Hot Rods Pope RPU

Great metal work !

 

thanks man. it was at the Cincinnati cavalcade of customs and seemed to have had good feedback in person

 

Superior fabrication, man. Amazing little truck. I wish I had gone for a full fendered look on my Brookville '31 RPU.
Could you spare the time to address the windshield lay-back? I have already notched the stanchion bases to allow the uppers to lay back. I bought some '32 chopped upper stanchions and they look like they will work if I chop down my '31 windshield frame below the upper hinge/mount bolts. Any info on your own solutions would be appreciated.

 

on this one i just hammered the stops back flat and tig welded them up. and am welding some stainless stops where i want them to get the lay back desired

 

Okay, thanks.

 

watchin this one

 

What? You stopped when it came to roll fenders? Slacker!
Tremendous fab, just get it cleared and show the work off!

 

made some progress on this. blew it all apart for final welding, last few details, paint and final ***embly. it will be at Indy world of wheels this coming weeked. still will need plumbed and wired. but it will be there

 

Bpi4

 

Thanks for posting the updates, really fine work!

 

here are a couple pics of the truck from last weekend. before being loaded up for Indy world of wheels, and one at the show, set up in the Road Rockets "motorama 1962". next stop the Detroit motorama

 

Outstanding skills and workmanship! I wish you had some time to show us how you did many of these fancy metal shaping things but I realize it would be hard to do that and still make a living. So I will settle for the looking at the excellent results of your work.

 

A couple of detail shots from the Indy WoW show this past weekend. Lots of little, and not so little, details to be found on this project.

 

Outstanding craftsmanship.Keep the updates coming.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Love the at***ude, the stance!!! Looks like another model A but... NO!!!!
Would like to know more on frame and drivetrain.

Thank you.

 

the frame is pretty much a stock ch***is that has been boxed. we added a tubular K memeber, extended the rear of the ch***is to help support the bed. flat front and rear x members.

engine is just a run of the mill SBC , backed with a t5, and 9 inch rear end

 

Thank you. Wheels are 16" and 18"?

 

Great Fab! Subscribed!

 

Very

 

Wonderful work. Any updates? Gary

 

Great work Mike. He's my kind of Hotrodder!

 

no picture updates since it looks the same. but it all done and pounding the pavement

 

Hands down my favorite RPU only change I would make is a sbf...

 

Excellent craftsmanship... something the big boy auto makers lost many years ago.

 

Thanks for sharing this with us, its been a real treat.