COE COE Picture thread (imported from main board)

Man I really like the lines on that bed. Nice work. ^^^

 

Damn, I could use one of those to pull bodies off,, nice

 

droplord, those two '59 Chevies, are actually LCF's, (Low Cab forwards), & not COE's. The cab forward trucks actually have the engine forward of the cab, whereas the COE's have the engine under the cab.

 

My COE project, E-350 chassis,460 engine, long term project,much too long. Plan is to finish for summer.

 

Very cool Marty, love the box. Join the COE group and start posting build photo's

 

that is awesome..

 

The sheet metal on this truck had only 53,000 mi. A friend gave me (2) bread trucks that had been modified to resemble prison transports for the filming of a movie. One had been rolled, the other was pretty good. I replaced the lower side on the good one. I cut the box off just ahead of the sliding doors. In the next installment I will show the box closed up. It is good to be on board here.

 

I know I am showing the build in an odd order, it is the best I can do. I moved the "nose cap" of the Grumman back and fabricated a new front panel and corners. I cut in a window in the front of the box to accept a sliding window to match the one in the cab. My intent is to have a "sleeper capsule" in the front of the box, that is removable,with the windows it will have a "pass-thru" to the cab.The capsule will have it's own vent to the outside, so we won't have to breath the fumes of the Hot Rod or race car riding in the back.

 

The cab all painted and rear window installed.

 

Tell me how you made that body dolly,(mig or arc)
and what size tubing did you use. ?
did you make it specific for this build?
me likey! love the wheels too
kinda cool when you have to make special tools

 

I used 1" .083 wall tube, I have several of those carts, I just modify them as needed for the current application. Mig welded (nothing fancy).

 

Instrument cluster .090 aluminum. A real trucker has to have a tach you know.

 

What size of truck was yours originally? Mine is a 750 and it came with a tach.

Mine also has the Lincoln 368.

 

My truck was a 600. It was a flathead.

 

Rich Roberts rig

 

Looking good Marty!
Mike

 

Pretty cool Marty.. Chris

 

Marty, are you running 16" rubber on that chassie?

 

Yes they are 16's. I would like a bit larger tire and wheel combo, But I will stay with steel budds, regardless of size. Also thanks for the kind words guys.

 

Good progress Marty,
It's looking good!

 

A couple more shots of the front of box, and one taken outside getting the cab back on.

 

This one is a 48 that I started, Dodge motorhome chassis, it had a 440 engine moved back and down in the frame. I sold it to a friend, who mounted a 460 Ford and C-6 in it. He is a master body man, it is now highly detailed and ready for a shiny black paint job. It got a good home, I will post some finished pics later this year.

 

Hey Uncle Johnny;
What was your method for getting the double-hump belt line into the panels you made for that bed? They really look nice. I need to do the same for a project I hope to start in a couple months. Thanks in advance for your help!

 

Cool Looking Box truck Marty.
You dont see them very much.
Have fun Building.
Koos

 

Where and on what site?

 

Looks like a good chassis choice, fits the body well.

This thread makes me want a COE.

 

Wow keep em coming

 

Here is a link to the Auzy COE truck web site. It will keep you buzy for awhile.



http://www.ozcoetrucks.x10.mx/Index.a.html

 

for my next trick, I will be building one of these, and I happen to know where there is a somewhat not rusty 40's cab but that's gonna be my little secret

 

One I found last week, Luckily it was already sold or I would have been towing it home!