The Home Stretch

[flareside_thunder]

gawd I wanna see the end result what a gorgeous truck!

 

[jeffh]

Sorry, was out of town last week. The body work is finished and everything put back together. They are finishing up work on the carb and ignition. Hopefully this week!

 

[john112deere]

Awesome- bet you can't wait.

Looks terrific.

 

[slmann]

wow, looks great Jeff.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

So when do I get to drive it?

Ryan

 

[89frankenford]

nice!!! you planning on getting new rims for it or keeping the stock ones??


looks really good!!!

 

[jeffh]

nice!!! you planning on getting new rims for it or keeping the stock ones??

I'm sticking with the good old evil split-rims for the time being. I had them repainted and new tires put on a few years ago and am happy with them.

So when do I get to drive it?

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh..... right, about that...........

 

[slmann]

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh..... right, about that...........

That's right Ryan, only me and Jeff get to drive it.

 

[OLDRLBL]

Wow, nice ride. Color is very cool.

 

[jeffh]

Still don't have my baby yet. I discovered that the fender extensions were somehow lost so we are awaiting replacements from LMC Truck, which will need priming and painting. Also the replacement Pertronix kit was bad so that's on reorder...

The fender extensions are these little panels between the runing board and door hinge. It's pretty obvious when they are not in place, have no idea why the shop thought everything looked OK.

 

[mtflat]

It does leave an obvious hole, but they take a beating and you'll be better off with new ones. Lots of dirt and water can hide in and around them so rust has a natural place to form.

 

[LEB Ben]

The home stretch...nothing gets more exciting than that. Can't wait to see the final product.

 

[Bigredmariner]

Wow very nice truck, I can't wait to see the finished product. Is that a 1950? My grandfather had a 50, years ago, I've always wanted to find a good builder project to take a trip down memory lane. Fine looking truck, congrats.

 

[jeffh]

Thanks, it is a 1950, F3. I've been dreaming of this for 30+ years and it's so close.....

 

[Bigredmariner]

Cool I'm gonna keep my eye on this one. Like I said I have fond memories of my granddad's truck. Someday I hope to get one myself, I doubt it will be that nice though. Congrats on it.