Projects fixing a smashed 31 model A pickup cab.

I think this will finish the sides off well and allow the wood to move.

 

brought the bed over to Charlie's to test fit it and get the measurements we need for the crossmember. and mounting braces.

 

starting to look like a truck

 

fender fitment

 

note Charlie's "new " wheels and tires.
battery went dead in camera so sorry for shitty phone pics

 

Just ran some oak boards through the planer so Ted can build the floor of the pickup bed.


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Mmmm...Bias Plys...

 

Breathing Holes...them suckers gotta duck when the blades are coming at them eh! 6 legged Drill bits​

 

Great progress! Lookin' great!!

 

awesome thanks!!!!!

 

What a Handy Branch it's been did you count the rings...

 

I never did count the rings. I only have a few small pieces left.

 

The Truck and that Tree have known each other for years and neither knew they would meet by accident...were United in Repair by a Team of Craftsmen...some with funny names like Slacker...They Cruised off into the Wild Blue Yonder...with Charlie Hummin A Tune with a Smile a Mile Wide...

 

Anytime!


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Never ran a plainer, how many passes did it take to get them to finish thickness? Bob

 

These boards were all pretty close in thickness to each other, and the saw marks weren’t very deep, so I think it took me about 6 passes total—a few passes on each side. You can take more material off on the first pass or two, and then you have to turn the dial down to only take about 1/32 or 1/64 of an inch on the final passes on each side to get a smoother finish.


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This truck has come a long way! Looking great. You saved one that many would have thrown away.

 

I have the wood laid out, I have a couple extras in case I make a mistake.

 

this is a picture Charlie has been using as his inspiration.

 

Will the boards be free floating or will you add biscuits'? I've got a DeWalt cutter if you need one. Bob

 

the boards will be clamped down with bed strips. I will cut a bevel down each side of the boards .

 

went to the slacker's to fit the pieces I made. he has decided to not raise the bed an inch so I had to change my design. I will need to make the side pieces longer and run the brace behind the shocks instead of above.

 

he has been busy. he put the front fenders on and the light bar and was working on wiring the head lights.

 

he also found these cool running lights that will get mounted to the top of the fender. he cleaned them up, rewired them, new sockets and some paint. electrlite

 

I went back to my shop and bent up some longer side angle and welded the notches I put in the cross brace back in

 

I took the boards and decided which side s would be the face side, then cut the best end square.

 

I then marked for the rabbets that will run down each side of the boards. there will also be a 1/4" space between the boards to allow the carriage bolts to pass between them. I then set the fence to 5/8" and lowered the blade to a 1/4" and made the face cut on the boards.

 

what about similar grooves on the underside to try and prevent cupping at least 3!.

 

I know they use grooves on the underside of flooring but I have never seen it on truck bed wood. maybe because the bed wood is exposed to the air on both sides and flooring gets trapped against another surface with only one side exposed? interesting thought and I could just run a few with my router and a beading bit.