A quick channel project before the roadsters...

While were in between roadster projects here at the shop, we are going to channel Cory's (capt poty mouth's) '37. Here is the before shot:

 

Here is a loose idea of what Cory wants to do:

 

Last night the springs in the front and rear suspension were removed so we could get a better idea of how the thing would look. The wishbones in the front will be split to allow the front to come down about 5" and the rear crossmember will be replaced with a straight one, moved foreward about 6" to shorten the wheelbace and lower the rear at the same time.

Here's Hooligan and the Capt'n working on the front sping:

 

The floor of the cab and bed were cut out the night before last. Here's Brandon giving the torque tube more clearance with a little trimmy-trim:

 

Clockwise from the upper left: Mike (Hooligan), Ryan (Short-cut), Cory (Capt poty mouth), Brady (1/4 chub) and Brandon (Mother Goose)...

 

The cab was channeled to the bottom of the frame...

 

With the bed just set back on, here is how we left it last night. Tonight we will split the wishbones and start on raising the engine and trans up to maintain the driveshaft angle...

LP

 

here is the last pic of how we left it for the night but a little lighter -

 

Wow, that thing is looking smooth..Can't wait to see it when it's finished..

 

I love old ford pickups channeled

 

lookin very nice I want one

 

Yeah, that truck was cool before but now it's pissed!

 

Don't move the rear axle, it looks right to me where it is.
Very nice work.
Dan

 

Great post. It's really informative when you guys post work-in-progress pics like this; I hope to reciprocate when I finally get to work on my project (soon!).

 

Nice work! The truck is gonna look great.

 

I second what Cougardan said.....looks nice just like that
man I really dig that truck. I want one.

 

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Hmmmm, something soooo familiar...

 

S W E E T !!!!!!!

 

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thats cool, is that a local truck in Finland?? Very cool.

 

That is very nice. Such a better stance. I think ELRusto should do this to his. Are you scared?

 

I only got one picture off last night before the battery in my camera died!!! Last night we removed the front axle and then raised the engine up about 4 inches. New engine mounts were fab'ed up last night. Tonight we will be preparing the frame for the new front and rear crossmembers....

LP

 

man! you guys don't waste any time!!! i love that stuff....

 

Gonna be one cool pickemup. Did anyone notice the pad lock on the bottom of the door on the other one? Door locks?

 

You guys are scary!!!! Will there be another trip to the Northwest in the future for the Salt City Boys? A message from some guy up here in the rain.

 

Great photos! I wanna see it s****in belly next year. I want to have to ben-dover to catch it on film. Last summer I hadda lean waaayyyyy back to get all of the top in the photo....

 

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Yes it is, nowadays equipped with hopped up SBC. Check awesome race pics here!

Good luck with your project, let us see some more progress pics!
Mika K.

 

Hey let me know if you need an extra hand I'd love to get in on some of that action.

 

That truck is looking real nice. I wish i had the room to build another project. I'd do a ford truck like that. Channel the **** out of it. with a chop. I love it. Keep us posted.

 

That is awesome .I am curious about something though .If you haven't changed the geometry of the rear axle or trans and engine .why do you have to raise the motor to change the drive shaft angle ? I hope this doesn't sound like a dumb *** question .I would like to know for myself in the future .thanx . swaZZie

 

To answer your question Swazzie, we actually are changing the geometry of the rear suspension. It's getting lowered about 6", so to maintain the drive shaft angle, the engine and trans will be moved up (also to gain some oil pan clearance).

The rear crossmember will be replaced with a straight one that is moved forward in the ch***is 7". To remove the crossmember, the rivets were ground down and punched out...