Chuck Most Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Progress? Yeah, sometimes... Got a little more work done on the tractor- it'll be backdated to a '58. I also added a big front bumper with some tow hooks, just because I can. The driver's side mud flap is from an L-Series kit, the passenger's side one is, well, no longer with us. That's the air compressor from the C-600 kit's 534 Super Duty gas V8 on the Cat- it's shorter and slanted to one side, so I'd hoped that would buy me a little engine room clearance. It probably did, but I still had to cut a hole for it in the floor of the cab- no bother, the bench seat I plan to use should cover it up well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Thats some great weathering youve done . What mods do you have to do to make it a 58? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Chuck, that looks fantastic. the weathering is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnd Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Hey Chuck grate work on the Ford. The "oldering" looks verry realistic and the tires give the hole thing a heavy work touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Thats some great weathering youve done . What mods do you have to do to make it a 58? The most obvious things are quad headlights (I'm using some leftover Diamond Reo bezels and lenses for that- they aren't the best for use on a C-Series but they'll do), fill in the lines for the wiper motor access panels, and change the side badges. I'll probably leave off the side badges. Also, a round lamp has been added to each end of the grille- all 1957-1965 C-Series had lamps there, '66 and newer ones have the "plugs" with the four-pointed star design like the AMT kit has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarsam326 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 The most obvious things are quad headlights (I'm using some leftover Diamond Reo bezels and lenses for that- they aren't the best for use on a C-Series but they'll do), fill in the lines for the wiper motor access panels, and change the side badges. I'll probably leave off the side badges. Also, a round lamp has been added to each end of the grille- all 1957-1965 C-Series had lamps there, '66 and newer ones have the "plugs" with the four-pointed star design like the AMT kit has. Hi chuck, first of all great job on the weathering, and the tires look perfect for this truck. I know we've sort of talked about this whole cab headlights being related to the year model before because I built my c series with single headlights and labeled it a 59 because I had seen them labeled like that before. I have been following ur progress and I dug a little deeper to find out why I had seen these trucks both ways. while I didn't find a definite answer, I did find some old brochures that will either clear up, or further confuse everyone, but I thought i'd share them here since we're talkin about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Here's a definite answer- all Ford C-Series tilt cabs built in model years 1958, 1959, and 1960 had quad headlights. The first year '57 model had single headlights, as did all '61 and newer examples. The adoption of quad lights for those three years was really the only thing Ford ever did with these trucks that you could call a major styling change. Other than changing the badges over the years, differences with the wipers, and the like, there were no other minor styling changes to speak of either. A famous composite photo- showing the first C-series tilt cab ('57) on the right and the final year ('90) on the left. This pic pretty much shows all the differences between early and late two-headlight Ford tilt cabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 that's a long run for one body style, holy cow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) If aint broke dont fix it Edited July 14, 2014 by Petetrucker07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Cabs on both are now painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Chuck thanks for the info on the cabs changes. Im realy liking the cab weathering they both look fantastic . Are you going to open up the small grills on the sides of the cabs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 I'll probably just paint them on. At one time there was a photo etch set for these which came with (among other items) the intake grilles for the the sides of the cabs. I wish AMT had added them for the reissues as a separate part, or even as a decal- even a decal would look better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 The '59 Tractor now has an exhaust setup. Since the L-series mufflers were molded open on the top, and a bit too large to comfortably fit under the C-Series, I cut away the kit mufflers and replaced them with some PVC tubing, "sleeved" inside with K&S aluminum tubing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Lookin good man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Dug out a started IMC trailer to pair up with the '59- not sure what I'll stick on the back, probably a junk car or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 WOW Chuck that looks great maybe you could just put the other ford on the trailer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Trailer's a bit too short for that, but I might have another C-Series tractor kit laying around someplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Chuck, Id load that thing up with old engines, or truck cabs or something like that. I can see this with some short sides on the trailer loaded with auto scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymack Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Wow beautiful build man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Tall side and a load of grain . Looks like many a farm truck in the fall from back in the 70'S around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Great looking project....Very nice weathering, too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucker Al Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Great projects! Was in the process of building one, but I had way to many fit issues in the end. So now she's a parts truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 That's some great looking builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Excellent weathering and rust-work! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 '59 tractor is done- pics in Under Glass soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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