54 Chevy truck restoration begins Part 2

[@93troopy]

I'm with you I like the shiny paint look

[@garyjones2582]

In Nov of 1970 I had just joined the military about a week prior to that.. So while I was getting yelled at pretty regular, your grandpa was working on his 54... If you have access to any rust converter, i think I would touch up a few places, especially the floors on the inside of the truck.. Enjoyed the video, hope everything goes well... Take care and God Bless....

[@Michael-z8j1t]

It has been my dream to restore a Chevy pu form the '47 to '54 body style. you have done some excellent work. God bless you.

[@paulreft7133]

Love seeing this old girl come back to life! Beautiful job on the gauges and harness, sweet! 👍

[@buckster2575]

Your granddad leaving notes .I love it 👌🏻👏🏻

[@hectormacias8890]

You are doing a beautiful job on this truck. Thanks for keeping it all original.

[@skn9895]

What an awesome truck! I love that you're saving some family history. This is my favorite year of Chevrolet trucks. I have a '54 2-ton that my grandfather bought new. I grew up driving that truck on the farm, and it's still in great shape. It's always been kept inside when not in use. I recently found a '54 5-window pickup cab that I'll be rebuilding this year. I'm still on the lookout for a 1/2-ton frame to put it on. I'll be following this build. I liked and subscribed.

[@gpassociates3459]

Great video and great history. Love that this truck is staying in the family. Can't wait to see the next video.

[@dougtodd305]

Ive used Classic since day one. Very happy with them. A truck that nice I think you should paint,Im not into patina either. Your gauges look great , thats something I havent done on my truck yet. Best of luck.

[@colinl9018]

Have you had any luck sourcing glass for it yet? You are doing a great job on bringing the old girl back to life.

[@28pont]

Yes, there are a number of options. I wanted slight grey tint and I'm happy with what I got. I hope to work on getting some of it installed this winter. I got it from autocity1958 on eBay. Great price and packed well so there was no damage.

[@bip4all]

Enjoying the journey 🙂

[@_goins_going_gone_73]

i like those wheels on them trucks, I wish i had a set for my dads old truck i am rebuilding.

[@stevensilver1014]

nice yeah I'm old school not a patina type but good job.

[@williambarker8147]

the music is loud. I turn it up to hear what you are saying and turn it down because the music is twice as loud as you talking. I enjoyed the video, and I subscribed. I love the AD Chevrolet trucks!

[@macmac8249]

Great video…great truck…great work done on it. Quick question….were there any equalizer/spreader bars on the rear for the emergency brake…or is there a transmission brake on it? Can’t wait for the next step…thanks…Mac

[@28pont]

@@macmac8249 it is not a trans brake. It is a standard cable system to the rear wheels.

[@macmac8249]

@ Yes…upon closer inspection I saw the parking brake lever (the one the cable attaches to) but I didn’t see the equalizer/spreader/parking brake link that goes between the rear brake shoes. This link ensures that both shoes are in contact with the inner surface of the brake drum at the same time and with the same pressure. The transmission brakes were for larger (1 ton and up) trucks.