make a 3 W coupe out of a PU cab

So today i got a little more done. I made the wood buck for the tail and worked on the sides and lower style line. I have a bunch of work ahead shaping the compound curve for the upper quarter panel and blending in all the style lines .

 

pretty sweet. been watching this since 1st post. Starting to shape up! Neat stuff.

 

really cool concept. I like it!!

 

Coming along so nicely frankinplymouth

 

So people ask what i'm working on............. I'm going to call it the "Poupe"
(coupe/PU) like poop.
Anyway today i got pissed at it and untacked the rear roof section and moved it back another 2". I also wacked the old roof center section out along with the roof brace and kinda moved stuff around to see if the roof will look OK before i start the compound curves on the quarters. This is a big project for a hack. Now i got to go make money at my real job. Ray

 

You know it makes sense!

 

Work has been busy so not much done. Started on the compound curves today. Truck still for sale....Ray

 

Just went through this thread...that is some damn fine vision you have there!!

I'll be following along...keep up the good work!!

 

I like the name, but it does not resemble your work!

 

Just a thought How about a sunvisor above front window to give illusion of a more chopped roof. It would also make roof line appear longer and lower in front. kind of like a 29 to 31 ford sedan visor

 

So i had a little time and worked on the compound curve joining the quarter panel to the rear deck. Hours and hours........... and lots of scrap metal.
I think i got the shape going on and may use the piece as a working buck or may save it and use it?? I will do the other side and put in the inner fender wells and style lines then weld it up and then cut the qaurters back off. Then build the inner trunk etc.. and put them back on.
I'm hitting my limit real hard on this one. Hope it works. Ray
Blue Truck still for sale $12k

 

Glad to see you´re making progress. Cool!

 

That thing is going to blow some minds when its done. I'd leave the dodge emblem off of the front end and see if anyone can figure out what it is. Nice job on all the metal work.

 

Wow!

 

My only complaint got answered by your last post. I was getting worried you weren't going to add the style lines to the new panels. Daunting job but I'm glad to see you're sticking to it. I think it looks great.

 

So i worked on the finish panels of the rear section with the compound curves. I Have figured out that in the real sharp curves i can only work about a 9" square piece
at a time to get the shape. I have to tuck and shrink a bunch and then smooth with the wheel. About 2 hrs per panel. Then weld together and do some more. This is a heavy learning curve for me but it's noy going to beat me!! I also spent some time making a stump work for forming. It works good along with a shot bag.
Blue truck still F/S.....$12000 in OR <!-- attachments -->

 

Pretty neat so far, the only thing I see that makes it look "strange, and or truckish" is the slanted windshield, I'm just curious what it would look like with the windshield at 90 deg (it may make the door look longer "without" making the whole door longer), just a thought! Photoshop anyone?

 

You sir are no hack, looks good

 

Got the rest of the upper compound curves done on the quarterpanel now laying out the inner fender panel. Made a tucking tool out of a old single station punch....made lots of scrap metal.Ray <!-- attachments -->

 

I have a 36 dodge pu hood. It's yours if you want it. I mabe could bring to the portland swap meet.
let me know

 

I cringed at the idea at first ,but you really pulled it off....

 

Nice work!

I've considered a similar project...but with a B-Model Mack cab a buddy of mine is going to junk.

 

Thanks for the offer on the hood..... Don't know which direction i'm going yet?
Put in the inner fenderwell today. Now i have to look at it a while. Went to the Portland roadster show this weekend, Now i'm thinki'n about making her a gasser! Blue truck still F/S

 

There was a company at the Detroit Autorama that had 2 pickup/3-window coupes. Beautiful craftsmanship and somehting very cool to look at. Mac's Ratz in Red Oak, IA. www.macsratz.com. What I see on their website still have small pickup beds - but they had 2 at the show that were just coupes. Contact them and get photos of what they had at the show.

 

Wow, amazing project and amazing skills

I'm gonna throw something out that hasn't been thrown out. Lenthen the roof, but not thru the doors. An inch or two in the roof behind the doors would go a long long ways.

A lot of non-ford coupes had more length back there.

good luck

 

so i was bored and did this real quick. A 35-36 for cab into a coupe. Looks pretty neat i think.

 

Wow, go man go!!!

 

Been working on the other side. Starting to think about the style lines. This is hard work!

 

Looking good.