'35 Ford 1 1/2 ton

[sgtpontiac]

Nice build Jamesgs4....

Had to go back to the beginning but it is really a great build... Drive on

 

[jamesgs4]

spent all day working on the truck, but didnt do anything to it. stare at it, measure, think about it, measure, walk around it, stare at it. [S

 

[willyD]

Sometimes, you just gotta have a day or two of doing that! It's still progress, just not photogenic LOL

 

[kenny c]

I like it!

 

[peabody]

Right hand drive ???[P[P[P
That will make it interesting passing someone? ?[S
But i like it !!![cl

 

[jamesgs4]

Looks good. Not to high on the sides though i think [S spokes on the rear also[S

I hear you on the steep driveway, i hate mine to pieces

going to run the 36 wheels with ribbed hubcaps on the rear, spokes up front. I have a full set of spokes if I change my mind.

 

[jamesgs4]

Right hand drive ???[P[P[P
That will make it interesting passing someone? ?[S
But i like it !!![cl

I was thinking about a camera for that, also one to see stoplights.

 

[dutch]

https://youtu.be/lHgXGMX_UNc

 

[willyD]

The old school prisms work pretty well for seeing stop lights. If you get one, don't get the cheep little ones that stick on the windshield with a suction cup though. Get a Guide. They're way way better.

 

[jamesgs4]

changed direction AGAIN...

So after wrestling with the spring behind batwings, the pivot perches, and the hairpins for days, I ditched the idea and went back to spring over. I wasnt happy with the forces exerted on the hairpins and the whole setup dependent on the single heim at the far end of the hairpin. I would have to weld the batwings solid to the axle to keep the spring shackles from binding, and I didnt want to do that. not only that, but my frame is wider than whatever the pete and jakes batwings were designed for, so the hairpin angles were way off. Oh well, ill have those wings for sale soon. From a safety standpoint, I am satisfied. I like it real low, but I plan to haul my bike so being that low would have made it harder.

 

[willyD]

Lookin real good. Can't wait till I'm at this stage! I really like the "paint" on your cab by the way.

 

[jamesgs4]

Lookin real good. Can't wait till I'm at this stage! I really like the "paint" on your cab by the way.

thanks! I used to do paint and bodywork, so that means I am not doing any paint or bodywork on this one lol. when I chopped the top, I used dented metal to fill the dented gaps!

 

[willyD]

I've been using all old tin as filler in mine too. I'm gonna grind the welds out but then force rust the ground areas.

 

[peabody]

after switching to a spring behind setup, I needed to roll it outside to look at it. its a bit of a pain because my driveway is steep, but I have a small winch to help. cardboard bed to visualize. I think I like it so far, now to setup the pedals and steering. It's going to have a heavy rake on flat ground

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would it look better if the bottom skirts of the bed was shorter
Just asking , ???

 

[jamesgs4]

would it look better if the bottom skirts of the bed was shorter
Just asking , ???

haha, I just threw some cardboard on to have a look. I have a 37 ford bed that is going on.

 

[jamesgs4]

note to self: only brace the cab before the chop if it is square first. I didnt square it up and now gaps are almost impossible to fix because the roof is welded solid.

 

[willyD]

Which gaps are you talkin about? Your door gaps?

 

[kenny c]

I hear ya on making it square before the chop. I thought I had mine square but it wasn't and now it is embarrassing how bad it really is.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Have you measured it? How out of square is it?

 

[jamesgs4]

Have you measured it? How out of square is it?

the cab bottom is 1/2" out on one side. I might be able to use a porta power and try to get it closer