hopefully my pic testing has paid off. here are some pics of the truck. i sectioned the hood two inches. reason being, i raised the fenders on the cab two inches. next comes the chop!
heres another view. yesterday i took some 1/4 steel rod and ran it around the latch openings on the front to pretty them up a bit. it looks pretty good. and yes the hood latch still functions!!!
and another. side view. i gave the front of the hood a cool profile by running the hood line back into the fenders abit instead of straight down as usual
looks like some good work cant wait till ya finish it, the progress on my truck is none so far cuz i cant stop freakin drivin it long enough. but soon the seats gonna get done (be sittin on a milk crate for a week or so) and when ever i find a striper to stripe it then that shall be done as well. but no job and small amount of cash kinda ****s
heres a pic of the fender. had to figure out where it stopped! i took some 3/8 round stock and made the basic skeleton for the sheet metal. right there it sits 2 and a half inches off the ground, cant wait for the spindles!!! im gonna tear that nice roundstock right off. its gonna be cool.
this profile shot looks real good. i like it alot. sometimes they take too much out of the hood and it turns out looking too skinny, this looks pretty good though. keep up the good work, and post more pics!
I really like what you're doing there! Sectioning the hood and raising the fenders kinda visually "squeezes" the cab down some and makes it look more pleasing to the eye, in my opinion. It'll also help make the chop look more in proportion to the rest of the cab. Can't wait to see more pics of this one!!!
the proportions are looking really nice. Interesting way to gauge where the fender used to be. The Barris bros used alot of round stock when they fabbed up body mods. Gives you a strong smooth rounded edge. But it sounds like this truck is going to me s****ping low so you might need to trim those fenders back a bit.
jeff I got aline on another set of front fenders.. I should get a chance to look at them this weekend.. I'll let you know.. hood looks great man.. cant wait till we can s****e together.. I just got a new rear axle for my F1 so look out at latamore.. jeff
jaygeff, looks real good. I like the look of the hood. I'd like to see how the chop goes. My buddy is working on a 48 F-1, but his has a 52 front end on it. He is planning on a chop soon. later plmczy
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