words cant describe it! Looks great!

 

Jimmy, you have a spectacular rebuild going on. You will/do have a truck to be proud of.

 

It´s really fun to reach some kind of goal.

From just tearing parts apart and cleaning sanding mediablasting, with parts everywhere, in boxes, plastic bags, parts at the painter, parts at the coater, to finally starting to put pieces together again.....

It just gives an outstanding satisfaction

 

Wow!! Almost too pretty to cover that up with brake drum and a wheel!

 

Hey Jimmy,
You are getting there! Do you think you will be driving it this summer?

There seems to be a big old U.S. car culture thing going there in
Sweden. Have you ever been to one of these festivals? Don't seem to be many trucks there.

Ben in Austin
1950 F1

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/au...00000003034398

 

Hahaha LOL, the only way may be to make the brake, wheelhub and drum even nicer.....

 

Naaa definately not this summer. The plan is to have the chassie done this spring (It seems like I am ahead of the plan) and then its cab, bed and body sheetmetal focus and if the economical parts admits maybe paint next spring/fall. Then I need the cash för the engine trans rebuild. So in 2 or 3 years it might be closing up on the finishing line

The old U.S car culture is really big over here with several car events every weekend from early spring to late fall scattered across the country. I have attended some of them over the years.

We actually have one car meet not far from where I live at the 5 January each year. Check it out hear:

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...vintercruising

The 7th of mars 2015 I am heading to an event called Färnsjörepan (not attending). In lack of saltflats here in sweden we take what we have (Frozen lakes)

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...nsj%C3%B6repan

 

DinnerHill SpeedShop: Master cylinder to frame assembly

 

DinnerHill SpeedShop: Front wheel hub assembly

 

DinnerHill SpeedShop: Rear brakes, poor quality

 

Nice work Jimmy.
Now I have read about your frame restoration, I did almost all of that to my truck 25 years ago when I restored my frame.
Bring back good memories of how fun it was to try different ways of getting things done.
I hope to start looking att my truck soon and see if all of it still is in working condition.
/Jesper

 

Aha

you have found my blog......

Yeap it is really relaxing to have something in the garage to play with

 

Been a really long time since last update.....here are a few of them




DinnerHill SpeedShop: Strength calculations, Rear tow hitch






DinnerHill SpeedShop: Rear tow hook, parts arrived.

DinnerHill SpeedShop: Rear tow hook brackets testfit

 

Seat belt mounts have been added

DinnerHill SpeedShop: Seat belts

Exhaust system almost done, just the hangers left




DinnerHill SpeedShop: Exhaust

 

Stunning build!