Projects It's alive! 40 Ford pickup progress pics.

My'40 Ford pickup moved under it's own power today - even though it was just a short driveway test drive I'm stoked. I've had it since August and this was the first time in twenty years it's been driven at all.

I drug it home all the way from Nebraska, where it had been sitting the last two decades waiting for someone to finish it (or even get started on it!) The previous owner took it all apart, sat it on an S10 frame, smeared some bondo on it, then let it set.

I stripped the frame down, pinched it at the front of the firewall, and boxed it with 1/4 plate. The drivetrain is a warmed over 350 with a 700R4 tranny and a 3.08 rear, so it should cruise 70 at about 1800 RPM. The gas tank is an early Mustang 16 gallon unit. Inside are Moon gauges in an engine turned panel, and a 63 Ford steering/shift column. I'm gonna run a bench seat with charcoal and black vinyl, and shiny blue paint. I have matching Americans for the rear.

I know it's hardly a traditional build but this will replace my '53 F100 as my daily driver / shop truck and I plan on making a lot of long haul shows next spring, including Billetproof in Tampa and Detroit, the Road Rocket's show in Indy, the Hunnert car pileup again, the Rust Revival, the Hamb Drags, and maybe even the Lonestar roundup.

I'm gonna hang the rest of the sheetmetal and start on the body next, then on to the interior. I hope to have it on the road by Christmas, although it won't be anywhere near finished.

It's first road trip (I hope) will be to Billetproof in Tampa.

 

very cool gator..that dash is bitchin !!! and the mustang tank looks like it fits perfect...dave

 

Lookin good Bro., had to stop on my 54 Cheby for awhile.....Holidays taking priority

 

when it runs its done!!

thats alot of work, good job and keep at it

 

Damn nice...cant wait to see at BProof...hopefully next to my shit box 39 ford pickup

 

Your a MAD Fabricator brother ! Holly-Cow ! ....... your working like crazy. Send some of that energy to the Florida Poor Boys, they have some trucks that need finished too.

Can't wait to see ya, the Florida Billetproof will be here very soon.

 

Gator, Do you hear the music from "The Twilight Zone"? I just now sent you an email and asked for some pics of your truck. Must be psychic or something. Man, the truck looks badass. Great stance. Can't wait to see it at Billetproof. Nice job! Mike

 

Looking good! Keep posting that progress!!

 

Hell-to the-yes!!!

 

looking good. I need to start on my 40 pickup project

 

Very cool, Gator! Very,Very Cool!!!

 

Man that is going to be a sweet driver.

 

Dash really looks cool. I was thinking about doing something like that to my '41.

 

Progress looks good. Keep up the spirit!

 

THAT is COOL!
Nice work Gator..it's going to be a great driver for sure!

 

dig it man .
what ever happened to your caddy ya still got it?

man that 53 i got from ya has been nuthing but handy thanks again on that one!!!

 

Gator, very cool build, Im building a 40 pickup on a S10 chassis also, so our project's have a lot in common, I'll be watchin his one.

 

Cool driver... When you are ready to sell your F100 let me know

 

Go Gator go!

 

Neat project. Nice Dash, Did you engine turn that yourself? or did you buy a panel?

 

WAY TO GO GATOR!!! I can't wait to see it at Billetproof. It looks like you've been thrashing on it pretty good.

 

No, had to sell it back in the spring to finance this one. I alway try and find a parts car for any major project, the nickel and dime stuff will kill ya, plus you can always make a few bucks on parts.

That one's gone too, . A guy I do a lot of striping for had been buggin me to sell it to him for several months. I knew the guy was serious and I wouldn't even price it to him. One day he asked "Well, what would you take for it IF you were gonna sell it?"

I threw out a figure that was more than I figured the truck was worth, and his counter-offer was $1000 MORE than that. It was still 3 months before I decided to let him have it, which was just a couple weeks ago. I'd have never sold it then but I felt like I was getting close on the Forty.

 

Cool truck! That thing will be badd ICE. Can't wait to see it in Tampa if I get to go

 

Looks great Gator. That's going to be one hell of a daily driver. How much fun can one guy have?

So if your driving out to Lonestar Roundup, what's a few extra miles to come to Midnight Mass? LoL

 

Oh, I'll be at Midnight Mass, whether I drive out or not is a different story.

 

damn, you sold the caddy????? where did it go to???
trucks lookin kickass btw bro!!!!

 

cool truck. looks like its going to set real nice.

 

Eeeeexcellent!!

 

Your truck is looking killer Gator! Cant wait to see it in March.

 

Looks good brother.

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