Dennis Lacy Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Here's the beginnings of my newest hack & whack job. I've seen a number of people attempt to make these trucks fender-less over the years and have had it in my mind for a while now to take a stab at it. Only time will tell of it works out or not.So far I removed all of the extra junk hanging off of the frame rails, Z'd the frame just behind the cab while at the same time losing 1/2" out of the wheelbase to bring the rear wheels forward. The cab lost about 1/8" off it's lower edge, 1/4" right out of the middle, 3/16" out of the height of the roof and 1/4" channel the full thickness of the frame. The bed lost 1/2" out of the middle. Wheels and rear tires are '41 Lincoln and the planned motor is the Caddy out of the Revell '49 Merc. Edited June 16, 2014 by Dennis Lacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 neato! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 That looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 You had me at "butcher".... Go Leatherface Go ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsxse240 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 you"re off to a good start, that's for sure. You definitely have something going there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Did some more work on this the other day. Did all the rough body work. All of the seems blended really nice except for one cab corner that will need a tune up. Made and installed a firewall from .040" sheet. Filled in the voids and fender mounting notches in the bed sides. Made a nose using the grill and pieces of the front fenders and hood. Also, started messing with the Caddy engine. Thinking of tweaking a Revell parts pack Pontiac intake and blower to fit. If I do, it'll lose the injector for a row of 2-barrel carbs. Here's a few lazy mock up pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Shaping up nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 sweet , looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I like what your doing on this build. Looking great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 I wasn't originally planning for this to have a hood but I got to wondering what it would look like with the kit hood re-worked to fit. Made some pie cuts and got it narrowed to match the cowl. Just need to add some material to the rear edge so it fits the contour of the cowl and tune up the fit at the grill. I think I'm gonna go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpletcher55 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 looks good ,nice work ,this is turning into some thing i like ,how or what head lights are you going to use ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Kewl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 looks good ,nice work ,this is turning into some thing i like ,how or what head lights are you going to use ? Thanks. Haven't specifically decided which lights I'll use. They will be typical free-standing hot rod headlights. Possibly bullet-shaped like '36 Ford or '39 Chevy. Perhaps some bullet-shaped taillights from a '37 Ford to match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Nice work. Proportions look good. I love the hood/grille. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Did some more work on this today. Modified the droopy front frame rails so they are flat and removed the massive front cross member/motor mounts. Narrowed the bed 1/4" and added a modified rolled pan from the Revell '29 Pickup. The tailgate originally had three raised panels but with strategic cutting I made it so it now has 1 continuous raised panel. Decided to ditch the hood idea because it was making the front too long and the shape wasn't jiving very well with the front shell. Decided to use the DEEP dropped axle from the AMT '55 Chevy Stepside. Will add a conventional cross spring and hairpin radius rods. On to some new pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 KEWL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker388 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Looks killer so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpletcher55 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 looking good ,cant wait to see how you get it that low and not have the frame resting on the axle , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 That's gonna be great what are the tires and wheels from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Here's a photo I used for inspiration on that headlight issue... My own solution was to leave the kit headlights connected to the grill. This is as far as I've gotten but I'd be adding some kind of 30s light bucket behind them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 looking good ,cant wait to see how you get it that low and not have the frame resting on the axle , That's what frame notches are for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) That's gonna be great what are the tires and wheels from The wheels, caps and rear tires are all from a Monogram '41 Lincoln. The front tires are from the stock version of an AMT '34 5-Window Coupe. They make a great set of big & little whitewalls don't they? Edited June 18, 2014 by Dennis Lacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 That photo clearly illustrates why it's necessary to chop and narrow the cab. Left unmodified, it's just a bloated mass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) That photo clearly illustrates why it's necessary to chop and narrow the cab. Left unmodified, it's just a bloated mass! I think it looks less so, if you stretch out the wheelbase. More pics here if interested. http://s53.photobucket.com/user/Jantrix/library/50%20Ford%20Rat?sort=3&page=1 Edited June 18, 2014 by Jantrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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