A little more progress.
Mocked and mounted the panel truck fenders with 6 inch extension that I made. You can also see how I had to split the running board to match the front fender which actually works out real nice as it lines up well with the rear fender. Also began building the lower...
Steering clearance and engine placement
Below are some pictures showing the placement and clearance around the stock steering box as well as the radiator and the view of the transmission inside the cab. Going to build a sheet metal tunnel fram out of round stock.
Hope these help
Thanks for all the feedback. I did use the stock steering box and worked the motor around it. There is about a half inch between the header flange and the box. It also didn't leave me much room for the fan due to the forward position so I am going to run a thin electric. Let me know if you...
Sorry about the pic orientation, took from my cell phone and didnt double check before the post. Made some progress today. Zapped the front fender together. I needed to add 3.5 inches to give enough steering clearance and still doesnt look to out of position.
Also did some rough fab work on...
So I know its been a long time as I forced myself to finish my 66 lincoln before I got back to the rat otherwise i never would have completed it. Lincoln's done so back to '38...
Mounted front fenders on cowl/grill that was dropped by six inches to match the cab and realized I would have no...
Got a set of fenders for the back from a 1938 panel truck. They have the right shape but are going to need some good patch work and be widened with some mounting flanges to fit. Wish I could run fenderless, but dont think i can get it registered....
This should keep me busy for a while