Everyone has a s**** pile, I think we can agree on that. I'm currently building a car that consisted of me digging through s**** to build a body,which left me with a s**** pile of my own . A friend went digging through that and is Putting this together. He usually builds motorbikes, but decided to have a go with a car. I think his total build is under 500$ at this point (thats like 63$ american). I am stuck at home with the flu, and figured this is a good a way as any to spend some time. Lets see how long it takes him to find his own build thread, since he lurks here often....
That's a man I can get along with, someone who takes cast offs and makes something really nice out of them.
We... are the ultimate recyclers... and this roadster pick up will be a fun car... being a biker he will find it reasuring to see his front wheels while riding... sedan doors on a roadster pick up will make getting in and out with a top a breeze... of course he may 86 the top idea... ... can't wait to see what is built from his leftovers... weld on !
Pretty neat roadster pick-up construction. Know it's a truck; but kinda wonder how that trans is gonna work out.
Glad to see the world has plenty of parts piles, [needed more than ever]... from 1982 to date I have had [239] 1928 to 1934 ford bodies, 1/2 the car or more to count... the other haves were taken off, cut off, rusted off, torn off and even shot off... Favorite s**** pile story was from 20 years ago, a buddy took pix of our local parts piles, then emailed them overseas to some Britts, they drinking warm beer and identifying the parts in the pile... ****** good show 'ol bean !
$65.00 American only buys a fancy meal for me. Wish I could come up with $65.00 worth of that kind of s**** !
Hey internet...nice project from cast offs. Sorry to hear you're down with the flu...get better soon. Tim (you helped me chase down the heater hose at Deuce Days...thanks again)☺
Guess he still hasn't found it, the body consists of 3 sedan/coupe doors (that were missing the bottom 6")and a very rough 28/29 closed car cowl. The rear perimeter of the body is actually pieces of door window frame that were cut off by some one else. Since he used A pillars as B, he mounted the doors suicide on the stock hinges. the windshield stanchions are Harley soft tail rear frame pieces that were cut off a project bike years ago. I find the whole thing pretty interesting (enough so that I made him a build thread)
He's gonna be pissed, nobody's gonna offer him any money for it now!! As I tell my wife, "one man's trash is another man's treasure." When it comes to certain things she doesn't really get it, but she loves me anyway. Great Build!
$63 USD bought all that?! I've been getting ripped off for years!!! Seriously, what transmission is that, though? Is that one of the 4-speed top shifts Ford had in trucks in the '80s?
its a m***ive cased granny low 60's truck 4 speed, I keep telling him to put a pto on the side of it and at least run an air raid siren.
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