make a 3 W coupe out of a PU cab

I have been working on motor mounts and frame stuff. Nothing fun. I did take the saw to the floor to get ready for a driveline and tunnel. I need to get back on the body before the weather turns. Ray

 

Hang in there, buddy. If moral support helps, there are a ton of guys out here who'd have been behind you all the way.

When it's ALL DONE, you'll forget how bone-tired you were at times -- I hope. When I'm totally worn out from working at something GOOD, my optimist wife always says, "Yeah, but it's a GOOD kind of tired!"

 

Hey. So today i was given a nice clean boat gas tank that kinda fits and found a couple dodge motor home seats free too. Worked on the floor bracing and making the rear deck lid fit a little better. Still working on finding a front axle. was going to do a narrow speedway gasser axle but don't want to do discs up front. May narrow up a dodge van a100 front axle????? I think i will be in the under $3000 club. Ray

 

That is great you have stuck with this until it will be done....very inspiring.

 

Amazing work! Hat's off to you!

 

I have been following this build from the start, GREAT work and very cool project, that sure was a lot of work but It was worth it. great looking coupe. Ron...

 

What a CONTRAST: Looking at it NOW, then flipping to where you STARTED!!!

 

Ray-

Just found this thread and followed it up from the beginning. I know its been said before a bunch of times, but really incredible work. You're a metal-working master in my book. Just shows what you can do on your own if you really put yourself into it, lots of guys wouldn't even have tried to do this, just paid someone else to. Not to be down on hot rod shops, but real hot rodding is about doing it yourself on the cheap in your garage, not spending big $ on having someone else do it for you.

My only beef is that was a bitching fire truck!!! But I guess as a firefighter I've got a soft spot for old fire engines. Have to build one myself someday or something. But you've still done it proud, at least its being fixed and not rotting as so many are.

Keep up the good work, its awesome!

 

I followed this thread intially but kinda lost track of it... now all I can say is "wow"...

 

incredible. very impressed with your work and how it has turned out.

 

FrankinPlymouth, it's starting to seem as though you're gonna be some kinda LEGEND here! You just had a newbie who just saw the WHOLE project, plus a long-time HAMBer praise your work & talents. Deservedly so!

SO, what COLOR are you gonna paint this "poupe" ?

 

Don't know what color yet, Maybe "poupe brown"?????

 

What a great thread!
The work you have done looks great and is very inspiring!
I have a 35 Ford truck cab behind the house that i've been wondering what to do with...The rendering's back a way's in the thread, plus seeing what you're doing sure make me think..

NICE JOB!

Tony

 

I'v been watching for a while. Verry nice work! This will be a sweet one of a kind rod. Keep up the posts cant waight to see the final product.

 

It, amazing what you can do with those remaning braincells, looks great . you,ve just broaden my search ,thanks for all the pics of progress, keep em comming . cant wait to see it rolling

 

I just found this post.Great stuff.I have alot of bits and peices and this gives me some ideas.

 

wow!! i laughed at first....but damn that turned out really nice. great work

 

i havnt posted on this thread, but ive kept up wit it...im very impressed....lots of people doubted your talent.

 

The price for a '36 Dodge pickup cab has tripled since frankinplymouth started this thread in January!.................................Man, after seeing this, installing a few patch-panels in my '37 Chevy is gonna seem like...I don't know...just screwin' around! Very inspiring...awesome. (I like that it looks like nothin' else.) Rick

 

As said on here many times before... That's BADASS! I was one of the ones who doubted you from the start. Sorry 'bout that. You have impressed us all.

Great job.

Can't wait till you get it to a show somewhere and some dumbass tries to tell you his grandaddy had one just like it... Just wait, it will happen.

Kevin
Ooltewah Speed Shop

 

Simply Amazing...beautiful work bro!

 

Holy crap!

 

I like the tank, but I'm not feel'n that seat, man. Easy for me to say you'd oughtta do, but you could whip up some way cool bomber style seats in about a half an hour with your talent! Of course the down side to that is the uninformed will peer into the cab, see the bomber seats and say what a nice rat rod you have there. Man, I hate that...

Not that I'm prejudiced towards them or anything, but mid 30's Mopars have the prettiest tube axle ever made...!

 

AMAZING , Great work,

 

Ooltewah Speed Shop wrote: <!-- / message --><!-- sig --> Can't wait till you get it to a show somewhere and some dumbass tries to tell you his grandaddy had one just like it... Just wait, it will happen.

Somebody hold my beer, I'm laughing my ass off!!!

 

Paint it "poupe BROWN" ! Yer killin' me!!!

 

Originally, I wasn't sure about your choice on the wider body bead but now it is definitely the right look! It says "I'm not trying to look like a '32 or '34 Ford" - it has a very authentic appearance. Great job!

Steve

 

Wish I could just stand around this thing and study it in person just to soak it all up.
Really great thinking.

 

"My grandpa build one the same way! Made it out of a 1918 Chalmers or King pickup, I think."

Yahahahah! Psyche!