Black Beddy

[Ratsun]

Hi all,
Iv'e been encouraged to start a 'build thread' ASAP.
We have a 1950's Bedford cab, which i plan to take 6 inches out of the roof, drop the body around the chassis & paint flat black and lime green
We have a 1947 Bedford front grille which will replace the original front as its too wide, it was off a 9ton Bedford truck and wont fit on my trailer.
To power it we have bought -(our first cost to date for the build)- a 318 Fireball V8. (So he says, but how do you tell? and what exactly does the fireball stand for?)
........All stuffed on a 1979 Mazda ute chassis which we picked up today and will be stripping back tomorrow morning.

Today is day 1 of the build and i have already encountered my first set-back, my ol'faithfull grinder s#!* itself! ~ The first of many setbacks im sure lol ~ while i was cutting the front and guards off the Beddy cab.

Heres a few pics so far of the cab, grille and 'donor' ute... More will follow as work progresses. We'll try to make this build as detailed as possiable as i like pics myself [

Cheers,
Damo & Gem

 

[maverickmk]

Awesome, looks like it's going to be a good on. I like the lettering on the cab.

 

[Dirtyrat]

Cab looks to be in pretty solid shape...

Looks like an interesting donor vehicle as well!

 

[Sam_Fear]

Good job sir. Like how those headlight are mounted to the grill. Cool grill for that matter. Are you going to keep the corner windows? How much chop?

 

[GJunktionMike]

Nice cab

What is it with these guy's putting old american tin on a rice burners paint look cool as is. Food for thought, If the floor pan on that rice burner is in desent shape you can do what I did on my 49 (also sitting on a rice burner)[

 

[byrnesy]

Any more progress? [P

 

[the reverend muddy grimes]

I kinda dig it