The Jalopy Journal
Ditch the bullets, they look like their made for either the old muscle car look or the new mustangs... The hood looks like a 2000 cobra r hood...
Well, i havent been out to the shop much lately... With my birthday last weekend, then the 4th this past weekend, and it being flat out HOT...
Oh and Anteek, the coupe came before the truck haha. I actually scored the truck because i wanted the rear axle out of it for my coupe. but then...
I've got both projects going right now... The 41 ford is my main priority, but i've got the 29 coupe that way if i feel "burnt out" on the truck i...
Hey man, dont let the downers get to ya. Keep posting! "most" of us here are enjoying your post. Sure we all may change a thing or two about the...
So glad i found this thread. Amazing. Cant wait to see this thing finished. +1 on you being a stand up dude. Way to not try and make a buck or...
Well, unfortunately i was unable to put much time in last night. Had to go install a crap load of hand peeled pine log hand rails at my in laws...
Awesome, thanks for the pictures Tom. Im really leaning towards patching my current cab, just because i've got plenty of time and metal. Im going...
Awesome, thats great news guys. i'm going to call this guy and see if we can work out a deal. i really want to get the front end under it so i can...
Or is that going to be using the parallel leafs rather then the spring over style? I know the 41 chevy we bought had parallel leafs and was...
Looks handy, i used my iphone when i was setting some of my angles. It seemed to be extremely accurate as well, but it doesnt have the magnets....
Would something like this swap under my truck then? http://wichita.craigslist.org/pts/2448120046.html
quick question for ya'll. Where could i find a front axle set up for my truck... the whole front suspension is missing off my truck. I've got a...
Travel up to kansas and i've got a set of front fenders and a hood off a 41 ford pick up. haha Im gunna agree with mr48 that the curves wont...
The hood looks awesome, but i almost like the looks of these trucks with the hood left off (full fenders and all, but with out the hood) that way...
The only reason im even considering staying with my cab is just for the learning experience. And even if this cab ends up looking like complete...
Im not going to lie, i looked on Craigslist to see if there were any ranger/s10 frames. But as soon as i did that i remembered.... TRADITIONAL......
Thanks pork! sure helps having someone stand behind ya saying yes you can. This is all still a learning experience for me since the 53 i build...
yep, i located that piece, im making sure everything matches as soon as the farmer brings me the title. he said he found it here about a month...
haha, or for less then 500 i could buy a different cab, found a guy locally that is selling two 1941 ford cabs at 500 ea. To me, that sounds like...
Wow, thanks for the website guys. Hadnt seen theirs online yet. I'll have to look into buying a few of their patch panels. Their entire floor...
mr.hotrod, message me when you get some pics of his truck. I love looking at other peoples builds to get ideas (i still need alot of ideas/advice...
blue one, your right, typically you want to have a nice square chassis before you start in on the floor pan, but i've got no frame or floor right...
the hood on my truck was the best part... still had all the chrome, still had the ford plates on the sides, not a single dent on it. I've found a...
in the second picture, it shows the inside of the windshield, and the whole inner trim piece is rusted to hell, not sure how im going to patch that...
Well, i got out tonight and cleaned the cab up some more. got the floor braced up a little bit, thursday i've got a bunch of 1x1 steel tubing...
I think i could have talked the owner down a little bit more... but he was pretty stubborn! haha :)
Well, i continued to fight the heat this weekend. Got the whole cab off the frame. Its bottom side was so rusted that i had to put the doors on...
F&J thats exactly what i was planning on doing! Im going to start with straightening out the doors, then i'll work on the roof section/floor...
I guess here i am talking about how rough the truck is... its in amazing shape for a free truck. bahaha
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