Features Fenderless Hot rod Trucks, Need to see them

heres my old 41 chopped 6 inches channeled 8, 468 ci bigblock chevy.bought the cab for 600.00 made the rest.

 

Damn, seems hot chicks dig shitty rat trucks. Just like the 50s Bro! Guess I'll never get laid when I paint mine shiny.

 

what seems to be the best frame length working out for all of you fellas
I have a 46 ford cab want to do this with....

 

I have the same cab and I made my own frame from 2X4 tubing with a 118" wheelbase, parallel leafs springs in the back with a staright axle in front. I've put over 24,000 miles on it in 2-1/2 years and the thing handles like a dream. I went with 118" wheelbase because my wifes 37 Buick Roadmaster has it and it drives great. Your wheelbase will mainly depend on the style of truck. My theory is, the longer the better for handling. My truck is around 6 feet long from the firewall to the nose.

 

My wheelbase is 113 1/4" on my pickup. This was made for a chopped up, (sectioned, chopped, narrowed, oh hell.... I tried to make it look like a Ford), '48 Chevy body but I swapped out for the '35 Ford when it became available.

 

I hope you dont mind, but i took your pic for a joyride, did a little photochopping to show myself a visual idea of what I want to do with my truck once I can work on it again.

 

my friend lukes truck. custom a-arm front suspension on bags. sbc with twins!

 

Great trucks ,all of them . Key word runnin thru this thread seems too be "fun". Just finishing up 4 years on the road with mine and it sure has been fun Have met a ton of nice people. A few have even become friends . Well here's mine , 120" wheel base , 42-46 Chevy cab , 38 Chevy car grill , extended hood . Had to change to radials as my 73 yr old body needed some help on the long rides .

 

Yep. If it ain't fun it ain't worth doin'

 

Love your truck. I'm at the end of my third year with my truck and have put 24,000 miles on it. When I was building mine, I had to build it different than I wanted to, like I wanted more of a chop, but I knew I was going to drive the s__t out of it. I wanted a shorter bed but I had to have place for clothes and stuff. Oh well.

 

I think your choice to build it, to fit your needs, is more important. Having a radical chop or shorter bed for 'look', is a choice I would foregoe also. You'll always appreciate the head-room and will get used to the longer bed.

 

Perhaps a tad too hi-tech for most tastes here, but the peanut gallery seems to like it! Yep, it's mine. Gary

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/album.php?albumid=2874

 

this is my old 53 chevy w 455 buick ,3 duces, the frame is fliped and z'ed and a 7" chop. sold it last year .

 

Cool thread, whew after 15 pages...

 

I love the look of your front end. very cool!

 

very cool truck! i saw it at tin dusters. i gave your truck the honors of being my phones background lol!

 

Heres my last truck, its circulating around Tennesee now.

 

Oh man, thats great! You'll never see a Boydster doing this!

 

kool thread

 

if you're not havin fun you're doing it wrong. I just made a deal on a kind a rough 32 cab. So mabe I'll be able to add to this thread

 

BUMP it needed one love this thread

 

You would if I owned one.

That looks like a hoot BTW.

 

Just hauled this home today. Notice the 50 year old scalops.

This is going to be my fenderless hot rod. It took me 30+ years to get ahold of the truck.

 

Heres my '48 F1

 

Updated picture of my project. Lost of changes,and I have a few more in mind.

 

Mine with Norwell's take on it.

 

Vvvvvv very very cool vvvvvv :d