Here it is

Just picked them up today. Here is the runner. It's been converted to 12V already and everything works. He wanted to keep the battery and the alternator. I didn't care...not gonna use it anyway. The parts truck that I never checked out is in pretty good shape but it doesn't have a front axle and the motor was opened up and left...... frozen. I have all the grill pieces to both pickups plus a handful of IH hubcaps and trim. This one need just a little work on the grill then done


The plan is to put it on my Olds Cutlass frame. It was supposed to be a sleeper until I put the 3" exhaust on it




Heres the plan. I measured from wheel base how the Olds sits and the International

. Olds / Binder
wheel base" 109" / 125"

rear outside tire 75" / 67"

front outside tire 70" / 65"

with all the room under the fenders the tires should look pretty good

Measure across the frame of the olds where in needs to go under the cab of the truck. If I remember correctly, those frames swing out really wide.

Yes, the Olds frame is wide (almost to the side of the car) and I have to cut and refab that part.

Life is good

I used an early '70's Olds frame to put my '49 Shoe Box on, which had the same wheel base, but I took some tubing that was the same size as the Olds frame and ran it straight from the front of the Olds frame straight back to the rear of it at the same width as the Ford frame. It took a little fabrication and thought, but it worked out just perfect. I welded in the tubing before I cut the outside of the Olds frame off and capped it and added some gusset plates.

Lightning said:

I welded in the tubing before I cut the outside of the Olds frame off and capped it and added some gusset plates.

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Just what I was thinking

man that a nice looking start you have there! good luck on the build and keep the pictures coming

Daman said:

Just what I was thinking

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Still gotta stretch it though. How well isthe front overhang gonna work out? Seems to me the truck frony wheels are pushed fairly far forward. BTW, I'm using a 85 Cutty frame under my 48 Olds.... when and IF I ever get a chance to get at it.

I'd like to see plenty of pics as to how and where you stretch the frame.

I'm gonna leave it at the 109" wheel base. The front of the bed will have 16" taken out of it, maybe a couple 2-3" out of the back also. It'll be a short bed pretty much a couple inches in front and back of the fender. The front will be stretched a little to accomodate the front bumper but that's it.

You don't find chrome like this anymore


Rear bumper. I guess this is a rare option for these pickups dunno


Engine


Only major rust, both sides same place

Grill and emblem




seat


pedals


switches

It opens

looks like agreat truck to start with-love that shot of the headlite ring next to the rusty fender....

sounds like you've got a good solid plan...keep us posted-we'll keep ya encouraged!

Still working on it.

Front clip on


steering column drop cut, shortened and welded back together


starting the bed


bed some what on

Now I have to figure if I want the bed higher than what it was stock. There isn't a whole lot of room for them tires under there. [S
I'm gonna be moving it up a couple inches after I get it put together.

That truck is just flat out cool lookin![cl.. Is that a 12 bolt chevy rear under it?[S....CR

Sweet!

Yes 12 bolt. I have to get better pics of the bed from the side.[S

Dymo-nite!

lookin good. Nice job on it. That truck is in really good shape.

Looking sweet. I will be keeping an eye on this one.