Another '36 Ford pickup build

[Ol Blue]

I think my truck was on the road before I found this site, but I finally tried to get my pictures organized today to put a build thread together.

Here is the way I found it in a junkyard about 20 miles from me, the day it made it home and after I got it stripped a litle bit.

 

[Ol Blue]

Here's the 2" chop layed out, the cuts being made and the lid going back on.

 

[whytesmoke]

looks good and not rust holes that i can see .[cl

 

[Ol Blue]

The rockers, door bottoms and rear cab corners were pretty bad.
Here I've built the floor framework in the cab and have a good start on my frame and the first joining of the two.

 

[Ol Blue]

Another pic of the cab and frame on the table. On the ground with the rear end in place. The engine crossmember ready to be welded in. Steering box mounted. Front end in place and it's a roller[cl

 

[Ol Blue]

Back apart to blast,prime and paint the frame. Bed floor from a late model Chevy cut down to fit. Trim ring around the gas filler is a strainer basket from our old kitchen sink with the bottom cut out.

 

[Ol Blue]

Bed sides and stake pockets were made from 18 gage sheet metal. Tailgate was made from a Cushman Truckster skin and square tubing frame.
Square tube radiator support with early Mustang radiator. Grille shell is from a Jaeger industrial engine. Engine is a '68 327 chevy.

 

[Ol Blue]

Cab and box painted flat ghost gray and reassembled. Seats are from a Lumina minivan. Next shot is waiting for the DMV inspector to look it over which explains the fenders. Last shot is the view I like the best.

 

[chipper]

looks good now for the fun part DRIVING!!!

 

[The Rattler]

Blue,
Thanks for the build pictures. How does she drive?

Rattler

 

[truckster]

Nice work! Would have liked to follow your build when it happened. Thanks for giving us the condensed version. (makes it look much easier than it probably was)

 

[Ol Blue]

Blue,
Thanks for the build pictures. How does she drive?

Rattler

It's my first build using a solid axle so I didn't know what to expect but I think it drives pretty good. It rides rough and it is noisy and is a real hoot to drive.[cl