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The list of things to do are getting shorter, and the jobs are getting somewhat easier. Today Dan worked on modifying the bed stake pockets to fit the bed and I worked on making the rest of the aluminum interior panels. We are using 1935 Ford pickup stake pockets that are reproductions of the...

Same with other engines too, Doc, like Oldsmobiles. I gave up on the 394 Olds I was going to use in my rpu because I had a fortune in it and it still needed rebuilt a second time. SBC may be belly button engines, but they sure give a lot of bang for the buck.

For comparison, here are a couple of pictures of a 46-48 frame we have.

That frame looks like it dates somewhere between 1940 and 48. Post more pictures and we might be able to ID it better for you. 1939 was last year for floor shift and this one is column shift.

Thanks guys. It feels really like the finish line is in sight after all these years. Torchie, the only miles on those slicks was when I pulled them off of this car and put them on my 27 to run at the nostalgia drags a few years ago. They didn't hook well, but I felt like Don Garlits for a...

That's a good way to figure the strength of the ones you need to get, OI. I used the old method, I bought 20 pounders, and they were too weak, so I took them back and swapped them out for two 40 pounders, and those were exactly what I needed. They go up slow but hold in the upright position...

Bill, I hadn't heard of them either, but my son found them somehow on the net. He says they make them in a lot of different sizes and some even lock, and are used on race cars a lot to remove things like hoods and other panels. The ones I got are the smallest they make because I didn't need a...

Last night I made up the aluminum door panel for the passenger side, so now that only leaves the two panels behind the doors and the two in the kick panel area to make up before I can give them to the upholstery guy. Today Dan and I worked on the bed some more, and got a lot done. The top...

Thanks, guys. I took the last couple of days off from working on the car, it has been too darn hot to even think about going to the shop. But we are getting some rain today from the passing hurricane, and it kept the temps down somewhat, so I did go there today. I started to make the aluminum...

Well, actually, Soltz, you are asking the wrong crowd. WE ARE ALL NUTS ON HERE ! lol. Would we be playing with these things if we were sane ? But I do like the look of your rod, different is good. Have a safe move.

No, I was in Pa in 1960. Maybe my engine just has low compression and can be cranked regardless of the timing ! lol Today Dan and I worked on the bed some more. We are down to making the framework for the lift up tonneau cover and we got a lot of it done today. We laid the louvered top...

Me too, soltz. I have always been able to advance a distributor until the engine struggles to crank over, then I retard it a bit and listen to how it sounds, and then set it to stay there. But this one is goofy because no matter how far you advance it, the thing cranks just as fast as it did...

Thanks for that info, OI. But what is weird is, we have done all the normal things, we pulled that valve cover, turned the engine over with no plugs in it with a rachet, watched the valves opening and closing, put our finger over the spark plug hole, felt the compression blow our finger away...

Thanks guys, much appreciated. Today I had to run to the local steel supply house and pick up some steel for the tonneau cover framework. On the way home I stopped at the hardware store and picked up some washers of the correct size and some 1/4 inch bolts and nuts so I could make a...

Thanks guys. Best part is, I won't have to be sitting on folded up towels any more ! lol Now we just have to make up the aluminum door panels so he can roll and pleat those to match.

Today Dan was off work for the holiday, so we went to the shop and did some more work on the lid for the bed. We also aligned the doors a little more, and they now close with just a click and fit really well. Then, George, my upholstery guy called and said he would be done with my seats at...

You're welcome. These bodies are basically just a skin held in place with some sort of framework, sometimes steel, sometimes wood, or both together. When that framework either rusts or rots away the skin has nothing there to keep it's shape. Like I said, I would carefully remove the body...

Ok, OI, those are pretty good pictures, and from what I can see it looks like the inner structure ( most of it wood) has gone away, leaving only sheet metal that has no strength to retain it's shape. What I would do is get the body off the frame, set it on the floor, and start taking...

Good. I am having a hard time envisioning what might be out of line there. One good thing, these bodies are pretty simple so they are not too hard to put back in shape. Is the floor cut out of yours ? That might be one reason it is changing shapes. Now, I have to say that the back of the...

Hmmm, not sure what is up with that OI. Can you post some pictures of the areas that are not lining up ? Did the car have some damage or something else that caused it to get out of shape ? It should look like this if it is right.