47 ford coe (car hauler project)

finished the exhaust today, installed it ones more and made some hangers.

 

Man you do nice work!

 

Wow, what a great project! Your build quality is awesome!

 

Sander...OMG, it's been 24 hours and no new post. You truck is probably done and drivable by now! (grin)

 

Sander, what kind of fixture or tool do you use to hold the pipes in place for welding? I just started to weld but I realized the most difficult part of weldings is holding parts together.
Very nice pipes by the way.

Regards
Fernando

 

Nope nothing done in the last 24 hours on the Coe
i wil get back on track tomorrow (had a side project going on, softtop installation for a friend)

Ps Kscarguy are you still interested in the side mirrors ?
Pm me your address and i will ship them to you

 

no special fixture tools used just measured the angles, cut pipes, test fit , and tack weld it together piece by piece

 

There is a homemade tools thread on here with a great post showing a modified vice grip. He welded a piece of exhaust tubing to the jaws so he could clamp around the work. Also drilled a hole in the center of each tubing piece. This allows him 4 spot welds before unclamping the work. Pic attached.

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if it runs as fast as you are building it, you are in for a shitpot full of tickets! Dayum!

 

PM sent.

 

Just got a nice Gift from Blue in the mail today
they will look cool next to my other plates on the wall

thanks Sander.

 

There is a homemade tools thread on here with a great post showing a modified vice grip. He welded a piece of exhaust tubing to the jaws so he could clamp around the work. Also drilled a hole in the center of each tubing piece. This allows him 4 spot welds before unclamping the work. Pic attached.

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DAMN THERE GOES THE LATEST WHY THE HELL DID'NT I THINK OF THAT IDEA !!!!!!!
AWESOME TOOL !!!!!!!!!!

 

I am going to have to steal that. Great idea.

 

I think that about 300 of those will be made by the end of the week by US!!!

 

apparently i do not know how to quote, when i click quote a window comes up i write my comment but u can't see the actual quote.

So i recently startted copy and pasteing it that makes it look like i'm the original poster

i'm not trying to take credit for anyone elses post

i guess i'm too lo-tech to figure it ou

 

Just found this thread and read it all the way through. Awesome truck and outstanding craftsmanship. Good thing you had all the advice, it's obvious this is your first project (insert sarcasm)...

 

I'm not the originator of that tool, I'm just sharing the knowledge. I don't remember who to give credit to but I grabbed the pic the first time I saw it to help me remember the tool.

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have been re-shaping the steering column mounts
grinding sanding and polishing.....





column in place and i also have polished the steering wheel collar




wiper arms and blades installed and tested the vacuum motors


and now back working on making panels for the passenger side of the ramp
just a few to go.....

 

moving up slowly to the front with the side panels , for the front panel i will need to lift the cab off the chassis ones more.



and the steering wheel has been painted too

 

did some more detail work, re-shaped the ididit tilt/turnsignal knobs and also polished the shifter shaft and knob and horn button







then i have lifted the cab of the chassis to install the corner panel
and a panel above the radiator

 

Dang...removing my COE cab would take a week. Now I wonder what you're going to do as an encore.

 

its easier when nothing is connected yet

when brake lines, wiring, and other stuf gets hooked up it will be a different story

 

Well...isn't that just a handy little hoist you've got there!!!

Well done Sir!!

 

Yep, no doubt about it, he cheats. Dad does his gorgeous bodywork and paint, tall ceilings in the shop, huge hoist, rust free COE body and I bet his garage is heated too!

(BTW - I just dug out my driveway from another two feet of snow put there by the city snow plow....when will this madness end?)

 

Guys, this is not some dude building the truck by himself in a rented shop, it is a group of professionals working together to build a car hauler to be used by the shop. It is a tribute and example of what a talented people can do n a short time at a well-equipped shop while working in between paying jobs. This doesn't take away from the beauty or accomplishment, it serves as a tribute to the work of thousands of shops worldwide and inspiration to us little guys.

 

Sometime around late April the way this year's going.

 

I can't wait for the unveiling of the bed and to see the finished truck (followed by the world wide tour, ha!) This project really makes me want to get back to work on mine.

 

KSCARGUY , It was 78 yesterday here in far west Texas . Time to be temporarily south . LOL Blue

 

I hear that when the temp reaches 70°f it's time for the long johns and parkas......

Truck is coming along nicely Corvette,you have given me the ambition to get my 52 panel moved back into the shop.

 

eh juk... better keep that white stuff overthere
overhere its extremely mild for the time no freezing temps and no snow (yet)

Well after drilling a million ish holes + installing the rivnuts i am getting close to an end of this madness.



i could still see the radiator when the cab was on so i made some covers to hide this up