just make it roll for the round up and have the mini bikes pull you around ! and you can make motor noises budin budin budin
It's been a while but I finally got these pictures downloaded. A few weeks ago Louie and I extended the frame and mounted the fuel tank and a battery tray. I will put a reciever hitch in the 2" horizontal tube in the back, under the tank, in the shot above; hidden behind a flip-down lic. plate, and maybe make a nerf bar. Still thinking about how to build a tailgate, probably won't fold down. Most of my tools are in the garage of the house I just bought, but the truck is still in the old garage. I hate moving, and miss working on my truck. But it will be nice to have much more space, separate building for the lathe and mill, covered parking, not to mention a hot tub to lure drunk chicks, and clean engine parts. I probably won't get anything else done till after Roundup, and I expect I'll get lots of degredation from you assholes once we get to Austin...
I'll take some better overall pictures when I get it to the new house. Luckilly I have a privacy fence there; I am embarassed for my neighbors to see me photographing such an ugly heap.
damn that looks like fun. I've got a 51 F1 that's pretty much only good for it's cab.... funny I should find this post, I was just out there last night looking at it & trying to picture this very sort of thing only I plan on using components of the stock grill (highly altered) for my new nose. very cool, keep up the inspiring work. I've always had a soft spot for these "ugly trucks"
You will probably catch a lot of flak, since fat fenderless cabs aren't a traditional build style, but fuck it, do it anyway. It's been a good learning experience for me; I have cut the frame apart and re-welded it at least five times, etc., etc. I found out the hard way to get ALL the pieces possible during mock-up. I have learned about how the traditional hardware works; i.e. straight axles, split wishbones, early Ford drums and steering boxes; you get the idea. I have also learned a lot about what was really done "back in the day", not just using old parts, but how they were used during what era. Now when I get a nice coupe body, I'll have the knowledge to do it right the first(or second or third) time.
there aint much left of my 51 F1. cab is the best part, you could throw a live chicken through the rust holes in the fronts of my fenders, I don't feel like hanging fiberglass ones on there & can't find a good set of steel ones... bed is shot too, rear fenders could maybe be saved.... but damn it I want an open wheel hot rod that 95% of the general public can't quite figure out. Something nobody else has in my area. I still have my original flat head V-8, was stuck when I got the truck but the entire engine has been marinating in a mix of used oil, trans fluid and old diesel fuel for about 2 years now (filled through the oil breather cap, spark plug holes, & right down the carb throat) she'll probably crack loose this spring if I give it a try. Of course I do have a 460/C6 out of a lincoln that's looking for a good home too. we'll just have to see which way the wind is blowing when we cross that bridge. Anyways, as you and others have stated, yeah, it's not a traditional build, the whole fenderless pickup thing. But who cares? If done correctly it's gonna be pretty damn cool & very unique, loads of fun & it aint gonna break the bank. the way I see it, so many of the traditional builds have become corrupt with the after market efforts of both glass & steel, offered up as "kits" "here, you're gonna need 2 of these, one of these.... this, this... 4 of these.... there, now paint it what ever color you like & call it yours." The only thing traditional about that is the rendering.... the item which we choose to imitate. "traditional" in the sense of building hot rods out of what you've got.... well that's definately there in these fenderless trucks. And if you want both, if you want a traditional build experience with a "behind the barn find steel body coupe"... well we are just not all that lucky with our finds and or our funds :grin:
Looking Good Richard, I've got the same idea learn on something then do something nicer later on, with a better working knowledge.
Tanya is gonna have hers finished before you Richard..sorry if I mispelled her name..you know who she is
I'm looking for some floor ideas... any chance you could snap a few shots of the floor from the interior side? Looks pretty damn good to me...
Post #27 shows the pattern I made for the floor patch pieces, posts #90-#95 show some of the repair work we did.
Post #203 states that you're behind the 8 ball and that tanya can out work you with one hand tied behind her back to make it an even race.
Post #207 says you better get that jalopy slapped togethere in time for Brad S.'s Galveston fun run, especially now that you got a little more time to get it done...
I agree with you 100%. The knowledge i've gained by building an ugly truck will sure come in handy when I finally find the car of my dreams. I may need to build one more before i'm ready to tackle the dream car,though!
Sure... I guess I'm getting hung up since my cab is channeled, and i think yours will be sitting on the rails... hrmmm thanks for making the FNG look closer at the photos... hahaa
I'm not channelling mine. I why you would need to, the rocker panels are like 6"-8" tall, I trimmed mine down to about 1 1/2".
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