***TECH: 32 RPU Project - Roadster-izing a $50 Cab in 3 Simple Steps***

Neal,
that is some beautiful work,very impressive.
Bruce
do you have the number of the guy that sells those top bracket bezel stampings?

 

wow looks great!

 

If that's not inspiring and making my pile of rusty tin look doable, I don't know what is. Nice work.

 

I'am sending this down, let me know when it's done!!!!! Fantistic work!!!!!!!

 

I think the reason I like hot rods is that they are a platform for so much absolutely awesome fabrication work. AMAZING!!! Great work!

 

Fantastic! I love it! Some really smart fabrication and well done at that. Carry on and keep sharing!

 

wow.nice work and one hell of a good tech thread.thanks

 

Great attention to details, that's some very fine fabrication ...

CC

 

Wow!
Very nice fabrication!!!!

 

Great work and foresight!

 

neal, very, very nice.

that's kinda similar to a back burner project i have in my head, but you took it a few steps further than i was thinking and it looks amazing. i would say hurry up and get it done so you could drive it but this one definetly deserves taking some time to finnish. still can't wait to see it as a done truck, again great job.

 

what can i say that hasn't already been said? cool little roadster pick up!

 

Winner. Great ideas and "just do it" attitude. Awesome!

 

Beautiful work. Without the comparison pictures, it would be hard to appreciate all the effort that went into the door jambs. On my '26 roadster the previous owner hammered a bent-over nail into the wood of the door that you rotate to keep the door closed. Guess I'll have to change that.

Can I ask, where did you find all the parts? Have you had some of this stuff for years? Those doors and that box, seem like hard to come by pieces.

I agree with whoever said this is the best closed-cab pickup to open cab conversion I've seen yet.

 

My favorite motor on this site is now surrounded by a great body and chassis. Excellent thought/theory and workmanship........Mike

 

a handbuilt '32 rpu made from a closed cab pu to go with a hand built '32 grill shell built from a gmc truck grill surround. amazing. simply amazing...

for your next project i bet you'll make a model a coupe deck lid from a pinto door. and it'll be perfect, too.

why can't you be my next door neighbor?

 

Very, very, very nice. Great work. I will say it once again...you make it look so easy! How come everytime I fabricate it looks like ASS!

Great job and thanks for sharing!

monkey

 

Truely amazing work! Thanks for posting.

 

Talk about making a silk purse out of a pigs ear. What a fantastic job!!!!Thank the Lord for your amazing skills and thanks a lot for sharing.

 

Astounding

 

Incredible. If i saw it in person I would be fooled... that really looks like a gennie RPU!

 

That's a thing of beauty!!!...who needs Brookville...

 

My hat is off to you, Sir! You are a true Artist of Metal!

Thank you for sharing with us Mortals!

 

No, I don't know him...but he is always at LA Roadsters and the CHRR. You know anyone coming down to Famoso this weekend? I'm not going, but might be able to help out if needed.

Neal

 

Neal, I was impressed when I first saw you turn a GMC grille into a '32 grille. Now I'm astonished. Great work!

 

I do, damit, cause' I aint that talanted! Beautiful work! I'm still trying to figure out how to make the G.M.C. grill surround out of a deuce grill shell!

 

Great work!

 

I just ask around and keep my eyes peeled. I started gathering 32 parts 6 years ago when I drug home this cab...one piece (or sometimes 1/2 a piece) at a time. My dad found the bed down the road for $125. The bed is actually a 33-34, shortened 5" ahead of the wheel well...to get the wheelbase correct.

Mild Mitch gave me some doors and I bought another at an estate sale. I bought a whole pile of stuff at that estate sale for $100...in the pile was the 32-34 p/u door and a '37 hudson steering gear. I couldn't believe it. I guess I enjoy hunting for parts just as much as the rest of the build.

Someone commented on my patience with this build...my wife read that, lauughed, and said "more like obsession..."

And again...thanks for the positive feedback.

Neal

 

And THIS is why you don't simply cut the roof off of something to make a roadster.
Awesome WORK!!

 

Or you post on the HAMb that you will take any parts that you want to donate to the project. So any photos of that fire wall?