Progress Pics - 1936 Ford Pick up

great save so far! my 38' has mud in places and i wonder wtf!

 

I don't get it, the white stuff you see in the picture on the tank is phosphoric acid I applied to the metal so it would not flash rust after I cleaned it. Inside the tank I used muratic acid to clean the rust off, then power washed it out with degreaser.

Actually motivation came from a little place I'd like to call Fantasy Land. Where everything is fixable, nothing breaks down, tools are plentiful and sheetmetal forms itself. This fantasy land dream can only last so long so when I am fed up I leave the project for a few days, I save this "fantasy dream" all up come back and look at the cab like a wide eyed and bushy tailed kid with a new toy.

Trust me its a bitch to stay motivated.

 

You should be VERY proud of your efforts and hard work to make this RIGHT!!! Thanks for sharing with us...you are a Master!

Should make for an interesting Thanksgiving.

Keep up the GREAT work!!!
Ebert

 

aahh man you have no idea, "interesting" is an understatement.

 

Did some work to the front fenders.

First off I learned (the hard way) the difference between 1.5 ton and 1/2 ton fenders on these trucks. After buying a set of 1.5 ton fenders and realizing they were not going to work, i bought another set of 1/2 ton fenders off of a HAMBer in Sturgis.

Both sets needed work, but since I was not using the 1.5 ton set they would by my donors.

The 1/2 ton set had the front pointy edges where the bumper goes just completely torn off so I used the 1.5 ton portion to fix that. The 1.5 ton do not have the cutouts for the bumper brackets, which I would have probably covered up in the long run.

The 1.5 ton fenders were the blue ones and the 1/2 ton fenders are the brown rust ones.

The fenders I am going to use have surface rust on them but are really solid.

So what I did was traced out using a cardboard template what I need off the blue fenders and welded that on to the brown fenders. I still need to finish off the hammer and dolly work and some more smoothing out to finish this off.

I could not use the ones that came with the truck cause they were butchered so much that it was going to take more time and effort than what it was worth, you can see them in the video.

I mocked up the grill with the fenders using vice-grip pliers just to get an idea of the look.

I like it.

 

Nice job!
Like how you fixed the lower portion of the cab!!
Keep the updates coming, we love pics

 

Thanks fuxl, I have been keeping an eye on your build too, especially the mods you did to the frame to fit the transmission. I am weary of cutting mine up, but after looking at how clean yours looks, it give me a bit more courage, I just cant bring myself to spending the 350+ dollars on a 700r trans mounting kit from chassis engineering.

 

Thanks man!!
I just got the 2 inch dropped transmission mount from speedway for $30.
Looks plenty strong to me...
Once I can flip the frame over I'll also make a connection plate between the two sections I cut out.

 

If its not too much to ask, when you get around to that, can you take pics of that and post em, I would love to get more ideas.

 

Sure, will take me some weeks though to get to it.
working on the rear suspension right now...

 

Nice work. Going to pick up a 36 next sat myself.

 

Great work, glad to see you are rebuilding it. I am sure your wife will love it even more once it is done and reliable.

 

wow dude... nice work indeed. Lots of it!

 

Great job, I am doing the exact same repairs right now on my 36 Fruck, nice job

 

Thanks all,
I have been busy mocking things up making sure they line up. I was having a hard time making the fenders line up with the rocker curve. Was at it for a good while, Gracie came in the garage and said, just push them further back so that the curves meet, I felt like an idiot. Pushed the fenders further back and lined up really nice. Its sometimes the simple stuff.

Here is a quick mock up.

I am also working on modifying the front fender braces from a 1.5 ton truck to fit the 1/2 ton fenders, man its alot of work. Its almost not worth it, but the fact that I have been having a hard time finding 1/2 ton braces and the ones I do have from the prev owner were all hacked up, i almost have no choice.

 

sweet!! so what motor will you be running??

 

I’d rather not say to avoid getting crucified

Actually since this truck is for my wife, it’s pretty much ala cart for her, since it’s been in her family for over 40 years, she has 99% of the say so in it. I took the project on because she has been really good to me putting up with my cars and the endless hours I spend in the garage.

She is into street rods and because I am not and have not swayed into that on my other cars, I think I will give in to this one.

