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Bummer about your trees. Look at the bright side, at least you have firewood to keep your shop warm this winter :rolleyes:
My VIN was also on the front cross member under the radiator. Check with your local DMV about getting an antique title before you make any...
Cool! Differences that I can think of are holes in vent doors that would be for the "ford" badges that were on the later years. Also the...
I talked to the retired owner of Northern Classic Trucks. After he retired, he could not find a buyer for any of the COE tooling or parts, so...
Anyone know if Northern Truck parts are still available? I was thinking of buying a reproduction gravel pan.
Your truck is VERY decent already...of course some headlight bulbs would be an improvement....HA! First drives are always so exciting and also...
Very cool. My only recommendation...don't forget to remove your coffee from the cup holder first! hahaha
I wonder if a Crown Vic IFS would swap into a COE? Here is one in a 53 Ford F-100. It might be too wide for both the GM frame and track width...
The later center links are different. The tapered holes are different sizes on each end. I used all 1-ton parts.
I can't remember if it was 1973 or 76 GM truck center link. It sucks to get old. I'm sure it is written somewhere on the HAMB. I sent you a...
Having the box inside the frame permits the steering column to be aligned with the stock gauges, instead of having the huge offset mount and...
On mine, I separated the truck steering box from the center link. I used a 1976 GM center link, and mounted it in the stock location with two...
I let my wife take a girlfriend for a ride in my hotrod Model A Coupe while we were at a cruise night. I waited at the cruise for her to return....
I really like that Rhino Lining look. Very classy and good protection for the stepping areas
BTW - take that with a grain of salt...I choose my colors with a paint chart and a dart...Ha!
The following is my unsolicited and uninformed opinion I'm not a fan of bright white paint on large panels of the 1930's-40's cars with "roundy"...
Looking very good!
If my buddy got a Cummins under his 38 ford COE, then you can probably stuff one under yours with room to spare.
Tap it with a hammer a few times...if it doesn't run, hit it harder until if breaks! LOL
Finally...after two surgeries on my shoulder, I am finally healing. Hopefully I can get back to my COE this summer. I'm sure my battery is...
BTW - This COE gives a whole new meaning to pizza delivery! LOL
When I build a hotrod, I draw a rough picture and then number all the things to do and list all the things by number. As I get them done I check...
You have to expect project creep on these trucks. As someone said COE stands for "Completely Over Engineered"
That looks really nice.
Latest update has the "box" painted....wow. The bones of the door interior panels are being put together...very cool.
Did you ever get it fixed and running?
Oh, and make the pedal from 3/8" thick (or better) material. 1/4" is not enough, it will flex and bend.
[ATTACH] If you need to lengthen the pedal overall, keep the ratio A/B the same... that should maintain the movement of the stock pedal....
sounds good. I damaged mine a while back and while they are repairable, replacement would be much easier. I want to push hard this spring to...
When I started building my truck, I built this exact setup...it worked great...then unfortunately I had to remove it to make room behind my...
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