'47 Dodge shop truck

[I-R-POPS]

A little body work. A lot of beatin and bangin but it turned out pretty good
for a hack like me.
Dropped the nose 1 1/2", got the front end leveled out and fender brackets braced.

 

[soltz]

Flat and smooth, looks great. reminds me of my high school sweety[cl

 

[Torchie]

Flat and smooth, looks great. reminds me of my high school sweety[cl

I have no words for that soltz.

Looks great Pops. Not bad for a hack.[S
I with you on the funding part as well Pops. My problems is that I have finally gotten to the place where I need some cash to really move forward.
But as my beloved wife likes to say to me. "Have we ever not been provided for".
And as usual, She is right.
Torchie.

 

[1952B3b23]

Lookin' good Pops. I got a question, do you plan on chopping the top?

-Chris

 

[smallfoot]

Lookin real good Pops!

 

[christcrusader13]

Nice work!!!!!!

 

[I-R-POPS]

Flat and smooth, looks great. reminds me of my high school sweety[cl

Life is to short for flat and smooth girlfriends and slow cars.

 

[I-R-POPS]

I have no words for that soltz.

Looks great Pops. Not bad for a hack.[S
I with you on the funding part as well Pops. My problems is that I have finally gotten to the place where I need some cash to really move forward.
But as my beloved wife likes to say to me. "Have we ever not been provided for".
And as usual, She is right.
Torchie.

Don't you just hate it when your bride says something like that and you have to admit that she's right.

My biggest problem is I get tunnel vision and I feel like I have to get this thing on the road right now. I don't know what the hurry is. It's not like I've got a dead line to meet.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Lookin' good Pops. I got a question, do you plan on chopping the top?

-Chris

No chop. I like the looks of these old Dodge trucks as is.
If I was going full on rat I would chop it.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Lookin real good Pops!

Thanks for the kind words. My grandson Caleb has laid claims on it.
I told him to talk to me when he gets his license. We'll see what happens in the next 5 or 6 years.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Nice work!!!!!!

Slow and steady. This thing speaks to me in my sleep. It just wants to be built and put back on the road. I know, I'm kinda weird but it's a disease that I hope I don't ever get over.

 

[Torchie]

Don't you just hate it when your bride says something like that and you have to admit that she's right.

My biggest problem is I get tunnel vision and I feel like I have to get this thing on the road right now. I don't know what the hurry is. It's not like I've got a dead line to meet.

I hear you Pops. I'm the same way. I just miss having something old and cool to drive.
Had I the bread there would be a runner in the driveway and a project in the shop........
Torchie.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Progress

I got the steering column mounted, steering shaft to box figured out, and modified the transmission shifting linkage out of the '99 to work.
Cleaned and primed the glove box door and mocked up the instrument panel.

I spent 4 hrs straightening and polishing the stainless trim for the nose. What a pain in the rear. I need one of the small horizontal pieces if any body has one. I may have to make one.

Going to get the floor done next week, then pull the cab off again and patch fire wall holes, patch the filler neck hole and do a little rust repair to the back of the cab. I hope to get the cab sand blasted and primed by this time next week. That's the plan at least, we'll see if it works out.

 

[Old Iron]

That's gonna make a great driving truck.
I like the layout of the gauge panel.

 

[soltz]

Looks like all the pain paid off, that,s going to be a very nice ride [cl

 

[Bamamav]

Safe, too! How many old trucks have a airbag?

 

[Flipper_1938]

No chop. I like the looks of these old Dodge trucks as is.
If I was going full on rat I would chop it.

I thought long and hard about chopping mine, but I think it looks "right" where it is (with fenders and a decent sized bed).

 

[I-R-POPS]

That's gonna make a great driving truck.
I like the layout of the gauge panel.

I hope so. I want it to be nice so my bride will cruise with me. She
doesn't "enjoy" my Rat as much as I do.

I need some big gauges that I can see at a glance. The old eyes aren't
what they used to be.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Looks like all the pain paid off, that,s going to be a very nice ride [cl

It was worth it. Just tedious work. Its not perfect but it'll work for a
shop truck/cruiser.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Safe, too! How many old trucks have a airbag?

And cruise control no less. Probably won't be functioning but it could be.