Projects fixing a smashed 31 model A pickup cab.

only if we paint the rest of the s-10 to match the green and put red wheels on it. Christmas is just around the corner.

 

Sounds like a plan!

 

Coming along just fine!

 

so Charlie came up with a name for the truck.
"FORDitude"
fortitude:
courage in pain and adversity

 

@Street Is Neat made up the door panels for Charlie's truck.
nice job Matty!!!!!!!

 

That interior looks great!

 

Charlie had the material , so I hack it together . Charlie’s happy and that’s all that matters .
I guess not bad for an Ole Iron Worker !

 

Great job, @Street Is Neat!

 

Can't wait to see this truck finished , great work guys !

 

Interior is looking great!

 

Does the slacker have all the door handles?


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I think so. I should ask him

 

he has all the handles but they don't match. he says he likes it that way.

 

Charlie mocked up the size of the bed and fender placement using card board.

 

he also got the fan and shroud cut down and fit. he did not want to use the electric fan but it was such a tight fit to get a mechanical fan to work with his set up.

 

I went home and broke down the bed.

 

I liked these proportions.

 

not sure what this metal is. chromed steel, or a really bad stainless? it is magnetic and was on the head board of the bed. maybe it could be useful? looks like something Wyatt could use.

 

Did you say old chrome louvered roll pan?
My T bed would have looked good on Charlie’s toy. I couldn’t imagine the shipping cost of the tailgate alone.


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I like the cardboard and it is easy to cut. Hard to weld though. Some stainless is magnetic.


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Is the cardboard side profile how tall he wants the bed with the angled top edge or without?


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that is without the side angles, but he is making another mock-up

 

I was hoping that was with them from a proportions standpoint.


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Charlie dropped off the templates after double checking the proportions and marking the fender locations.
I drilled out the spot welds and removed the stake pockets.

 

I cut the bed to length and welded up the old fender stud holes. I then used Charlie's template to mark out the fender location so I can put a bead in the bed like a model A.

 

I also straightened up the stake pockets that were bent up.

 

Looking good! Nice work.

 

very nice work.

 

Nice

 

I trimmed the other bed side to size then welded the holes up. once done I marked it out for the beads.
I had added a steering wheel to my bead role and it made putting the beads in it by myself much easier.