pulled my F1 project out of the garage and snapped a few pics

i dont have a progress thread or anything on this truck, but i finally finished all the "major" fabrication on it and wanted to see how it looked outside the garage.

let me just start by saying; yes! the truck will have paint, a finished seat...it will be a finished truck so dont be thrown off by it's almost ratrod like appearance.

as of right now, the drivers side sits about an 1 1/2" higher up front which i have yet to fix. i still have some work to do on my cowl vent as i recently excavated all the bondo out of its original spot. (also have wing windows in the garage). btw its also getting a narrowtrack kit for the front to fix the wide track width

but it is satisfying to see it come out of the garage and park under its own power, now its just time for the details. Im really trying to get it done with paint this spring.

let me know what you think guys!






dont mind the battery cables, just temporary.








door panels i made with a greenlee slugbuster




no bags

 

Awesome!

 

To cool man! Are we going to see it around the shows in denver/springs this summer then?

 

nice

 

what are those rear wheels off of, I kinda like em. Did you make them, what size and backspace?

 

Truck looks good.. Looks like you've been busy this winter.......

 

ME like it............

 

F-1's look sweet that low.

 

Looking good. What are you running for an engine?

 

I like it alot, looks good

 

wow, thanks for all the compliments guys, it really means a lot!

choptvan, to answer your question; hell yes, if the roads arent covered in snow, i wanna be driving this thing! by the way do you do upholstery? im looking for someone to do my seat that wont cost an arm and a leg.


rusty1, the rear wheels are 17" steelies off a base model dodge charger however stock they have a 5" backspacing, so i took them to tru-design wheel here in denver and they moved the rim face back to about a 3 1/2" BS. the fronts will be on there after the narrowtrack but with the original 5" BS to give it a staggered look.

eventually i want to do spider caps to kinda draw attention away from the holes in the rims.

toner, heres my engine, sbc with an eddie cam, valvecovers, intake and some other goodies. should be reliable and healthy (next time around ill prob go with a ford roller 302 though). sorry for the dirt, (and temp wiring)...and the yellow white trash accel wires are going to be replaced

 

Are you leaving the gas tank in the cab or relocating it to the rear frame?

 

Looks good, congratulations on getting her outside!

 

looks good. only thing that would make that truck look better, that is it being parked in my driveway!lol

 

Looks real nice!

 

cool truck

 

Nice Truck ..sits Great!!

 

its in the cab, the "enclosure" you see in back is going to be a storage area under my bed along with a place to put my battery. the back part of my bed floor (behind my notch) will be hinged and on struts so it opens up almost like a trunk on a car. it will also lock too.

 

Looks like you have already done a ton of work! Good Job. Please keep us updated on your progress.

 

Looking good, nice job on the front fenders.

 

thanks jeff. still interested in some rear fenders if you find em! one of mine is warped/tweaked to all hell

 

Looks good, we are finally getting some work done on our '49.

 

Nice ride dude, gonna look great when you're done! What colors you puttin on er?

 

not sure yet. it might be a semi-gloss white, or maybe a dark red/charcoal combo like the fenders and cab are now. thats still something im indecisive about

 

Good work!

 

I do upholstery. However, my damn machine is broke right now. Keep in touch. It should be fixed soon.

 

cool will do!

 

SWEEEEEEET... Why is settin so loooow ?

 

Very nice lookin' Ford.
Will be real sweet when painted and done.
Nice job!!

 

ambitious project great work! What is the kit that narrows the front track width?