jimmy's '31 p/u

I started a project today for my friend Jimmy.It's a chopped and channeled '31 A pick up. I'm just building the frame and mounting the suspension and he'll be doing the rest. Here's the front cross member in pieces and welded up.





Got the frame tubing cut and the tapers laid out today. i hope to get the tapers cut and welded in the next day or so. here's the frame as it is now.



He has chopped the top on the cab and shortened the box to 30". Should be a sweet little truck.

Ron

 

Good start. Get busy.

 

Project update......

2"X4", 11g tubing tapered back 29" from the front cross member.



Rear rail tapered 14" from kick to rear cross member with a 12" kick.



Frame welded and ground. Front suspension next.



Ron

 

Nice work Man!

 

really good start...keep the pics comin'

 

your off and runnin'

 

your off to a great start..

 

Nice job.

 

just a short up date. we decided to use a '35 axel with '37 bones. the 31" spring was too wide to use a set of A spring perches so i fab'ed these up instead. should work just fine.

here's the pieces


one welded and ground. the other tacked.


***embled


going to the rear end next. A rear spring with 4 bars. to be continued:

Ron

 

here's a shot of the frontend,



and the 4bar / A rear spring rearend



with the cab sitting on the frame




the truck will be going back to the owners and i'll post pics of it an the trailer.

 

Looks like it'll sit NICE! More great work.

 

lookin good !

 

Looks like it's gonna be a sweet ride.