One Ton Roadster - moving along in design

Hi again,
Moving right along and "conceptualizing" my project. Thanks to those that have pointed out some flaws in the scale of my idea.
I took some time and took some pics so I could draft up a version of my ride that's to scale... except for the motor I drew in.
So, here it is. My "one-ton modified roadster", shown with 18 in wheels (33 in high) to scale with the cab on a possible proposed frame. I'll be making the grille from scratch and will resemble a bit of a Jim Dandy tractor grill.
The rear portion of the front fenders will be left so I can run a big ole exhaust pipe through one side. The back portion of the hood will be left in place and on its original hinges for the heck of it.
Any and all comments are always welcome. I love this stuff.
Thanks for looking.

 

I can't believe you got a second post in here with some shit like that without getting flammed.

If that's the type shit you want to build, you're in the wrong fucking place.

 

That was unexpected.

Seemed like a pretty positive place until you chimed in.

 

The idea is uninteresting but in a dull sort of way.

 

Given the rave reviews of modified made from a 50's Chevy hood I don't see any reason to flame the guy. He's looking to build something in the Trad genre anyway.

Didn't some HAMBers build a modified using panels from a 1980's Toyota pick up bed??

 

Yuuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!The first version was better by far.

 

I think it's more about the end product than the materials used.

 

Trad.....Huh?

 

I didn't see the first draft, but I assume it was better!

 

why take a nice looking truck that could possibly be worth something (just using the sheetmetal) and make it into a pile of parts that don't really look right and will have very little value even after a ton of work??? I've seen a few 50's trucks turned roadster..even without the big wheels they just don't look right and are impossible to off when you are tired of them.

Why not get an old s10,drop that body on it and sell the running truck for enough to get together a real roadster.......

 

Sorry to bag on you, but what's killing it is that cab. The lines of those cabs just don't flow for what you're designing. They are too wide, too tall, too fat. What really kills it is how it looks with the fenders and hood removed. The whole firewall area is just awful. I've seen people try to use one of these cabs before for an open engined rpu, and it never looks right. Keep the cab and front end together for whatever you decide to do or sell/trade it for one you can work with.

Opinions are like....you know the rest.

 

Wtf?

 

Put a Cummins diesel in it in place of the 216 and I might look twice at it.

 

Thanks again for all the comments.

Funny thing, it's just a drawing and it will look similar to the previous ones.

In answer to the other (more negative) comments...

Hey. I'm doing what I want. It's my project and if you ain't got nuthin to say that's remotely positive, don't say it at all.

I could sell it and do something else, but I don't want to. It was almost free to me. The fenders are bent to shit in the front, the hood is mangled on the front and it's worth more in what I want to do.

I've got a boat that's one of only 13 known to exist out of 100 made... and it's very unique. I'm just a different kind of person and I like different. See pic below of the boat if you like.

Besides, if I want to down the road, I can take the cab off and put something else on.

So I've been flamed. Big whoop. Onward. Flame-on if you like. I don't mind.

 

Don't listen to the nay-sayers. It's your truck, do what you want.
I suspect it has more to do with your HAMB name than the topic. Some members are very anal about the idea of fiberglass.....even if it is just a handle for the board. Dollars to donuts if your name was more 'metal-like' you'd see less kerfuffle. Don't expect them to admit this however.

 

Actually i am sure it's teh 5 window cab that people feel is worth something. The drawings were crude enough that nobody can really tell how they it will turn out. It's not everybodies cup of tea in other words. You should not ask for opinions if you don't want to hear both positive and negative ones.

 

I'll stick to different, it works for me. I may run a huge website for the classic fiberglass boat nuts, but I'm here, enjoying this place. Good or bad comments are fine. It don't work without both.

 

You're right. I'm not upset. I guess it's all in how one reads the typed word.

 

Say what ya want...I kinda like this beer wagon/milk truck ....if you address the cowl & firewall, as others have metioned, and for the love of God, stay away from ANY kind of IFS...stick a straight axle out in front of your grill...you'll do ok...

 

I'm not sure if you really want feedback, but you did put this on a public board...I'm all for different, but in this case, you could do much better things with that truck.

Bryan

 

Whoa, that's odd.

Newbie question: What's IFS? Oh wait, Independent front...

I'm stickin to my plan and making it.

 

Yea, I kinda screwed myself there huh. I take it back. Everything is welcome.

 

Oh...neat boat, BTW....

 

in my opinion

i am bored so i took some time thinking about this idea. The pick-up cab seems to wide for an open wheel vehicle. the front fenders idea seems unfunctional. most traditional vehicles seem to follow minimal parts, all with there own function. plus i just see them getting full of rocks/dirt that the front wheel kicks up. i have entertained myself with the idea of big diameter steel wheels. that was mostly on large kustoms. using the heavy duty wheels might(i wouldn't have a clue) cause a probelm with spindle/axle choices. (example: a rockwell one and a half ton axle doesn't sceam hot rod). one way of having the big wheels with a more conventional bolt pattern is to cut the center out and weld in a new center. just make sure you know what your doing.

the best choice of action sounds like the s-10 frame, fix the sheetmetal since patches and full panels are abundent for this truck model.

for what I would do for a radical roadster from this stand point is narrow the cab to a tight two seater. keep the hood and fenders and pinch them down to a wedge shape both length and width. i can not remember the name of this type of nose/grill, but it was in the 32 or 33 issue of TRJ. it was on a red salt flats racer that they restored. wouldn't copy the exact grill, but have it as the over all idea on the front. the front tire centers would line up with the grill of course. for the roof i would leave it. chopped it down a little and slope the front post back a little. my bed wouldn't be flat sheet metal like most RPU's. it would be two rear fenders from the same styling era as the pick-up. set close together and the top of the bed enclosed like a tonneau cover. more or less a box with rounded edges. the bed can't be much shorter than the front for proportion sake. to keep a short bed i would place a modern 4-banger in the engine bay and make the fronts length fit the engine. its starting to sound really short

anyways, ideas always sound better in the mind. and that is my opinion

 

That boat is tits!-MIKE

 

I'd put a chassis under that boat and build a Plowboy/Roth kinda thingie!

 

Ask yourself these questions.....

Do you really want to destroy a nice 5 window truck cab?

Do you have SERIOUS fabrication skills, welding, suspension, etc. ?

Do you want to invest thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of time into a project that others will find hideous?

Just my 2 cents...

Rich

 

Well its a little awkward but I like the color of it.

Ther are a lot of things that can be done with that cab. Most of them are pretty conventional but I can see it choppped down to the max.

I think if I had to leave the back of the hood on it I'd probably stuff the mill back inder it as far as possibel. You can loose the backs of the fenders completely and fab som sheet metal to smoothh the hod sides into the cowel. you'll probably want to loose the firewall altogether and as has been said narrow that bugger up.

The bud wheels just don't get it for me. maybe if you were makeing a bob tailed truck (for hauling you boat?) but then you stray from roadster/hotrod to purpose built hauler.

Anyway I probably wouldn't hack it the way you want to but like I said I like the color of it.

 

I would do one of the following options:

A: Build the truck on the S-10 chassis and tow the boat with it to the lake to try and pick up chicks.

B: Build the truck the way you show it in the drawing and drive it into the lake while drunk thinking I was in the cool little boat picking up chicks.

C: Put that boat body on that chassis and roll up to the beach like a mad pimp and pick up ALL the chicks!