1949 Ford bobber build

[Dirtyrat]

so looks like a u-joint at the end of the steering column, and then straight on down to the steering box then? Looks like that should work out nice, and hidden even!

 

[gold03]

Thats the plan. I might cut he original steering box off the column and keep the column. Might have to replace the shaft because I think it will come up short for where I need the u-joint. I'll have to run the tape measure to see where it ends up. I want to keep the interior original with the steering wheel.

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[gold03]

Tonight I got rear shocks mocked up and brackets tacked into place. Yesterday I did a little grinding on the front cross member revision I did.

I need to get some air lines and fittings for the rear air bags before I can get it on wheels.

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[sgtpontiac]

And you didn't take pictures why???

Just kidding.....I myself have forgotten to take some pics on some progress...so can't expect everyone to do it.....

 

[gold03]

The truth is... Yeah... I just gotta do that.

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[earthman]

Soon to be rolling out for some pix

 

[gold03]

I can't believe it, but its been snowing all day it's minus 15 Celsius right now with a wind.

No heat in my uninsulated garage... Yet.

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[Dirtyrat]

My next house will have permanent garage heat...
I want heated floors, boiler, no gas forced air crap any more...

 

[Old Iron]

I really like the way you redone the motor mounts it gives it a cleaner look.
Lookin forward to seeing some more pics [P

 

[klink]

I really like the way you redone the motor mounts it gives it a cleaner look.
Lookin forward to seeing some more pics [P

X2. Nice job on the redo.

 

[gold03]

Thanks guys.

Thank goodness for my plasma cutter! As I get used to using it, a lot of options open up.

I did the welding with my miller thunderbolt. Seems if I turn the temp down below the temperature of the sun... It works better. Go figure!

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[gold03]

Got my butt out of bed and ran the snow blower, moved the truck out of the garage, grabbed a few photos and cleaned the garage.

Here are some of the photos I took today.

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[46FORD$PU]

looking good

 

[Old Iron]

That's more like it

 

[Dirtyrat]

Nice work! I like the rolling frame table!

 

[gold03]

I scored that from a factory that used to manufacture overhead doors. The sections came off the line and stacked up on these things. Works good. has six adjustable legs I made for it. I also made up some moveable cross members for it.

Made a few more of those aluminium washers today for shock spacers.

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[gold03]

got a little sheet metal tweaking done today. I need to reinforce the hood a little and build mount pins and receivers for the hood and grill. I'm going to mount them on hood pins, and use retainer pins to hold them on. They will be up under the hood and inside the grill so won't be visible from outside the vehicle. Will make it easy to remove if I need to and also hold it all securely in place.

All of the sheet metal will be black with the factory chrome on the hood and grill.

You can see from the photos where the head lights are going on top of the shock brackets.



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[Torchie]

Looks good.
I was out in the garage before Easter dinner tweaking the roof on mine.
Still thinking about wether or not I am going to run a hood.
Torchie.

 

[gold03]

I came close to cutting the hood today and just using the forward portion for the top of the grill. I'm going to try and stick to my original plan though. Going with the hood. I like the lines on the side of the hood. I want the end product to be representative of the original truck, so I am trying to keep some of the lines that are so distinctive to these old Fords.

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[gold03]

I need some advice on my steering column. I want to retain the original 49 steering wheel. Will that wheel fit any other column?

I was hoping to mill the original shaft to Double D so it could adapt to a universal joint, but the centre bore is so large I would end up cutting right into it and only have two tangs going into the joint.

The inside bore of the steering shaft is only 0.597 of an inch. The out side is 0.885 inch.

I thought about fitting a shaft to the inside with a 1 thousandths interference fit and just milling the end of the shaft to double D. But. I have to mill to 0.553 of an inch which is right through the inside diameter of the steering shaft and into the inner shaft diameter.

I cant use a 1" Double D joint because the shaft outer diameter is only 0.885 of an inch.

ideas? Options?

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