Projects 1938 Chevrolet Pepsi Truck

great job on the truck , i liked following along as you redid the metal on it

 

Really nice work Jon. I used your drip rail removal technique on my build and it worked like a charm. I hope you continue to post some of you work on this forum. Your willingness to share your techniques is extremely helpful and appreciated!!

 

Jon, the truck turned out great!

 

Great work man.
It was a good thread to follow.
What's next?

 

First photos shows the rear bed cut out filled in as the cut out is not in aline with the wheels once the bed is mounted.

Next photos show running board damage to be repaired.And finally the bed stake housing on the new bed changed out for the original style.


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So onto the RH front fender.So Newberry Motors bought an original 38 truck fender to replace the one that came with the truck.After mounting ,with ease, i discovered there we're very subtle variations in what i believe could be a 38 car fender?
So i swopped out the fenders and everything looked good and panel gapping maintained.Now i have to repair and metal finish the original fender.I will have the fender shipped out to my workshop in Denver to complete as i ran out of time in Michigan to start.


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RH rear fender to bed


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Inner Structure plus hood release.A closer panel will be made to cover the hood pin mechanism later.Inner panel spot welded to hood for extra rigidity.


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Custom running board to bed closer panel to be made.


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Great looking truck and metal work like you used to see. Great job. Gona looke great with some paint and miles on the tires. Iceman

 

Truck to date.Remaining items ;Front RH fender to be repaired and metal finished at my shop once shipped.Internal grille housing panel to be made on the plannishing hammer ,again at my shop.Hood mechanism close out panel.Close out panel from running board to bed.Finishing gapping on doors.Battery floor tray.Mount windshield frame etc All small tasks but as ive been in Michigan since Jan 9th -Feb 17th working on the truck i need to take care of customers and business back in Denver.I will probably be back in Michigan for a week in the near future to close out if these tasks aren't handled on site.
So here's the truck to 17 Feb 2012.Photos to follow of fender resto etc.

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thank you for following this thread!

 

Thanks! Next projects are cleaning up a bad roof chop and custom work on a model A

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=647440

Alongside this project ,not sure if these are hamb friendly?

Masserati Minstral front and rear end redesign.
AC Aceca complete redesign by Peter Brock and coachbuilt by myself.

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The good folks at Bondo not making any money off you,,,that is excellent work you do.. I have done some of the same metal replacement panels on my own truck and they all got a coat of plaster to smooth 'em out,, some less than others..

 

Thank you for this thread. It was wonderful to see your work.

 

I just looked at the Model A. Bad chop is an understatement.
I watch you apply your skills on that one too.
I'll check the OT cars too, heck, i'm doing a Morgan for a customer right now.

 

The Pepsi truck has arrived! After a few months of figuring out details the Pepsi truck arrived in Colorado from Michigan this morning to complete the build.


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Nice work as usual! Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

Cant wait to see your final work on the 38.. I have truely enjoyed seeing all of your progress posts on here of the Pepsi truck.. Keep up the amazing work as always.. Thanks again Metal Surgeon.. You sure do inspire us all..

 

New shop looks good Jon... Cant wait for the updates..

Tim

 

Onto modifying the dashboard to take the instrument panel.We looked at installing the panel under the dash,but wanted a clean look and the dash lines to stand alone without clutter.
The panel is actually a cool look piece,and for this panel to fit in the dash face there would have to be some rearranging and spacing of the clock face section and glovebox.To keep in line with the style of the raised sections,i replicated the look for the new instrument panel with the aid of simple wood tooling.
Pics below show the process.

 

concluding the modification.

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glad to see youre back at this one...nice work as usual.

 

Very nice!
How do you keep the steel from flash rusting?

 

Don't live in Alabama.

Really nice work on the dash Jon!!

 

Next job is to move the depression down as we need clearance under the dash to house the heater,AC unit etc with comfort.Here are the step by step photos.


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Firewall modification continued.


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Designing,making and install of heater vent housing.


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awesome work

 

Hey thanks! Posting more pics tonight.

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next up is the panel that sits under the grill.The original is rotted,pitted and weak.There is a replacement available but only in fiber glass.So the alternative is to make one.Here are the first pics of the original panel and beginning process.

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