Hot Rods 29 Ford p.u. saving a pile of tin worthy of the scrap bin.

my first ground up build of a 29 Ford Closed cab. this is her as she looked after draging her home in pieces, missing a door at the time...



Jeremy's Merc sittin' in the background! nice fresh paint!!!

 

began by sand blasting the cowl, solid, but needs some patch repair and a sub floor.

 

cowl all fresh and clean for some metal work!

 

my frame nearly ready for the drive train and body, got it rolling that day! sportin' a real model A dropped axle, 35 ford wish bones, F-1 spindles, and a shiny pair of chormed '50 Lincoln Brakes. and a set of '48 F-1 5 on 5.5 16's.

 

ended up going with 28/29 coupe doors, could'nt find the correct A pick up door. but these are a little shorter and can make chopping abit easier.

the a pillar door hinge pivots were torched off, so I began searching for them.

 

headed up to Ventura to get me a door, was a little bit reluctant to get it, but I came around as I cut the inner bracing out the back and began knocking the dings and dents out then gave it a good sand blasting.

 

Cool build...I love 28/29 Pick-ups!

 

looks like a good start

 

turned my attention to the rear cab, the back window and lower piece were completely shot out from 80+ years of abuse and neglect. stretched out and caved in, almost tempted to by a repop. but I spent a good 2 hours hammering and dollying it into usable condition.

 

all bolted together with the cab conners and center back section bolted together. added 3 1/4 inch square tubing in place of wood. then channeled it frame length.

 

Before you decide to go with shorter coupe doors, they are totally different than the truck doors, truck doors were still model T coupe and sedan doors technically. I will have an extra drivers door when I get my truck here tomorrow. I'd be interested in selling it to ya for a good price if it helps. It needs work at the top but seems you can do it. Just letting ya know.

 

mocked up the rest of the cab for ****s and giggles. gotta set of hinges coming from Bert's Model A in Colorado this week. Then I can hang the doors and Channel the cowl.

 

My neck hurts!

 

Ha! Mine too. Nice build you have going there.

 

I found out last week my cowl was 28/29 coupe or sedan from Bert's model A because the A pillar hinges had 2 bolts from the back. but both style doors line up perfectly to the hinges on the cowl. the doors have a difference in the belt lines, and height. but the width is the same. I spent almost 2 months trying to track down a driver door, and heard from numerous sources that the A truck doors, and T coupe doors are the same. I ended up finding a deal on a pair of coupe doors I could'nt p*** up! thanks very much though!

 

Hinge pivots came in the mail today, these things are becoming hard to find, supprised not many people re-pop them for a reasonable price. got an original set from Bert's Model A Center in Colorado at the most reasonable rate of $25 a piece!

 

My neck hurts from looking at your pics... take straight on shots please!

Nice looking truck!

 

lugged home a running 256 Merc Y-block for a good price from my friend, Mickeyratrods.outta a '54 Merc, I'll be sure to put her to good use my friend!

 

haha, sorry get abit crazy with the angles when I take shots with the camera phone. need a better phone, tinny screen

 

sealed up and did a quick sand blast to the block. then hit it with some "58 Ford Fe engine paint. did some detail work on the valve covers.

 

1spent a few days replacing some seals and gaskets. put in a timing chain and flushed it with diesel fuel. also stole this mid-50's edelbrock intake with the holley 94's and linkage for $300!! good old craigslist.... found most of my stuff for this build on craigslist now that i think about it....

 

very nice job on that motor!

 

nice build , that engine is beauty , nice parts scores off the C/L

 

thanks very much for the kind words, sorry bout the camera angels again, bare with me for the time being.

 

got the new hinges bolted on and hung the doors last night, then began channeling the cowl over the frame. next up is to square up the cab and finish making the body structure. changing the rearend soon, and gonna give the stance a nice rake to it. after that I can start fitting the bed.

 

looks good,"truckin right along". Engine looks good in gold.Rob

 

Diggin the motor makeover!
That truck looks pretty swell as well!

 

thanks again for checking out the thread everyone! the trucks been on stand by for a few days, gotta work late nights at the shop to get a 51 Merc ready for the GNRS. Be back soon!

 

Good job, youll have a daym nice one when ya getter done.
I used to dirt bike around Lake Elsinore in the early 70's.
Doubt I'd recognise it now.

 

yeah, it's changed alot, they gotta huge mx track by the airport now, my brother rides allot. but I on the other hand prefer to build I guess. thanks alot though man!