I visited my buddy Glenn Kramer today. He is well known in these parts for upholstery work. He has been working on this pickup and I thought it would fit right in here. Funny part is....he originally mocked up his frame with wood, figured out the perfect stance, then turned it over to a friend who made the frame out of steel.... not too bad for a guy who runs a sewing machine all day http://www.hotrodinteriorsbyglenn.com/
guess im going to have to move to a warmer state as i cant get anything done in these parts looking good, keep up the good work
Guess that wood frame worked out well. That is going be one good looking truck. Is he going to relax that roof a little bit? Did he say how he was going to paint it? thesneakytiki
slow down there Hoss....I didnt have anything to do with this one. Sorry, I wish I did, I tried to get low enough to get some pics of the frame, it is very strong.
Nice work! What's he using for a radiator? Doesn't look like a lot of room left with the sweep of the frame.
That looks great! The frame work looks very clean. Any chance you have pictures of it without the body on? Or just more pictures of the frame in general?
This photo is interesting, the "shroud" and the two sotted holes in the bottom. More details, please.
Finally signed up to the hamb, just a few answers to some questions. The sheet metal behind the grill shell is a radiator core support. The radiator mounts to this, then the grill shell, overflow tank, electric fan or whatever can also mount to the core support putting no strain on the radiator itself. I have had a couple roadster's & the hood and hood sides and everthing else all mounted or were supported by the radiator causing it to crack after time. Plus the core support helps direct the air through the radiator instead of around it. Dave at Sweet Components welded up my frame & Dave is the creator of this core support. I will post pictures of my wood frame template & the frame without the cab & bed later.
65-66 Mustang radiator. Used the high performance V8 heavy duty 3 core. Measures 21" H & 18" W fits well in 32-34 Ford truck grill shells. Best part $140 vs $600 for a custom, or aluminum radiator.
With all those fab skills, don't you think he could make it work with a mechanical fan? Looks like plenty of room.
Neat idea on the radiator... but... are the tall measurements for vertical? IE, do you have to turn the Mustang radiator on it's side to fit in the shell or is the 21" height the Mustang's normal vertical dimension? Thanx, Gary
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