COE Salvaging a 1938 Ford COE

vintage56 · Jun 29, 2015

Great news on dodging a twister.
FEMA $ helped us put in a mech pit... Er. "Storm Shelter" last October.

Id like to see what you built for your lady...

verde742 · Jun 29, 2015

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You now have permission to move....
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65standard · Jul 1, 2015

This is my wife's all original farm truck before I m***aged it back to health.

And now.

Zuffen · Jul 1, 2015

I like how you tidied the Wife's truck up but maintained it's patina.

Looks great.

b-bop · Jul 2, 2015

WOW looks like the m***age made it shorter

cougstang · Jul 3, 2015

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We just missed the path of the tornado, again. A few blocks south of me is looking like a desert now. All the big trees are gone. Many roofs gone and most all block building are rubble. Very sad to see. I haven't worked on the COE since December. I had to build my wife's 1970 C20. Then she insisted I shorten it and keep the original patina. All done now, so it's back to my '38 Ford Cabover.
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Glad they missed you. I live near Fairdale which was pretty much leveled in April. A couple people I know lost their homes. No pretty!

JOYFLEA · Jul 9, 2016

Hey Tony , any updates ? Miss your sm work . Blue

El Hueso · Sep 8, 2016

Beautiful work! You make it look to easy. It appears that you relocated the steering box? What did you have to do in order to relocate it and make it function right?

Mike Maddox were · Apr 29, 2017

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Working on the lower right front cab corner.

The front cab corners and lower valance panel are very nice repop parts.

I needed to tweak the lower valance a little to get a nice tight fit to the cab corner.

Since the lower corners rusted away, this allowed the grill opening to widen more than a 1/2". I needed to pull the sides in and tack a brace in until I get the front corners restored.

Cut out the notch for a bumper bracket, shaped and tacked in a new piece for a smoother look.

I still need to trim it some more to fuse it to the rest of the cab.

The grill surround needs a ton of work to fit properly. I'm still not sure if I'm going to use it or just use it as a buck. I really want a steel shell. A metal shaper with plastic parts just doesn't seem right.
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wetskier2000 · May 1, 2017

I see replies here and think Tony is back on the project... alas....

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