COE What did you do for your Cab Over Today?

I'm back from a good trip to Portland OR. bought a vintage air system for the kabover as well as some metal skirts i'm going to adapt for the rear fenders. i also found a window mount swamp cooler that i'll paint to match, i think they're cool and look good at shows. i seen the" lucky's towing" truck in the parking lot(cool). Donn-i'll try harder to make it happen this year.

 

You'd best try real hard LOL.

 

On our way to the swapmeet we stopped at Steve's Auto Restorations and were fortunate to get a shop tour. the metal work is very impressive, a few pics of the oversized c.o.e. they're building. the guy in the one pic is our own blaaze and no he's not a small dude, this truck is huge.

 

Who is that old fat guy in the picture? Had a great time on this trip, Bought some steering joints, pedals and an adapter to mount my Moslon Canadian beer tap handle to the Locar shifter, also a couple of vintage toys.

 

I love this site. I want a COE bad, but in the middle of a Willys project. Maybe i can trade something for one already built till i can build what i want....Great site guys. Keep up the good work. Ted N Vegas

 

Hi Ted
I started building my 41 Ford COE before I ever had a Willys now I have finished two Willys, A cOupe and a Pickup and the COE still isn't finished but it is getting there.

Seeya
Bill in Oz

 

i've been busy on my cabover's new box and i'm very happy with the results. i've put around 50 hrs on this project so far and hope to have it at our season opener next weekend. i'll post some pics soon. been playing with the 56 as well,no frame yet, still thinking.

 

This 73 yr old girl can't wrestle but you gots to see her box. got both fenders and running boards on today. I'm not going to make sundays spring S&S with the kabover but will take the 56 shop truck. a little more tweeking before i get the box to primer. real happy with the results but like always more work than first thought. its way easier in my mind. pics soon. i'll start a build thread on my 56 merc c.o.e. after the 39's in primer as i've started on it too.

 

That was the only reason I was going to go to the Spring Thaw.
maybe i'll stay home and work on mine.

 

don't think i'm going to go either, if i give her **** tomorow i may have the box in primer. i'm waiting for a A/C compressor bracket , should come this week. did alot of metal work on the running boards and even more on the fenders today, the hammers are getting way smaller. always a good sign.

 

I will post some pics soon really, made the rear pan and cut out the tail light holes. of all things i'm using 39 ford teardrop lights. i have the tail gate to finish tomorow, using the ford script from a 47 pick-up tail gate.

 

been working on my cooling system -- post pics later.

 

Went to a hot rod show and rain today,a little cool but not much for rain. talked with b-bop and blaaze. the kabover received a club pick award. i'll take a pic of handmade trophy later.

 

Sweet! lets see some pics of the trophy when you get it!

 

happy to get this and nice to be driving the blue truck again.

 

Congrats!
Posers can only dream of such awards.

 

Great you deserve it

 

Ha Ha.......that is perfect......another bowling trophy you knew I would have to comment.

 

Well lets see.................. I went out and walked around the pieces that will someday become my COE. Did a mental inventory and nope the s****pers haven't been around and stole any of it !

 

todays spoils- hard to get pic

 

Went for a 1000mi drive to pick up the 47 ford c.o.e. i bought awhile ago. i'll post some pics sometime.

 

Pictures or it didn't happen!
That's funny ****.

New show on tv, COE hoarders,
I'd watch that!

 

This one

 

Was that a military truck? or just lucky enough to be green

 

buggy-not military,alot of these were ford green. this one was a garbage truck for the city of regina saskatchewan. the door signs say engineering dept-cleansing division. i'm going to try to clean some paint off the signs and get a picture. just a thought -make this into a bonneville runner and the 56 the hauler.

 

Found a s****ped 1938 COE with some good sheet metal. Bought vent doors,glove box ......lost ebay auction on headlights and stands by 1 dollar to a guy with a newer,FASTER version of firefox

 

finished stripping mine all down to go sandblasting tomorrow

 

Hey Flowmeister, are you going to Consolidated? I will be there Sat morning doing a 48 Ford pickup frame. If you go Saturday, I can give you a hand. Let me know

 

Sandblasting!
Update on my build thread.
Glad that's done.

 

going to cruise mine up the washington state coast this weekend to a rod run.