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Only one helping me is I look up in the eastern sky. My family is doing their
damnest to make me a street person. They ripped the soul out of me
took all my keys stuffed me in a ten foot closet. I dont even got pictures
of where I came from. Wait till they go to Fla. I dont have time or the will
no more or time for ebay five big jobs all DOT inspected will be driven right
on the recycle scale. loaders backhoes too and theres nothing wrong with
any of them. I'm way too old to give this kid a beaten but I'll have somebody
bust his bones so help me god. when they come back there will be nothing,
at least I'll have a little money to get far away as I can from here.
I feel for you but I don't think that's what thus forum was started for.. Try to keep it positive. Let us know if we can help in any way or if ya just need an ear...
I have a very capable friend. Frank gets involved like it is his own. He has always been there for me and Austin. Frank wants this truck for Austin as much as me. We are blessed to have a friend like him. Austin has nicknamed him "Uncle Frank".
Remember to enjoy, respect, and be responsible while preparing to put one of these great old trucks on the road.
So far it looks like these two. my daughter(5) and son (1) I told my 16 year old daughter that helping me restore this legacy truck and gaining some mechanical and organizational skills might even help her get into the college of her choice. So far, she's not enthusiastic. My mother, who lost the former owner (her husband) at the same time I did (my dad), gave some gentle pushes to help us move toward action. Last Sunday was moving day, and we've taken the first step to stopping the cancer of rust and getting a game plan down to getting this back on the road.
My sons are doing most of the trucks and i am the teacher. I see the miracle these trucks are at bonding generations together. I showed them some fabrication skills and taught them many different tools then stood back and let them go. In only 1 year they have become better than i was in 10. I am so shocked that 2 boys that couldnt put on a door **** 1 year ago have made cab corners, windshield trim, and cowl panels from sheet metal.
I prefer to work alone but the Helper who makes it all possible is my Wife of 44 years.
At my side through Street Rods, Drag Racing, and Muscle Cars, she came to love '48-'50 F1s after I built one in the '80s.
Ready if I need a third hand, not afraid of getting dirty, compliments my work, encourages when things turn to doo-doo and, lets me know when I need to slow down spending without drama.
My brother has helped me on many occasions with mechanical advise as well as giving me a hand on the truck from time to time. A few welding jobs I had to farm out to professionals, but apart from that, and the occasional turn of a spanner from my mrs (as long as she won't break her nails), that is about it.
My son-in-law has done most of the welding and a few friends have helped when I ask.
Most of the work has been done by me. Seems like it is taking forever - I must be slow. A lot of hand made brackets - made with a hacksaw, cutoff wheel, grindet, and hand files.
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