Projects 51 ford barn fell in on it what you think

1951 Ford sedan just got it today been in this old shed since 1976 and it fell in on it about a month ago and bent the roof still a pretty solid shoebox

 

Come on,,I've seen you work first hand,,you can fix that in a couple of days or less. HRP

 

Its junk... I will s**** it for you.... Just send it to me... Very fixable.

 

17 pounds of bondo and you're good to go!

I think it's a cool sled. Pound it out, a little CLR bath, wheels/tires, done.

 

A hammer. A torch. A pail of water with a rag. And a lot of patients to get it to lay right.

 

That's not too bad. Go slow. Pressure in the center as you work down the ridges from the outside in. Slapping file will work well. I'd pull the gl*** so you can get good access.

 

Man...I expected to see worse. I've seen cars that a real barn fell on...those big old beams are heavy. Your Ford isn't too bad...no boxed sections hurt.

 

That's not bad at all. I'm sure you can do it. And as others have said, chop it!

 

That thing looks pretty solid other than the little ding in the roof. What are your plans for it?

 

Vinyl top & a sun roof will fix that puppy up quick.

 

Nice find have fun lots of things to experiment with on her.

 

Leave it! damn nice water bowl and i could use a drink,,wish ****head had left a dent like that in his truck

 

Anyone that has the skill level and talent to build this can certainly handle a minor dent. HRP

 

Nice find I'd say!!

 

do NOT put the torch on that. Its not needed and will cause more work
Tinbender knows what he is doing. Pay attention to what he says

 

it's a little worse that the 50 club cpe I was finally able to get - after the neighbors tree fell on it...roof and just behind the window - not trunk was crushed....it was my days of using bean bag chairs and a jack for body work....

 

Just use the dry ice and a hair dryer, that lil' dimple will pop right up...or just buff it out.

 

dont tell the poor guy that ****. he might believe you

 

Hah...I don't think that's a problem. As HRP said, if he can build a beautiful truck like the bad*** hot rod above, he'll be fine. That really is a nice truck!

 

Go get a can of bondo and its easy peasey Well maybe 2 cans....

 

No heat until ALL other options are exhausted. My 67 Chevy II met a similar fate, and while I don't have it perfect yet, I am getting there. Gentle pressure with the porta power, some diagonal straps, and a 2 ton floor jack, and we are getting there. It'll be ok, but its been a lot of hammer work. The worst of it was the drivers side drip rail and it was down about 8" from where it is supposed to be. Then there were 3 HUGE dents in the rest of the roof skin. The A pillar is also bent forward about 3 degrees. As I put pressure in the center of each dent, I gently tapped, slapped, and dollied the creases. I am also working it diagonally with come alongs to pull the A pillar back, and push the sail panel up slightly to remove the crease in the top of the fender. I work each area a little bit at a time. It is all pretty smooth now. I have some shrinking to do to finish pulling it all back tight, but its getting there.

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That'll buff right out !


Looks like a good solid score , good luck with it .



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Was able to give it a bath and it looked a lot better. then got in the back seat layed down and pushed most of it out with my feet gone take out the head liner so i can work the rest of out hopeful. the flathead turns over but the dist. is not turning?

 

nice find ****s about the small dent !OK large valley but if you chop it then it will be a bit easier to fix! good luck

 

heck might as well chop it, fix the dent with new sheet metal

 

I'm surprised no one has suggested a convertible conversion, or roadster even!

 

Everytime I see this little truck my ******s get hard. Oh yeah, back to the shoebox...

 

I think the OP knows how to fix a dent. That's a great find...could only be better if it were a coupe. Build thread coming up?

 

Put a vinyl top on it, stretch it real tight and you'll never see that little dent.

It 's also a good spot to set your beer on when BS'ing with the boys, won't roll off.

 

Getcha some black enamel and a 1/2 inch throwaway brush. Paint a thumb print on it and tellem "Thats where God has his thumb to keep you outta harms way and on the road". I did that with a 63 Le Sabre.
Put the kids on that side cause they dont need that much headroom anyways.
That was easy. Nice car BTW.