Been doing a little body work for my neighbor.

[1trickpony]

Its going to be pretty simple '30 pickup. Daily driven. Including the winter months. Pretty cool stuff.

[1trickpony]

[1trickpony]

[squirrel]

Nice!

An older friend has a 28 pickup I watched progress as he put it together, quite a difference in how the cabs were built.

[1trickpony]

You really have to think about how they go together that is for sure

[Barry Donovan]

daily driven.
awesome...

and that pre bomb steel.

back then, I learned they hand fit alot of it.. no machine just simply threw it together.
one of a kind for all of them.

[1trickpony]

Tell me about it. some of the dents (bullet holes) needed ALOT of persuasion! Speaking of bullet holes, how many of you guys shot your .22 or 12ga at ole farm trucks when you were little tikes? Guilty here. I know of a 40's era dodge truck that would be pretty awesome right now if i hadn't unloaded on it a couple times.

DOH!!

[Huskinhano]

Nice! What does he intend to use for a frame and engine?

[1trickpony]

I want to say its a 29 frame. I do know the back has been "for lack of better terms" backhalved with 2x4 steel for the truck bed. Coil over rear suspension. For the motor, his wife won I believe a rebuilt 350 possibly 355 at a car show and it will be mated to a four speed. That's right it will have a man pedal!
The goal is to have it in sealer by the end of the upcoming weekend and color (oxide red) by the following. We are getting rushed due to weather getting cooler and I am expecting our first born on the 25 of oct so we want to get this knocked out before then.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I wish I had a neighbor that did bodywork ...

[DanStokes]

You can easily BE the neighbor who does body work. First, you start. I suggest a crappy car that doesn't matter - nothin' to loose. After a while you get good at it.

Dan

[1trickpony]

Its keeping me out of trouble and doing body work and its teaching him how to do body work.

Heck you can fly me down and I can put on a seminar for a case of mountain dew and go fast parts.

[oletrux4evr]

Looks great! Did you blast it before starting?

[TC]

WOW a little body work is an understatement!!!!

Nice Work!!!! it's looking GOOD!!!!!...

[SuperBuickGuy]

You can easily BE the neighbor who does body work. First, you start. I suggest a crappy car that doesn't matter - nothin' to loose. After a while you get good at it.

Dan

so you mean, beside being their contractor, welder, lawyer, psychologist, spiritual adviser, safe house, motel, restaurant, and mechanic I should do their bodywork too? hmm... seems like a good idea