Nash project 2

[Mr.Gussett]

Well I have not been on here for quite some time so I hope I'm welcome back ! I have the 51 Nash wagon as some of you might recall ! Well I also have another one that I decided to build before the first ! I started with the thought of cutting off back and making a pickup ! I will post pics later !

 

[Skip]

Welcome back! Let's get this project going. Namino or Nachero? Can't wait to see this.

 

[Marty Z]

[P[P a build is always good

 

[Mr.Gussett]

pics of chop off !

I cut off back and used an extra Nash windshield for rear window ! Ill post more pics later when I get down loaded !

 

[Bonehead]

It looks great! Welcome back!

 

[Mr.Gussett]

Nash 2

More pics with top blended in! I welded it in and did a lot of hammering to get smooth! NO bondo needed ! Its not perfect but the mix of primer and paint blend decent ! Ill post more pics soon of power plant I'm using !

 

[Oldphart]

I like it and nicely done, thanks for sharing.

 

[Odies dad]

I have seen a few old station wagons turned into pickups by whacking off the back end and screwing on a chunk of plywood with a cutout for a back window.
Yours looks MUCH better.

 

[forbigpicture]

Well.... Mr. Gusset....being a longroof lover, I'll have to admit when you
started cutting I thought...oh no, but..... I think I like your vision, so
whack on [P[P[P

 

[smallfoot]

I was visualizing a wagon converted to a panel but the way you're doing the pickup bed looks good![cl[P

 

[hankthebigdog]

Looking good. Nice work. [cl

 

[Mr.Gussett]

Thanks everyone for positive comments! My initial thought all along has been "Build a Freak" so along with the "truck look " I wanted a freaky power plant ! Sooo I bought a 1971 Eldorado with a 500 CID engine and also use transaxle ! IN THE BED !

 

[dutch]

I totally dig this...!

 

[akatao]

me too

 

[Toad]

Gussett,
I've used those clamps like you did on the roof but the gap is so big I can never get my welder to close the gap & burn through all the time. How do you get that to weld that well? [S

Toad

 

[forbigpicture]

Looking for an Eldo oil pan and pick up.....hint hint.....

 

[Mr.Gussett]

Toad I aim wire into one side and pull puddle to opposite side ! Oh and I am using .035 wire !

 

[Mr.Gussett]

Looking for an Eldo oil pan and pick up.....hint hint.....

I don't have any extra parts like that ! Sorry

 

[Mr.Gussett]

Caps

So where the top was cut off needed capped ! So I cut a few pieces and welded them on ! I'm not happy with rear ones due to a previous body line I left in so I will put a cut in it later and pull out flush and reweld

 

[Skip]

This pick up will only be haulin' "one thing".

Well, I guess there will be room for a suitcase and beer cooler under the hood.

Very nice work on the back window. That is an area that often gets botched.