Im gonna be the dissenter. #2 please.

Number 1 but with the center bar bent into a C for Charlie.

I like the bumper of #1, but the rebar grill guard looks awful. It is way too skinny.

2 works better. It fits the scale of what you are doing much better. You are riding on 32's. Huge is good.

Oh yeah, #1 but no rebar. Just the bumper

1 without rebar

1 without rebar. It looks like its glasses are sliding down its nose. The grille is one of the coolest parts of that truck; don't hide it.

Ransom wrote: 1 without rebar. The grille is one of the coolest parts of that truck; don't hide it.

^This.

Woody wrote:

Ransom wrote: 1 without rebar. The grille is one of the coolest parts of that truck; don't hide it.

^This.

+1 since you are asking for opinions.

wheelsmithy wrote:

Woody wrote:

Ransom wrote: 1 without rebar. The grille is one of the coolest parts of that truck; don't hide it.

^This.

+1 since you are asking for opinions.

add me to the #1 list. #2 looks like Trumps hair: Not quite right.

No. 1 but with a bit more heft to the 'rebar' part.

Kind of like this, it's 2" black pipe:

I put the '48 chassis up on craigslist a week ago, "make offer, going to scrap next Saturday". Couple off calls from guys looking for wheels/tires, but wrong size. Retired sergeant major stops by, says he wants the wheels and tires for rollers on one of his Diamond T trucks. Asks if I need any parts for Chuck, I say I'm looking for a flatbed. He says he has a '29 Ford AA with a steel flatbed, if I want to trade.

So I hauled the chassis up to him on Sunday. Going to go back with more muscle in a couple of weekends to get the flatbed.

In other news, patched the holes in the cab where the old fuel system passed through (fuel line and filler neck). Need to put some filler over the filler neck patch to smooth it out.

But now I'm headed back to the field for training for two weeks, so no progress for awhile.

Did you find yourself sitting up a bit more straight when the Sergeant Major walked in?

No, but I did feel slightly guilty that I hadn't shaven since the morning prior...

This is how you restomod. Good work sir.

This thread is in need of an update.

Nitroracer wrote: This thread is in need of an update.

+1

Work, as usual, is keeping me insanely busy. And money's been real tight. Wife's late-model F150 died a horrible death, and had to buy a new toy (eherm, I mean "a new practical and intelligent automobile").

However, the weather is warming up again and the days are getting longer.

SGM delivered the flatbed.

11.5 feet long, 6.5 feet wide. Which made it about a foot longer and about 8 inches longer than I wanted. Hmm... what to do about that... (this was about the time I started thinking "what have I done")

And paste it back together...

Leftover bits. 13.5" shorter, 7.5" narrower.

Boards for the bed are 2x8s, 10 feet long. The sectioning to shorten the bed was done in three places to keep the stake pocket spacing even. Planning on having three separate sideboards on each side of the bed. Front pair will be three 2x6s high, center pair two high, last pair one high. Tailboard one high, headboard three or maybe four high.

I'm loving the bed. That's along the lines of what I want to do with my 46.

Update???

jfryjfry wrote: Update???

+1 - need the motivation for my own bodyswap truck project.

Built a steering column.

Working on tidying the wiring routing and getting the cab watertight. There is some rot in the lower corners of the windshield frame under the rubber I need to patch and seal before I replace the rubber and glass. Want to throw some primer and paint on the places I'm going to cover up with rubber so I don't have to deinstall the new rubber and glass for painting later.

I'm prepping it for long term storage; I'm headed overseas in about a month and won't make any progress until at least June 2017.

How about a proper update?

A few pics of the finished steering column: 18" exhaust tube with a sealed bearing tack welded into either end. 24" steering rod runs through the bearings, splined quick release hub welded to top end. Grant GT wheel. Exhaust clamps welded to tube for mounting brackets.

Both sides of the windshield frame were like this. The shape of the frame creates a low spot in the bottom corners that collects water. There is a steel drain tube on either side, but they rusted closed long ago. Water built up and rusted through the frame on both sides like this. Cut out the bad, welded in new metal and filled the low spots with JB Weld before priming and painting and installing a new windshield and gasket. I'll need to cut out the blocked sections of drain tube and replace them with a small rubber hose.

New rear window gasket as well.

Primed and painted the bed frame. MrsInKansas helped.

Bought some pressure treated 2x lumber and threw together a bed floor and (one of the) bed sides. Only had time for one, as we did all the carpentry on my last day in the country. MrsInKansas is going to finish the other side and the headboard later this month. (She's awesome)

Budget-wise, spent about $200 on glass and rubber for the cab, about $50 on paint, about $180 on wood and hardware for the bed, and about $120 on parts for the steering column. Hauled off the spare rear end and some miscellaneous related scrap metal for $20. Grand total stands at $1388.91.

Awsome!!!!

Stay safe on deployment. You'll be in our prayers.

My favorite build! Glad to see the progress, and thanks and prayers for your service

Where are you stationed?