Hot Rods Ol'School 49 IHC project

I bought this truck summer of 2010 In MooseJaw Saskatchewan. I had been looking for about a year for a project car/truck that had a solid platform to work with for a cheap price. After about a years of looking and walking away from prospect projects due to prices I came across this one for $700 complete bumper to bumper.

 

Last summer my dad(who is retired) and i tore the truck down to the bare frame. A buddy of mine's dad picked up the complete original drivetrain axles and all for his IHC truck. I got rid of the rear fenders and box and brought home the frame and front cab, fenders, hood, and nose.

 

next step was the planning and designing the rear frame rails to fit the stance and suspension, wheel tire setup that I was thinking of. After designing my framerails.....I had them cut on CNC plasma table.

 

Those big pickups with 8or9 foot bed are such goodies.

 

looks like a great project, keep posting pictures, thanks for sharing.

 

Very nice !!!!! Keep posting.

 

Cool looking IH there Dan. Love the rims what are they 18"? That ia a 1 ton with a 9' bed
right?

 

Sweet. I'll be watching this one as I have a 48 KB1 longbed in Iowa I need to get at soon

 

they were 20" ring lock (split rim ) and yep its a KB3 1 ton

 

Are you keeping the rims? Me and my wife just finished a 1950 ihc last summer.

 

Actually the wheels have been sold. Thanks for the interest.

 

This is the front clip that I will be using for the truck. It comes out of a 2003 Ford Crown Vic. The clip has 34 inches between the mounting rails but the truck only has 30" . But the WMB is measured at 15 3/4 inches from the outside of the framrail which gives it a real nice look. the front tire is not too buried into the wheel well.

 

looks like a good start I like the mockup with the front sitting low over the rim alone. should be good when its finished.

where and why in Iowa when is says your in PA?

 

Hey redzula my truck is at a buds house. I bought it of the 'bay about 90 miles north of his place and had it delivered there. Now I just need to either get it and build it or turn it loose so someone else could finish it. He is in Waukee, just west of Des moines off I-80

 

Mine is a 48 KB1 shortbed with a 383 chev and a 350 trans. with a 325 9". Those trucks were madw for conversions the way the firewall dips in and the room between the frame rails. It looks like your project is comming right along-----looks good, real good.

 

Took a look at your truck.....nice smooth body work done to it....keep up the nice craftsmanship..........I wish mine was a short box to start with.....but it will be a short bed when done....thats all that matters

 

These are going to be the rear frame rails. Had the rears CNC Plasma cut out of 3/16th thick plate.

 

frame rail done and grinded down......on to the next one