Its been an uphill battle though,

I have one image in my head of how the truck should look like (Picture 1),

She has another (Picture 2) but it’s ultimately her truck.

I took on the project because, 1) the truck was unsafe the way it was previously built 2) it was not worth trying to repair the previous mess and 3) it was ugly.

So to answer your question it will be a typical 350/700 combo, mustang II, shiny paint, shiny wheels, leather interior, ac etc. It will have some custom touches that I will be able to sneak in, suicide doors are a go, the chop top I am still working on convincing her, but its not working.

(god those whitewalls look good on that flat blue truck..... aaaaahhhhhhh)

 

Rey,

Good vision on where you are going with the project. Most people would of found a new cab, but it looks like you are determined to perserve your wifes memories.

Mike

 

Thanks Mike, ya i get that from almost everyone that has seen it, "why not just get another cab"..... I have though about it, but where is the fun in that. The more I fix the better i am getting at metal work,,,,, at least thats what I keep telling myself.... over and over.

Its coming along nicely though.

 

Great job! Tell your wife to join the Ladies of the Hamb - community button at top of the page. I am so glad you are leaving the fenders on it. Those trucks need fenders!

 

Lookin good man, and good on ya for helping preserve your wifes memories.. Sometimes the sentimental value outweights everything else..

Now just convince her that all the streetrods are switching to whitewalls!

 

Big time improvement,lookin real nice.Keep us posted!!

 

Rey, even with the 'street rod' plans, this truck will be a million times better than what you started with. Nice work!!

I do agree with you, though... the flat blue one w/ wide whites is killer.




Malcolm

 

yeah that flat blue one is in the classifieds being sold my lkydevil310, everything about it is just "right", Im still lobbying the wife for that look, hell even if its temporary

 

Defiantly #1 You see too many #2s these days and look just like the truck down the line. Nothing wrong with the alternative motor. Blue is good and feel that is where she will be going. Nice work and keep your head high because your work is right up there.

 

lookin great, can't wait to start on mine!!!!!

 

I had a similar situation with a car my wife learned to drive in. Her dad bought her mom a '63 2dr HT 409 Impala (340hp/powerglide) to replace the '53 Mercury 2dr ht that he bought her new in '53. He was stationed in
Michign in the Air Force back then. When My wife and I got married in '64 I joked that the '63 would make a good wedding present. Fell on deaf ears. I told him I would buy it from him when he decided to sell it. A move to Florida when he retired saw the Imp parked under a willow tree and neglected. I inquired about buying it. NO DICE! Instead he gave it to a trade school to be used as a restoration project. They used it for a couple of years pulling the engine for a rebuild (which never happened) and the Body Tech section butchered the body "teaching" every incorrect repair method known to man. After a couple more years of it being left outside with no doors, trunk,or hood the school had it hauled by the scrap yard and crushed. On a trip to visit the inlaws I stopped by the school to make one more attempt to aquire it (before it was hauled off), and almost cried when I saw it in person. The head instructor told me that according to law they could not sell it as it had been donated and because of liability they wouldn't put themselves in a position of being sued as any work had not been done by a certified shop. BYE BYE 409!!!

Frank

 

REY!

I can't believe I missed this thread. I STILL have nightmares about blasting that damned cab!! LOL

The best part was when I was inside it and the fucker rolled over on it's back with me in it. Talk about a scary couple of seconds.

My back hurts just thinking about that truck haha...

Well good job man. It looks 100000 times better than the last time I saw it. Originally I didn't want to park my truck too close to it... I thought it might be contagious or something.

Best of luck amigo, i'll be watching this thread!

-Chris

 

I think a hamber owns it. I love the stance. If I remember right he told me it was his wife's truck as well. Not for sure though....

If it is ...pipe up and take credit for the nice work.

 

Very nice work so far.

Keep in mind that if the body is kept pretty close to stock, the difference between the contemporary look and the traditional look might be as little as a set of wheels/tires. Obviously, there a lots of details that are different between the styles, but rolling stock makes a huge contribution to the overall vibe of the truck, and having a spare set on hand isn't a huge investment in money or garage space.

Just a comment, but remember: "If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."