Projects '29 Ford Roadster PU Project - in progress

Like they said, sometimes you just hit the wall and need time away from the car. In my case its sat for 6 months or so, and reading back through your posts has remotivated me, so thanks for the inspiration! The thing is not to feel pressured by others to finish it on anyones timeframe other than your own. Its a big thing to create or "give birth" to a car, and the gestation period is as long as it takes. Hang in there!

 

Ya, take your time Lauren. You just got us going and we like to see your progress. Your amazing.

 

Hey Lauren, I have been checking your build progress, looking for the date of completion. I haven't seen any progress lately, and wondering if you hit the wall, or lost interest. I was looking forward to seeing your pickup in person, hopefully at billetproof 10'. Life can get pretty crazy, so hopefully you haven't lost interest, just taking a little break. Keep up the good work, and keep us posted.
Hollywood

 

haven't lost interest. i'm a little far away from my build at the moment and got really burned out / took a break.
hoping to get back on it soon! wanting to have it done by summer '10.
lauren

 

i like this girl!

 

You've done a great job,so far,Lauren.You deserve a break.
Glad to see you're alive and well!
Have a great New Year,
Mark

 

yeah!!!!!!

 

Hope you are somewhere warmer than where your rpu is and I hope you are there by choice!
Speaking as an old guy that NEVER gets rid of any vehicle I get----there is no rush...With the time you have in that truck I bet you keep it until you are older than I am now. The build-up you are doing will be some of the best memories of your life. You've done enough where the end is in sight so take your time and enjoy it. We all get inspiration from your build thread so we are impatient but you don't have to be! There is no deadline for FUN!!!
Hope you are having a great holiday time and a great life.
Eddy in Dallas

 

Lauren, Like Mark said!

Nick.

 

Ya, me to! She rocks!

 

UPDATE


made fuel line for top of gas tank. drilled a hole in the wooden bed for the line to go thru. we ran the fuel line underneath the bed. we cut rubber hose to prevent the line from clanking on the tank.



snug fit over tank





fuel line..


making pattern for fuel line

all for today. hoping to work more on it soon.
lau

 

cool

 

No from the way she is dressed I'd say COLD. Good to see you back at it. Happy New Year !.

 

Nice to see you back!
Just got to get motivated to work on mine now.1ft of snow/ice in my yard,-8C in the workshop.

 

Lauren, Well thought out work as always!

Nick.

 

Just started following this thread. WOW! great job. I look forward to seeing this completed. Keep up the great work, inspiring!

 

another great thread i could read about old truck builds all day long never get tired of a well fabricated project

 

Great Work! Make me want to get off the couch!

 

UPDATE









finished up fuel lines today with rubber hose as protection and noise vibrations. added clips to the inside of the frame to hold the lines.




marked center for radiator support brackets.





finished mounting/mocking up rad. support mounts for radiator/grill and it's standing on it's own - support rods will be added once i get them and find/make brackets.

that's all for tonite.
lauren

 

Very nice work as always..

~JoJo~

 

Enjoying your progress as always ....

 

so when will i get to race ya?

 

That front end is looking good!

 

thanks guys.

 

Dig it! Glad to see you are back 'on the horse'. I'm chomping at the bit to get back too my coupe but work is a little sketchy so I'm holding off till I'm sure I'm not going to lose my job.

 

That put a smile on my face. Thanks

 

Keep it up!

 

Good to see you are back to getting shit done Lauren

 

UPDATE





last week, i had finished up the radiator support brackets




bent rod for the round part of radiator support rod. ground off each part to a point so i could weld in between. i had to have the curved part because my grill is so far down and my engine is in the way oh well..



mocked up - we have clearance



measured a piece of rod that ended up being 4" - ground it down to a point and welded it the same to the curved piece. i had to settle for the look of this because the single valve cover is off-centered. so, it's an optical illusion so it looks like it's crooked but its really not...and it irritates me haha grrrr



the other end of that 4" rod is welded to a 2x2" square piece of 1/8" metal for support. i drilled holes in the square and put screws and nuts on it to hold it in place.

that's all for tonite.
lauren