a little progress, a few pictures

ok, a few new pictures of the dodge. i welded up the headers the other day. that turned out to be as much fun as i expected. minimal.

last weekend, we made the top panels for it, lots of fun there. lots of tig welding too. wasnt too bad though, i enjoyed it.

today we made the panel for the back. turned out real nice. few flanges here and there, lots of shrinking, and a little stretching to fix some shrinking. turned out real good though. i think i am going to bob off the frame where the body ends in the back, but i dont know which would be better.

so whatcha guys think of it?

trey

 

another!

 

headers

 

Gona bee F**n greeat.

 

Great work, looks like it's going to be really cool when your done.

 

Are you going to be building the corners from scratch or do you have originals? That will be a real challenge if you build them out of flat stock. If you do it that way be sure to post some pictures of the process.

Frank

 

i will be making them out of 18gauge. i think its going to be a tough one, but it should work out fine. i usually dont take time to stop for pictures, but when they are done, i can do a step by step on it. going to be a lot of shrinking, probably a few pie cuts in there too.

trey

 

That is one mean lookin ride. I love it.

Derrick

 

here is an eariler picture of what i started with, for those who care.

trey

 

Nice work Trey!
I love seein' stuff off the beaten path!
What are the plans for wheel/tire comb?

 

the fronts are as shown. 6.50-16 whites on the wide 5 ford lug. for the rear, i have the same style tire, but im having a heck of a time finding two wheels in a 4.5 pattern in 16" for a good price. eventually id like to run something wider on the back, but im going to use what i have for now.

trey

 

Why not just find a set of 15" Ford centers and a pair of 16" rims and have a set made up. Most places that cater to dirt trackers can do that kind of stuff.

 

wow, looks great

could you possibly tear cab corners off a 50s pickup and make them work? bottom or top?

keep up the great work
tim

 

thats a good thought. i might take a look this weekend and see whats around. it would make things a little easier, but i dont think it will be too bad. id like to keep them one piece also, keep the welding down to a minimum. but ill look and see.

trey

 

I can ask my bro. radical56chevy on here if he has the back section. I gave hime two 29 Dodge sedans and he cut one up, the other one is looking like yours. He live in Longmont Colo.

 

i appreciate it, but i may as well make a new one. does he have any pictures of it?

trey