Projects '34 Ford Truck, Hay Hauler to Hot Rod(Done!)

Damn nice work and a really nice cab to start with. Kinda motivating me to keep my 32 panel truck and fix it.

 

Might I ask what the seat is out of ? I have a 31 PU and your seat looks like it might work well in mine as well.

 

I went back and forth about wood or metal in the bed. I settled on metal since I had to build a hump for the quickchange clearance. 20ga paint grip did the job again. Bent the rear lip/offset with some square tubing, clamps, rubber hammers, and wood. Hey, use whatcha got right!




Here's the hump I had to make. This one was a head scratcher, too. Needed it to look decent since it's right out in the open, right in the middle of the bed. Lot o' pieces to make that dang thing.


For runners, or bed strips, whatever ya wanna call 'em, I used some 3/4" stainless half round. The ends were ground, filed, sanded, and polished. More time consuming work. But, it's for a good cause!


I made a fixture to weld the 1/4" studs to the back of 'em. I drilled down in the bar just enough to get a good countersink to weld in. They welded up no problem.





Then added the fuel tank. Coyote Gear, in Arizona I believe, is the tank manufacturer. It fit nicely between the bed sides. The spun finish was way rougher than it should have been, though. If you slid your hand across it, it would actually grab the skin, even on ol' rough hands like mine. I almost sent it back, and probably should have.


I drilled and tapped something like 50 holes for the 10-24 stainless button head screws that hold the sheet metal down in the bed, around the perimeter, across the back, and then for the hump. Tell me THAT wasn't some good times.

 

VERY cool build, nice work, congrats!

 

Nice score.Good looking project.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

I am blown away with all the cool fabrication you have done,,this is one of the coolest pickups I have seen. HRP

 

I made a light bar out of a rough old original I had. I cut it down, welded it up, and bent it to what I wanted so I could at least see if it would work. Worked so good I cleaned it up and used it. Workin' with watcha got!






I put a set of 682 Guides on and it looked just fine.

 

Damn that is beautiful!!!

 

Time for an outside gander again. I'm likin' how it's comin' along here. I'm runnin' the full Moon discs... and have been taking some verbal abuse about it from around here. Hey, it's my truck, I love 'em. Here we go:






Thanks for the kind words fellas.

 

I've gotta get off this postin' for today. It's time to blow it all apart and get ready for some paint and chrome shop work. Man, this shit don't just happen. It's taking me a while!

Here's a teaser for the next installment.


Thanks again! Get out in shops fellas!

 

WOW, What a Beauty you are building. Very Nice Build.

VR&C.

 

Funny you should mention that. The ground is so hard here in this part o' Georgia. Notice that I put that tie-down on it to make sure it didn't take off on me. It's a tad down hill right there, but it's hard to tell. That helped.

No full fendered here, lettin' them puppies breath!

 

fatboys69 - the seat is a cut down and narrowed third row seat out of Dodge minivan. Easy to do. An S10 seat will cut down easy and fit good, too.

 

Looks great! You make it look easy.


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Nice work - love the details and the drilled bones

 

is that a 60" bed now?

 

Wow-za! Super nice job. Thanx for all the cool pix and trix. Gary

 

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Awesome !! Thanks man !! Looking forward to seeing the truck around in the area, especially at Paradise Drag this coming year . Looks awesome !!

 

Nice looking truck you've got goin!

I've always loved these Little trucks. Honest question. could someone who is, say 6'2"/ 200lbs fit comfortably?

 

Everybody don't like moon disc,,I've been a big fan of them.

I had them on my 1930 Model A back in the 70's. HRP

 

nice ride

 

The Moon discs are cool, don't take any guff!

 

Sweet! keep the updates coming- you make it look so easy.

 

Diggin it. Good inspiration for my little build I'm working on.

 

Very cool truck!! I like your vision for it & thanks for sharing build pics. Keep the moons, they look just right on your truck.


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Great first class work.!

 

Very nice work, great stance, congrats.

 

Great big truck to HotRod transformation.
You're doing some fine work!