned truck! Since I have a 700R4 in there, this provides a nice place to mount the TV cable as well. Something I was still pondering with the older intake. The heater hoses will be fastened with a few backets (the zip ties are just temporary right now). I think it all still ties in nicely. I removed the electric choke and will add the manual choke lever that routes to the dash, and then wrap the harness up. Time for some bodywork...

[A12pilot]

Oh, and before I forget, that large &quot;75&quot; was on the firewall when I got the truck and was actually etched into the paint. I have seen various numbers on the firewall from AD trucks built from the Janesville Plant. What they mean, I'm not sure, but I added the number back so before and after photos still have the number there! Alrighty, from a previous thread, someone commented about Yenko.Net ID tags for this year's upcoming MCACN show. In keeping with being Green and helping out the Planet Earth and all, I never took mine off from last year. Matter of fact, I still have my MCACN lanyards and tickets too! I think I can make that 2014 look like a 2015 with some creative Crayola'ing!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] Nobody will notice. Especially when I create a distraction and run into the crowd kicking and screamin, &quot;I'M IN!!! I'M IN!!!&quot; Ahem...where was I? Oh yeah! Fenders! Having more waves than the Atlantic Ocean, I picked up the sanding blocks and went to town. The result? And ocean calmed down to a pond (with a large stone thrown in it! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/whistle.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

Time to thrown them onto the truck and make sure I scratch it along the way [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

Taking a break from the bodywork, I moved back to the interior and painted the column and installed the seat belts. The parking brake handle just came in so I'll be mounting that up under the dash this week. Stay tuned...more to come with such memorable moments as, &quot;Did I add transmission fluid yet? Awe heck, I'll take it for a spin anyway...&quot; And...&quot;What's that noise????&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]


Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[Xplantdad]

LOL! Looking great [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

[earntaz]

I use PPG paints, and this was single stage shot with a 1.5 tip out of my DeVilbiss. It calls for a 4:1:1, but I didn't use the reducer and it flowed nice. Shot the bed that way along with the wheels and very happy with the results. Booth is a pseudo - cross ventilation and it worked well keeping dust out and overspray hanging around was minimal. Sweat drips, on the other hand....:-(. I still need to hit this with some 1500-3000 and a light buff, but still happy with it.

Dave -- was that a PPG single-stage urethane, acyrlic enamel, etc. ??

Thanks -- Craig

[m22mike]

Dave , no problem, l'll take the blame [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smirk.gif[/img] Like I would tell the boy's at work, inexperience is a bitch. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]
Looks outstanding, see you two soon


Mike