Projects 1936 ford pickup build thread

Great build on an awesome truck. Love the louvered bed cover. What gage metal did you use?

 

Thanks for all the compliments guys. The tunnel cover is made of 18 gauge

 

well, I think everything 35 and later should have fenders, but this one can slide. nice work man

 

That's a sweet ride!

 

I fully agree that most of these trucks are very poorly built with no attention given to hot rod tradition, stance, or style. But I do have to disagree that we are ruining bodies, the cabs that we use are off big 1.5 ton trucks and are are generally pretty f***ed up. We use them because they are cheap. We have time, just not a whole lot of money to continually build rods for fun, which is what we do. And for the people who say post 34' trucks without fenders arn't period correct are full of shit. My grandfather grew up in southern california drag racing in the late 40's and 50's and said that they would strip the fenders off trucks all the time to lighten them up for racing. Now maybe they didnt look quite like this, and have quite the same attitude, but we don't do anything to them that people weren't doing to coupes in the same era. Trust me if we had the money all we would build would be 32'-34' 3 windows. But what the tradition of hot rodding is really about, is building cars yourself with your buddies with the tools you have and the parts that you can afford that have style and aditude.

 

This pick up is my dads built by are club. my dad Bill 73, Ron 70, Ted 62, myself Jeff 51, Chris 38, My son Brady 26 (Captin zoom). Thats Traditional Hot Rodding at it's Core.

 

Well Said!

 

I saw the title 36 pickup build. Might be interesting . This sure aint what i expected. YEEHA man this is one awesome well thought out well engineered ride ,you nailed the post 34 look with no fenders , which isnt easy. Just be carefull planning and keeping it compact it works. The interior looks like ther might be enough room too.

 

incredible truck.... it would be so great to actually see this truck in person to appreciate the fab work up close. i know these trucks are proportion sensative and i have been trying to figure this out to get it right when i start my build... is it bad etaquit to ask what size tires and what wheel base you are running so i can be at least close to having a proportionally correct rod when its on the road?

thanks shockley

 

looks great

 

Got a few request for some close ups of the bed so here ya go.

 

HEY CAPTIN ZOOM
DO YOU HAVE ANY PICS. OF HOW YOU CUT THE A-PILLERS DID YOU LEAN THE POST'S OR STRECH THE ROOF?????
I'M DOING A 38 PU ITS CHANNELD 7in AND REDDY TO CHOP IT 4in need info on what to do with the post's
THANK YOU FRANKIE C. f.o.n.g.

 

Thanks for posting pics CZ, so many subtle fabbing cues that are going to help me in finishing my 36, the bed work is absolutely gorgeous.

 

We cut down the middle of the roof and add in a peice. check out the thread on my 38 and theres some pictures of how we did it.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=456687

 

wow great stance/lines

 

great looking truck

 

A true testiment to your fabrication skills, and creativeness, is evident when someone like myself (who dislikes fenderless pickups with a passion), still can appreciate what you are doing, and have done. Great job.

 

Great truck. Love the stance and the bed.

Got any update photos to share?

 

great looking truck, i like fenderless and full fendered but i totally depends on how they are built and what was done to them ( fabraciation wise ) ..... really nice work captain zoom.

 

While most bobbed trucks look cobbled together with mismatched parts and poor construction, your project looks spot on both mechanically and aesthetically.

Congratulations on an outstanding ride.

 

damn! that thing is cool, very nice work.

 

Really great looking rig. Awesome fab work!

One of the better looking rigs I have seen on here and believe me thats saying a lot.
Keep us all posted ,cant wait to see it all done.

 

Looks good. I can understand what some of the other guys are saying about fenderless trucks, but if you look at the workmanship in what has been done, then good on you. I really appreciate you taking the time to show us the details you have put into the truck so far, and thanks for taking the time to do so.
Michael

 

We started laying down some paint so figured I would post some updated pics.

 

Looking better all the time! What did you use for paint?

 

Martin Senour single stage urathane. 3 to 1 mix ratio, super easy to spray

 

that looks killer dude! what a nice change from "flat" finish.

 

Looking killer and awesome. Thanks for posting your updated pictures. Keep us posted on how it goes as you put it the rest of the way together.

 

love the truck but try this replace the front grill with a 33or 34 ford car grill