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Hello
Folks. I'm still finding it hard to believe I can read rod mags
on my computer.-- what's next ? I'd like to begin by mentioning
that about 7 years ago I started out with a '46 pickup, (it was
always too new) but I used the best part-- the flathead.
Everything else has been '40 ford pickup parts gathered up here
and there.
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#1 shows the completed Motor City flathead and all S.S. exhaust.
By the time I was done, I had replaced about 75% of the original
frame---Good practice for my new/used Mig welder. |
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#2 is a close up of the 286ci beauty with the C-4
at the tail. #1& #2 still show the stock MII
stuff that was in the original plan, (read on).
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#3 is the cab on its nose during the welding of
the rear seam. Now all the seams, joints and
hikups have been dealt with. |
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#4--- it took a week to get the cab mounted on the
frame, It came from Calif., a vender at Carlisle--yadda-yadda.
it seems it's really a '46 cab with the gas tank
under the seat which meant a different approach to
the wood mounts.(I'm learning all the time) |
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#5- the doors, purchased along with a hood and
some other goodies needed completely new bottoms. |
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#6- The cab with a guide coat is starting to
really shape up now.
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# 7- The flathead really begged for a tilt front
end, and I've yet to see one like mine anywhere on
the east coast. This shows the fenders & hood
welded together with cuts on the hood to stretch
it out to the grille, (no chrome trim).
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#8 shows the tilt "works". The fenders
are NOT bobbed and it's all reinforced with
3/4" tubing, square stock and a little bit of
1/4"plate. This also shows the upgrade to
S.S. tubular MII goodies. |
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#9 shows a major step forward with the nose pretty
much complete & the custom "ball
cap" installed. What you can't see is that
all the under body reinforcing of the nose has
been filled/formed and sanded smooth.
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#10-- at last, this is where I'm at so far. The
seats are from a '94 Toyota 4-runner & the
Ididit tilt column has a Banjo/Wood steering wheel
that I built. Now that the holidays are over,
maybe I can get back out there. Did I mention that
it was 3 years to build the shop/pole barn just to
do this project? |
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new update from Duke shows the tilt front end in
the "maintenance" position and the great
flathead mill under the hood. The banjo steering
wheel is an original that Duke removed the
original outer ring and attached an outer ring
from a 70's era Grant wheel and then had Ididit
make an adapter to connect it to the column. Now
that's ingenuity! |
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Just
got a new update from Duke on the '40! It's really
starting to take shape now. Looks like the wood is
now installed in the bed. Duke tells me he just
frenched in some '50 Pontiac taillights into the
roll pan and he'll be sending some more pictures of
that too. What you don't see are the modifications
that had to be done to get the floor of the box so
it is above the rear frame horns. And, of course,
you'll notice the lack of any seams at the front
fenders.
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New
update from Duke on the '40. Duke has frenched in
the '50 Pontiac tail lights, mounted the spare
tire holder and hidden the tailgate latches. It's
almost time to take it apart and get it all in
primer. Duke says he's "almost snowed
in" so maybe he'll be cruising this '40 in
the spring. |
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