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Still working on it. I got orders out to CA. and have been in the middle of training and moving since mid Jan. I made it out here and got it in the auto hobby shop on base, but they wouldn't let me do any welding.:mad: I think I've found a place I can work on it and use my welder,so work will...

Been out of town and missed this thread. I am a big fan of the strait six as well. I have a Ford 300 in mine and am backing it with a T-5 out of a mustang. The trans bolts up no problem, but the 300 flywheel was to big to fit in the mustang bell housing. After asking the guys over at...

Now that's what I like, a guy that is not afraid to make a decision.:D What axle do you have in mind to replace it?

The inner brace and hinge is the next step and I have been killing some brain cells trying to solve it. To start with, I would by no stretch of the imagination call myself a body man. In fact, this is my first major fabrication on body panels. I figured if some other knucklehead could do it...

Here is what I did with my hood. I have sectioned the truck 4 inches and that is roughly what I took out of the hood. It will not be running fenders however, so I am also mounting the hood with a little slope in the front. All I can say is this was a lot of welding. The sides were no big...

Keep them coming, this is looking great. What is the dash I see laying inside in one shot and what are your plans for the chassis. Are you keeping it a high boy, or channeling it to the ground?

That thing rocks!!! I like a guy who is not afraid to cut stuff up. I already have a couple of pictures saved to inspire my future builds. Being rather new to this game, how do you cut a windshield cut down for it. My ignorance on this was one of the deciding factors for me to build a truck...

Plan to run a cut down Chevy grill as well and need to get the hood mounted before I can finish this up. I would like to tilt the hood from the front and mount the first grill bar to it. Here are a few pics of the prototype hinges to lift it strait up and back so it wont hit the rest of the...

The hood has been the biggest challenge so far and I am still working to get it mounted. I really liked the looks of the Chevy hood and about half way through the cutting I was kicking myself in the butt for it. To start with I had to narrow it 6 inches. After tacking it back together, I then...

Next up was wacking a little out of the roof. I ended up taking four inches all the way around. I then laid the windshield back to give it a little rack. Still have a lot of head room, probably should of taken a couple of more out. But, being my first chop of any sort and first major body...

Always up for more buld pics:)

The cab is next. I laid it out a hundred times and then finally got the nerve up to slice it. I had every intention of taking 6 inches out of the middle, but chickened out after it was in half and just cut 4. After wheeling it out, I think it was the right decision for the look I was going...

Here are the rest of the floor and firewall. From the looks of the pictures, I did this after the section. That is coming next.

Next up was the cab. Although I really wanted to start the cutting I built a new floor and fire wall first to make sure it would be solid for the abuse it was about to receive. I used 16ga sheet, which makes it very solid, but this stuff is tuff to work with. I tried making the trans tunnel...

Here is the rest of the chassis. After mocking up the engine, I rethought my radiator location and ended up extending the front end another six inches. The rest looks to be pretty basic, although I did make the rear spring mounts with a little ride height adjustment.

Bonehead, thanks. I would like to say I planned parking the trailer there for just that reason, but I'm just not that smart. I definitely used up a lot of time and brain cells second guessing myself on the chop. By the way, I love your work and check your threads most every day to see if I can...

The chassis was the first thing up. After the mockup, pretty much settled on making the distance in front of the cab equal to the rear. We also decided that the front tires would not extend past the grill and the rear would be centered on the bed. This left a wheel base of roughly 125”...

rodguy, I have been following along with your build and it has kept me motivated to get out inthe garage and keep the process moving on mine. Gastrick, that is the same truck in my avitar. I have been going strong on it for about 8-9 months now. Busting my butt on it, but every time I do...

Next up was the initial mock up. THE PLAN Chassis - Homebuilt 2x4 tubing with strait axle in the front and parallel leaf live axle in the rear. Looking for about 5 inches of ground clearance. cab - I want to be able to drive it, but I didn't want there to be any doubt that it had a lot of...

Here are a couple more of the begining. The blue dump wasn't in as good of shape, but still a pretty cool truck.