Projects 1930 roadster-esque pick up

I can't keep track!
Looks good.
Reminds me of when I pieced Old Rusty together.

Mart.

 

Joe dropped off the A frame, heavy dents behind the xmember, both horns tweeked, couple cracks but will be good to put under the truck,
with the A frame I won't need to cut up the underside of the '31 wide bed...
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Are those frames mating?

 

I hope not... a half chevette, half escort … repulsive ! … Although the Ford "is" on top !

 

Love those '27-'32 Chevy frames! Little bobbed off the rear, 'A' front cross member...Chevy center cross member can be slid forward or back, and used.
I traded a 3.0 ratio '63 Ford 9" 'pig' straight across for 2 Chevy frames, a '28 and a '31. Used one under my '27 tub. Nice side rails...nice kickup.

 

Agreed... but I would have to separate them and only use the rails... seems a little to wide...
they have about 9" to much wheelbase to run a stock hood, I could slide the rear axle forward about 5" but still it is a little long...
I have a pair of '30 one ton rails 5' long, and a narrowed '41 frame cut off 75" forward of the center of the rear axle, they are about the same hight 5" and change...
the only problem I see so far is that the frame kick up over the rear end is long, starts at the doors...
12" more kick forward of the rearend than the GM. and about 3" more hight … ? ? ?

 

I decided to cut off a pair of A rear wishbones at the union with the cast ends... about 26" long...
by cutting along the top and bottom a couple inched and bending the sides out 90* I will make a top and 2 side flanges …
they will bolt /tack weld to the top and rear edge of the A rear crossmember...
I will mount them inboard of the subrails, and run a cross piece between them, they will help support the rear 2/3 of the model A bed so I won't have to bolt it down just to hold it there...
just need a little more "roundtoit"...

 

Cut, fit, welded the trimmed wishbones to the rear crossmember to support the A bed...
fabbed up a wishbone mount so I can roll it around...

 

Welded up some scraps to make legs with skids on them so the new owner can move it around...
now I need to have the roadster-esque pick up sheet metal hop up onto the frame...
If they are not sequestered, $5 each gets the boys down the street to give me a hand...
the odd angles are so one could use a nut welded into a pipe, welded horizontally to the union of the legs and have them under the crossmember, then you could bolt plywood wheels to them..
to roll it around the shop...
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Only cost me $10 but the pick up is on the frame...
add a grill, lites and a hoodtop and she is for sale...
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If I was miles and miles closer (currently in Idaho), I'd be interested!!

 

propped up a rear 16"... snapped a couple pix...

 

yea... if I were any further east I would get my feet wet... thanks for liking it...

 

Bolted on the '30 headlight bar, dietz lights, '30 grill and '30 hood top... View attachment 4656661

 

Looking good.

 

Looking great! Fantastic job of slicing & dicing.
As she sits, what is the asking price, if I may ask.

 

asking $2500 American … got a few throw ins...

 

got a ford car rearend for it last night... 51.5" backing plate to backing plate...
going to cut the skids /legs down to weld the rearend to them...

 

hamber wants info ...