41dodge pickup

Makin some progress... This was my first go at using a tube bender and flare tool.


I got all the gauges and wire harness removed.



The cab is now ready for body work.

70yr old factory paint!

 

Looking good!

 

Very cool. Thanks for sharing the truck and your family history.

 

Thanks for Sharing your project... Good looking Old Truck

 

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

 

The cab is almost ready for paint.

 

Repaired front shackle hangers and started rebuilding the gauges.

No one sells a replacement for the front hangers. The thread is not a real pitch or size so I had to make a cuting tool for the threads. I bored out the hangers and made a threaded bushing and silver soldered it in place.

 

Great build, thanks for sharing.

 

Coming along well!

 

those are cool old trucks. glad to see you are restoring it to original.

 

All of the suspension is finished and the chassis is back on the ground.

 

I got the cab back from paint. Going back on the frame after 2yrs.

 

Good work Buddy!

 

Nice! My grandpa had a Dodge like that. It is still sitting on the place.

 

Very cool project.

 

I bought some red oak and made new body mounts. The cab is back on the frame.

 

That is looking great. I can't believe how little rust it had considering where it has spent it's life. How long was it off the road before you started on it?

 

i like the green paint job , the project truck is turning out pretty nice

 

Thanks!
The truck sat in a barn for 6yrs on dirt/mud floor. When we brought it home we got it to run and drove it for about a 2 mile round trip to Dariy Queen and back. It sat in "dry" storage for another 24yrs after that.

 

Still making progress on this. I got the engine running!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCfhw7DXOJw
How it looks now.

 

sweet truck, nice job on it, keep us posted.

 

bone stock is cool! hot rodded is cool too, either way, it will be a nice truck!

 

Took grandpa for a ride this weekend for his birthday!

 

Thats a really neat truck man. I love that body style Dodge P/U.

 

The cowl lights are on and wired up. Should have the bed finished this week aswell.

 

I got the bed mostly wrapped up just waiting on metal runners and tail gate hinges to get here.

 

Awesome picture.

 

If you ever deci hotrod it, here's a good ezample to go by. Fatman front end and a complete SBC drivetrain.

 

I will buy another one to hod rod. That is a sharp truck I am just not big on cross breeds. It will be powered by something mopar.

 

Just saw this thread today. I have a '42 FARGO 1/2 ton p/u. Great trucks. Did my amateur restore when I was younger and poorer. Will re-do one day (Anything I did has stood the test of time. Anything I paid for has not!). You should really check out:
[email protected] for a wealth of info, tips, and tricks. Great photo album as well.