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Looks like he needed to do some brake work before he hooked that trailer full of rockingchairs to what was a nice truck with a sweet looking chrome grill to boot.
Bobby, I tried to take a picture of that poor creature but my camera puked on itself...
Anyway, today I gave my truck a good workout... about 650 lbs in back
OK, don't just leave us hanging.....
Whats the story on the flattie? what kind of project do you have going now?
Whats the story on the flattie? what kind of project do you have going now?
Bobby
Welllll..... I met a real nice guy (a HAMB'er, it turns out) who has a shop in the SE part of town, who is one of those master metalworkers. He has about 10 flatmotors laying around, a 331 Hemi, and some Y-blocks. He wanted to sell off the newer flatties (prefers 59AB's). It is a standard bore '53 motor as far as I can tell, one very small inconsequential crack at a bolt hole, out of a car. Almost no ridge. I need to pull it completely apart, but it looks like a drop-in after a gasket job! Oh, and I got a great deal on a T5 from him...
If the metal is sound (it looks like it is) it could be pulled and metal worked. It's thick steel. But it may be cheaper/easier to replace.
Look at the lower valance, hardly touched. Not having a bumper apparently didn't matter, it looks like he hit the rear of a truck.
I had a fender in similar shape. I tried my hardest to fix that area. I even gave it to a professional body guy. Could never restore it back to it's original shape successfully because of the body lines, thick steel and small area to work in.
Anything can be repaired, but when do you throw in the towel...???
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Oh, and I got a great deal on a T5 from him... 
