Projects fixing a smashed 31 model A pickup cab.

Wow. Lookin’ good! Getting close to done, huh?


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shouldn't be too long before he starts the motor. he wants to get the fenders and taillights all done first

 

Wow great job! Nice to see it out of the garage in time for summer!

 

it was good to get it out.

 

Looking good!
Would like to see the front end down a couple of inches. JMO


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hoping it will settle a little

 

stopped at Charlie's to hold the fenders in position, to drill for the mounting bolts. despite these really crappy fenders it is really starting to look like a truck.

 

fenders have character,will look great in paint

 

when i bolted on my fenders with help we used double sided tape to hold the fender welt in place,notching the welt as needed to bend it and trimming out for the mounting holes with a scalpel.worked out very well.c

 

the slacker primed and painted both fenders and got one on today. he filed square holes in the bed so that he could use carriage bolts.
he skipped using any welting, he thought it wasn't necessary

 

Feld Oak BUMPER!!

With some sweat shiny sealant treatment of course.


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the slacker is moving faster than I can keep up.fenders both painted and bolted on.

 

It's come a long way! The Slacker's done good!

 

he also got the wood and bed strips in place and bolted the tail lights on.he has the hardware for the bed strips all painted.

 

turned out great!,you would never know it had been sqwished

 

thanks all for all the replies, the "likes" and following along. Charlie is really enjoying the fact you all are interested and following his little project. he is really anxious to get it running and on the road.
stay tuned....

 

Slacker has such a interesting little nifty truck to stroll about in. Thanks impart to his hardly copy able due diligence and your kindness of labor, assistance, and thought. Sprinkle in a handful of other assistantships along the way with just a pinch of the HAMBs critique and enthusiasm. Charlie has one of the most memorable builds of the past couple years.
I can just see him making all those early Saturday morning trips to the in town hardware store, coffee with old friends or to get his hair nice and tight at a historically significant barbershop.

Surprised Mark didn’t sneak in some red wheel paint while adding his turn to the progress.


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Speaking of getting it running…

 

good work .go charlie go!!!

 

truck starts and runs! we had a small fuel leak, but were able to get that fixed easily. motor sounds great. the slacker got all the bed hardware in, wired the tail lights, put the steering wheel back on and finished up wiring the dome light and front driving light.

 

Glad to see this very cool truck brought back to life!

 

whats the next project?

 

me too Tom, it has been a fun project. Charlie was making a list of things he needs to finish.
I still need to make a way to hold the rear glass in
he needs to put coolant in it and check for leaks
hood
horn button
license plate bracket
mirrors

 

he wants to build something with a straight 6 chevy in it....body to be determined.

 

Truck looks great bud, well done.

 

Please post a link here so we can follow along on his next project!

 

Many Smilestones with the Milestones...great thrash @tb33anda3rd and team...I'm sure you will be following this for a while longer...looking forward to it winding down the roads in Connecticut tagging along with some Hotrodders...

 

This has been one of my favorite threads this year.

Thanks for posting it.