Cab being brought out of storage from my mates Fabrication shop.
One of the doors sanded to bare metal. Has a bit of rust underneath but not much on the front at all.
And in uhh.. "Primer"..
Chassis back from the sandblaster.. and Dad strapping down the ass end.
Sittin in the backyard while i built a Jig / Table for it.
And welded to the Jig / Table after the table was finished.
Now that thats done.. i can do some panel work on the cab and rusty door and in the mean time.. get around to filling out the ASRF membership form and then talkin to a TAC guy because i'm building a tub / tray for it the same length as the cab.. and then cutting out the excess / overhang once the tubs mounted to the chassis.
After thats done i'll be able to get it rolling when the front and rearend get installed.
Might be using the most rearward crossmember if i do a spring over diff rear end.. but if not.. not using any of the original crossmembers. Will be fabricating a X frame with tailshaft loops to go in the middle.
Front end will be a '32 crossmember with a &*#@ style front suspension and an I beam axle. Not sure whether i'll be using split bones, hairpins or a four bar front yet though.
Same with rearend, not 100% if that'll be ladder bars four bar or wishbones.
Oh well. Getting there
Gotta be done for November. It'll probably be painted with a paintbrush but the inside sprayed, semi gloss black. Black steelies, whitwalls, 5" chop, nice stance and a wicked rubber rake.All the good traditional aspects
Won't have much in the way of an interior though if i can get away with it. I quite like the bare bones necessities only sorta style of Hot Rod.
Definately won't be a high dollar car either. Oh and.. for anyone whos building in a Carport, Shed or shop.. be glad you aren't building your car where i am. I can barely fit around the mesh fence (We have 6mth old puppies, and don't want them wandering up around the carport) now with the cab on the chassis.
Pics of the cab on the chassis and my shit workspace.
Unfortunately Dad seems to think the front of my Jig is a table to house more of my Brothers shit. My work bench, my Chassis Jig, under my work bench.. all seems to get other peoples shit thrown all over / under it. So annoying..
Pics of Peice of shit Passenger door..
Still gotta put a little filler bit in but haven't done that yet..
Not real happy with how the front rust repair turned out.. needs to be heated and hammered a little. Seriously glad the hard yards of rust repairs on this door is done.. f**king hate rust repairs..
For some reason the bottom of this panel wouldn't weld very nice.. i bare metalled it but it still welded like shit. Its still just tacks, but had to hold them a little longer otherwise they weren't sticking.
Drivers door. I knew it was pretty mint and well.. it is. Just a bitta rust underneath that'll be piss easy to fix and its all done.
Few little dents and shit.. nothin to worry about.
And thats it. Might have some more pics tomorrow. Gotta hang the pass door and fix that ripped out sill tomorrow or fix the drivers door rust.
