a little progress, a few pictures

[trey]

ok, a few new pictures of the dodge. i welded up the headers the other day. that turned out to be as much fun as i expected. minimal.

last weekend, we made the top panels for it, lots of fun there. lots of tig welding too. wasnt too bad though, i enjoyed it.

today we made the panel for the back. turned out real nice. few flanges here and there, lots of shrinking, and a little stretching to fix some shrinking. turned out real good though. i think i am going to bob off the frame where the body ends in the back, but i dont know which would be better.

so whatcha guys think of it?

trey

[trey]

another!

[trey]

headers

[Hubbcat]

Gona bee F**n greeat.

[Iceberg]

Great work, looks like it's going to be really cool when your done.

[fab32]

Are you going to be building the corners from scratch or do you have originals? That will be a real challenge if you build them out of flat stock. If you do it that way be sure to post some pictures of the process.

Frank

[trey]

i will be making them out of 18gauge. i think its going to be a tough one, but it should work out fine. i usually dont take time to stop for pictures, but when they are done, i can do a step by step on it. going to be a lot of shrinking, probably a few pie cuts in there too.

trey

[53_210]

That is one mean lookin ride. I love it.

Derrick

[trey]

here is an eariler picture of what i started with, for those who care.

trey

[Spooky]

Nice work Trey!
I love seein' stuff off the beaten path!
What are the plans for wheel/tire comb? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[trey]

the fronts are as shown. 6.50-16 whites on the wide 5 ford lug. for the rear, i have the same style tire, but im having a heck of a time finding two wheels in a 4.5 pattern in 16" for a good price. eventually id like to run something wider on the back, but im going to use what i have for now.

trey

[Bigcheese327]

Why not just find a set of 15" Ford centers and a pair of 16" rims and have a set made up. Most places that cater to dirt trackers can do that kind of stuff.

[Tim]

wow, looks great

could you possibly tear cab corners off a 50s pickup and make them work? bottom or top?

keep up the great work
tim

[trey]

thats a good thought. i might take a look this weekend and see whats around. it would make things a little easier, but i dont think it will be too bad. id like to keep them one piece also, keep the welding down to a minimum. but ill look and see.

trey

[ratster]

I can ask my bro. radical56chevy on here if he has the back section. I gave hime two 29 Dodge sedans and he cut one up, the other one is looking like yours. He live in Longmont Colo.

[trey]

i appreciate it, but i may as well make a new one. does he have any pictures of it?

trey