COE 1941 Ford COE build

I like it. However, have you thought about adding a bead roll "bolt-on" trim to the sleeper to complete the lines?

 

Yup...

 

Me too. Ordered it on Scamazon.

 

Awesome!!! I was skeptical about the body line on the sleeper since the sleeper is slanted forward and the body line isn't square to the unit, but it plays pretty nicely IMHO. Thanks again, Eli!

 

You're welcome! I'm having fun with your truck and its evolution.

 

nice

 

Hey Eli, you sitting around doing nothing??? Care to graft this onto the front of my truck in the stock bumper bracket openings?


About this angle maybe??

 

or this one...

 

The dimensions of that race car bumper would make it only slightly taller than the gravel pan.

 

I'm guessing this is about 4 feet wide?

 

.... about 36". It's almost exactly the spacing of the stock bumper holes.

 

This should be kinda close...

 

wow! thanks for doing that. I really like the fact that it's minimal and follows the lines of the grill. I think it's far better than the "similar pipe, dual oval (one on each side)" design that I was previously thinking about. I also put the stock bumper in place just to see and really didn't like that... My only major nit to this one is that it still strikes me as a race car bumper... Maybe tucked in a bit more might reduce that feeling... Obviously, as a functional piece, it's only going to keep a little parking lot bump out of the grill.

 

New license plates....

 

Me likee! That metalwork looks pretty cool! !'m guessing the tail lights will be behind the louvers?

 

Thanks. You are an astute one, my friend... Not only are the lights behind the louvers, but the turn signals are sequential.

 

Isn't it amazing how every horizontal surface attracts "stuff"? Quite a collection you have going in your trucks bed....
I dig the plates!

 

Moved it back about 3 or 4 inches. How is the rest of the bed construction coming along?

 

WOW! What a difference.. I really like it... thanks... I haven't made much progress on the bed lately since it's been time to get the docks and boats in the water. Latest new bed challenge has been making the inner fenders that connect the 2016 Ford bed fenderwells to the new flat side panels. They are right angle, curved pieces. It seems like I get to a certain point with the shrinker and it doesn't want to shrink any further. Does this make sense in some way??

 

I suppose like anything, everything has its limits, even shrinkage.

 

Local cruise night... now I have to take the bed apart for primer...

 

looking good from where I'm sitting

 

Half my parts back...

 

The rest of my parts are back... I need to take another damn picture... sorry guys...

I talked to a couple body shops about possibly finishing the body work and painting... both are into restorations and seem pretty straightforward and down to earth.... Neither will commit to a price and simply toss out huge numbers and say "May not be enough, we won't know until we get further along"... I'm just not that guy with a bottomless, wide open checkbook that can stomach a 20K or 40K check to a body shop to "start". I'm thinking there is alot more sanding in my future....

Anyone used a filler called Glazing putty?

 

Others may have more experience, but from what I've been told, glazing putty is only for filling tiny sanding scratches and bubbles in the filler. It is applied just before final sanding of the final coat of primer. Not something to use if you need to build thickness.

 

Bed parts back on... still some bed rails to figure out...

 

Looks great Skier . Labor is the big thing . Do as much metal work as you can . I try to limit my bondo to less than 1/16” 1/32 better . Primmer and build up, heavy sander primer , sand a lot . Then hit any really smal imperfections with the glaze . Blocked and sealed . Paint and clear coat or use a single stage color . Materials for mine for paint and metal work I estimate at close to $1800
, good luck . I hate sanding . Love and kisses , Blue .

 

first p*** at the body line extension...

 

Does the line actually drop down as it crosses the sleeper, or is the light grey paint messing with my eyes?

 

I wondered the same thing... string and straight edge both say it's in line... But it sure doesn't look it.. I think the grey paint that is parallel with the sleeper makes it look like the body line ain't straight which isn't parallel with the sleeper on purpose...