Romancing The Stone***The Diamond Deuce** Part II

Here is somemore "getting ugly shots and metal reconstruction work....

The Bed-
was filled with lead and br***.At one time during its life... the car was used as a dragg'in wagon.Someone did mini tubs...prolly waaay before they the whole tubbed look came along.
ziiipp!...they had to come out.....

 

As mentioned before.... all 4 stake beds were reconstructed.here is a 2 shot of one withe the br*** and lead and then a cardboard mock up.

 

Wheel sides before and then cut.

 

Box placement and repair.....

 

new panels tacked in and rear lower bed metal work.......

 

yea.....the nerf gets the nod.....

 

The 41 Dash.....

Flat Top Bob came to the rescue and I purchased a 41 dash.
I wanted to use it for what it was and build the upper gauge panel because of the severe cut. AND NO....those are not airconditioning ports....there air vents.Inside each corner of the front window are corner slits....2 at the top that vent fresh air at head level and 2 that feed to the floor for my tootsies...

The 41 dash required a heavy chopp and section to fit.
the upper gauge panel is all steel.. rolle,twisted and formed into the upper portion of the cab.

here are some shots....

 

some more.....

 

and a front shot of the upper gauge panel.......

 

NegMatt... the pedal ***embly is a Wilwood tri-set up.
Yes..purchased thru Speedy Bill.

I had no room on the frame for a master(and I don't care for it)
and I dislike any thing hanging on the outside wall.
I chose a 7/8 bore for each ***embly.1 for the front brakes... 1 for the rears and 1 for the Tilton hydralic slave.
Again on mock up.....seating and pedal position was critical.

 

some more body shots before and after kinda thing.....

The paint was mighty thick.....
and the cab rears were brutal.

 

Somebody took out there frusration on the poor door handles.... all fixed now.
the bottom 6 inches of the doors were turfed as well....

 

The lead was abundant on the old chop.
the poor A pillers.....

again.... all fixed now.

 

new floors......

 

The rear was terrible too....new metal and embossed sections were formed.
The lower 8 inches of the rear cab was thick with bondo.....

To be perfecty honest....ya can't fault the prevouis owners....they worked what with they had back in the 50's, 60's and 70's

 

Thanks fellas....
I am surprised that there was much left....Its a Kanadian truck.

Kanadian Rust NEVER sleeps!

 

Thanks Fiddy.

I am not yet fully decided on the the whole rad set up.....I may (treading lightly here) go with a rad in the bed and have the duece shell have a plexi insert....all pinstriped and such.
I have to talk to Littleman
Dave ...call me....

but.as the plan stands now....I scored some killer lumber for the bed strips.
this is raw Tiger maple.It was intended for Fender guitars...but I absconded it.. ha ha

any how..a great friend of mine is a master cabinet maker and gave me a secret formula to get th incredible grain out of these.....
the wood is already chamfered and I picked of some chevy stainless bed strips.
extra long so I can cut to fit.

 

And more decisions.....I found these aircraft lights I may use instad of the ones now.....they resemble a 39.. but bubble out.
And the housings are aluminum.....they could polish out nicely.

 

Speaking of venting.....the rear window slides down manually by way of a drop bar.
Thiis thing needs to breath.