Customs winch and tree body work on my 1948 Oldsmobile futuramic 98 today

This post motivated me to use a tree to fix that bent trailer jack on my car hauler tonight. Thanks for the push I needed.

 

Nice work!

 

Hell yeah dude!! Grip it n rip it!! Get that shit done snd do a good job.

 

Hey if anyone has a drivers door latch for a 48 olds, cad, or Buick I’m looking for all that stuff to get my drivers side door to shut.

 

Dang, that came out nice. I hooked an OT rig with some similar damage between one of the cherry trees and my flatbed a couple of years ago and pulled the fender out but it sure didn't come out that nice.

 

When I was stationed at Clark AB years ago I knew a guy with a Chevelle that always seemed to get hit. He often chained it to a telephone pole and popped the clutch to straighten it out. Sometimes he would cut into the body with a hole saw to tie the chain, and just patch it with some duct tape after.

 

Do you think that you can get similar results on the other end? If so, I’ll bring it right over! Nice work.

 

Great work, if I didn’t know better I would think you rolled the film backwards to make it look like you fixed it. Pulling it like did makes sense, last damage pull first and first damage pulled last.

 

Like my signature line says.

 

Love those Olds slopers, good work

 

Have used the tree before. But, generally use a come a long. Didn't have a wench.

 

Brilliant idea. I don't have a winch but I do have a "beer wench"

 

I think I’d have to start with some new metal on that one but that’s nothing new to me.

 

Superb work! I've been lusting over 49/50 Olds sedanette/fastbacks for years! Have never found one in my wheel house. Joe

 

Yeah, that’s gonna be a sharp ride when you get done.

 

Put tension on it, tap tap tap, put a little more on it tap tap tap, Viola!!!! Great job. Lippy

 

@flyin flattie I would suggest that you use a synthetic cable rather than steel. I have seen those cables break and if they hit you it will not be pretty. The synthetic cables will break but when they do they just fall to the ground and not whip your head off. I have done the steel cable thing too and yes we learn the hard way. Been lucky to never have been hurt myself but a bystander can be hurt too.

 

Throw some rags or towels over the cable under tension. I've used Carhartt jackets, welding leathers, chunks of canvas, whatever could be found at the moment. If the cable snaps, the fabric pieces absorb the energy. Done it with load lines moving really heavy stuff across the ground.

 

Safety is what counts. The damage that can be done by a snapping cable under tension can be disastrous to human flesh.

 

Absolutely correct. That is why I mentioned the softeners on the tension line, because the possibility of the cable snapping. It not only works, it was required by our safety department when working in the field.

 

I use a power pole and a '96 Chevy pickup. It's my pole and I'll use it if I want to

 

To bad your not closer, I have a perfect right front fender and hood. Recently sold the left front fender to a man who hit a deer. Not very many of those sitting around.

 

poor man's porta-power. good job.

 

Nicely done... now you can get the rest started... That's a good start to s slick custom!

 

Good pull, looks like old damage too which sometimes is harder to correct. I like the headlight hole pulling plate, that's the key.

 

I’ve had a parts car I stole the front bumper and grille off of and soon I’ll be taking it to get the registration figured out and I’ll be hitting the road!

 

I pulled the grille and bumper off my parts car and ta da View attachment 5415292 View attachment 5415293 View attachment 5415294

 

Looks good! Damage came out shockingly well.

 

My problem is how to move the tree to where I have room to work.

 

I just re-read the first post and noticed you used a Juniper tree. I have a Juniper and don’t really like it as it sheds whenever the wind blows hard. You post just may have spared my tree it’s life!